Each year, the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) welcomes its communit y of member artists to submit work to its annual “Member Exhibition.” This year, the Taplin Gallery is filled with the most art ever submitted in the history of this tradition: more than 115 pieces created by ACP’s members are currently on view for the community to enjoy, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, textile art, and more. The ACP also invites the community to join Adam Welch, executive director, and Maria Evans, artistic director, for a Virtual Opening Reception and gallery tour on Tuesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. The “2020 Member Exhibit” runs through December 19. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Artsbridge Distinguished Artists Series: “Winter Scenes”
Artsbridge’s annual Mem“A CLEAR LIGHT”: “Walkway in Fall” by Claudia Fouse Fountaine, above, and “Open House” by Gail Bracegirdle, below, bers’ Winter Solstice celwill be featured in a dual exhibition of their paintings, running ebration was to be another casualty of COVID-19 until January 7 to 31 at the Artists’ Gallery in Lambertville. the Michener Art Museum came to the rescue. This year the artists will celebrate the “return of the light” with the masters of capturing that light: the Bucks County impressionists. On Thursday, December 17 at 7 p.m. participants will have the opportunity to walk through some magnificent winter landscapes painted by acclaimed artists Edward Redfield, George Sotter, Fern Coppedge, and more in “Pennsylvania Impressionists of Bucks County: Winter Scenes.” The community is invited to join Artsbridge and the M i ch e n e r d o c e nt, A l i c e Lawler, as she brings the snow scenes, stories, and color commentary about the artists and their work into their homes via Zoom. Registration through the Michener Art Museum is open until December 10. There is a $10 museum registration fee. Once registered, par ticipants will receive a Zoom link, and a reminder close to the event date. Register online at michenerartmuseum.org. Go Artists’ Gallery to Host artist known for her color- to the calendar and click on ful depictions of animals, December 17. For questions “A Clear Light” Exhibit regarding registration, email The Ar tists’ Galler y of interiors, and local land- Melissa at MSandquist@Miscapes. This show features Lambertville will be showchenerArtMuseum.org. ing work by Gail Bracegirdle all new work from her, done Lawler has been bringing during the pandemic. Smalland Claudia Fouse Fountaine her love of art and detailed er in scale than usual, these from January 7 to 31 in the paintings reflect a somewhat research to Michener visiexhibition “A Clear Light.” distilled vision, or a “clearer tors as an enthusiastic volBracegirdle said she enunteer docent for 12 years. light.” joys working in watercolors The Artists’ Gallery is lo- Currently a member of the because of the environmencated at 18 Bridge Street Docent Advisory Council, tally sensitive nature of the she was a docent for Fontmedium. She likes to experi- in L amber t v ille. G aller y hill Castle and the Wharton hours are Thursday through ment with various textures Esherick Museum. She also and types of watercolor pa- Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. volunteered for Art Goes to pers and pigments to create Due to COVID-19 restric- School and served as New specific effects. The subjects tions, there will be no open- Hope Art League treasurer. var y, depending on each ing reception. For m or e i n for m at ion For more information, call day’s distractions. about Artsbridge, visit Arts(609) 397-4588 or visit lamFouse Fountaine is an bridgeOnline.com. award-winning Bucks County bertvillearts.com. You can now purchase a copy of
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“2020 MEMBER EXHIBITION”: More than 115 pieces created by members of the Arts Council of Princeton are now on view in the Taplin Gallery at 102 Witherspoon Street, through December 19.
Area Exhibits Check websites for information on safety protocols. Arts Council of Prince to n , 102 Wit herspoon Street, has “2020 Member Exhibit” through December 19. A virtual opening reception is on Tuesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. artscouncilofprinceton.org A r t i s t s’ G a l l e r y, 18 Bridge Street, Lambertville, has “Reflection” through December 6. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. lambertvillearts.com. D & R Greenway Land Trust, One Preservation Place, has t he ongoi ng virtual galleries “Trail of
Breadcr umbs : Nat ure in Fairytales” and “Portraits of Preservation: James Fiorentino Art.” The center is currently closed to the public. drgreenway.org. Ellarslie, Trenton’s City Mu s e u m i n C ad w a lad e r Park, Park s ide Avenu e, Trenton, has “The Conversation Continues” and “On the Forefront: Trenton’s Junior 1, 1916,” currently online only. The museum is temporarily closed until December 13. ellarslie.org. Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, has “Bruce Beasley: Sixty Year Retrospective, 19602020,” and other exhibits. Hours are Thursday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Timed tickets required. Indoor buildings are closed to the public. groundsforsculpture.org. Historical Society of Princeton, Updike Farmstead, 354 Quaker Road, has “A Virtual Tour of Hamilton’s
Princeton” and the “History@Home” series. princetonhistory.org. James A. Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, Pa., has “Rising Tides: Contemporary Art and the Ecology of Water” through January 10, “Syd Carpenter: Portraits of Our Places” through Febr uar y 28, and “Fer n Coppedge: New Discoveries” through April 18. The museum is now open to the public. michenerartmuseum. org. Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, has “Dreaming of Utopia: Roos evelt, New Jers ey” through January 24 and the online exhibit “Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints Of New Jersey, 1761–1898.” The Festival of Trees, with timed ticketing, runs through January 10. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. morven.org. Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton, has the ongoing virtual exhibits “When Women Vote — The Old Barracks and the Anti-Suffrage Movement” and “Necessary and Proper for the Public Good.” The museum is temporarily closed to the public. barracks.org. Pr inceton Universit y Art Museum has the online exhibits “Looking at 17th -Century Dutch Painting,” “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography,” “The Eclectic Eye: A Tribute to Duane Wilder,” and more, along w it h many online events. The museum is currently closed to the public. artmuseum.princeton.edu.
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ACP Presents “2020 Member Exhibition”
Collecting Art 101 Saturday, December 5, 1–5 pm Three fine-arts specialists share tips on how to begin and maintain your own art collection. Inspired by the virtual exhibition The Eclectic Eye: A Tribute to Duane Wilder, this afternoon of programs will explore collecting photography, prints, and twentieth-century American painting. Stream it live – details on our website.
artmuseum.princeton.edu Claude Lorrain (French, 1600–1682), The Tempest, 1630. Etching. Bequest of Duane E. Wilder, Class of 1951
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