The Gourgaud Gallery
Administered and Operated for the Township of Cranbury by
The Gourgaud Gallery Committee, a Part of the Cranbury Arts Council
The Township and the Cranbury Arts Council (CAC) have signed a formal agreement, leasing the Gourgaud Gallery to CAC. (Gourgaud is pronounced “Gor Go”)
Effective immediately, the Arts Review Committee (ARC) has been reorganized under the banner of the Cranbury Arts Council, and has become the Gourgaud Gallery Committee (GGC). The Members are: Amy Amico, Chair; Colleen Cahill, Cheryl Corr, Dan Goldberg, Melanie Johnson, Bob Virgadamo, Lisa Walsh, Kathy Wasson, Tamara Woronczuk, and Howard Zogott.
The Gourgaud Gallery has become a center for the Arts in Cranbury, and the GGC will continue to bring new exhibits to the Gallery each month. The Gallery will continue opening each exhibit with it’s First Friday Artist’s Reception Program. The GGC will continue to enhance the programming in the Gallery with musical soirees, poetic and dramatic readings, film screenings, lectures and classes.
Any Cranbury-based non-profit group or organization may utilize the space, by appointment. For registration information contact the GGC at ggcchair@cranbury.org
GGC is looking for additional volunteers to staff the committee, whose purpose is to oversee the operation and generally run the Gallery. Differing from the past, new members of the committee do not need an art background…merely an interest in art, the ability to give some time to the operation, and a desire to see the Gallery and the Arts continue to thrive in Cranbury.
Members of the Committee serve one year terms. The GGC meets once a month, in the Gourgaud Gallery
A complete history of the Gourgaud Gallery can be found at gourgaudhist.htm
The Gourgaud Gallery Committee can be reached via e-mail at ggcchair@cranbury.org , by phone at 609-395 0900, Ext 241, or by regular mail at:
The Gourgaud Gallery
Cranbury Town Hall
1 Schoolhouse Lane
Cranbury, NJ 08512
The Gourgaud Gallery is open Daily from 9AM to 4PM and on Sundays from Noon to 3PM.
The Gallery is open on Saturdays by appointment, only.
A new exhibit is installed in the Gourgaud Gallery every month, and opens with an Artist’s Reception on the First Friday every month.
Additional programs are normally scheduled for Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, but may also be weekday evenings or Saturdays; See the Cranbury Press or consult the Cranbury website(s) for additional programs, dates and times.
The GGC would like to thank the Student Volunteers and the Cranbury Golden Ager’s Club for volunteering their time to sit in the Gallery each Sunday.
Recent and Upcoming Exhibits
2007
January – “Someplace Else” – an Exhibit of Photography by Andrea
February – “Art from the Heart” – Works from the A-Team of Trenton
Winter - Winter Art Series
March – Pastels and Oils by Agnés Seugnet
April – "Paintings in One Color" by Watercolorists Unlimited - April 3-29. Friday Artists Reception - April 20 from 6-8 p.m.
April is National Poetry Month
Friday, April 13th at 7:30 PM
The Fourth Annual “OPEN MIC” POETRY READING on Friday, April 13th at 7:30 PM in the Gourgaud Gallery in Cranbury’s Town Hall.
Click here to view flyer (PDF)
Sunday, April 29 from 1-4 PM
The Gourgaud Gallery is accepting entries for the Second Annual Student Film Festival 2007. Students in grade six through high school are eligible and can submit up to 4 films for acceptance. Deadline for entries is Monday, April 23 and the event will be held on Sunday, April 29 from 1-4 p.m. in the Gourgaud Gallery. Entry forms can be printed out on line or can be picked up at the Gourgaud Gallery.
Click here for entry form (MS/Word DOC)
May – Chinese Watercolors by J.C. Turner
June – Garden State Watercolor Society Associates Exhibit
July – "Let It Drip" Paintings by Nick Skally July 6 - 29
August – "Recent Works" Lauren Scott August 3 - 26
September – Cranbury Digital Camera Club - Annual Exhibit September 7 - 30
October - "Faces From Last Year" The Paintings of Sunil Gangadharan October5 - 28
November- Mort Metersky - Photography Title TBA November 2-25
December - "Cranbury Gardens V" Works from Art in the Park December 7-30
2008
January - "Pastel Landscapes" Jim Morgan January 4-27
February - "Art From the Heart II" The Works of The A-TEAM Artists of Trenton February 1 - 24
March - The Art of Betty Lee Taylor -Title TBA March 7 - 30
April - "Watercolorists Unlimited" Title TBA April 4 - 27
May - "Mother's Day" A Collection of Artwork by mothers and their children May 2 - 25
All Exhibits open with a First Friday Artist’s Reception
If you are interested in having your work displayed, please request an
application via e-mail from
ggcchair@cranbury.org
Or, use this link to print out and complete the application
and mail it to
The Gourgaud Gallery
Cranbury Town Hall,
1 Schoolhouse Lane
Cranbury, NJ 08512
http://cranbury.org/clubs/artscouncil.html
http://cranburytownship.org/gourgaud_gallery.html