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MORRISTOWN, NJ (PRWEB) August 30, 2003 -
Â? World-renowned sculptor and printmaker, Elizabeth Catlett, is Honoree and Guest Lecturer on Saturday, September 20, 2003, at The Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. The activities begin with a VIP reception at 5:00 p.m. The AT&T Foundation is sponsor of the lecture titled, A Conversation With Elizabeth Catlett that starts at 6:00 p.m., followed immediately by a public reception.
Â?We are delighted to share in bringing such a celebrated artist, Elizabeth Catlett, to Morristown,Â? said Mirian Graddick-Weir, AT&T Executive Vice President Â? Human Resources. Â?AT&T is proud of the role it plays in the community, and weÂ?re delighted to support Art in The Atrium, Inc. on this event.Â?
The Catlett lecture is a preview event leading up to celebration of Art in The Atrium, Inc.Â?s twelfth year of bringing fine art by African-Americans to Morris County when its Red Velvet Cake Exhibit opens in January 2004.
Many consider Elizabeth Catlett as one of North AmericaÂ?s most influential living artists. She recently received the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center, the worldÂ?s leading international sculpture organization.
Catlett joins a unique group of world-class artists who have been recipients of this
prestigious award, including French/American Abstract Expressionist Sculptor Louise Bourgeois; Robert Rauschenberg, Pop artist who introduced the art world to what he termed “combines,” and the late George Segal, New Jersey-based sculptor, whose trademark life-size plaster casts can be seen in major museums and in public spaces throughout the country.
Catlett is recognized primarily as a sculptor, but also a printmaker and is acclaimed for both her technical brilliance and the emotional impact of her works. Born in Washington, DC, and a graduate of Howard University, CatlettÂ?s work is in the permanent collections of major museums throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe and in private collections worldwide. A number of her sculptures and works on paper will be on exhibit at the September 20, 2003, event and for sale during her lecture from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Art in The AtriumÂ?s annual scholarship fund benefits from proceeds of any purchases of the artistÂ?s work during the event.
Art in The Atrium exhibits have grown in recognition over the years to become one of New JerseyÂ?s most important venues for showcasing fine art created by African-American artists, attracting audiences from the metropolitan area as well as from other nearby states and cities. The organization includes among its projects artists in the schools programs, art collectors workshops and awards college scholarships in Morris County and the surrounding community.
Previous exhibitions have included works by major living artists like Elizabeth Catlett, Benny Andrews, former visual arts director for the National Endowment for the Arts, and Thomas Arthur Malloy, Artist Laureate of Trenton, New Jersey. Other established artists, several of whom reside in New Jersey, are annual contributors to the exhibitions and are sought after for the high quality of their work. These include Russell Murray, curator of Art in The Atrium exhibitions, Marian Howard, Janet Taylor Pickett, Leroy Campbell, Gladys Barker Grauer, Alonzo Adams and Bisa Washington.
Viki Craig, who with her husband, Attorney Charles Craig, is a founder of Art in The Atrium, Inc., said, Â?The response to our annual exhibits has really been phenomenal and it is the real motivation and driving force that keeps us doing what we have fun doing, even though putting on quality exhibits is hard work.Â?
Honorary Co-Chairs for the 12th Annual Art in The Atrium exhibit are Esther Silver-Parker, AT&T Foundation and Wanda Webster Stansbury, Management Interventions, Inc. Art in The Atrium Directors and Host Committee are Arthur and Jackie Bolden, Charles and Viki Craig, Walter and Lynn Goodwin, Linda Harley, Russell Murray and Mirian Graddick-Weir of AT&T.
For tickets and information about attending the lecture and the VIP reception call 973-540-0615 or email info@artintheatrium.com.
For directions to the Morris Museum, please visit http://www.morrismuseum.org/General%20Information/directions.htm.
For a biography of Elizabeth Catlett please visit http://artintheatrium.com/gallery_bio_catlett.asp.
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About Art In The Atrium
Art in the Atrium, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer, art organization founded in 1991. The organization is based in culturally diverse Morris County, NJ and is tax-exempt under the Federal Tax Regulation 501(c) (3). The organization derives most of its operating dollars from corporate donations, foundations, community organizations and private citizens.
Since 1991, Art in the Atrium, Inc. has developed and implemented a variety of innovative activities, through strong alliances with the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders, politicians, civic organizations, corporations, and artists. We have participated in joint ventures with the Morris Museum, Kamoinge Photography Group, NY, awarded scholarships to visual art students, created a working relationship with the Morris School District, and also sponsored jazz/art brunches and seminars in order to introduce and expose established and emerging artists.
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