Ellarslie39 Open The
June 25 to October 2, 2022
Opening Weekend
Saturday, June 25: 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Artist Reception with Prizes Awarded at 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 26: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Public Reception
Annual Juried Show of the Trenton City MuseumJune 25 to October 2, 2022
Opening Weekend
Saturday, June 25: 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Artist Reception with Prizes Awarded at 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 26: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Public Reception
Annual Juried Show of the Trenton City MuseumHow rewarding it has been to collaborate on the many moving parts that make up the annual Ellarslie Open. There are the hundreds of artists and their compelling and beautiful entries, the longtime and new volunteers whose smarts and skills keep it all flowing, our fellow Trenton Museum Society trustees who offer their support and guidance, and 2022 juror Walter Wickiser, who undertook his process with great care and sensitivity. There are the many City of Trenton employees who ensure that Cadwalader Park and Ellarslie Mansion are ever welcoming, and all the neighbors, businesses, and organizations who support the museum’s vital role as a community partner and cultural resource in Trenton and beyond.
This year’s large and varied show includes works by return artists, by prior entrants who are exhibiting for the first time, and by artists who just discovered the Trenton City Museum ― through the Ellarslie Open! It is a wonderful mix.
As the nation commemorates the 200th birthday of Cadwalader Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted, we are thrilled to express the legendary
landscape architect’s ideal of open space accessible to all with a show that brings people together in celebration of art and community amid the lush greenery of the park.
Debbie Gorczycki
Sarah Unger
Ellarslie Open 39 Coordinators
Ellarslie Open 39 Committee
Debbie Gorszycki and Sarah Unger, Coordinators
Jan Applebaum, Exhibition Catalog Designer
Patricia Allen
Dan Bauer
Kaye Collins
Carol Hill
Jane Malloy
Deborah Oliver
Joan Perkes
Janis Purcell
Jean Shaddow
Ellarslie Open 39 Volunteers
Eileen Baldwin
Alia Bensliman
Phyllis Favata
Harry Georgeson
Helene Heather
Susan Luty
Linda McRae
Mike Newman
Rochelle Newman
Brad Pasko
Alexandra Pietsch
Ellen Pietsch
Carla Sakson
Christina Sasso
sponsor:
The anticipation of the Ellarslie Open creates an atmosphere akin to Christmas – in June. The Trenton City Museum is electric with excitement as each stage of the event reveals itself and all Trustees are on hand to assure its success.
We pride ourselves on every aspect of the exhibition and feel that the artists, members, and guests know it. The selection of our juror is expansive and exhaustive; our jurors never fail to surprise us. Thank you, Walter. Great job.
Next year will be the 40th anniversary of the Ellarslie Open and the 50th anniversary of the Trenton Museum Society.
As we look to the future, we see more magic. Stay tuned.
Special thanks to the EO39 coordinators, Debbie Gorczycki and Sarah Unger, whose attention to detail and follow-up was remarkable, and to Debbie Oliver, whose amazing eye guided the installation of this exhibition. Our
hospitality team is the best, and always delights with gastronomic surprises. Jan Applebaum’s signature branding makes the EO immediately recognizable.
Our appreciation goes out to all who supported us through the pandemic, still lingering on. We hope you enjoy EO39 as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you.
On my part there is no Museum event that makes me more proud, and I am deeply indebted to the Board of Trustees and our volunteers for their unflagging support and loyalty to the work of the Museum and to the City of Trenton.
Sincerely,
Joan Perkes President Trenton Museum SocietyNamed in honor of artist and dedicated Trenton City Museum founder and supporter Molly Merlino.
Molly’s Museum
Store features paintings, prints, artistic jewelry and accessories, home goods, Trenton memorabilia, delightful children’s gifts and much more. Purchases from Molly’s support
the Trenton Museum Society in strengthening the Museum’s collections, programming, and our presence in greater Trenton and the surrounding region.
Programming is made possible, in part, by grant support from the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage, in partnership with the New Jersey Historical Commission Division of Cultural Affairs/Department of State; the Bunbury Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; the New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund; and NJM.
