This Week at HAM

Help Us Win a Spot on the 2021 Happening List Click each category below and vote for the Hunterdon Art Museum. Thank you for your continued support.       Upcoming Events   Thomas Cole and the Contemporary: Laura Moriarty’s “Tableau for Thomas Cole” Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 pm   In conjunction with Hunterdon Art Museum’s current exhibition, Laura Moriarty: Resurfacing. Featuring Kate Menconeri, Director of Exhibitions & Collections, Curator of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Click here to learn more and register. Image: Laura Moriarty, Tableau for Thomas Cole   Artist Talk & Tour: Member Highlight Terri Fraser Saturday, March 13, at 7 pm   Join Terri Fraser live from the museum for an in-depth look at the works featured in her solo Member Highlight Exhibition. We encourage you to engage throughout this casual talk with Fraser, and questions will be answered in real-time. Click here to learn more and register.   Image: Detail, Terri Fraser, Untitled       New Virtual Exhibitions       Last Chance to Register Don't miss out on these classes & workshops     Drawing 101: The Basics Instructor: Lena Shiffman Sunday, Feb. 21, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Adults 16+ In this relaxed workshop, students learn the basic principles of drawing including proportion, mass, value, and line. Working with charcoal, on a variety of still life subjects, students will improve their drawing skills as they increase their understanding of structure and composition. Click here to learn more and register!     Weaving Without a Loom Instructor: Kaya Fridman Sunday, Feb. 28, 10 am-12:30 pm Adults 16+   Weaving is calming, rewarding, and a great outlet for creativity and emotions as we all spend more time at home. You don’t need a fancy loom to get started! In this workshop, students will learn two methods of weaving without a loom by repurposing everyday items. Click here to learn more and register!     Future Fashionistas Instructor: Leah Cahill 5 Thursdays; starts Feb. 25, 5 - 6 pm Age 8 - 11 Future fashionistas will learn the basics of the fashion design process, create a Mood board, sketch designs, learn to draw for fashion, and put together a clothing collection. Students will also learn about color palettes, drawing the fashion figure, and fashion illustration. Click here to learn more and register!   Junior Architects Instructor: Mikaela Meier 5 Tuesdays; starts Feb. 23, 5 - 6:30 pm Age 9 - 12 Learn to draw and paint architectural structures, both real and imaginary. Students will use wet and dry media to create two-dimensional representations of buildings from direct observation as well as their own imagined dream houses.  Click here to learn more and register!   In addition to inspiring people with our classes, we spark imaginations with world-class art installed on our terrace and in our galleries. We maintain the beautiful stone mill that deepens your ties with the past and provide a gathering place for your family and friends on the Toshiko Takaezu Terrace. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation so that we may continue being a place to connect people to contemporary art, craft, and design in ways that educate, challenge, and inspire.   Donate Now   Programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund; Hunterdon County Board of County Commissioners, through funds administered by the Cultural & Heritage Commission; Hyde and Watson Foundation; Investors Foundation; The Large Foundation, and additional support provided by Basil Bandwagon and the IFPDA Foundation along with other 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 (TTY) 1 (800) 852-7899.