The 2014 edition of the New Jersey Fine Arts Annual, Ready or Not, features work by forty New Jersey–based artists at different points of their careers, varying in practice and style. Using a wide range of artistic processes and approaches to color, form, material and content, the artists created works that invite discussion about the role of art in the community and celebrate their connections to local art production as well as their influences both nationally and internationally.
These artists’ common ground is based not only on their shared geography but also in the ways in which they perceive and address cultural and social values in this region. Engaging with individual works of art in this show will raise questions about place and experience, while expanding the conversation about the region’s identity and its narrative and context in relation to art.
