John Tetz' work, STRING, soars in Atrium Gallery stairwell
As of January 2008, at the request of the County Administrator’s Office and the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Morris Arts assumed oversight for planning exhibitions at the Atrium Art Gallery, housed in the Morris County Administration & Records Building on Court Street in Morristown. Located on Floors 2-5 of the County’s Administration and Records Building, the Atrium Gallery offers 4-5 exhibits per year which showcase works in varied media by a wide variety of artists including African-American artists, high school students throughout the county (in a professionally juried show), emerging and established individual artists, artists with disabilities, Latin American artists, and member artists of various art associations within the county. The Gallery also includes a unique, multi-story open Atrium stairwell area which has allowed the inclusion of unusual art installations such as large mobiles, banners, quilts, and the like.
Most of the artwork is available for sale. Free catalogues, in both standard and LARGE PRINT versions (with information on the artists and the works on display) are available to the public in the elevator lobby of each floor and on tables in the seating area on the fifth floor.The Atrium Gallery is located in the Morris County Administration and Records Building on 12 Court Street, Morristown. The exhibit is free and open to the public during business hours, Mondays-Fridays from 8am-5pm. For more information, contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert at Lsiebert@morrisarts.org or by phone at (973) 285-5115, ext. 10.
Blackwell St. Juried Student Exhibit celebrates 25th year with March 22nd opening
On Friday, March 22, 2013 nearly 400 people attended the Opening Reception for the 25th annual Blackwell Street Juried Student Show at the Atrium Gallery, located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown. Embracing a very wide variety of media (sculpture, oil, acrylic, collage, multimedia, drypoint etching, charcoal, pen and ink, graphite, photography, etc.), the hunreds of artworks are a stunning tribute to the creativity, skill and passion of these young artists from throughout Morris County.
Left: Cara Peslak’s ceramic piece, Luna Sol.
A panel of five professional artists from the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts (led by Elaine Provost, Dave Gruol and Annette Hanna) comprises the jury. This year, they had the daunting task of selecting 415 works from 759 submissions by talented students drawn from 20 high schools from throughout the County. The show was then organized, hung and administered by the all-volunteer members of the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts, their friends and family. There were 16 ribbon categories, with Best In Show and the 1st Place ribbons receiving monetary prizes. The opening reception included an awards presentation (on the 5th floor, in the Freeholder meeting room) and the opportunity to meet these talented young artists in person.
L-R: Kramer Campisano’s oil, A Deeper Look On Life (Mountain Lakes HS); Leandra DeVito’s earthenware clay, glaze work, Octopus (Jefferson Township HS); Sarah Berek’s acrylic-watercolor-marker,Tree Pangolin (Mount Olive HS); ;Kyuri Park’s pencil work, Inside the Cathedral (Montville Township);Sydney Prusso’s mixed media Manhattan Matrix (Morristown).
Evolving from an exhibit that, in 1988, featured approximately 90 pieces of art, to this current, massive undertaking, the Juried Student Show is unique in its democratic approach: there are no restrictions on the number of pieces a school can submit and submissions are open to public, private, parochial and home-schooled high school student artists from throughout Morris County. Each year, hundreds of students, parents, teachers and friends attend in support of these exceptional young artists.
L-R: Best in Show, Meghan Cooper’s bronze, Cirque Acrobat (Mendham HS); Emily Niehoff’s oil, Untitled (Mendham HS); Mary Bond’s oil, Marie Calloway (Mendham HS); Michael Aromondo’s acrylic Self Portrait (Mendham HS).
L-R: Ashley Weber’s stoneware Fairy Tale Fish (Randolph HS); Juliana Balluffi-Fry’s scratch board piece, Peacock (Mountain Lakes HS); Caitlin Cavanaugh’s oil, Still Life (Mendham HS); Tom Geannakakes’ mixed media painting, Unicorn Self Portrait (Randolph HS).
