“GOD”: Stephanie Magdziak of Princeton is shown with her large-scale drawing that was named Best in Show at the Trenton City Museum’s “Ellarslie Open 41. The exhibition is on view through October 6, and a Juror’s Talk is on Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 a.m.

Kimberly Camp

The juror of Trenton City Museum’s annual “Ellarslie Open,” Kimberly Camp, will give a Juror’s Talk about the 2024 show on Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, located in historic Cadwalader Park. Refreshments will follow the talk and Q&A. Reserve for $25 or $20 for museum members at ellarslie.org/eo41-jurors-talk.

After reviewing 550 entries in the categories of sculpture, painting, works on paper, photography, and digital art, Camp selected 110 pieces by 94 artists for the annual showcase. During her Juror’s Talk, Camp will discuss her process for jurying and for selecting award-winners. Camp awarded Best in Show to Stephanie Magdziak of Princeton for her large-scale drawing GOD. The exhibiting artists, award winners, and online gallery can be viewed at ellarslie.org/eo41. The show is on view online and in the museum through October 6.

Camp’s paintings and dolls have appeared in over 100 solo and group exhibitions. The recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and a Kellogg National Leadership Program Fellowship, Camp also served as a museum president and CEO for 25 years and has taught at several colleges and universities, including Rutgers Camden, Lincoln, and Drexel universities. Cultural institutions she led include the Smithsonian Institution Experimental Gallery, of which she was a founding director (1989–1993); Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (president and CEO 1994–2004); and the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pa. (president and CEO 1998 to 2005). She founded and operates Galerie Marie, located in Collingswood, where people can see her work and that of over 200 international artists. She has been featured in Nouvel Objet, FiberArts, National Geographic World, the Village Voice and Smithsonian. Camp received the 2020 ACC Award of Excellence: Craft Makes Us Human for her debut show with the organization, and the Gold Award/Best of Show at the 51st Annual Peters Valley Craft Fair.

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