“THE WORK PARTY: BIPLANE AND BLUE TRUCK IN GREEN”: This painting by David Orban of Hamilton was named Best in Show for the “Ellarslie Open 40.” The annual juried exhibition, featuring 150 works by 109 artists, is on view through September 30 at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie and at ellarslie.org/eo40.

Seventeen of 109 exhibiting artists received awards during the June 24 Artists and Members Reception for the “Ellarslie Open 40” at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie. This year’s edition of the annual juried exhibition showcases 150 artworks by artists from the greater Trenton area and throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. All of the artwork is available for purchase in the museum or online through September 30.

From the veranda of the museum, Trenton Museum Society’s Joan Perkes, Deborah Oliver, and Sarah Unger; Juror Reggie Browne; and Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and City Council Vice President Crystal Feliciano delivered welcoming remarks and announced awards. The top winner was David Orban of Hamilton, whose painting The Work Party: Biplane and Blue Truck in Green was named Best in Show.

Category award recipients were Abigail Johnson of Princeton for Digital Art; Patricia Hutchinson of Belmar for Painting; John Slavin of Holland, Pa,, for Photography; Carol Magner of Yardley, Pa., for Sculpture; and Bill Donnelly of Southampton, Pa., for Works on Paper. A complete list of award winners is posted at ellarslie.org/eo40.

“I am a fan of a wide range of objects of art,” said Browne. “Over my continued period of observation and collecting art, my interest spans the range of abstraction, figurative, landscapes, and sculpture. I was impressed by the large number of landscapes introduced by the artists for inclusion in the ‘Ellarslie Open 40.’ Clearly, some artists are as moved as I am by the beauty of the Central New Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania areas.”

Mary Yess, who conceived of and coordinated the first “Ellarslie Open” in 1982, said in exhibition materials, “When I cooked up the idea for the ‘Ellarslie Open,’ I had hoped it would turn into an annual event, but little did I think it would turn into the incredible show it has become.”

“Ellarslie Open 40” will remain on view in the museum and in an online gallery and store through September 30, with a related juror’s talk to take place in September, date to be announced.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, located in Cadwalader Park, is open Fridays and Saturdays, 12 to 4 p.m., and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. While there is no admission charge, donations in support of the museum’s mission and programs are welcomed. For more information, call (609) 989-1191 or visit ellarslie.org.