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2023 marks Morris Arts' 50th Anniversary! We
invite you to celebrate with us throughout the year at our existing
arts events, programs, and special Golden Anniversary
happenings. Below is a compilation of what's coming up this fall.
We look forward to connecting with you through the arts!
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PUMPKIN ILLUMINATION RECAP
Morris Arts' 14th Annual Pumpkin
Illumination was held on Sunday, October 22 on the grounds of the
Vail Mansion in Morristown. This year may have been our biggest yet
with 1,300+ participants and their
creatively carved pumpkins coming together to celebrate Halloween with
their families, friends, and neighbors.
This popular annual event is one of Morris Arts’ Creative
Placemaking initiatives, developed to bring
expressive, free, and fun artistic happenings to nontraditional spaces,
and to promote a sense of community through the
arts.
We'd like to thank the following people and organizations
who made this event possible: Kitty Jones of Kit's Interactive Theatre,
Dan Fenelon of CORE Creative Placemaking, The
Alex De Lazzari Quartet, Mayor Tim and Mary Dougherty, our
staff and volunteers, and event sponsor, Mondelēz International.
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Proclamation for
Arts & Humanities Month
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We were so honored to be presented a proclamation
from Morris County Government in recognition of Arts
& Humanities Month!
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From L to R: Helen Yun, Huaxia Chinese Chorus; Yahayra Mejorada, Town of Dover, Morris County, NJ ; Tayfun Selen,
Commissioner; Martin Prentice and Merle Johnson, Morris Arts Board; Director John Krickus,
Commissioner; Tom Werder, Morris Arts Executive Director; Wayne Walters, Morris Choral Society; Stephen Shaw, Commissioner;
Anthony Scareon, Mayo Performing Arts Center - MPAC; Deborah Smith, Commissioner;
Christine Meyer’s, Commissioner; Tom Loughman, Morris Museum; Simone Craig, Art In The Atrium, Inc.; and Doug Cabana, Commissioner.
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FROM OUR FRIENDS AT MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Sunday, November 12
THEATRE OF LIGHT
5PM | Vail Mansion Plaza | FREE
The fourth annual Theatre of Light event has been
expanded from previous years. A curtain of stars and lights will
welcome the community onto the Vail Plaza. Specially lit magical
winged dancers will perform while enchanted creatures and puppets roam
about in dazzling colors. There will be music, dance, ice carving, and
craft making.
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HER WORDS &
HARMONIUM CHORAL SOCIETY COLLABORATION
Morris Arts' Her Words program participants had the
pleasure of hosting the Executive Director, Jody Marcus, and Artistic
Director, Anne Matlack, from the Harmonium Choral Society in one of
their recent workshops. Together, they discussed the upcoming opportunity
for Her Words to join forces with Harmonium Choral Society for their
June concert. To kickstart this creative journey, the girls were
invited to craft and submit poems for Harmonium's Choral composition
contest as well. With this year's theme, 'Be Brave,' the girls were
filled with excitement as they embarked on their writing
exploration.
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Enter a world of mystery, fantasy, memory, and magic
captured in the 175 artworks by six artists: the late Lyanne Malamed
(Philadelphia area), Xiomáro (Ramsey), Diane English (Jersey City and
Washington DC), Hank Yaghooti (West Orange), Lisa Bryn Cerny (Morristown)
and Amy Whitman (Madison), provide a gateway into worlds that touch on
the mystical, the fantastic, the fanciful and memories from our very
human past.
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Want to connect more with your community? Love the arts?
We have some great volunteer opportunities at our annual
events and programs throughout the year as well as flexible office
volunteer opportunities.
>>>If interested, please contact Debra Broseker
at dbroseker@morrisarts.org
for more information.
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LOCAL ARTS GRANTEES UPCOMING EVENTS
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This year, we awarded $120,500 to 32 organizations in
Morris Country. Below is a sampling of some events they produce. Be
sure to visit their websites and social channels for additional
information and events.
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Pioneer Productions
LOST IN
YONKERS
THROUGH NOVEMBER 5, Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM; Sunday Matinees at 3PM
Morristown United Methodist Church, 50 Park Place,
Morristown
Directed by Daniel Peter Vissers
By America's great comic playwright, this memory play is
a coming-of-age story set in 1942 in Yonkers, New York centered around
two brothers.
MorristownGreen Review
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The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
Love and Magic
NOV 12 | 2PM | $5-$40 PER TICKET
Dolan Hall, The Annunciation Center, Saint Elizabeth
University
Love is in the air, but it might take a magic spell to
make it happen in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Bastien und
Bastienne.
It is the tale of a young shepherd (Bastien) and a young
shepherdes (Bastienne) who somehow get a bit mixed up and require the
advice and help of Colas, the village soothsayer who might or might not
actually be able to perform any magic. Despite some
misunderstandings, love triumphs in the end.
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27th Annual High School Choral Composition Contest
Calling all NJ High School Musicians!
Create a short original composition, a cappella or with
piano accompaniment, using one of several poems provided.
Each entry receives constructive comments from the judges.
Winner receives $1,000 prize and performance by Harmonium
in June 2024.
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
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Morris County Historical Society
MORRIS COUNTY
THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME:
A PHOTOGRAPHIC
JOURNEY BY XIOMÀRO
TUES – THURS: 11AM–4PM; SUN 1–4PM
THROUGH
JAN 7 2024
68 Morris Avenue, Morristown
In this landmark exhibit, nationally acclaimed
photographer Xiomàro captures eight of the county's historic sites from new,
exciting angles. The never-before-seen work displays the beauty found
in the mundane and the poignant traces left behind by generations past.
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FROM OUR FRIENDS AT MORRIS COUNTY PARKS COMMISSION
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THE LIVING SCULPTURE: A Seward Johnson Exhibition
THROUGH NOVEMBER 15 | Daily; 10AM–4PM | $10 Donation
Willowwood Arboretum
A special exhibition of artwork by New Jersey artist,
Seward Johnson.
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Art in the Atrium Exhibit at MPAC
"Traditions and Transitions"
Black and Afro-Latino artists are invited to apply for our
upcoming in-person exhibit entitled, "Traditions and Transitions”
at MPAC in Morristown, NJ. ATA is looking for art that
reflects a traditional approach in genre and subject matter and, also
art that steps beyond prescribed media and representational styles of
expression. A range which involves the still life, portrait, landscape,
and fiber art, as well as the optical art, abstract expressionistic and
non-objective styles, among others.
Exhibit dates are Jan. 17, 2024 - March 3, 2024.
Email submissions to artists@artintheatrium.org
Submissions must be abstract expressionistic styles.
Deadline: November 17
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Header art: "Read
Between the Lines" by Andrea Epstein. Currently part of Color is Joyful Exhibit
at our Gallery at 14 Maple.
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