MUSEUM & ART EXHIBITS

Artworks: Artworks will exhibit three new exhibitions in April. All three exhibitions open Saturday, April 9with an opening reception, from 6-8p.m. The exhibition runs through May 7. The Main Gallery will exhibit, “If We Came From Nowhere Here, Why Can’t We Go Somewhere There?”, curated by Allison McDaniel. This exhibition is photography and video-based, charting journeys into temporality, flux, and Afrofuturism as explored by self-identified woman of Black/African descent. The Community Gallery will be exhibiting,” Drive and Determination” by Joan Wheeler and Joseph Gilchrist. Last summer, New Jersey hosted the National Junior Disability Championships, for junior athletes, ages 7to 22 years of age, from all across the United States. The athletes had to qualify in their events at regional meets in order to participate in this Paralympic style event. This exhibit will highlight the athletes that participated in this championship and other adapted sporting events, including track and field, swimming, powerlifting, archery, basketball, sled hockey and others. The ArtLab Gallery will be exhibiting, “I Eat Therefore I Am”, SIPMA Contemporary’s 2016annual juried show. This exhibition is about consumption, which is endless and voracious - whether it is breathing air, smoke, narcotics, or ingesting food and drinks, medicine and supplements! The exhibit will feature giant sculpture and installation pieces of Glen Richardson and Kate Liepins juxtaposed with small etchings and collages by artists like Samuel Jarosz, Andre Rubin, Bruce Waldman, Margi Weir and others. Artworks is located at 19 Everett Alley, Trenton. For more information, visit ArtworksTrenton.org Princeton Day School: In continuation of Princeton Day School’s 50th Anniversary celebration, the Anne Reid ‘72Art Gallery presents the 50th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition, on view from April 18through May 14. In this exhibition, the fourth alumni art exhibition in the history of the school, 37alumni will exhibit a wide variety of mediums representing the diverse exposure to the arts students experienced at the school. Architects, sculptors, photographers, painters and videographers will exhibit numerous innovative works for this monumental exhibition. There will be an artists’ reception, during Princeton Day School’s Alumni Weekend, on Friday, May 13, from 4to 6p.m. This reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit is open to the public from 9a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday when the school is in session, and by appointment on weekends. For more information about the Anne Reid ‘72Art Gallery, call Jody Erdman, Art Gallery Director, at (609) 924-6700x 1772or visit www.pds.org. Burlington County Library: Plan a visit to the Burlington County Library in Westampton to view “Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America,” a freestanding photo-panel exhibit that will be on display through May 6. Developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the New York Historical Society, and the American Library Association, the exhibit is composed of seven freestanding sections that will be on display in the library’s adult services area. It is based on the New York Historical Society’s exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of Hamilton’s death and the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Society in 1804. Using reproductions from the Gilder Lehrman Collection

and the Library of the New York Historical Society, and drawing on recent scholarship about Alexander Hamilton, the display examines Hamilton’s central role during the Revolutionary War and Founding period in creating the economic, constitutional, social, journalistic, political, and foreign policy templates for modern America. The Burlington County Library is located at 5Pioneer Boulevard off Woodlane Road in Westampton. For more information, call (609) 267-9660or go to www.bcls.lib.nj.us Rider University Art Gallery: The Rider University Art Gallery will present an exhibition titled “The Seasons” featuring the work of Deborah Rosenthal through Sunday, April 10. The Rider University Art Gallery is located in the Bart Luedeke Center on Rider University’s campus, 2038Lawrenceville Road, in Lawrenceville. It is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4p.m. To learn more, visit www. rider.edu/arts. Tulpekang Nature Center: This spring and summer, the Tulpehaking Nature Center will feature creative works about trees inspired by visitor input from start to finish. The celebration begins on Friday, April 22, with the opening of “ROOTED,” a visual art exhibit about trees and their relation to plant, animal and human life. The juried exhibit will be on display through September 4consisting of paintings, sculpture, photographs and other media celebrating trees and their relation to plant, animal and human life. The Tulpehaking Nature Center is located at 157 Westcott Ave. in Hamilton and is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10a.m. to 4p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4p.m. For more information about the nature center, programs and schedule of events, go to www.mercercountyparks.org. West Windsor Arts Council: The West Windsor Arts Council presents “My Paradise” members exhibit through April 30at the West Windsor Art Center Gallery, 952Alexander Road (historic Princeton Junction Firehouse) in Princeton Junction. Exhibit features artwork from all mediums with the underlying theme of “My Paradise”: an ideal or idyllic place or state. The artists’ works are representative, abstract, literal and non-literal interpretations of their paradise showcasing persons, places, things, colors, shapes and forms. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, from 10a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays, from 10a.m. to 4p.m.

