Plaque Will Honor Morristown Art Gallery Founder At Anniversary Event

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morris County Commissioners will join the Craig family at the Atrium Gallery to unveil a plaque honoring Viki Craig, co-founder of Art in the Atrium, which is celebrating its 30th year.

The plaque will be dedicated during the opening reception for "Black Revival: A Celebration of Black Fine Art," which is part of the exhibit REEMERGENCE AND RENEWAL, which will be held on June 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Atrium Gallery of the Morris County Administration and Records Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown.

According to Morris Arts, the 138 artworks in this exhibit, created by 46 artists, represent a communal reemergence from the years of pandemic devastation and convey a sense of regeneration through their vibrant imagery, rich colors, engaging designs and an underlying sense of humanity.

The fourth and fifth floors feature 70 pieces by 24 African American artists selected by Art in the Atrium (ATA) for the exhibition Black Revival, which spans a wide range of styles and media.

Shoshana Kertesz, a Hungarian-born artist, has a solo show on the third floor with 40 works ranging from intense oil portraits – often of well-known cultural figures – to fine art photography and pencil drawings on a variety of subjects, Morris Arts said.

On the second floor, 28 pieces by disabled artists from the Matheny Arts Access program will be showcased.

The majority of the artworks will be available for sale, and information and pricing may be found in the free catalogs located in the elevator lobby areas on floors 2-5. The catalog is also available on the Morris Arts website, www.morrisarts.org.

The Atrium Art Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the final Thursdays of June, July, and Aug. as part of Meet Me In Morristown.

The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 2.