New Bruns. Art Salon


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About the Art Salon

In the 18th and 19th century, Art Salons were the greatest annual or biannual art events in the Western world, celebrating the farthest advances in academia and the arts. The Alfa Art Gallery, in order to bridge talented and highly esteemed artists with the New Brunswick public, holds its own Art Salon exhibition biannually in the spring and fall. Please refer to each Salon’s page for details.

The Alfa Art Gallery New Brunswick Art Salon has been a successful program for the last three years. Previously twice, now three times (Winter: Photography, Spring: Water Color / Mixed Media, Fall / Oil Color /Mixed Media), during the year, we present salons exhibiting emerging and professional artists in different mediums. The goal of these salons is to bridge the gap between artists and their communities, as well as unifying this diverse city of New Brunswick through the use of art.

 

About NBAS 2012

“There were many excellent artists in the pool of candidates, and as always with such a wide range of styles and perspectives, choosing only four artists for recognition was a challenge. The selection was based on my subjective response to the full range of works submitted.  I looked for craftsmanship, energy, individual points of view, ambition and reach….”.

By Donna Gustafson

Congratulations to the New Brunswick Art Salon winners from 2012:

First Place: Alaine Becker - “Circular Consciousness Leading to Altered Sleep”
Second Place: Alyce Gottesman - “Circular Systems Red”
Third Place: Marie Sturken  – Fiesta”
Young Emerging Artist: Ethan Sherman  – “Little Finger”

 

NBAS Juror

Donna Gustafson – Andrew W. Mellon Liaison for Academic Programs and Curator  at Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

 

Supporting Jurors

Jeffrey Wechsle – Senior Curator  at Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers – retired in 2011
Vesselin Kourtev - Alfa Art Gallery Director
Peter Arakawa – Best in Show- NBAS 2011
Rita Herzfeld – Best in Show-NBAS 2011

 

About NBAS Photography

In its original format, the “New Brunswick Art Salon, Photography, Winter’ 2013 – Juried Show for Emerging and Professional Artists” was structured as a traditional competition for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. However, due to exceptional talents displayed, the jurors have decided to modify the awards process in order to show their support for all five contenders. They will award each artist in honor of the best image from their collection exhibited at Alfa Art Gallery. 

 

Congratulations to the New Brunswick Art Salon Photography winners:

Andrew Darlow, “Observatory Tree”
Aubrey Kauffman, “No Trailers”
Mark Chernin, “Boyd Park”
Neil Larsen, “Quiet City on the Raritan”
Frank Villafañe “Spring Street View”

 

NBAS Photography Jury 

Nancy Ori -  Owner of New Jersey Media Center- renowned industrial photographer and video producer
Greg Ritter  - Owner of George Street Camera and Framing Company – Chairman of the Board at New Brunswick City Market
Nat Clymer  - Contributor to Flashes of Hope, Canal Project, and Sparks