Scenes from the opening reception, March 22nd…
L-R: Best in Show winner Meghan Cooper (Mendham HS), with her bronze, Cirque Acrobat; more young award winners with their ceramic works; 1st place in pencil drawing winner Ashley Granato (Whippany Park HS) in front of her work; a wall of beribboned art;.
Morris Arts manages the Atrium Art Gallery, selecting artists and scheduling exhibits on behalf of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Atrium Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, from 8am – 5pm on Mondays-Fridays. Free parking is provided during the reception in the garage underneath the building (accessed via Schuyler Place). This new exhibit will run from March 22 through April 26, 2013. For additional information about the show, contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Gallery Director, and Director of Arts Participation & Communication for Morris Arts, (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 or Lsiebert@morrisarts.org
On Friday, January 25, 2013, nearly 150 members of the public attended the free Opening Reception for the 21st Art in the Atrium African-American Art Exhibit entitled “Generation Next” at the Atrium Gallery, located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown. The featured artist, Janet Taylor Pickett, whose works are on display on the 5th floor, gave a talk as part of the evening’s festivities. Many of the artists whose 183 works are on display were available to meet the public and discuss their art.
Distinguished guests attending the festivities included U.S. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen along with members of the arts community including Tom Werder, Executive Director of Morris Arts.
Left: Featured artist Janet Taylor Pickett’s Patterns of Memory (fabric, acrylic & collage on canvas).
Embracing a wide variety of subject matter and media (oil, acrylic, collage, photography, fabric, multimedia, etc.), the artworks highlight the creative energies of over 30 artists drawn from throughout the United States, including Alonzo Adams, Peter Ambush, Indira Bailey, Terry Boddie, Bisa Butler,Lynn Cabbell, Leroy Campbell, Ray Clark, Jacqueline Collier, Viki Craig, Jerry Gant, Keidra Hoskins, Marian Howard, Cassandra Jennings Hall, Glenda Jones, Oliver Lake, Thomas Malloy, Ray Mobley, Rosalind Nzinga Nichol, Wannetta Philllips, Cephas Stubbs, Sandra Smith, Janet Taylor Pickett, Gwen Verner, and Bisa Washington, among others.
Art in the Atrium, Inc. (ATA) is a nonprofit, volunteer arts organization that has proudly exhibited African-American fine art in many venues throughout northern New Jersey since its founding in 1992 by Charles and Victoria Craig.
L-R: Janet Taylor Pickett’s acrylic on canvas, Spring Rain; Janet Taylor Pickett’s acrylic on wood panel, White Tulips; Bisa Butler’s artquilt, Afrodite.
L-R: Leroy Campbell’s Night Stroll; Rosalind Nzinga Nichol’s fabric work, The Day it Rained Butterflies; Ray Mobley’s Untitled.
Here are some shots from the January 25th, 2013 reception:
L-R: Indira Bailey with her painting, Marketplace; Cephas Stubbs with Pilgrimage 2011; artist Keidra Hoskins with her daughter Olivia; Bisa Butler with her quilt, Afrodite; B. Curtis Grayson with Rhythm of the Drum; Janet Taylor Pickett with Roots of Intention and Desire.
L-R: Delicious buffet service; Lauren Craig, Viki Craig and Janet Taylor Pickett; Former Executive Director of the Morris Museum, Steve Miller with his wife.
L-R: Viki Craig with Congressman Frelinghuysen and Morris Arts Executive Director Tom Werder; The Carcich Family; Crowd attending the Pickett talk.
Morris Arts manages the Atrium Art Gallery, selecting artists and scheduling exhibits on behalf of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Atrium Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, from 8am – 5pm on Mondays-Fridays. The exhibit will run from January 25-March 8, 2013. For additional information about the show, visit www.artintheatrium.org or contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Gallery Director, and Director of Arts Participation & Communication for Morris Arts, (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 or Lsiebert@morrisarts.org.
