Two Mills Plein Air Festival at Hunterdon Art Museum – April 19th, 2015
Official Press Release:
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.
ABOUT THE HUNTERDON ART MUSEUM
The Hunterdon Art Museum presents changing exhibitions of contemporary art, craft and design in a 19th century stone mill listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Founded in 1952, the Museum is a landmark regional art center showcasing works by established and emerging contemporary artists. It also offers a dynamic schedule of art classes and workshops for children and adults.
Programs are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Cultural Trust, The Horizon Foundation of New Jersey and 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 (TYY) 1 (800) 852-7899.
