Cranbury Township

GOURGAUD GALLERY

About The Gallery and the Gourgaud Gallery Committee (GGC)
The Gourgaud Gallery, located on the first floor of the Town Hall, has become a center for the Arts in Cranbury.  The Gourgaud Gallery Committee strives to bring new, exciting exhibits to the Gallery each month. The Gallery features a new exhibit each month, open to all, beginning each exhibit with an Artist’s Reception on the first Sunday of each month from 1-3p.m. The GGC also offers musical soirees, poetic and dramatic readings, film screenings, lectures and classes.
The GGC is run by volunteers interested in the arts. The current members are Amy Amico, Chair; Colleen Cahill, Melanie Johnson, Bob Virgadamo, Lisa Walsh, Kathy Wasson, Tamara Woronczuk, Mary Ellen Brennan, Susan Troost and Margaret Mary Vail. GGC is looking for additional volunteers to staff the committee, whose purpose is to oversee the operation and generally run the Gallery. Any member of the committee does not need an art background…merely an interest in art, the ability to give some time to the operation, and a desire to see the Gallery and the Arts continue to thrive in Cranbury. Members of the Committee serve one year terms. The GGC meets once a month, in the Gourgaud Gallery
Any Cranbury-based non-profit group or organization may utilize the space, by appointment. For registration information contact the GGC at ggcchair@cranbury.org
A complete history of the Gourgaud Gallery can be found at gourgaudhist.htm
The Gourgaud Gallery Committee can be reached via e-mail at ggcchair@cranbury.org , or by regular mail at:
The Gourgaud Gallery
Cranbury Town Hall
23A North Main Street
Cranbury, NJ 08512

Schedule
The Gourgaud Gallery is open Daily from 9AM to 4PM and on the first, third and last Sunday of the month from 1PM to 3PM.
The Gallery is open on Saturdays by appointment, only.
A new exhibit is installed in the Gourgaud Gallery every month, and opens with an  Artist’s Reception on the first Sunday of every month.
Additional programs are normally scheduled for Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, but may also be weekday evenings or Saturdays; See the Cranbury Press or consult the Cranbury website(s) for additional programs, dates and times.
The GGC would like to thank the Student Volunteers and the Cranbury Golden Ager’s Club for volunteering their time to sit in the Gallery each Sunday.
Recent and Upcoming Exhibits
2008
January - "Pastel Landscapes" Jim Morgan, January 4-27
February - "Art From the Heart II" The Works of The A-TEAM Artists of Trenton, Feb. 1 - 24
March - The Art of Betty Lee Taylor -Title TBA, March 7 - 30
April - "Watercolorists Unlimited" Title TBA, April 4 - 27
May - "Mother's Day" A Collection of Artwork by mothers and their children, May 2 - 25
June – “Art: the Gift of expression” by Mary Ellen Brennan, June 1 - 29
July- “From Eye to Hand-Interpreting Photography with brush Stroke” by Michelle Rosenthal and Nan Miller, July 11-27
August- Juried work from Winter Workshop Series, August 1-31
September- Digital Camera Club, September 5-28
October- Recent works by Colleen Cahill, Amy Amico, and Lisa Walsh, October 3-26
November- Works by Jennifer Cadoff, November 7-30
December- “Cranbury Gardens VI” Works from Art in the Park (Perennial Exhibit) December 5-28
 
All Exhibits open with an Artist’s Reception on the first Sunday of each month from 1-3p.m.

Apply To Have Your Work Displayed
If you are interested in having your work displayed, please request an application via e-mail from ggcchair@cranbury.org
Or, use this link to  print out and complete the application and mail it to
The Gourgaud Gallery
Cranbury Town Hall,
23A North Main St.
Cranbury, NJ 08512

Other opportunities for Artists in Cranbury
Art in the Park 2008
Sponsored by the Gourgaud Gallery Committee
and the Cranbury Arts Council

Join other artists in local parks and private gardens for an afternoon of painting plein air. Artists must bring all materials, chairs to sit on, water for painting. Artists set up wherever they like and paints on their own. No registration necessary. All paintings created during Art in the Park may be submitted for a juried exhibit held in December in the Gourgaud Gallery.
2008 Dates and locations:
Sundays, noon – 4:00 p.m.
All locations are in Cranbury
May 18           39 Cranbury Neck Road
June 29           168 Plainsboro Road
July 20            156 North Main Street
August 17       15 Bunker Hill
Sept. 14           3 North Main Street (enter at road that leads to the soccer fields, opposite Brainerd Lake)

For more information, contact GGC at ggcchair@cranbury.org.

Links
http://cranbury.org/clubs/artscouncil.html
http://cranburytownship.org/gourgaud_gallery.html
www.artsbridgeonline.com - An arts organization comprised of over 500 artists located in the area surrounding New Hope, Pennsylvania and Lambertville, New Jersey.

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