PRINCETON, NJ Restaurant Dining Guide Announcement

Morven in May: Contemporary Craft & Garden May 4 - 6

Princeton, N.J. – In early May each year, Morven Museum & Garden welcomes to Princeton 36 contemporary craft artists from around the U.S. for its highly anticipated Morven in May, a craft and plant sale weekend raising funds for the organization.

Lena Stringari, Deputy Director of The Guggenheim Museum, selected this year's exhibitors, whose exquisite work in glass, ceramics, wood, decorative and wearable fiber, jewelry, furniture, metal, and basketry will be displayed in gallery-style booths under a grand tent on the museum's Great Lawn, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton.

In addition to hosting one of the finest contemporary craft shows in the region, Morven is pleased to present its annual heirloom plant sale. Now, in its 17th year, the plant sale includes unique varieties of annuals and perennials, flowering shrubs, with a selection of plants propagated from Morven's own garden. 

A Preview Party on Thursday, May 3, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm, kicks off  the three-day contemporary craft show and plant sale. Preview Party tickets can be reserved at moven.org or by calling 609-924-8144 x 113.

Morven in May is open to the public on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, 10am – 5pm, and Sunday, May 6, 10am – 4pm. The plant sale opens to Morven members from 9:00 to noon before opening to the public on Friday beginning at noon.

Craft Show Admission: $10 per person; $8 for Friends of Morven; Free for children ages 12 and under and includes admittance to the Museum. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting morven.org, or at the Craft Show entrance. Plant Sale only, FREE. 
 

All proceeds from Morven in May help fund the museum's exhibitions, historic gardens, and educational programs.

 
The 2018 Morven in May Honored Committee: Sheila Johnson Brutcsh, Colleen Goggins, Betty Wold Johnson, Liza and Sky Morehouse, Georgie Schley, Ann and Austin Starkey, and Robert N. Wilson.

Co-Chairs: Kristin Appelget, Sebastian Clarke and Katherine Van Dell, Carol and Dick Hanson, Dorothy and Charles Plohn, Jr., and Daphne Townsend.  

Morven in May is made possible through the generous support of Baxter Construction, Bryn Mawr Trust, Bordon Perlman, Callaway Henderson Sotheby's Int'l Reality, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Fulton Bank of NJ, Glenmede Trust, Princeton Scoop, Saul Ewing Arnstein, & Lehr, Rago Arts, Witherspoon Media Group.

THE EXHIBITORS
Laura Baring – Gould, Somerville, MA, metal

Jerry Bennett, Philadelphia, PA, ceramics

Michael Brolly, Bethleham, PA, wood

Shauna Burke, Brooklyn, NY, jewelry

Sebastian Coleman, Mount Vernon, OH, glass

Kathy Cooper, Winston –Salem, NC, decorative fiber

Lucy Dierks, Asheville, NC, ceramics

Paul Eshelman, Elizabeth, IL, ceramics

Joel Fremion, Ft. Wayne, IN, decorative fiber

Annette Frye, Hopkinson, NH, wearable fiber

Rob Greene, Marshfield, VT, jewelry

Andrea Handy, Rochester, NY, wearable art

Michael Heilman, Alexandria, VA, decorative fiber

Lori Kaplan, New York, NY, jewelry

Christy Klug, Chicago, IL, jewelry

Rick Laufer, Bentley Springs, MD, furniture

Kari Lonning, Ridgefield, CT, basketry

Amy Roper Lyons, New Providence, NJ, jewelry

Thomas Marrinson, Hinesburg, VT, ceramics

Ayesha Mayadas, Englewood, NJ, jewelry

Lawrence Morgan, Brick, NJ, wood

Carolyn Morris Bach, Carolina, RI, jewelry

Hannah Niswonger, Winchester, MA, ceramics

Gina Pannorfi, Chicago, IL, wearable fiber

Robert Patterson, Milton, GA, wood

Bruce Perlmutter, Red Bank, NJ, wood

Amanda Quinby, Easthampton, MA, mixed media

Mary Raivel, Baltimore, MD, jewelry

Jo Roessler, Easthampton, MA, furniture

Janice Schmidt, Atlanta, GA, wearable fiber

Paula Shalan, W. Stockbridge, MA, ceramics

Eileen Sutton, Haverton, PA, jewelry

Laurie Thal and Daniel Altwies, Wilson, WY, glass

Sarah West, Raleigh, NC, jewelry

Erin Wilson, Brooklyn, NY, decorative fiber

Stephen and Tammy Zeh, Temple, ME, baskets

About Morven Museum & Garden

Situated on five pristine acres in this university town, Morven is a short walk from the Princeton Campus.  The museum boasts a growing collection of fine and decorative art. Morven's second floor galleries serve as a changing exhibit space with new shows opening every few months that celebrates the cultural heritage of New Jersey.

For more than 200 years Morven has played a role in the history of New Jersey and the nation. Originally part of a 5,500-acre tract purchased from William Penn in 1701 by the Stockton family, it became the site of the home of Richard Stockton, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. As well as serving as a Stockton homestead into the 20^th century, Morven was also home to Robert Wood Johnson and his family, and eventually five New Jersey governors.  In 1982, the New Jersey Governor's Mansion was relocated to nearby Drumthwacket and Morven began its conversion to a museum and opened to the public in 2004.

Morven Museum & Garden | 55 Stockton Street | Princeton, New Jersey 08540 | 609.924.8144