INAUGURAL EXHIBITION: The lobby of the Montgomery Municipal Center now houses Clem Fiori’s exhibition, and will host future showcases organized by the Montgomery Arts Council.

The Montgomery Municipal Center will host local artist and longtime resident Clem Fiori at a free artist reception and talk on Thursday, February 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. Fiori is presenting his work, which highlights the region’s natural landscape, in the inaugural exhibition organized by the Montgomery Arts Council.

“Clem is a force of nature, literally, who generously shares his immense artistic talent while he advocates for the land, tirelessly leading Montgomery’s open space preservation charge for the last 35 years,” said Montgomery Township Mayor Neena Singh.

Presented photographs feature selections from Fiori’s book The Vanishing New Jersey Landscape, published in 1994, as well as images of Hobler Park in Blawenburg.

“Clem is a Montgomery original, and so he is the perfect person to kick start this new display by Montgomery-based artists for Montgomery residents to enjoy,” said Montgomery Arts Council Chair Karen Tuveson.

The Montgomery Municipal Center is located at 100 Community Drive in Skillman.