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Ellarslie Open Awards Prizes To 31 Exhibiting Artists

Thirty-one of 134 exhibiting artists received awards during the June 25 Artists Reception for Ellarslie Open 39 at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion.
Trenton City Museum Will Mark The Closing Of 'Painting The Moon And Beyond' With a Concert Next Week

The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie will host the closing reception for its acclaimed exhibition Painting the Moon and Beyond: Lois Dodd and Friends Saturday, April 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. In addition to meeting the show's artists, attendees will hear a moon- and art-inspired concert of Nocturnes, Arias, and Artistic Memories performed by cellists Eric Schultz and Mira Kang and pianist Sandra Pucciatti. The program will include selections by Chopin, Sondheim, Bach, Puccini.
Trenton City Museum Presents PAINTING THE MOON AND BEYOND: An Online Artists Talk With Lois Dodd and Friends

The Trenton City Museum invites the public to join the artists of Painting the Moon and Beyond in an online talk Wednesday, January 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. Lois Dodd, Jeff Epstein, Dan Finaldi, Elizabeth O'Reilly, and Mel Leipzig will talk about their relationships to one another, how their friendships have helped them grow as artists, painting outside at night, and anything attendees ask during the talk's Q&A.
Trenton City Museum To Present PAINTING THE MOON AND BEYOND By Lois Dodd and Friends

The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion will present an exhibition focusing on a community of artists surrounding New Jersey native and revered American landscape painter Lois Dodd. “Painting the Moon and Beyond: Lois Dodd and Friends Explore the Night Sky,” opening Friday, November 19, and on view through April 29, 2022, will include 75 paintings by Dodd, Jeff Epstein, Dan Finaldi, and Elizabeth O'Reilly.
EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Mel Leipzig's Figurative Realism Comes To Morris Museum This Week

This week, a retrospective of Mel Leipzig's work will open at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ. 
MCCC Gallery Features Local Artists in ART SERVED UP TRENTON STYLE, Now thru 10/29

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) presents 'Art Served Up Trenton Style,' an exhibition of works from the Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA) and the SAGE Coalition. The show runs from today, Oct. 13 to Thursday, Oct. 29, with an opening reception to be held Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.
MCCC Gallery to Feature Local Artists in ART SERVED UP TRENTON STYLE, 10/13-29

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) presents 'Art Served Up Trenton Style,' an exhibition of works from the Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA) and the SAGE Coalition. The show runs from Tuesday, Oct. 13 to Thursday, Oct. 29, with an opening reception to be held Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Photo Flash: Arts Community Celebrates Leipzig, Draper at MCCC's Trenton Campus

Dozens of artists, former colleagues, and community members came out to celebrate the work of former Mercer County Community College (MCCC) professors Mel Leipzig and the late Lou Draper during “Trenton Makes: Art and Artists in Trenton,” held on Father's Day, June 21, at MCCC's Trenton Campus. Scroll down for photos!
MCCC to Host Artists Reception in Honor of Mel Leipzig, Lou Draper, 6/21

Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) will celebrate the work of two of its most renowned artists and instructors during “Trenton Makes: Art and Artists in Trenton.” The reception will be held Sunday, June 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. in James Kerney Hall on MCCC's Trenton Campus, 102 North Broad Street.
Gallery Henoch to Display Feuerman & Leipzig Exhibits This Month

The Winter Mix is a group show with a wide collection of new paintings and sculptures. This week we focus on two figure based artists: Carole Feuerman Carole Feuerman is a world renowned sculptor whose works have been showcased in numerous exhibitions including the Venice Biennale, the Australian Biennale, the State Hermitage in Russia, the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation in Italy, the Kunstmuseum Ahlen in Germany, and the Amarillo Museum in Texas. She has been honored with six museum retrospectives. In 2012 the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation began exhibiting her large scale works including the inner-tube sculpture, SURVIVAL OF SERENA, in SoHo.
Gallery Henoch Presents HOLIDAY GROUP SHOW, Now Thru 1/13

