In New Jersey, a state that embraces
the tensions of diversity,
geography, and history, our collective
future remains tantalizingly
malleable. The tension of
creative thinking grows from the
uncertainties of exploration, stepping
away from the tried-and-true,
while reaching for new inspiration.
These are the fundamentals of the
creative spirit and underline the
energy and mission that drives the
Morris Museum. The New Jersey
Arts Annual is a unique exhibition
highlighting the works of visual
and performance based artists in
the state. The exhibition is sponsored
by The New Jersey State
Council on the Arts.
Dissonance opened first as a
virtual exhibition, launched on
May 18, in celebration of International
Museum Day.
Employing the term dissonance
as a point of departure, in January
the Morris Museum invited
submissions from artists living and
“American Scream” by Jonathan Collins
working in New Jersey to submit
work that encompass qualities of
“discord, tension, instability and
conflict to aptly fit the moment in
which we find ourselves.” The submission
could be in any medium,
art, craft, design, performance
and new media. Over 1300 works
were submitted and 60 works by
35 artists were chosen. The work
was judged by Museum Executive
Director, Cleveland Johnson
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