Iview the Annual at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie as one of the most important events that a museum can undertake. It levels the playing field by providing artists a chance to participate in a professional arena in a system that has few opportunities and seems to at times only service the blue chip 1% of the art world. I learned this firsthand as I was born into an art family. My father, the late Ralph l Wickiser (1910-1998), wrote some of the first books on teaching modern art, chaired the Art Departments of Louisiana State University, SUNY New Paltz, and the Pratt Institute, and exhibited with the likes of Jackson Pollock and Georgia O’Keefe. I opened my gallery in SoHo, New York, in 1992 and because I had experience from both sides of the art world/artist viewpoint I decided to focus on bringing recognition to underrecognized and deserving artists. Therefore I was truly honored to be asked to jury this year’s Ellarslie Open.
This year’s selection radiated a common feeling of positivity, as though we all might see the light at the end of the tunnel after two years of the pandemic. If the exhibition offered unlimited space, I would have chosen all artists who entered, as all had something important to express and were worthy. My choices and awards were no easy task, as I felt for each and every artist and artwork whether or not they were selected. I thank the Trenton City Museum, all the artists who entered, and all the volunteers who manage this endeavor. I am truly honored and humbled.
Walter Wickiser JurorWickiser Gallery, New York City June 2022
Ellarslie Open 39
The Walter Wickiser Gallery was established in 1992 in Soho, New York. As the son of American artist and art educator Ralph Wickiser, who chaired the graduate Fine Art program at Pratt Institute from 1962-1978, Walter Wickiser was born and raised in the American art world among internationally renowned modern artists including Barnett Newman, Phillip Guston, Jacob Lawrence, George McNeil, Stephen Pace, and Phillip Pearlstein.
Wickiser’s career as an art dealer formally began in 1990 in Soho, NY, when he became the first director of the first gallery to be established in the United States from mainland China. This led to establishing his primary direction as a gallery director to exhibit work by American and Asian-American painters, as well as artists from China, Japan and Korea. It has always been the focus of the Wickiser Gallery to create a visual dialogue between various cultures, and simultaneously reminds us of the ability of art to transcend cultural boundaries. The Wickiser has exhibited at dozens of
International Art Fairs including Art Aspen, Art Busan, Art Hamptons, Art Miami, Art on Paper, Art Toronto, Houston Fine Art Fair, LA Art Show, and the Seattle Art Fair. Work by many of the Wickiser’s artists have been exhibited at American museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the High Museum, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Ellarslie, an Italianate villa, was built for Henry McCall Sr. of Philadelphia as a summer residence in 1848. The architect selected to design Ellarslie was John Notman, known for designing the first Italianate building in America in Burlington, NJ, and the first Renaissance Revival building, the Athenaeum in Philadelphia. Notman was locally recognized for also designing the 1845 expansion of the New Jersey State House and the design for the State Hospital, which was also begun in 1848.
In February 1881, Henry McCall Jr. sold Ellarslie to George Farlee for $25,000. Seven years later, in September of 1888, the city of Trenton acquired the property from Farlee for $50,000, which also included the surrounding 80 acres, which would become the city’s first public park, Cadwalader Park, designed by the father of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted.
The City of Trenton opened the first museum here in 1889, closing several years later. Ellarslie has been a restaurant, ice cream parlor
and monkey house. The building itself has been home to several noted Trenton families over the years, and in 1971 Trenton City Council passed a resolution to create the Trenton City Museum.
The Trenton City Museum opened in 1978 in Ellarslie Mansion with an exhibition from our permanent collection of Trenton cultural history. Ellarslie Mansion is included in the National Registry of Historic Places.
In 1982, the Ellarslie Open was established to encourage local artists to submit their work for judging and display. Since then, the Trenton City Museum has displayed the work of more than eight hundred local and regional artists, many selected on the basis of work they submitted to the Ellarslie Open. Over the years, the Ellarslie Open became a significant exhibition in its own right, drawing on the work of professional artists from the tri-state region and beyond, while encouraging and recognizing emerging artists. Today, the Ellarslie Open serves as mid-Jersey’s premier annual juried exhibit.