The Holiday Group Show is a great time for us to showcase the different artists at the gallery. Today we highlight three painters on our front wall. Sharon Sprung's new painting Fringe just arrived at the gallery this week. David Graeme Baker's Leap Day, along with two other new paintings by Baker, marks the first time in two years that new Bakers have been available in the gallery. Robert Jackson's Props was a favorite from his recent solo show at the gallery.
Gallery Henoch Presents MEL LEIPZIG, 3/27-4/19

At 78 years old, Mel Leipzig hustles a four-foot canvas out of his white van and sets up for the day's project; he is painting a young female tattoo artist in her shop. This marks the first of 8 weekly visits he will make before the canvas is ready to exhibit.
'LEFT OF CENTRAL: Later 20th Century Visual Arts in the Capital City' Comes to MCCC Gallery, 1/21-2/20

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) hosts “Left of Central: Later 20th Century Visual Arts in the Capital City,” an exhibit featuring works by pioneering artists from the Trenton Artists Workshop Association (TAWA). The exhibit runs from Tuesday, Jan. 21 to Thursday, Feb. 20. An opening reception takes place on Saturday, Jan. 25 from noon to 2 p.m. A panel discussion and conversation about the Visual Arts Trenton from 1979 to 1999 will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.
Ibsen Illuminated in MCCC Student Production of 'Rosmersholm' with Narration by Professor Emeritus Mel Leipzig Oct. 24

Mercer County Community College's Theatre students are teaming up with MCCC Professor Emeritus and renowned painter Mel Leipzig for a staged reading of "Rosmersholm," by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. As eight students bring the drama to life in a staged reading, Professor Leipzig will serve as an on-stage narrator to lead the audience through the complexities of the plot and shed light on the historical events at the time the play was written. "Rosmersholm" will be performed at MCCC's Kelsey Theatre, located on the college's West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
'FORUM', SPAMALOT & More Set for MCCC's Kelsey Theatre's 2013-14 Season

Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone, a comedy tonight! Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre kicks off its 2013-14 season with a trip back to Roman times when PinnWorth Productions presents 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' tonight, Sept. 6 to 15. This high-energy classic starts off a colorful season of 22 full-length dramas and musical productions, along with eight shows for the younger set through the Kelsey Kids Series, performed by traveling professional troupes and local companies.
'FORUM', SPAMALOT & More Set for MCCC's Kelsey Theatre's 2013-14 Season

Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone, a comedy tonight! Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) Kelsey Theatre kicks off its 2013-14 season with a trip back to Roman times when PinnWorth Productions presents “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” Sept. 6 to 15. This high-energy classic starts off a colorful season of 22 full-length dramas and musical productions, along with eight shows for the younger set through the Kelsey Kids Series, performed by traveling professional troupes and local companies.
MCCC Professor Mel Leipzig Hosts PORTRAIT OF A COLLEGE Lecture Today

In one of his final tributes to the college he has called home since 1968, Fine Arts Professor and renowned painter Mel Leipzig will present 'Portrait of a College' at Mercer County Community College's Trenton Campus today, April 10 at noon. The presentation takes place in Kerney Hall, located at 102 North Broad Street.
MCCC Professor Mel Leipzig to Present PORTRAIT OF A COLLEGE Lecture, 4/10

In one of his final tributes to the college he has called home since 1968, Fine Arts Professor and renowned painter Mel Leipzig will present 'Portrait of a College' at Mercer County Community College's Trenton Campus on Wednesday, April 10 at noon. The presentation takes place in Kerney Hall, located at 102 North Broad Street.
'Mel Leipzig: Mostly Recent Works' Comes to the MCCC Gallery, Now thru 12/27

"Mel Leipzig: Mostly Recent Works" comes to the Gallery at Mercer County Community College from today, Nov. 26 to Thursday, Dec. 27. Eighteen works by the internationally renowned artist who has taught at MCCC for more than four decades will be on display. The Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communication Building on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
'Mel Leipzig: Mostly Recent Works' Comes to the MCCC Gallery, 11/26-12/27

"Mel Leipzig: Mostly Recent Works" comes to the Gallery at Mercer County Community College from Monday, Nov. 26 to Thursday, Dec. 27. Eighteen works by the internationally renowned artist who has taught at MCCC for more than four decades will be on display. The Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communication Building on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

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