ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

10TH ANNUAL HIGHLANDS JURIED ART EXHIBIT

At the Hedley Gallery, Morris Museum, A Smithsonian Affiliate

6 Normandy Park Rd, Morristown, NJ 

October  20 to November 26, 2023 

Reception & Awards October 19

5:30 to 7:00 p.m., and 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

Registration is required; a link will be posted here soon.

Calling all artists!

NOTICE:  This exhibit is now closed to artist submissions

The New Jersey Highlands Coalition, in association with the Morris Museum in Morristown NJ, will celebrate its 10th Annual Highlands Juried Art Exhibit with an exhibit to be held from October 20 to November 26, 2023. Selected entries will be featured in the museum's spacious Hedley Gallery.  A reception and awards presentation will be held on Thursday, October 19 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. na dfrom 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
 

Artists (adults, and youth under the ages of 18) are invited to submit works featuring the landscapes, flora, fauna, natural, cultural, or historic resources of the 4-state Highlands region, which stretches from Connecticut through New York and New Jersey, to Pennsylvania. Please note that works depicting flora and fauna taken outside of the Highlands will be accepted as long as those species are also found within the Highlands region (See links below for these areas*). Jurors will consider two- and three-dimensional paintings, drawings, pastels, original prints (lithographs, etchings, monoprints, serigraphs etc.), mixed-media, sculptures and photographs. Abstract images are also accepted as long as they are inspired by the New Jersey Highlands. Images created with AI (Artificial Intelligence) will not be accepted.
 

Proceeds support the Coalition's mission to help preserve the natural and cultural resources of this remarkable region of our state that supplies clean drinking water to over 6.2 million people.

*WHERE EXACTLY ARE THE HIGHLANDS?

Click this link to MAP AND MUNICIPALITIES within the 4-state Highlands Region of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

AWARDS & PRIZES

Thanks to generous donors, the following prizes will be awarded:

TRADITIONAL FINE ART

Grand Prize $300

Second Place $200

Third Place $100

PHOTOGRAPHY

Grand Prize $300

Second Place $200

Third Place $100

YOUTH

Youth awards for First, Second and Third Place and Honorable Mention (in any media mentioned above) will include gift certificates for framing, printing, local events and a photography workshop with notable landscape photographer and our exhibit founder, Dwight Hiscano. 

CLICK HERE FOR JUROR AND JUDGES INFORMATION

EXPANSIVE  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCEPTED ARTISTS  INCLUDE:

1. All award-winning art, including honorable mentions, will be exhibited  at a new artists’ showcase on Main Street in Boonton  sometime in 2024 (pending completion of renovation on the planned venue. Dates and location to be announced). If those pieces are no longer available, artists will be invited to submit alternative pieces to be included in the auxiliary exhibits.

2. Prize-winning images will accompany press releases to be sent to prominent NJ news outlets and publications. 

3. Selections from the exhibit will be posted on social media sites and featured on the New Jersey Highlands Coalition website https://njhighlandscoalition.org/ 

4. The entire exhibit will be archived (with artists’ permission) on its dedicated Annual Juried Art Exhibit website at https://highlandsart.org 

 SCHEDULE & DEADLINES

NOTICE:  The deadline to submit your art to this juried exhibit (below) has been extended to Sunday, July 16, 2023 by midnight (11:59 p.m.)   Please call if you are experiencing difficulties with the forms or links: 973-910-2400

July 16, 2023 Initial digital entries must be received by midnight .

July 30 Acceptance notices, agreements and instructions will be sent.

August 6  Deadline to submit signed agreement, label text, artist statement, biography and optional CV.

Monday October 2, 10 am-noon, or 1-4 pm

Tuesday October 3, 10 am-noon, or 1-4 pm

All works to be delivered to the Morris Museum along with your signed forms

October 19 Reception & awards from 5:30 to 7:00, and 7:00 to 8:30

NOTE: ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED  (A registration link will be posted soon)

October 20 Exhibit opens during regular museum hours  (visit https://morrismuseum.org/visit-morris-museum

November 26 Exhibit ends at 5:00 p.m.  

November 28-29 Artworks to be picked up from the Morris Museum between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

CLICK HERE TO GO PROCEED TO THE PROSPECTUS & GUIDE