NEW JERSEY'S ARTISTIC TALENT AT THE NOYES MUSEUM

Tuesday, 10 April 2007 23:40

OCEANVILLE, N.J. – Forty New Jersey artists, selected from over 240 submissions in an open statewide competition, are represented in the New Jersey Arts Annual which opens April 17 and continues through July 15, 2007 at The Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, N.J. The selected artists, both mature and emerging, represent an impressive range of media, style and quality that are indicative of the creative energy and independent spirit of contemporary art throughout New Jersey.

The New Jersey Arts Annual is a unique series of exhibitions that highlight the work of visual artists and craftspeople throughout the state.  All artists living or working in New Jersey are invited to submit entries.  Two exhibitions take place each year in alternating sequence: Fine Arts during the spring/summer and Crafts during the fall/winter. The series of exhibitions is funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, and co-sponsored by Jersey City Museum, Montclair Art Museum, The Morris Museum, The Newark Museum, New Jersey State Museum and The Noyes Museum of Art.

The Noyes Museum of Art was founded in 1983 to collect, preserve and exhibit American fine art, crafts and folk art with an emphasis on New Jersey artists and folk art forms, reflecting the area's long traditions, history, landscape and culture. General funding for The Noyes Museum of Art is provided by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winslow Noyes Foundation; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the Odessa F. and Henry D. Kahrs Charitable Trust and the Shop Rite LPGA Classic.

The Noyes Museum is a member of the South Jersey Cultural Alliance (SJCA).  The media is invited to visit the SJCA pressroom at www.sjca.net/pressroom for member press releases as well as downloadable photos.  The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday,10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. and closed on Mondays and major holidays.  The Noyes Museum of Art is located one and a half miles south of Historic Smithville Village, off Route 9, on Lily Lake Road in Oceanville, New Jersey. Admission fees are $4 for adults and $3 for seniors and students.  For more information, please call (606) 652-8848 or visit www.noyesmuseum.org