Arts Council of Princeton: The Arts Council of Princeton presents “Every Fiber of My Being,” a group exhibition featuring textile and contemporary embroidery. Visitors can expect original works from artists Maira Kalman, Amy Meissner, Cassie Jones, Diana Weymar, Caroline Lathan-Stiefel, Danielle Hogan and Katie Truk. Every Fiber of My Being will be on view in the Arts Council’s Taplin Gallery through April 17, at Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Parking is available in the Spring and Hulfish Street Garages and at metered parking spots along Witherspoon Street and Paul Robeson Place. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777. Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery: Erdman Art Gallery (lobby area) is located in the Erdman Center, 20Library Place, at Continuing Education at Princeton Theological Seminary. Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30a.m. to 9:30p.m., Saturday, 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m., and Sunday, 1to 9:30 p.m. Gallery hours subject to change during holidays. For more information, email Continuing Education at coned@ptsem.edu or call (609) 497-7990. Gallery 14Fine Art Photography: Gallery 14, Fine Art Photography presents “Recycled to Art” by Carl Geisler and “A 15-year Retrospective” by Rhoda Kassof-Isaac and in the Jay Goodkind Gallery is “Long Exposure: Pinhole and Street Photography” by Liz Doles. Exhibits all run through April 17, 2016. The Gallery is located at 14Mercer Street, Hopewell. Exhibit hours are noon to 5p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. For information on upcoming exhibits, call (609) 333-8511or visit www.photogallery14.com Constantine Art & Jewelry: Mike Mann will open “Special Places,” a show of his colorful paintings and lively drawings, at Constantine Art & Jewelry on Friday, April 8, from 6to 9 p.m. The exhibit consisting of oils, acrylics, watercolors and ink drawings, runs through April 24. The newly renovated gallery located at 2a Stockton Ave, New Hope, PA 18938. Mann will also be at the show that weekend, from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. He considers his works to be realistic/impressionism. Gallery is open daily from 10a.m. to 5p.m. The Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of NJ: The mission of the Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of NJ is to educate the general public about New Jersey’s unparalleled 220+ year contribution to the development of human flight and to encourage young people to consider a career in the aerospace industry. This is accomplished through the display of aircraft, engines, artifacts, models and other NJ aviation-related exhibits (many interactive) ranging chronologically from the 18th Century to the present day. The goal is also supported by formal tours of the facility, through the use of multiple in-house and outreach educational programs, and sponsoring an annual air expo at Teterboro Airport. In addition, each year, three individuals who have made historic contributions to New Jersey aerospace progress are inducted into the Hall of Fame. The Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of NJ is located at 400Fred Wehran Dr., Teterboro, NJ. Hours: 10a.m.- 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Admission: $8adults and $6seniors/ children. Visit website at njahof.org; e-mail: njahof@verizon.net or call (201) 288-6344. Monmouth Museum: For more information about the Monmouth Museum exhibits and programs visit www.monmouthmuseum. org or call (732) 747-2266. You can also find them on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle: Mercer Museum presents “American Adventure,” running through June 12, 2016. What did it take for early American settlers to survive in their New World environment? This fun and challenging exhibit, based on the experiences of the first Jamestown colonists in 1607-08, immerses visitors in a harrowing ordeal to survive for one year. Wind your way through a series of interactive experiences, set within a 2500 square foot maze, and see if you can make it through. This fun and educational role-playing adventure is designed especially for children, families, and school and other youth groups, and features a zip line, rock climb and many other hands-on, minds-on activities. The exhibit is included with museum admission. The museum is located at 84S. Pine St., Doylestown, PA. For more information, call (215) 345-0210, or visit www.mercermuseum.org. A Stage In Time Gallery: New works of Ramón Robledo along with earlier works on exhibit at the gallery. Hours: Monday to Friday, noon to 6p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, from 10a.m. to 6p.m. A Stage In Time Gallery is at 9Lambert Lane, Lambertville, NJ. Call (609) 397-3690or www.ramonrobledoart.com The Quiet Life Gallery: The Quiet Life Gallery is moving to 22Bridge Street, Lambertville partnering with the esteemed Colette Sexton Gallery. Check website for upcoming 2016 exhibits. