2007 - 2008 Exhibits

2005 Fall Exhibitions

Leaving The Canvas

Featuring ceramics, paintings and mixed media by Susan Hogan; collages by Jen Signell, and sculpture and handmade paper by Joan Needham.

Exhibitions Dates: September 17 - November 6, 2005.

Paper, Rock...

Featuring the collages of Sarah Stengle and stone sculpture by Petro Hul. Mr. Hul and Ms. Stengle have been frequent exhibitors at the Trenton City Museum's annual Ellarslie Open. From the museum's director, Brian Hill:

"I have long admired Mr. Hul’s work both visiting his studio and at Grounds for Sculpture. It is always a marvel to me to see an artist of such talent working to remove the sculpture from an organic shape, pounding away at the stone, knowing when to ease up and when to forge forward, until it revels itself to him.

Sarah Stengle on the other hand constructs her work in the opposite fashion. Painstakingly building the construction until the work begins to speak to her, it is here that Ms. Stengle sometimes inserts the words into her work. Normally I find an artist’s verbiage on their work distracting but in Ms. Stengle’s creations I find it refreshingly original."

Exhibitions Dates: November 12 - January 8, 2006

Children's Art from Soup to Nuts

Works from students from the Trenton Public Schools.
Exhibition Dates: January 14th - February 26th

2005 Fall Special Events:

Preserving Our Past: An Inspiring Exhibit Honoring
Those Who Chronicle Our Heritage

Exhibitions Dates: September 18 - January 22, 2006
Pottery, photographs, drawings and other “rare gems” from the Trenton and Princeton communities. This exhibition, in the second-floor gallery, is presented in collaboration with McCarter Theatre’s production of Gem of the Ocean by August Wilson.

Exhibit contributors include: Ted Boyer and Jane Rohlf, Chris Casarona, J. Seward Johnson, Lenox, Inc., The Old Mill Hill Society, Michelle Post, Carolyn Stetson, Friends of Ben Whitmire, Jay Smith and Mark Williams, and Elizabeth Yull.

The Blues Return to Ellarslie

Featuring the vocals of Doris Spears.
Date: Friday, November 11 at 6 p.m.

Doris Spears will bring her unique style of singing to Ellarslie Mansion as we honor the spirit of America's veterans, past and present. Ms. Spears is also supporting the release of her third CD, "The Duchess: Jazz and Juke Joints." which celebrates two of this country's most venerable music mainstays: Jazz and Blues. This event, sponsored by the Trenton Museum Society, is free to the public, however, reservations are REQUIRED.

Saturday Art Workshops for Children & Adults

Dates: January 14th - February 26th
FREE -- call 609-989-1191 to register
Morning Sessions: 11 am to 12:30 pm for children grades K-3, accompanied by a parent.
Afternoon Sessions: 1 pm to 2:30 pm for 4th graders through adults.

January 28, Morning and Afternoon: Chinese Calligraphy
The Chinese New Year begins on January 29. Welcome the Year of the Dog by learning to draw Chinese characters. Teacher: Susan Kiley.

February 4, Morning: Printmaking
Create and print your own designs using Styrofoam. Teacher: Carol Hill.

February 4, Afternoon: Late-Winter Landscape Painting
Warm up the gray days of winter as we explore pure colors and soothing compositions in this energizing painting workshop. Teacher: Thom Montanari.

February 11, Morning and Afternoon: Book of Love
Learn to make and bind a book for yourself or a loved one. Feel free to bring pictures or a favorite poem. Teachers: Beth Paugh and Maria Hics.

February 18, Morning and Afternoon: Puppets with Personality
Create your own felt hand-puppet and adorn it with baubles, bangles and
bits of material. Teacher: Rebecca Erickson.

February 25, Morning: Designing Paper Bag Puppets With Texture
Design and create your own puppets, selecting from assorted materials. Teacher: Diane Smith.

February 25, Afternoon: Colorful Coiled Basketry
Make small coiled baskets with yarn, adapted from a Native American traditional basket craft. Teacher: Diane Smith.

March 11, Morning and Afternoon: Japanese Lanterns
Create lanterns in the style of Noguchi from simple, everyday materials. Teachers: Judy Sears & Diane Frascella