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Objet Trouve: An Exhibit Of Found Objects - Virtual And In-Person Exhibit At West Orange Arts Center

originally published: 01/12/2021


(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) presents “Objet Trouvé, An Exhibit of Found Objects” curated by Carol Black-Lemon.  The Objet Trouvé virtual exhibit will debut on January 9, 2021 on the West Orange Arts Council website  and will be open for in-person timed-entry visits at the West Orange Arts Center, 551 Valley Road in West Orange, New Jersey through February 27, 2021. 

Objet trouvé is a French term describing art created from undisguised, modified or ordinary materials elements or substances that are not normally considered to create art or already have a non-art function.  Artists were invited to demonstrate the unique ways they combine or repurpose found objects to evoke memories, spark connections and build upon themes. Common, discarded or unuseful objects, in the hands of an artist, are given new life, meaning, and purpose. This was a great opportunity for artists to use their imaginations and create something that is unexpected. 

“This exhibit is sure to ignite one’s imagination to look at objects with a fascinating new purpose,” exhibit curator Carol Black-Lemon said. “It's a world of reimagined objects. I hope that when people view this exhibit that they walk away with a desire to create something from their own every day found objects.”

Participating artists include: Virginia Block, Nina Cioppettini, Maria Estrela, Rona Goldfarb, Ellen Hark, Kathleen Heron, Mary Howe, Carol Jenkins, Cansuela Lawrence, Aron Lifschultz, Modern Fossils: Judith Marchand and David P. Horowitz, Frank Niccoletti, Amelia Panico, Jennifer Place, Danielle Scott, Georgia Varidakis, Alexandra Vasconcelos, and Ann Vollum.

Carol Black-Lemon is the Vice Chair of the West Orange Arts Council. She is a contemporary fine artist who studied media art for advertising at the School of Visual Arts with a background as art director, marketing website administrator and is founder of her own fine art and graphic and web design business. Carol is committed to creating art, helping other artists and bringing awareness of the arts to our community. 




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The Objet Trouvé exhibit will be open for in-person visits, and timed-entry appointments mandatory. Hours posted on www.facebook.com/woac.org .  Attendees are required to social distance and wear face coverings at all times. An online gallery is on view at www.woarts.org.  

 This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs and the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund.




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