Lionel Goodman
Princeton, NJ
Steichen on Stieglitz
Photography $225
David Gootnick
Washington, DC
Imperial Gates #1
Mixed Media NFS
Catherine Gowen
Princeton, NJ
Cicada Wing Wheel Watercolor on paper $325
Diane Greenburg New Hope, PA
Zoe Hansen
Bayville, NJ
When It Rains It Pours
Digital illustration
Richard Hoffman
Voorhees, NJ
$500
Springtime Across the Delaware River
Watercolor on 200#
Saunders Waterford
Watercolor Paper $2,500
Richard Hoffman
Voorhees, NJ
View Along Union Street
Watercolor on 200#
Saunders Waterford Watercolor Paper $2,200
Laurence Elle Groux
Susan Hogan
Lower Makefield, PA
Silver Texture
Mixed media on metal mesh, paint, and crayon $1,400
Beth Jarvie Hamilton, NJ
Soaked
Printed photo, foam core mounted $1,250
Joy Kreves
Ewing, NJ
Mossy Moment
Colored pencil on paper $875
Renee Kumar West Windsor, NJ La Primavera
Mixed media/watercolor and collage $500
Noe LaFramboise Ewing, NJ
and Freedom
Christina MacKinnon
Flemington, NJ
Mystical Dwelling
Acrylic, latex, spray paint, paint pens on raw canvas $5,250
Susan MacQueen Princeton, NJ
Foal 2
Graphite on Venetian plaster on board $5,000
Carol Magner Yardley, PA
Downward Dog
Stoneware, mineral dye, wood, steel base $2,900
Dominic Martelli Sicklerville, NJ
Robert Lowe Trenton, NJ
Paris Skyline from the Pompidou Center
Watercolor on Arches paper 16 $300
Robert Lowe Trenton, NJ
Pidcock’s Creek
Oil on stretched canvas $500
The Blue Barrell Oil on canvas NFS
Barbara Martin East Norriton, PA
Phase 2
Acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on cradled panel $750
Thomas Martin Edison, NJ
Red Cardinal Egg tempera NFS
In addition to Ellarslie Open 39, on view through October 2, we hope to welcome you many times in the coming months!
Every Saturday morning in July there is our new Arts & Crafts Plus! workshop series for kids
Karl Flesch’s downtown Trenton architecture walks continue July 16 and August 20.
On October 1 come out for the second annual Pause for Paws petfriendly event.
October 15 to November 27
we will host the biennial Mercer County Photography Exhibition.
November 19 marks the return of our beloved Holiday Boutique.
And to close out the year there is our annual look back at Trenton’s Christmas Past, a holidaydecorated Gilded Age Room, and much more.
Watch for details!
v Mel Leipzig
v Jerry’s Artarama
v Hunter Research
v Cedar Run Wildlife
v Garden State Watercolor Society
v Award In Memory of Frank Weeden
v Rago
v Award In Memory of Robert Sakson
v Diane and Kali Ciccone
v Mayor Douglas Palmer
v Award in Memory of Ben Whitmire for an Emerging Artist
Many thanks to these sponsors for supporting artists of the Ellarslie Open
RAISE OUR PALETTES TO THE TRENTON CITY MUSEUM AT ELLARSLIE ON ITS
ELLARSLIE OPEN 39 ART SHOW EVENT.
CONGRATULATIONS ON CREATING A SUSTAINING ARTIST SPACE AND MUSEUM GALLERY FOR RESIDENTS AND ART LOVERS IN THE CAPITAL REGION.
MAYOR W. REED GUSCIORA CITY OF TRENTON
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990 South Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
Phone: 609-396-4686
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Trenton, NJ 08611
Phone: 609-396-4686
Trenton, NJ 08611
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Phone: 609-396-4686
Family owned and operated for 40 years. A Trenton Art Deco landmark building. Not a corporation or partnership. You will encounter compassionate service from our staff, two beautifully decorated, spacious, and comfortable family lounge areas, off-street convenient parking facilities with handicap access, assistance with social security, SSI/Medicaid, and Veterans benefits at modest costs.
Family owned and operated for 40 years. A Trenton Art Deco landmark building. Not a corporation or partnership. You will encounter compassionate service from our staff, two beautifully decorated, spacious, and comfortable family lounge areas, off-street convenient parking facilities with handicap access, assistance with social security, SSI/Medicaid, and Veterans benefits at modest costs.
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