Atrium Gallery Opening Reception Set for May 31

The ... it's not just for administration and records.

Those in the know will also know it to be the location of the , filling four floors of the building with various art displays and styles from around the region.

The latest reception, through , arrives Thursday, May 31, with a free-to-the-public opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

The press release is below.

On Thursday, May 31, 2012, from 6-8pm, the Arts Council of the Morris Area invites the public to attend the free Opening Reception for the Spring/Summer 2012 Exhibit at the Atrium Gallery, located on Floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street in Morristown.  During the opening, free parking is available in the garage below the building, accessible via Schuyler Place.

Embracing a very wide variety of subject matter (landscapes, portraits, abstracts, sculpture, etc.) and media (oil, acrylic, collage, photography, pen and ink, mixed media, etc.), the artworks highlight the creative energies of artists whose 218 works are displayed on the four floors of the Gallery. On the fifth floor, the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts is showcasing 43 works by artists Linda Aldrich, Peggy Dressell, David Gruol, Mary Guidetti, Annette Hanna, John Power, Joe Terrone, and Nora Winn.

On the third and fourth floors, the Art Association in Roxbury is presenting 104 works by artists Pat Albee, Marjorie Barrett, Dolores Bruzzi, Carol Campbell, Martin Chapkosky, Jean Davidson, Dee DeJuilio, Jerily DeWorken, Elmer Dey, Dorothy Fleming, Theresa Fleming, Terri Forester, Joseph Gilligan, Caroline Goldsmith, Rose M. Goldstein, Connie Lucas Halliwell, Nina Harlan, Daniel Herczak, Susan Kadar, June Knopf, Theresa Kubert, Donna Kusama, Annette Lange, Ruth Long, Anastasia Mancuso, Rose Mandala, Carol Manochio, Linda Olinger, Karen Paz, Jack Quinn, Lorraine Robertson, Leina’ala Schwartz, Doris Schwindt, Joyce Sciacca, Liza J. Smith-Simpson, Wendy Stamer, Roberta Tarnacki, Antoinette Troy, Norman Volz, Joe Wallace, and Joan Winter. The second floor features 71 works by member artists of the Myhelan Artists Network, including art by Judi Case, Elmer Dey, Buel Ecker, Holly Fazelat, Abi Fellows, Mef Gannon, Kim Griswold, Kathleen Kirchner, Jean Leigh, Kristina Lloyd, Parvathi Kumar, Gail Mardfin, Sher Weston Stec, Shirley Supp, John Tetz,  Marianne Trent. In the atrium stairwell area between the second and third floors, you can view some of artist John Tetz’s fascinating mobiles, Feather Pieces and wall-mounted Totems.

The Arts Council of the Morris Area manages the Atrium Art Gallery, selecting artists and scheduling exhibits on behalf of the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders.  The Atrium Gallery is free and open to the public during business hours, from 8am – 5pm on Mondays-Fridays. The exhibit will run from May 18 through September 5, 2012. For additional information about the show, contact Dr. Lynn L. Siebert, Gallery Director, and Director of Arts Participation & Communication for the Arts Council of the Morris Area, (973) 285-5115, ext.10 or Lsiebert@morrisarts.org.