Fall/Winter 2012-13 Exhibit Sept. 28, 2012- January 11, 2013
On Friday, September 28, 2012, approximately 150 people attended the Fall/Winter 2012 Exhibit at the Atrium Gallery, located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown.
Left: Detail from intricate embroidery,Flowers in the Window, by Natalia Margulis.
Embracing a wide variety of subject matter (landscapes, portraits, abstracts, etc.) and media (oil, acrylic, collage, photography, fabric/embroidery, etc.), the artworks highlighted the creative energies of 12 artists whose 260 works are displayed on the four floors of the Gallery.
On the fifth floor, the exquisitely detailed seascapes of Dennis Joseph Yanoski shared space with the intriguing, atmospheric multi-media oils of Robert Gagauf. The fifth floor stairwell featured colorful art quilts by Victoria C. Craig and Wannetta Phillips of Javiwa & Jo while the elevator lobby included a continuation of the photo/painting, joint exhibition by Laurie Harden and Pam Hasegawa which began on the second floor.
L-R: Dorrie Rifkin’s watercolor, Da Subway-168 Street, Bronx, NY; Dennis Joseph Yanoski oil, Before Irene; Pam Hasegawa photo, Ethiopian Man; Robert Gagauf oil, Sin City.
L-R: Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern’s oil, Booty; Nina Nemeth’s liquid acrylic/collage, Into the Day; Laurie Harden’s oil, Warrior; Jyoti Godhani’s rendition of Georgia O’Keefe’s Oriental Poppies; art quilt by Victoria C. Craig.
The fourth floor featured the brilliant cityscape watercolors of Dorrie Rifkin and vibrant landscapes and portraits in fluid acrylic/collage and drawing by Nina Nemeth. In the third floor Atrium area, Lisa Ficarelli-Halpern’s sly humor abounded in her silkscreens and oils while the Hallway area featured the exquisitely detailed and intricate embroidered “paintings” by renowned Russian-born fabric artist Natalia Margulis. Artist Jyoti Godhani filled the third floor elevator lobby with “fabulous fakes”…her excellent renditions of classic works by Van Gogh, O’Keefe, Renoir and Munch. On the second floor, Around the World: Memorable Faces and Less-Traveled Places was the subject of the joint photo/painting exhibit by photographer Pam Hasegawa and painter Laurie Harden (which also continues in the elevator lobby of the fifth floor). In the atrium stairwell area between the second and third floors, John Tetz’s showed his fascinating mobiles, Feather Pieces and wall-mounted Totems.
Click on Fall-Winter Exhibit, 2012-13 catalogue to see the full catalogue of the exhibit.
The exhibit ran from September 28, 2012 through January 11, 2013. It was open on the evenings of December 14, from 5-8pm, for Art Around the Park and on December 31, 2012, from 7pm-midnight, for First Night Morris County. For additional information about the show, contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Gallery Director, and Director of Arts Participation & Communication for the Arts Council of the Morris Area, (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 or Lsiebert@morrisarts.org.
Spring/Summer Exhibit runs from May 18-Sept. 5, 2012
Running from May 18-Sept. 5, 2012, the Spring/Summer 2012 Exhibit at the Atrium Gallery was located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown.
L-R: Carol Manochio’s oil, 42nd St. Evening Rush; detail from Theresa Kubert’s watercolor, Flower Girls; Linda Aldrich’s colored pen/ink, Reclamation; Nora Winn’s watercolor, Tricycle.
Embracing a very wide variety of subject matter (landscapes, portraits, abstracts, sculpture, etc.) and media (oil, acrylic, collage, photography, pen and ink, mixed media, etc.), the artworks highlighted the creative energies of artists whose 217 works were displayed on the four floors of the Gallery. On the fifth floor, the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts showcased 43 works by artists Linda Aldrich, Peggy Dressell, David Gruol, Mary Guidetti, Annette Hanna, John Power, Joe Terrone, and Nora Winn.
