First Friday Poetry Reading
featuring Lois Marie Harrod and B.J. Ward
WHEN: Friday, May 3, 6 PM
WHERE: Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center Street, Clinton
ADMISSION: free and open to all.
The event also includes an open microphone for anyone who wishes to share a poem. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 908.735.8415.
Future "First Friday" poetry readings will include:
- Grant Clauser and Warren Cooper (June 7);
- Scott McVay (July 5)
- an evening of poetry on visual art with Annie Kaier, MM Whittle and John Smith (Aug. 2)
- Diane Sahms-Guarnieri and G. Emil Reutter (Sept. 6)
- Liz Abrams-Morley and Jim Mancinelli (Oct. 4).
SUMMER EXHIBITIONS
WHEN: Sunday, May 19; the reception kicks off at 2 PM
ADMISSION: The reception is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served.
"Nature's Mark: Printing on Fiber," "In Motion: Videos by Noah Klersfeld" and "Assunta Sera: Strong Attraction."
Heather Ujiie, one of the artists featured in our "Nature's Mark" exhibition will speak at 3 PM about her work. "Nature's Mark" and "In Motion" will run until Sept. 8; "Strong Attraction" until June 30.
Art on Tap
a benefit beer and food tasting event at the Museum
WHEN: Sunday, June 2, 2 to 5 PM
TICKETS: $30 in advance or $35 at the door, and can be purchased by calling the Museum at 908.735.8415.
Interested in sampling fantastic regional beers and enjoying some fabulous food? This event, for adults 21 and up, will feature an assortment of beers to sample and live music by Jonathan Andrew. Delicious donations for this Museum fundraiser have been graciously provided by Hunterdon Brewing Company, Metropolitan Seafood, A La Carte, Bex Kitchen, El Segundo, Brasserie 513 and Garden Gourmet.
BEAD BASH
WHEN: Sunday, June 30, from 10 AM to 5 PM
ADMISSION: $5; tuition for workshops will be announced soon. (Check their website in upcoming weeks for more information.)
"Bead Bash," an event to honor the memory of Extraordinary Beads owner and artist Linda Johnson, will include workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions, vendors, activities for children and more. Learn from such talented artists as Alice Heinzelman, Sandra Lupo, Mariel Murphy, Joan Tandler, Peggy Tepper, Sandra Van Ardenne and Mallory Weston. There will also be a special outdoor beaded installation by Katherine Daniels. At the conclusion of the day's activities, the Clinton Guild will present a special plaque in memory of Johnson.
Summer art exhibition photo for "Nature's Mark: Printing on Fiber": Wendeanne Ke'aka Stitt, "Niho Mano II: To you Ano Nuevo Great White, 2012, quilted kapa cloth, 33 X 35 inches, Photo courtesy of Thomas Burke.
Programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission, New Jersey Cultural Trust and corporations, foundations, and individuals. The Hunterdon Art Museum is a wheelchair accessible space. Publications are available in large print. Patrons who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired may contact the Museum through the New Jersey Relay Service at (TYY) 1 (800) 852-7899.
