Inspirations: A Global Cascade of Influence - From Old Souvenirs to New Voices

The John F. Peto Studio Museum is proud to present Inspirations: A Global Cascade of Influence — From Old Souvenirs to New Voices, a landmark collaboration with the ÀNI Art Academies. This international exhibition unites works from ÀNI artists across five countries, each created as a personal reflection on what inspires them to create.

At its origin lies a single, deeply personal spark. ÀNI Co-Founder and Curriculum Designer Anthony J. Waichulis first encountered John F. Peto’s Old Souvenirs, a masterfully crafted and meditative still life housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the late 1990s. The quiet poetry and demonstrable virtuosity he found with that painting profoundly influenced his own creative path and, in time, inspired his development of an educational framework that would empower a new generation of artists to pursue their own inspirations. This cascade of influence demonstrates how what moves one artist deeply can, in turn, set countless others in motion.

This exhibition traces that ripple effect from Peto’s studio in nineteenth-century New Jersey to new generations of painters and draftsmen working today in the United States, the Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Anguilla.

TOURS

Saturday: 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM

All tours are Docent-guided and include the permanent collection and the current exhibit on display. Walk-ins welcome.

Group Tours & Private Tours by Appointment. Call 732.929.4949