Artists invited to contribute to New Jersey Highlands art exhibit

BOONTON, N.J. — Artists are invited to submit work for an exhibit to be shown at the Morris Museum in Morristown, N.J., from August through October.
The New Jersey Highlands Coalition, in association with the Morris Museum, has announced its sixth annual Highlands Juried Art Exhibit featuring the landscapes, flora, fauna, natural, cultural and historic resources of the Highlands of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut.
New this year will be the addition of a Youth Category for artists under age 18 and a Sculpture/3-D category. Selected entries will be featured in the Morris Museum’s spacious Hedley Gallery and the three top prize winners also will be shown at Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery in Bernardsville.
There will be a reception at the Morris Museum on Sept. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., where prizes will be awarded. There will be a grand prize of $500, in addition to second place and third place awards of $300 and $200 respectively. Other prizes will include gift certificates for framing, printing and local events.
Selections from the exhibit will be featured on the New Jersey Highlands Coalition website and social media sites. Prize-winning images will accompany press releases to be sent to prominent New Jersey publications.
Two-dimensional painting, drawing, pastel, mixed-media and photography will be accepted, as will 3-D, small sculpture and carving. Abstract images and sculpture are also accepted as long as they are inspired by the Highlands.
Details may be found at njhighlandscoalition.org.
Initial digital entries must be received by midnight on Thursday, May 23.