“THE OLD RED BRIDGE – NEW HOPE”: This pastel by Marina Marino is featured in the group exhibition “Along the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek,” on view through September 27 at the D&R Greenway Land Trust Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place.

D&R Greenway Land Trust, in partnership with CJ Mugavero of The Artful Deposit Gallery in Bordentown, is hosting the “Along the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek” exhibit through September 27 at the Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The displayed art will be sold to interested buyers, a portion of which will support D&R Greenway Land Trust to preserve land in the Delaware River region.

According to D&R Greenway, art has a long history of portraying life and the beauty along the Delaware River. From Lenape woodcarvings to the New Hope Art Colony, the Delaware River Valley has been home to creative work for thousands of years. Works like The Delaware River at Prallsville by Jeff Gola and The Run by Shawn Campbell show the level of inspiration the Delaware can instill.

This multimedia exhibit features a display by regional artists depicting the magnificence of the Delaware River and its tributary, Crosswicks Creek. Artists on display use a wide variety of mediums, including egg tempera which is used by Jeff Gola. The technique involves mixing egg yolks and pigment to create a fast-drying and long-lasting paint medium. Other works use an aesthetic mix of pastel, acrylic, oil, cold wax, ceramic, watercolor, bronze/stone, stainless steel, clay, and wood stain/panel.

“We are lucky to have such a diverse group of artists on display in the exhibit,” said Mugavero, owner and gallerist of The Artful Deposit Gallery. “These artists are fantastic at what they do and it’s enriching to see these works up close.”

One of the more unique pieces for sale is the sculpture Made in Roebling by Gary Bykowsky. The artist resides in Roebling, where the John A. Roebling & Sons Company built steel wire for bridges like the Brooklyn Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge. The work includes wrenches, chains, and screws all heat forged and formed together to form a 26x26x26 steel sphere which depicts the “remnants of the American Industrial Age.”

Paintings by local artists are also on display at the Discovery Center at Point Breeze in Bordentown, where there will be an exhibit on first edition Audubon prints later this year.

“Art can stimulate action by inspiring people to care,” said Linda Mead, president and CEO of D&R Greenway Land Trust. “Works about our environment, like the ones in our current exhibit, are perfect to share D&R Greenway Land Trust’s core value to protect land and the water that is the lifeblood of our communities.”

Visit the Johnson Education Center to take a visual journey along the Delaware River through the works of featured artists Al Barker, Eleinne Basa, Michael Budden, Gary Bykowsky, Shawn Campbell, Sean Carney, Jim Carvalho, Hanneke DeNeve, Ilene Dube, Alan Fetterman, Christopher Forrest, Julie Friedman, Jeff Gola, Kate Graves, Joseph Gyrucsak, William B. Hogan, Susan Hogan, TingTing Hsu, Joy Kreves,  Maria Marino, Ken McIndoe, David Orban, Jo-Anne Osnoe, Pat Proniewski, Janet Purcell, Pat Todd, A.R. Tucker, Annelies Van Dommelen, AJ Wainright, and Mary Yess.

Exhibit admission is free, however donations to help support D&R Greenway Land Trust and future programing are appreciated. Those interested in purchasing works on display can email info@drgreenway.org or make arrangements at the gallery. Visit drgreenway.org for more information.