WHEN: Sunday (May 17) from 2 to 4 PM for the opening reception of our new exhibitions at the Museum. All shows run from May 17 through September 6.
WHERE: Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center St., Clinton
Peter Jacobs: The Collage Journal—The First Decade
This morning, Peter Jacobs rolled out of bed, poured himself a cup of coffee and reached into his leather shoulder bag for an X-Acto knife, some glue, a 9-x-12 inch self-healing mat and a 12-page Strathmore watercolor pad. He retrieved his copy of The New York Times from his front porch, and sat down at his kitchen table where he spent the next two hours creating a collage from the newspaper.
This is exactly what Jacobs did yesterday, and it’s what he will do tomorrow. In fact, Jacobs has basically adhered to this routine for the past 3,663 mornings in a row (and counting). Since that first morning, Jacobs has filled 308 Strathmore books, and has gone through 342 X-Acto blades and 374 acid-free glue sticks. Read More...
To The Best of My Recollection
To the best of my recollection” might sound like a phrase drawn from the Watergate Hearings or a television courtroom drama, but it also suggests the fallibility of memory. A new exhibition of drawings at the Hunterdon Art Museum explores how we retell stories, and how information is lost or distorted when we consider the people and places in our lives.
The four artists whose works are featured in the show—Alex Gingrow, Carlos Rodriguez, Frank Magnotta and Michael Scoggins—approach the art of storytelling from fresh perspectives using text, art and sometimes both.
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Lisa Macchi: New Works on Paper
Artist Lisa Macchi says the experience of painting is a living, breathing process that’s intuitive, improvisational, visceral and seductive.
“It’s a physical dance with the piece for me,” Macchi said. “My process is not to think too much and let the work take its own course.”
Last Days to Save on Our Summer Art Camps
You only have a few days left to take advantage of our early registration discount for our summer camps!
Register before May 19 and save $20 per camp, per child.
Our art camps encourage children to learn and have fun while getting creative. Our instructors include professional artists and storytellers, book and fiber artists, and classroom and enrichment teachers.
Week-long camps for children ages 4 to 15 begin June 22 and run Monday through Friday until Aug. 21.
Morning sessions are from 9 AM to noon; afternoon camps from 1 to 4 PM. Some camps run a full day with a supervised lunch available. Summer Camp after-care is available from 4 to 5 PM.
Learn more about our camps and register on our website!
Great Beers and Food Featured at Art on Tap
WHEN: Sunday, June 7, from 2 to 5 PM
TICKETS: You can get your Art on Tap tickets by calling us at 908-735-8415 or visiting our website.
Don't miss our third annual Art on Tap beer and food tasting fundraiser! This event has sold out two years in a row, and tickets are going quickly!
Art on Tap will feature 16 tasty beers to sample and an assortment of fabulous foods from local restaurants.
So, what beers are on tap this year? Well, how about wetting your whistle with Crabbies New Cloudy Alcoholic Lemonade Beer, 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat, Lancaster Kölsch, River Horse Summer Blonde Ale, Abita Strawberry Harvest, Smuttynose Vunderbar, Troegs La Grave, Left Hand Sawtooth Ale, Neshaminy Creek Churchville Lager, Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale, Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale, Yards George Washington Porter, Oskar Blues Old Chubb, Rogue Shakespeare Stout, Old Dominion Oak Barrel Stout and River Horse Oatmeal Milk Stout. Hunterdon Brewing Company is supplying the beers for this event.
To satisfy your appetite we'll have delicious food to sample from Metropolitan Seafood Co, Bex Kitchen, Pru Thai, Chocodiem, The Glen Gardner Inn, A La Carte, Frank's Restaurant and Sol Mexican Cantina.
Try your luck with our raffle featuring lots of terrific prizes from Matt’s Red Rooster Grill, Metropolitan Seafood Co., The Clinton House, Center Street Cigar, Jake's Restaurant & Bar, The Clean Plate, Dora Restaurant and Just Chill.
We'll also have live music on our terrace with New Road Band.
Proceeds from the beer-and-food tasting fundraiser help support the Museum's education program for adults with disabilities; the “HAM in the Schools” program; and ArtZone, a free space in the Museum where children can make art.
Our Art on Tap sponsor is Unity Bank. The Hunterdon Art Museum also wishes to thank ShopRite and Wegman's for donations.
Trubek Sundays on The Terrace Resumes May 31
The Katherine Trubek Sundays on the Terrace series encourages families to create works of art while enjoying an afternoon at one of the prettiest places in all of New Jersey. Everyone is welcome to participate in our free Trubek program Sunday, May 31, from 1 to 4 PM.
This series honors Katherine Bell Trubek (1904-1991), one of the artist founders of the Hunterdon Art Museum.
Future Katherine Trubek Sundays on the Terrace events are June 14, Sept. 13 and Oct. 4. This series is supported by a gift from the Trubek family.
