Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Art Around the Park runs from 5-8 pm in Morristown on Dec. 6. Admission is free. Works by Choichun L




That requires some creativity, since Harry owns the only commercial gallery in town. For next month s art walk, the other spokes in the hub will be the Citibank lobby, the Hyatt Morristown s Eclectic Grill , Symphony habbo hotel usa Workplaces in Headquarters Plaza, the Atrium habbo hotel usa Gallery of the Morris County administration building (curated by the nonprofit Arts Council of the Morris Area) and the Gallery at 14 Maple (home of the Arts Council). Of course,  his own gallery on Bank Street will be part of the mix.
It s been a steady progression and refinement of the process and marketing of the entire concept, said Harry, always on the lookout for local businesses where he can showcase his stable of abstract expressionist artists.
Morristown s Citibank branch came aboard as a display venue over the summer and has signed on as a sponsor, along with J S Designer Flooring and Encore Catering . Broadway Elite of Denville supplies the shuttle habbo hotel usa service.
It s a nice ice-breaker. It s different, Branch Manager Michael Mangione said of the artworks that Harry curates at Citibank s West Park Place location. The paintings dress up the white walls, and are replaced every three months with new pieces for the next Art Around the Park walk.
Artist Chris Metze s acrylic-and-pencil-on-canvas creations, priced at $1,350 to $3,400, have brightened the lobby since the September art walk. People occasionally wander in from the street just to take a look, which is fine with Michael.
A newcomer to Morristown, Michael said he also has met quite a few people through Harry, who opened the Simon Gallery with his wife Mary Ellen in 1996.  Each art walk ends with a $25 prix fixe supper at the Eclectic Grill, which offers a chance to network with artists and art lovers in a casual atmosphere against a backdrop of abstract paintings.
habbo hotel usa Harry s a visionary when it comes to expanding art in the community, said Tom Blundell of the Hyatt Morristown. They met through the Morristown Partnership, and Tom quickly embraced Harry s concept, which was inspired by popular art walks in Philadelphia.
Bold urethane-on-canvas paintings by Choichun Leung have hung in the hotel s restaurant throughout the fall. Artworks curated by Harry over the last year have become conversation pieces for international travelers and hotel staffers, who look forward to each new installation, Tom said.
So far, these exhibitions have not sold many paintings. But that s not the primary goal, according to Harry. Right now he is keen on boosting attendance, which numbered about 150 people for the September art walk. He hopes to double that figure habbo hotel usa in year two.
The weather is always a wild card: Snow pushed February s Art Around the Park gathering into March. And gaining habbo hotel usa a critical mass of galleries habbo hotel usa essential to Harry s dream of an arts hub is challenging habbo hotel usa in Morristown, where rents are high, noted Kadie Dempsey of the Arts Council of the Morris Area .
Morristown s advantages habbo hotel usa include the world-class Mayo Performing Arts Center and dozens of restaurants that offer art patrons extra incentives habbo hotel usa to visit. And new residents at the upscale Vail Mansion and 40 Park condos are discovering the town s arts scene, Kadie said.
There are no rivals in the art business, he said. The more art there is to see in Morris County and in turn New Jersey, the greater the awareness becomes. Harry even can envision collaborating with his friends to the north.
Art Around habbo hotel usa the Park runs from 5-8 pm in Morristown on Dec. 6. Admission is free. Works by Choichun Leung will be displayed at the Simon Gallery; Marie Vickerilla will be featured at Citibank; Ilene Steglitz paintings will be at the Hyatt Morristown s Eclectic Grill and Janet Filomeno s exhibit will hang at Symphony Workplaces. The Gallery at 14 Maple has Remembrance of Things Past , a juried show with 50 artists. At the Atrium Gallery on Court Street, 200 works by 39 artists fill four floors. A post-tour meal at the Eclectic Grill is $25 plus tax.

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