Join us for a day celebrating Plein Air painting in Ringwood State Park. Artists can welcome fall to the park by painting any day between September 22nd – October 8th.
We hope you will join us for the full day of painting on October 8th, but understand not everyone can make that date. Entries for competition should be delivered to the Coffee Shop at Ringwood Manor between 10am-2:30pm (2 Entries per Artist !). We will also have an art exhibition and drinks/snacks available all day in the Coffee Shop. Please visit with us and support our local artists.
Awards will be announced at 3:15pm – 1st Place $100, 2nd Place $75 and 3rd Place $50.
On Friday, June 17th, the Summer Solstice, Ringwood Manor Park, will hold three Enchanted Evening Tours in partnership with the RMAA. These tours are similar to the extremely popular (and quick to sell out!) Enchanted Evening Tours in the fall season, but this one is on the Summer Solstice.
These hour and a half long tours, starting at 7pm, 8pm, and 9pm, allow visitors to experience Ringwood Manor as the sun sets on one of the longest days of the year!
Guides take groups through the interior of the historic house, telling the various legends and lore about the site, followed by a lantern-lit walk to the cemetery on the property. The sun will just be setting as the 7:00 pm tour heads to the cemetery at dusk, while the 8:00 pm & 9:00 pm tours will have a spookier walk as darkness descends.
Tour groups are limited to 20 ($30 per ticket) and are expected to sell out FAST – ticket sales start at 9 am on Monday, May 30th at the link below.
All sales benefit the Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts.
Join Artist Lisa Madson and the Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts on Sunday, June 12 at 11am for a FREE large-scale nature printing workshop.
Expressing our affinity for the beauty of the natural world we will use leaves, natural elements, ferns, and foliage found on the grounds and a variety of printmaking techniques to create large multicolored fabric banners to be displayed at the Manor as a long term installation for you to bring your friends and family to see throughout the summer!
We will be using brayers, sponges, acrylic inks, and paints and we will experiment with cyanotype, an alternative photography process. Bring your smock, it’s bound to get messy!
The workshop is geared to all ages, artists can work individually or in small or family groups. The workshop is FREE, however, preregistration is encouraged to ensure that we have adequate supplies on hand.
Come out for the day and enjoy the workshop in the garden by the Coffee Shop and later take time to tour the Manor, explore the grounds, and deepen your understanding of the historical significance that Ringwood Manor plays in New Jersey’s history.
Lisa Madson is a teaching artist who is a member of the International Nature Printing Society and several local arts groups. Showing in a variety of Museums and galleries she also leads summer workshops in Morristown at Maccullouch Hall Museum.
This program is made possible with funds from the Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
The RMAA welcomes the spring season with new events! As our historic barn gallery is currently closed for its long-awaited roof repairs, we have scheduled programs that are both virtual and out and about in the park.
Currently scheduled events are listed below and can be downloaded HERE.
As always, keep an eye on your emails and our social media for the latest updates!
For more information about these events, email: ringwoodmanorarts@gmail.com or call Leah: 973-839-0921.
These programs are made possible in part by a grant administered by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council from funds granted by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Entries Close 10 PM May 16th Awards Ceremony May 22nd 1:00pm Outside Coffee Shop
April 23rd 4:00 PM – 6:00PM
Ringwood Manor Sketching/Drawing Session Spend 2 hours inside the Manor room/rooms of your choice drawing in the beautiful afternoon light.
Session is limited to 20 attendees. $10 admission fee
April 23rd & 24th
Art in the Park Weekend Visit RMAA Artists at the Coffee Shop
FREE! Purchases benefit Barn Gallery Restoration Fund.
May 7th 4:00 PM – 6:00PM
Ringwood Manor Photography Session Spend 2 hours inside the Manor room/rooms of your choice photographing in the beautiful afternoon light.
Session is limited to 20 attendees. $10 admission fee
May 22nd 9:30am – 2:30pm
Plein Air Painting in the Park Check in at the Coffee Shop. 8am Park Opens, Artists can begin painting 2pm Plein Air Demonstration by Rosanne Cerbo 2:30pm Painting due for Judging 3:30 pm Awards Ceremony
Free for RMAA Members $10 Non-Members
May 22nd 11am – 4pm
Images of Ringwood “Pop-Up” Show Receiving Friday, 5/20 3pm – 4:30pm Sunday, 5/22 9:30am – 10:30am
Free for RMAA Members $10 Non-Members
May 27th, 28th & 29th
Art in the Park Weekend Visit RMAA Artist Lisa Madson at the Coffee Shop.
FREE! Purchases benefit Barn Gallery Restoration Fund.
June 4th
Poetry Reading via Zoom Join us for an evening of poetry readings by local poets. Hosted by Karen Lee Ramos
FREE!
June 5th 10:00am – 4:00pm
Clean Out the Carriage Barn Rummage Sale
FREE! Purchases benefit Barn Gallery Restoration Fund.
June 12th
Nature Printmaking Workshop Lisa Madson will conduct this workshop using a variety of printmaking techniques. The finished product will be large multicolored fabric banners to be displayed in the park throughout the summer!
FREE!
June 18th & 19th
Art in the Park Weekend Visit RMAA Artists at the Coffee Shop
FREE! Purchases benefit Barn Gallery Restoration Fund.
UPDATE: The drawing session is over and closed. There are still spots for photography!
The RMAA has worked with Ringwood Manor State Park to bring our members the rare opportunity to sketch and photograph inside the historic Manor House on the park grounds. These two exclusive events are for RMAA members only and have limited registration space. It is rare for this beautiful, historic building to be opened up exclusively for artists.
Photography and Drawing sessions will be on different days:
Sketching/Drawing Session is April 23, 2022 from 4pm-6pm.
Photography Session is May 7, 2022 from 4pm-6pm.
There is a $10 registration fee. Please choose your session and pay via PayPal below.
Registration spots for this exclusive event are limited and for RMAA members only.
You can Join or Renew your membership online HERE.
To join us:
1)Please register and pay for the session you want to attend via PayPal below. This will reserve your spot.
2) Bring a completed copy of your registration form to the event. The form can be viewed below and downloaded for printing HERE (Download Form). Bring the form with you on the day of the event – you DO NOT need to send it to us beforehand.
3) If you forget the form, a copy will be available for you to fill out at the event.
There is a Call for Artists for The New Jersey Watercolor Society’s upcoming 79th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. The show will be held at the Middletown Arts Center from September 20 – October 23, 2021 The deadline for submission is September 1, 2021. All NJ watercolor artists are welcome to submit their work.
For assistance with the on-line application, contact Michael Scherfen at mike(at)mikescherfen.com
For more information regarding this exhibition or the New Jersey Watercolor Society, go to the NJWCS website at www.njwcs.org contact theExhibition Chairman, Jill Crouch at jillycrouch(at)comcast.net
