VOTE for your favorie PHOTO - 15 Finalists annouced!
PHOTO CONTEST ANNOUCEMENT - Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture received over 100 entries on our first Photo Contest. After review, DAC is pleased to announce the following 15 photos as finalists. We invite the Maplewood community to enjoy these views of our town, and click on your favorites!
Maplewood Launches Arts Registry to Feature Local Artists, Arts Professionals and Arts Organizations
The Township of Maplewood with the Division of Arts & Culture (DAC) announces the creation of dynamic Arts Registry for local artists, arts professionals, and arts organizations. Serving as a free virtual hub and online networking tool, the Arts Registry will provide a platform for the arts community to promote and share their work, and connect them with those seeking talent.
Artist Spotlight: Elijah Minton, Springfield Avenue Partnership Public Art Initiative
Inspired by the theme "Our Community Looking Forward" Elijah Minton used his memories and experiences working in Maplewood as a young teen. He was struck by the diversity of the community and, just as much, by how the community works together to lift all people, of all backgrounds and races to a better future.
Artist Spotlight: Aimee Mower Lally, Art In Motion
“This piece came from a series of paintings titled ‘In Between Spaces,’ which documents the journey between New York City and the suburbs of New Jersey. It contemplates our comings and goings and all that lies between—the rapidly changing landscape and the life transitions that lead us to where we are.” — Aimee Mower Lally
Artist Spotlight: Adam Gustavson, Art In Motion
Adam Gustavson Photo by Rich Silivanch
“The Tunnelers—a badger, a groundhog, several worms, and other assorted critters—are all travelers or makers of subterranean passageways. A pedestrian underpass seems like a natural place for them to be commuting through, while the commute, in itself, is the magical equalizer of the suburbs. Whatever our pecking order or business, even the hungry owls and tempting moles have to tolerate each other while in transit.” - Adam Gustavson