SECTION:   WHAT TO SEE

New Jersey Arts Annual:

Crafts - "Transformations"

Closed March 15, 2009

Main Building – 1st Floor Galleries

The New Jersey Arts Annual is a unique series of juried exhibitions highlighting the works of visual artists and craftspeople in the state. Two exhibitions - Fine Art and Crafts take place each year in alternating sequence. The exhibition is open to any artist currently living or working in New Jersey. In Fall 2008, the State Museum will host the Crafts exhibition.

The theme of the New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts is “Transformations.” As host, the New Jersey State Museum chose this theme to echo the recent history of the Museum and its renovation project that has transformed the infrastructure of the building, created new opportunities for learning, enjoyment and growth, and allowed the institution to transform itself for the 21st century. Participating craftspeople were encouraged to consider transformation - of ideas, materials or space, and how the products of these transformations themselves trigger additional change - of art forms, perception or society itself, in the work they submit to the jurors.

Related programming:

Food for Thought - First Friday Lunchtime Lecture
New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts "Transformations" -
exhibition tour and talk

12/5/2008 11:30 AM
Museum Galleries at 225 West State Street; $2.00 per person
Join one of the exhibition jurors on a tour of this juried exhibition which highlights the work of New Jersey craftspeople.

Main Museum Building and Auditorium Galleries
205 West State Street, Trenton Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm Sunday, noon to 5 pm
Closed Mondays & State Holidays