Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Elaine Rastocky, Program Associate

The third floor of 14 Maple Avenue has dedicated gallery space for artists who live or work in New Jersey. Currently, the Arts Council of the Morris Area is hosting the “New Jersey Green” exhibit, which is open to the public and on display until July 15. If you haven’t been by to see this engaging exhibit, please do!

In preparation for the next exhibit, “From Here to There,” the Arts Council is seeking submissions that evoke the theme in any medium. The exhibit, which runs from July 23, 2009 to January 20, 2010, will be curated by Jeanne Brasile, Gallery Director for Seton Hall University.

You can get more information by visiting the Arts Council’s website or by calling Karin Becker at the Arts Council at (973) 285-5115.

The deadline for submissions is Thursday, May 28, 2009 by 5:00 pm.

See some of the works from the New Jersey Green exhibit below. (more…)

Earlier this month, the Arts Council of the Morris Area unveiled a beautiful outdoor mural at Morristown’s Neighborhood House, as a part of the Council’s Mural Arts Project.

The Council selected artist Cesar Viveros-Herrera, who has created many large murals for Philadelphia’s widely-acclaimed Mural Arts Program, to complete a 35′ x 35′ installation on the Flagler Street side of Neighborhood House.

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