The 29th Ellarslie Open at the
Trenton City Museum and Artworks
April 22 – June 12, 2010
Opening reception at Artworks, April 22, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Opening reception at Ellarslie, April, 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Awards presented between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m.
History
During the early years of the museum, the focus was on acquiring items to expand the decorative arts collection. Museum director Ben Whitmire (1978-1988) changed the focus to include temporary exhibitions of contemporary art with an emphasis on Trenton area artists. In 1982, he established the Ellarslie Open to encourage local artists to submit their work for judging and display. Since then, the Trenton City Museum has displayed the work of over five hundred local and regional artists, many selected on the basis of work they submitted to the Ellarslie Open. Today, the Ellarslie Open has become a significant exhibition in its own right, drawing on the work of professional artists from all over the tri-state region and beyond, while encouraging and recognizing emerging artists.
The Salon at Artworks
We began the tradition of displaying selected works as part of the Salon with the 25th Anniversary of the Ellarslie Open. We continue that tradition with the Salon at Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, off of Stockton Street between Front and Market Streets in the Mill Hill Historic District of Trenton, New Jersey. As the jurors make their selections, they distinguish which pieces are for the Salon at Artworks and which are for display at Ellarslie.
Jurors
Lonn Braender – Two Dimensional Work
Lonn Braender, a painter, photographer and graphic artist, is a graduate of the College of New Jersey with a BA in Art. He has studied painting with Philadelphia Watercolorist E.B. Lewis, with Hamilton, NJ artist M. K. Brauer, and, most recently, with Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art Professor Beverly Fuller Garnett and at the Artist Student League in NY. As proprietor of BOI’s of New Hope art gallery, he has introduced many well-known national and international artists to the local art scene. Braender has been involved with The Trenton Artists Workshop Association, has judged many TAWA exhibitions, and continues to work with them finding exhibition and network opportunities. He is also works with the New Hope Fine Arts Festival and has curated local and regional shows.
Dave Carrow — Three Dimensional Work
Sculptor David Carrow worked from mid 1981 to January 2004 at the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, Mercerville, NJ. He was continuously involved in the growth and development of that facility. Born in New York City, DC attended Columbia U., The NY Studio School, received an MFA from UNC-Greensboro, is a Navy veteran, has work experience as an ironworker, steel fabricator, and a college teacher He assisted three notable sculptors; Seymour Lipton and Peter Agostini as a student, and in recent years Mel Edwards. He had a one person show at the University of Georgia in 1998, and a two person exhibition Syzgy At BaseKamp, Philadelphia PA, with Marina Borker in 1999, One person show at the Clay College, Millville, NJ 2009.
Dave has exhibited new work in each of the 5 Highwater Sculpture Invitational that he and Michelle Post co-curate that is hosted at different locations each year. David Carrow received a 2001 fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and participated in numerous group shows in 2002 and 2003.
Awards and Sponsors
Overall Best in Show
Best in Show and Runner Up in Each of Nine Media
Utrecht Award for Excellence in Painting
Boehm Porcelain Award for Excellence in Ceramics
Trenton Museum Society Purchase Award
Director’s Award
President’s Award
Ben Whitmire Purchase Award
Farnsworth Gallery Award
Shoppe 202 Award
Trenton Printing Award
Artful Deposit Award
Trenton Artists Workshop Award
Calendar
| Thur, Mar 17 | Submission of 3-dimensional work, 12 – 7 p.m. | |
| Fri-Sat, Mar 18 – 19 | Submission of 2-dimensional work, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | |
| Fri, Mar 25 | Posting of accepted works on www.ellarslie.org, after 6 p.m. | |
| Sat, Mar 26 | Pick up of unaccepted work, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. | |
| Tue-Sat, Mar 29 – Apr 2 | Pick up of unaccepted work, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | |
| Fri, Apr 22 | Opening reception at Artworks, 6 – 9 p.m. | |
| Sat, Apr 30 | Opening reception at Ellarslie, 5 – 9 p.m. | |
| Sun, Jun 12 | Exhibition at Ellarslie closes | |
| Sun, Jun 12 | Exhibition at Artworks closes | |
| Tue-Sat, Jun 14 – 18 | Pick up of work, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | |
Works seen here from the top: The Sculpture byDorothy Bunn, Fragment III byAlexandra Martin, The Big Idea by Dana Stewart, and Jacob Reflecting by Ryan Lilienthal. On the homepage: Moment of Repose by Deborah Pey.
