METC Sidewalk Art Show
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts (METC) has opened its first Sidewalk Art Show at METC’s Education Annex at 23 Main Street, Madison, NJ. The show will run through February 2022. This exhibit is free and accessible to the public at any time in the Annex windows.
METC selected ‘Hope’ as its first sidewalk art show theme, recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has touched the lives of every individual across the globe. Although the pandemic continues, we see the resiliency of people shining through, even during the darkest of days, toward better, as well as, safer times and this gives us all hope.
“This art show is the first of its kind METC has put on in the Annex windows,” said Shelley Cathcart, Curator of Collections and Exhibits. “After many submissions, METC selected 15 artists who created works that were unique, powerful, and insightful to their experience with the theme, hope. I’m proud of each artist and the works they created. It was a pleasure working with all 15 people and learning about their process as well as the meaning behind their work.”
This year’s artists are: Marylou DeMarino Kessel, Karen Waller, Wayne Freitag, Spriha Gupta, Patricia Dahlman, Jennifer Ponds, Jennifer Cofone, Leslie Nobler, Daniel Alan Gordon, Kathleen McCullough, Melanie Bump, Mary Dierson Galantich, Rommel Borras, G.R. Lear, and Dani Pietrowski. More information about each artist can be found at metc.org/sidewalk-art-show-2021.
METC will also host a Silent Auction on February 24, 2022. The public can bid on these extraordinary works of art with the proceeds benefiting both the artists and METC. For more information on the silent auction, visit metc.org.
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts explores American history with a focus on the life and stories of 18th and 19th century craftsmen and artisans. Drawing on its rich collection, METC is connecting the lives of people and their stories, while providing a bridge from the past to the future. Housed in a stunning Richardsonian Romanesque Revival building, donated by D. Willis James to the people of Madison, NJ in 1900, METC offers something for visitors of all ages. Regular METC admission is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors, students, and children 6 and older, but free for members as well as children under 6. Also, family maximum admission is $15.00. METC is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. They are closed on Mondays as well as on major holidays.
For information, please call 973-377-2982, or visit their website at metc.org.
