Princeton Artist To Feature In Statewide Art Exhibition

PRINCETON, NJ — The works of Joanne Amantea, a Princeton artist, will be featured in an upcoming statewide art exhibition.

Amantea is among 45 artists from the state selected to be featured in the ‘2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond’ exhibition, beginning June 17 through August 22.

The annual exhibition is sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.

It will be hosted by the Newark Museum of Art.

“We are delighted to host this year’s New Jersey Arts Annual in collaboration with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and look forward to amplifying the work of these visionary artists by offering the public a glimpse of their inspiring talent,” Amy Hopwood, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts for The Newark Museum of Art, said in a media statement.

Artists over the age of 21 who live or work in New Jersey were eligible to apply.

The open call invited a range of artistic practices, from traditional to abstract, craft to new media.

Selected works include ceramics, collage, installations, paintings, photographs, sculpture, textiles, video, and works on paper.

This year’s jurors are Kristen J. Owens, Associate Curator (Programs) for Rutgers University-Newark’s Paul Robeson Galleries at Express Newark, and Amy Simon Hopwood, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark Museum of Art.

They reviewed more than 1,800 entries from 484 artists across New Jersey.

The jurors selected 50 works by the 45 artists that interpret this year’s theme — ReVision and Respond. Their work offer perspectives on our current and future worlds.

More information on the exhibition is available at https://www.newarkmuseumart.or...