L-R: Details from Virginia Puskar’s watercolor, Rockland View; Pat Albee’s mixed media, Mushrooms; Susan Kadar’s oil, Storm Warnings over Normandy; Joe Wallace’s photo, Tell Me a Story.
On the third and fourth floors, the Art Association in Roxbury presented 103 works by artists Pat Albee, Marjorie Barrett, Dolores Bruzzi, Carol Campbell, Martin Chapkosky, Jean Davidson, Dee DeJuilio, Jerily DeWorken, Elmer Dey, Dorothy Fleming, Theresa Fleming, Terri Forester, Joseph Gilligan, Caroline Goldsmith, Rose M. Goldstein, Connie Lucas Halliwell, Nina Harlan, Daniel Herczak, Susan Kadar, June Knopf, Theresa Kubert, Donna Kusama, Annette Lange, Ruth Long, Anastasia Mancuso, Rose Mandala, Carol Manochio, Linda Olinger, Karen Paz, Jack Quinn, Lorraine Robertson, Leina’ala Schwartz, Doris Schwindt, Joyce Sciacca, Liza J. Smith-Simpson, Wendy Stamer, Roberta Tarnacki, Antoinette Troy, Norman Volz, Joe Wallace, and Joan Winter. The second floor featured 71 works by member artists of the Myhelan Artists Network, including art by Judi Case, Elmer Dey, Buel Ecker, Holly Fazelat, Abi Fellows, Mef Gannon, Kim Griswold, Kathleen Kirchner, Jean Leigh, Kristina Lloyd, Parvathi Kumar, Gail Mardfin, Sher Weston Stec, Shirley Supp, John Tetz, Marianne Trent. In the atrium stairwell area between the second and third floors, artist John Tetz’s fascinating mobiles, Feather Pieces and wall-mounted Totems were on display.
L-R: Shirley Supp’s acrylic on canvas on Indian Rug, The Ancestors: Elmer Dey’s mixed media, Rainbow Connection; detail from Mef Gannon’s mixed media art quilt, She Dreams; Gail Mardfin’s acrylic, Day Lilies in the Garden.
At the opening on May 31st, viewers enjoyed refreshments and the chance to meet many of the artists.
Click on MorristownGreen.com for additional coverage of the opening reception, with brief interviews of artists John Tetz, Annette Hanna and Sher Weston Stec in front of their works.
The Arts Council of the Morris Area manages the Atrium Art Gallery, selecting artists and scheduling exhibits on behalf of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Atrium Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, from 8am – 5pm on Mondays-Fridays. The exhibit will run from May 18 through September 5, 2012. For additional information about the show, contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Gallery Director, and Director of Arts Participation & Communication for the Arts Council of the Morris Area, (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 or Lsiebert@morrisarts.org.
24th Annual Blackwell Street Juried Student Show ran from March 30th to May 11, 2012
On Friday, March 30, 2012, hundreds of young artists, art teachers and parents attended the Opening Reception for the 24th annual Blackwell Street Juried Student Show at the Atrium Gallery, located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown. Embracing a very wide variety of media (sculpture, oil, acrylic, collage, multimedia, drypoint etching, charcoal, pen and ink, graphite, photography, etc.), the artworks are a stunning tribute to the creativity, skill and passion of these young artists from throughout Morris County.
L-R: Jae Huyn Cho’s book-foamcore-rope and glue piece, Information Pirates (Roxbury); Paulo Carandang’s acrylic, In the Fast Lane (Mt. Olive); Best In Show, Mike Kwilos’ etching, Reaching Heaven (Delbarton); Kathleen McGlynn’s acrylic, Jamie (Morris Knolls).
A panel of five professional artists from the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts comprised the jury selecting nearly 400 works from 600 submissions by talented high school students from 19 schools spread throughout the county. The show was then organized, hung and administered by the all-volunteer members of the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts, their friends and family. There were at least 14 ribbon categories, including a new one for paper sculpture. Best In Show and the 1st Place ribbons receiving monetary prizes. The opening reception included an awards presentation (on the 5thfloor, in the Freeholder meeting room) and the opportunity to meet these talented young artists in person. 
