Montclair Art Museum Art School Wins Statewide Awards

Montclair Art Museum (MAM) is thrilled to announce that it has been honored with the awards for “Favorite Adult Art Class” and “Favorite Art Camp” for the second year in a row in the 2016 JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. The Awards, which take place annually to honor the work of New Jersey’s vital, vibrant, and diverse arts community, saw more than 21,000 ballots cast statewide—the greatest number of votes since its inception in 2008. MAM was among more than 110 arts organizations and downtown districts nominated for the Awards in 16 categories.

“We’re so grateful for this designation and to be among the top arts organizations in the state,” said Lora Urbanelli, MAM Director. “It is a great honor to be nominated for these Awards, and to receive such overwhelming support from our peers and audiences.”

MAM garnered almost 5,000 votes and was honored today at the New Jersey Conference on Tourism at the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Spring and summer registration is now open at montclairartmuseum.org.

Fellow Northern New Jersey winners include:

• Favorite Large Performing Arts Center: New Jersey Performing Arts Center–NJPAC (Newark)
• Favorite Small Performing Arts Center: South Orange Performing Arts Center–SOPAC (South Orange)
• Favorite Theater to See a Musical: Paper Mill Playhouse (Millburn)
• Favorite Symphony/Orchestra: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra–NJSO (Newark)
• Favorite Choral Group: Newark Boys Chorus (Newark)
• Favorite Film Festival: Montclair Film Festival (Montclair)
• Favorite Theater Camp: Paper Mill Players (Millburn)

"All of the nominees in the 2016 People’s Choice Awards should be very proud of the work they’re doing to bolster arts and culture in our state,” said Adam Perle, President & CEO of ArtPride New Jersey, the state arts service organization that coordinates the annual awards. “To be nominated by one’s peers is to wear a badge of honor that signifies ‘great art happens here.’ With more than 100 truly outstanding nominees, it’s easy to see how much exceptional art takes place right here in New Jersey.”

For detailed results and more information, including photos from today’s presentation, visit JerseyArts.com/peopleschoice.

The JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards are coordinated through the Discover Jersey Arts program, a cosponsored project of the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation and New Jersey State Council on the Arts aimed at increasing the awareness of and participation in the arts.