Topic: ART NEWS
Two Mills Plein Air Festival Is April 19
The Hunterdon Art Museum and the Red Mill Museum Village are teaming up to sponsor the Two Mills Plein Air Festival on Sunday, April 19 beginning at 10 a.m.
Artists of all skill levels can enjoy a fun day outdoors creating art at one of New Jersey’s most scenic views along the south banks of the Raritan River. Artists are welcome to work with watercolors, pastels, charcoal or any other media.
The daylong event concludes with a reception and juried show on HAM’s outdoor terrace. The best painting in the show, as determined by the jurors, will receive a $100 prize. Honorable Mentions will also be noted.
Rain date is Sunday, April 26.
Artists can learn more about the event and register online through the Hunterdon Art Museum’s website at www.hunterdonartmuseum.org. Artists can also register the day of the event in the Red Mill’s parking lot. Cost is $35.
Artists Maureen Chatfield, Chris Koep and Casey Ruble will serve as the jurors for this event. Chatfield has taught several classes at the Hunterdon Art Museum. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions and is in private and corporate collections, including Decca Records and Tiffany & Co. Koep is an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Raritan Valley Community College, and has received a pair of New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship grants, as well as McDowell, Yaddo and Millay fellowships. Ruble, who is represented by Foley Gallery in New York City, was included in HAM’s Disparate Roots: Contemporary Collage exhibition and her work has been featured in numerous group and solo shows.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
The Museum is at 7 Lower Center St. in Clinton, New Jersey, 08809. Our website is www.hunterdonartmuseum.org and our telephone number is 908-735-8415. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm and suggested admission is $5.