L-R: Samantha Sernekos’ book-wire-glue piece, The Dragon from Down Under (Roxbury); Kelly O’Grady’s glazed ceramic Turkey Burger (Mountain Lakes); Yelitza Herrera’s Mosaic (Dover) and Rachel Powell’s oil, I.O.P. (Mendham). Evolving from an exhibit that, in 1988 (featured approximately 90 pieces of art) to this current, massive undertaking, the Juried Student Show is unique in its democratic approach: there are no restrictions on the number of pieces a school can submit and submissions are open to public, private, parochial and home-schooled high school student artists from throughout Morris County. Each year, hundreds of students, parents, teachers and friends attend in support of these exceptional young artists. Free parking is provided during the reception in the garage underneath the building (accessed via Schuyler Place). 
L-R: Chuan-En Wong’s watercolor & ink, Program (Montville Township); Julia Rosenblatt’s oil, Storyteller (Butler); Marlaina Lutz’s multimedia, The Woman in Words (Roxbury); Kaleigh Hennet’s collage, The River Maiden (Montville Township). The Arts Council of the Morris Area manages the Atrium Art Gallery, selecting artists and scheduling exhibits on behalf of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Atrium Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, from 8am – 5pm on Mondays-Fridays. The exhibit will run from March 16 through May 11, 2012. For additional information about the show, contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Gallery Director, and Director of Arts Participation & Communication for the Arts Council of the Morris Area, (973) 285-5115, ext. 10 or Lsiebert@morrisarts.org
Atrium Gallery’s Winter 2012 Exhibit
The Arts Council of the Morris Area’s Winter 2012 Exhibit before closed on March 13, 2012. Embracing a very wide variety of subject matter and media, the 181 artworks highlighted the creative energies of 8 artists whose works are exhibited on the four floors of the Gallery. On the fifth floor, Raymond Sicignano’s Urban Expressions features bold, colorful renderings of cityscapes captured the singularity and distinctiveness of neighborhoods all too often replaced by sterile franchises, malls and corporate logos. On the fourth floor, Adel Gorgy’s recent body of work, Seeing Art Anew, presented a collection of photographs whose subject is art itself, honing in on visual phrases from great paintings as the basis for new compositions or exploring the world or realism and abstraction. On the third floor, Michael Paxton’s photographs captured the serenity and devotion of monastic life in Laos and Myanmar (Burma) while Sandra P. Smith’s multimedia abstracts captured deep emotions and Karen Lundquist’s post -Impressionist oils burst forth in a riot of color and energy. In the atrium stairwell area between the second and third floors, artist John Tetz’s fascinating mobiles, Feather Pieces float on the air currents. Finally, on the second floor, viewers could see the unique “naïve” style of Romanian artist, Alex Chereches and the intriguing, contemporary canvasses of Jennifer Levine.
Located at the Atrium Gallery, located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown, it offers 181 artworks by 8 artists.
To see the catalogue of this exhibit, click Winter 2012 Exhibit final catalogue.
To watch the Morris County Office of Public Information’s short video on the exhibit, click Morris Minutes.
L-R: Raymond Sicignano’s oil, Ideal Hosiery (featured above); Adel Gorgy’s photograph, A Hundred Veils Fall, after Matisse; Michael Paxton’s photograph, Columns; Sandra P. Smith’s multimedia work, Inner City.
L-R: Karen Lundquist’s oil, Deep Ravine, November; Jennifer Levine’s oil, Strolling on a Cloud; Raymond Sicignano’s oil, Baobab Tree; Alex Chereches’s reverse painting on glass, Wild Boar Hunting.
The Arts Council of the Morris Area manages the Atrium Art Gallery, selecting artists and scheduling exhibits on behalf of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Atrium Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, from 8am – 5pm on Mondays-Fridays. The exhibit ran from January 20 through March 13, 2012.