Highlands Art Farmstead Exhibit, Feb. 6-27, 2022

The New Jersey Highlands Coalition is pleased to announce Entr’Exhibits: The Highlands’ Diverse Allure, at Farmstead Arts in Basking Ridge NJ.  

The exhibit features an impressive mix of photography, oil and watercolor paintings and sculpture.  The art focuses on the landscapes, flora, fauna and historic and cultural resources of the four-state Highlands Region, with particular emphasis on the New Jersey Highlands.  

The public is welcome to attend a reception honoring the artists that will take place on February 12th, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Farmstead Arts (https://farmsteadartscenter.org).  Refreshments will be served. For more information, regular visiting hours or to preview the exhibit, please visit http://www.highlandsart.org.    The exhibit is co-curated by Alexandra Willis, Farmstead Arts curator, and Donna Compton, Highlands Coalition curator, honoring the award-winning artists who participated in the past two Annual Highlands Juried Art Exhibits, and includes selections as well as new works by other participants.  The Annual Juried Highlands Art Exhibit, founded by New Jersey photographer and Coalition trustee Dwight Hiscano, is organized by Donna Compton and the staffs of the New Jersey Highlands Coalition and Farmstead Arts. The annual exhibits are juried by a panel of prominent local artists and gallery owners, and offer artists an opportunity to have their work exhibited while reaching a wide audience.  

Artists included in the exhibit are:  Jane Biron, Janet Cunniffe-Chieffo, Mark de Mos, Charles Dexter, Doris Ettlinger, Edward Fausty, Laurie Harden, Marv Kaminsky, Joe Kazimierczyk, Judith Lieberman, Marie Liu, Renelle Lorray, Lisa Madson, Dennis Maida, Angelo Marcialis, Paula Pearl, Joe Pieroni, Jack Quinn, Patricia Quirk, Martha Romano, Dennis Romano, Susan Roth, Seth Ruggles Hiler, Shirley Slusher and Miroslav Vrzala Debra Wallace.

During the event, we ask that everyone be respectful of each other and practice social distancing to the best of your ability. Please use best judgement as to whether it is safe for you to attend as there is no mask or vaccine requirement. All state and federal guidelines are being, and will continue to be, followed. 

Contact Information for exhibits: Donna Compton, Highlands Arts Curator  973-910-2400 email highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org  

ABOUT THE NJ HIGHLANDS COALITION

Through events such as the Highlands Art Exhibit, the New Jersey Highlands Coalition promotes awareness about the beauty, and cultural and natural resources of the NJ Highlands region.  As a nonprofit organization in Boonton, New Jersey, the New Jersey Highlands Coalition works to protect, restore, and enhance the water and other natural and cultural resources of New Jersey’s Highlands.  The New Jersey Highlands region encompasses eighty-eight municipalities in Bergen, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties. The regions' natural resources are protected under the New Jersey Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, enacted to protect the drinking water for 6.2 million people in NJ as well as the numerous natural resource values our quality of life depends on. For more information on the NJ Highlands Coalition or to become a member, please visit the organization’s website: http://www.njhighlandscoalition.org/  Contact Information for NJ Highlands Coalition Julia Somers, Executive Director 973-588-7190  Donna Compton, Curator  973-910-2400 or email highlandsart@njhighlandscoalition.org  

ABOUT FARMSTEAD ARTS

Nestled beside the Passaic River on four acres that are part of the 40-acre Farmstead Park, the Farmstead provides the ideal environment for artists to practice their craft. Farmstead Arts offers art classes, workshops, art exhibits, theater and concerts. Local artists utilize the rooms in the historic house for individual studio space.  Farmstead Arts Center is located on an historic site dating back to before the Revolutionary War.   The arts center is located on the grounds of the historic Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead, an on-going restoration project centered around buildings that date back to the 18th and early 19th centuries that are listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. The site was acquired by Bernards Township in 1999 through its open space trust and is leased to the Friends of the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead.

This program made possible in part by funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.