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N.J. Arts Annual exhibition focuses on “Reemergence”

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The New Jersey State Museum (NJSM) in Trenton presents 2022 New Jersey Arts Annual: “Reemergence.”

The New Jersey Arts Annual exhibition highlights the work of visual artists and craftspeople from around the state. The New Jersey Arts Annual: “Reemergence” exhibition is on view from through April 30, 2023.

This year’s exhibition theme is “Reemergence.” Artists, like most New Jerseyans, are taking steps to reemerge into an altered landscape. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, political and ideological polarization, and a collective reckoning with systemic racism remain critical to achieving the country’s promise.

“It is a privilege to present the work of these New Jersey artists as we all reckon with the events of the last few years, and consider how we move forward in the ongoing pandemic,” said Sarah Vogelman, NJSM assistant curator of fine art.

“The 95 selected artists, working across disciplines and media, have each responded to the ruptures and challenges of life in the pandemic in their own ways. In much of the work, themes of anxiety, isolation, surrealism, and dis/connection come through, as do impulses to contemplate and commune with immediate surroundings, be it an interior scene, still-life, or landscape. We hope the exhibition serves as a place for the public to engage and reflect as we each envision reemergence.”

The New Jersey State Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For information, visit statemuseum.nj.gov.


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