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Wednesday to Sunday. The gallery is located at 17South Main St. in Lambertville. For more information, call (609) 397-0880or visit www. quietlifegallery.com. The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University: Celebrate classic children’s literature with original drawings by Roger Duvoisin, the acclaimed illustrator of more than 140books who lived and worked in New Jersey for nearly five decades. The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers presents “Donkey-donkey, Petunia, and Other Pals: Drawings by Roger Duvoisin,” on view through June 26, 2016. The exhibition spans Duvoisin’s entire career – from his first book, “A Little Boy Was Drawing,” to his last, “The Happy Lioness” and includes images from the Caldecott Medal winner “White Snow, Bright Snow.” Nearly 40 works chronicle the adventures, antics, and epiphanies of his characters – both animal and human – whose timeless life lessons resonate from generation to generation. The exhibit is open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To schedule a class or group tour Tuesday through Sunday, contact the Education Department (education@ zimmerli.rutgers.edu) at least two weeks in advance. Free admission to the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers located at 71Hamilton Street (at George Street) on the College Avenue Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The Zimmerli is a short walk from the NJ Transit train station in New Brunswick. For more information, visit the museum’s website www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu or call (848) 932-237. The Meredith Havens Fire Museum: The museum was founded in 1959by non-retired Fire Captain Edward Gore and Meredith Havens. It houses one of the largest collection of fire helmets on the East Coast and now proudly displays, courtesy of the NJ Department of Parks & Forestry, a Philadelphia-style, double-decker hand pumper originally purchased in 1850for the Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company of Trenton. The museum is attached to a working fire station. Groups of 10or more, call (609) 989-4038to schedule a visit. The museum is at 244 Perry Street, Trenton. Park in the rear parking lot on Allen Street to reach the museum’s entrance. Gourgaud Gallery: “Two Old Guys Painting” features the works of artists Marv Sitrin and Dale Smith running to Friday, April 22. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday, from 9a.m. to 4p.m. and Sunday, April, April 17, from 1-3p.m. The Gourgaud Gallery is located on the first floor of Cranbury Town Hall, 23A North Main Street, Cranbury, NJ 08512. The artwork is for sale with 20% of each sale going to support the Cranbury Arts Council and its programs. Cash or a check made out to the Cranbury Arts Council is accepted as payment. For more information, visit www.cranburyartscouncil.org. Roebling Museum: The New York World’s Fair of 1939was an international celebration of technology, design, consumerism and fun. Its theme, “Building the World of Tomorrow,” gave the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company a perfect opportunity to showcase its work building steel wire cables for the world’s longest suspension bridges. “Roebling Goes To The Fair,” a new exhibit at the Roebling Museum, displays artwork commissioned by the Roebling company for its exhibit at the New York fair. The exhibit will remain on show through the end of the year. Unusual circular paintings depict the Brooklyn Bridge (1883) and the George Washington Bridge (1931). A series of panels shows scenes of workers in the Roebling wire mills, including men drawing wire, testing wire strength and spinning wire rope on vertical stranding machines in the company’s Trenton rope works. The Museum is open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., from April through August, and Thursday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4p.m., from September through December. The museum is located at 100Second Ave.in Roebling. For more information, call (609) 499-7200or visit www.roeblingmuseum.org