Opening Reception & Block Party 2025

Date: September 21, 2025 @ 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Cost: $FREE
Location:
Hunterdon Art Museum
7 Lower Center Street
Clinton, NJ 08809

Celebrate the start of our exciting new exhibitions at HAM with an opening reception, curator talks, and a block party on Sunday, May 18, from 2 to 5 PM.

Experience Four New Exhibitions Opening This Sunday (from 2 – 4 pm):

2025 HAM Members Exhibition:

Our 2025 Members Exhibition, juried by curator Donna Gustafson, is coming soon! Join us as we celebrate the work of 35 incredible artists. Mark your calendars for the opening reception on September 21 from 2-4 pm.

Sheila Goloborotko: If Not Now, When?

If Not Now, When? (Sep. 21, 2025 – Jan. 11, 2026) is a multimedia exhibition by printmaker and multidisciplinary artist Sheila Goloborotko, focusing on themes of urgency, social responsibility, and collective action in the face of environmental, political, and cultural crises.

Chanika Svetvilas: Resounding Remnants:

a visual arts exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Chanika Svetvilas, from September 21, 2025 – January 11, 2026. Working across various media, including drawings, sculpture, and mixed media, the exhibition incorporates interactive elements to create accessible art experiences. Resounding Remnants celebrates disability, mad pride, intersectional identity, and the importance of accessibility, community care, and interdependence.

Jim Toia & Lee Upton: The Never Lost Forest:

Jim Toia is collaborating with poet Lee Upton on an exhibition, The Never Lost Forest, which will be on view from September 21, 2025, through January 11, 2026. This is Upton and Toia’s second collaboration and will focus on Upton’s poems and thoughts on forests and trees, which are interpreted, articulated, manufactured, and presented by Toia in the Hunterdon Art Museum’s River Gallery.

 

Block Party Festivities:

ArtBar: quench your adult thirst while mingling with friends, neighbors, fellow art lovers, and the artists themselves.

Tia B’s Street Tacos: Savor the authentic flavors of Mexico with Tia B’s Street Tacos food truck, serving up a variety of delicious options.

Live Music: Enjoy a DJ set from the amazing Angola, Music Curator

Free Admission Day! Enjoy complimentary access to the museum all day during this event.

 

Get ready for an afternoon where art and community come alive under one roof. This event is free to attend and open to all who love art, culture, and a good time. Don’t miss out on this vibrant celebration — mark your calendars and tell your friends! No RSVP needed.

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