Art Upstairs - Current Exhibit

ESSEX WATERCOLOR CLUB “80TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW” ART UPSTAIRS GALLERY AT MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER APRIL 17, 2012 – JUNE 5, 2012 ARTISTS’ RECEPTION & REWARDS CEREMONY SATURDAY, APRIL 28, FROM 3 PM TO 5 PM

The Essex Watercolor Club presents its “80th Anniversary Show” at the Art Upstairs Gallery at Mayo Performing Arts Center April 17, 2012 – June 5, 2012. This will be a juried show.

An artists’ reception will take place on Saturday, April 28 from 3-5 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. 

"Essex Watercolor Club (EWCC), New Jersey’s oldest watercolor organization celebrating its 80th anniversary, will have its annual spring Members' Show in the Art Upstairs Gallery at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown.  This fine art exhibit will run April 17th through June 4th and will feature over 40 local artists whose work will be judged by noted New Jersey artist, James Toogood, AWS.  The Artists' Reception and Awards Presentation will take place on Saturday, April 28th 3-5 p.m. and it is free and open to the public.  Gallery is open two hours prior to and during any given performance, or by appointment with Gallery Coordinator 973-539-0345 ext 6506. The exhibit will also be part of the Morristown Art Walk on May 6th.

EWCC is a “little jewel” of a club with an active and growing membership of over 175 dedicated artists that continues to foster the vision of the founding members to promote the exchange of ideas, support the development of artistic technique, and encourage an interest in water media in the community some 80 years after its modest start.  The Club meets six times a year (second Sunday of the month) at the Livingston Senior/Community Center, with a featured painting demonstration by a well known guest artist. In addition, it provides first-rate programs and social/professional contact with fellow artists through workshops, art excursions, free video libraries and three member exhibits per year in prominent public spaces. 

EWCC's 80th Anniversary Celebration will culminate with a Gala Reception and Exhibit at the Morris Museum on August 12, 2012.  The Club's history, programs, exhibit information, member gallery, as well as its colorful newsletter, can be viewed on its website, www.ewcclub.com.