Jersey Fresh Artists Exhibit Opens September 1 at the Montclair Public Library Gallery

Aug. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Jersey Fresh Artists, the collection of artists who band together each year in support of the Montclair Public Library, are back and ready to support their favorite public institution. This year Jersey Fresh Artists’ work will be on display for the entire month of September, and it will be priced to move, with work ranging in price from $30 to $250. And for every piece sold, the artist will donate 25% of the price to the Library.

Jersey Fresh Artists is the brainchild of Diana Stewart, native New Yorker but long-time Montclair resident, member of the Montclair Public Library’s Foundation Board and all-around lover and advocate of the Library. Stewart invites artists who live and work in New Jersey to join Jersey Fresh Artists, although their work can reflect or represent anything and anywhere in the world.

In addition to loving the Library, Stewart also loves New Jersey and gets touchy about comparisons to New York City. “I think it’s funny when people in New York or New Jersey believe that any real talent has to come from New York City. I don’t know where that snobbishness comes from. Charles Addams, Alfred Stieglitz, Patti Smith and Parliament Funkadelic George Clinton are all from New Jersey!” Stewart goes on to say about her adopted home state, “ We’re not just Jon Bon Jovi and My Chemical Romance – not that there’s any problem with those artists either.”

The Jersey Fresh Artists show will be on display from September 1 – 30. And a gallery opening is scheduled for Saturday, September 10, 2PM.  The artists range from the professional to the novice, with all artists living and working in New Jersey. Art work includes photography, painting, multi-media and clay work. Jersey Fresh Artists of note include Henry Gerstman, Craig Highsmith, Kathleen Heron, Sandra Duguid, Anne Avigdor, and Michael Greene.

For additional information on Jersey Fresh Artists 2011, contact Linda Welch at linda.welch@bccls.org . The Montclair Public Library is located at 50 South Fullerton, Montclair, NJ 07042.  

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About the Montclair Public Library: Founded in 1893, the Montclair Free Public Library serves the 38,977 citizens of Montclair New Jersey it has two facilities: the Main Library at 50 Fullerton Avenue and the Bellevue Branch at 185 Bellevue Avenue. The Library exists to enhance the quality of life in Montclair by providing an environment which supports and stimulates self education, lifelong learning and information literacy. For more information contact Jim Peskin at jim.peskin@bccls.org or 973 744-0500

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Founded in 1893, the Montclair Free Public Library serves the 38,977 citizens of Montclair New Jersey it has two facilities: the Main Library at 50 Fullerton Avenue and the Bellevue Branch at 185 Bellevue Avenue.