The Newark Museum of Art is now accepting submissions to the2021 New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond, the latest in a unique series of exhibitions highlighting the State’s visual and performing artists. These annual juried exhibitions are sponsored by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.
This year’s ReVision and Respond theme is inspired by artists’ crucial role in our society at the forefront of change. Resilient and inventive, artists offer nuanced perspectives on our current and future worlds and help us to reimagine what we might not see clearly. Especially in times of crisis, an artist’s work can be a catalyst for personal and collective transformation.
“Artists have a way of tapping into the depths of the human experience with such reverence, astounding creativity, and braveness,” said Linda C. Harrison, director and CEO of The Newark Museum of Art. “We are honored to host this year’s New Jersey Arts Annual in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and look forward to providing a platform for these phenomenal homegrown artists.”
“The Arts Council is proud to partner with The Newark Museum of Art on this timely exhibit,” said Danielle Bursk, Director of Artist Services for the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. “We have no doubt that New Jersey’s artists will respond to this call with stunning work that further highlights the excellence and importance of our state’s artist community.”
This open call invites a range of artistic practices, from traditional to abstract, from craft to new media. All artists over the age of 21 who work or live in New Jersey are eligible to apply. Artists are encouraged to submit complete applications online via the CAFÉ platform through the Museum’s website (newarkmuseumart.org\2021njaa). There is no entry fee, and submissions are due by midnight on January 8, 2021.
The exhibition jurors are Kristen J. Owens, Associate Curator (Programs) for Rutgers University-Newark’s Paul Robeson Galleries at Express Newark, and Amy Simon Hopwood, The Newark Museum of Art’s Associate Curator of Decorative Arts.
