Oyster Point Gallery Exhibitions, originally conceived by President Kevin Barry, and currently curated by Ellen Martin, provide a prestigious and viable alternative gallery venue to artists from New Jersey and nearby locations.
Both emerging and established artists, many of whom are award-winning, have been included in the exhibitions that are shown in the public spaces of the first two floors of the Hotel.
The work is primarily two-dimensional and encompasses painting, photography, wall-mounted sculpture, collage, and collaborative work. The Gallery is an asset both to our community and guests of the Hotel.
Dec 3, 2024 – Jan 3, 2025In 2020, Don Harger was an artist with an inventory problem. He had hundreds of paintings which were headed to storage. He also had a good friend, Bob McKay. Bob called his art contacts to let them know Don’s plight. “And, by the way, how can you help?” he asked.
Sep 3, 2024 – Oct 27, 2024Not long ago, the debate wasn’t about whether AI “art” was art but whether color photography was art. William Eggleston’s 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Color Photographs by William Eggleston, settled that debate. It was. It is.
Sep 3, 2024 – Oct 27, 2024Chinatown, a dynamic fusion of old and new, has always been a magnetic pull for Joe Rabcow as a street photographer. This energetic neighborhood, a microcosm of New York City’s energy, offers an unparalleled stage for capturing the raw, unfiltered essence of human interaction.
Jul 9, 2024 – Sep 12, 2024“I remember as a child how certain household objects – tools in the basement, a desktop cigarette lighter, an antique eggbeater – held fascination because I saw their form before I understood their function. They were distinctive, inevitable, seeming like a species of animal or plant. Abandoned or ancient buildings are similarly potent – with their functionality gone, their pure form and character emerge. While nature reclaims them, they enter a new state combining their once-thriving older selves and the oblivion that awaits all things. Their being takes a last stand in the gulf of time, where beauty and sadness ensue.
Apr 30, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024JANE KLEIMAN has been working with clay since 1998. In addition to traditional, functional ware, she works with alternative firing techniques, such as Raku, pit fire, and Saggar Fire. All pieces are one-of-a-kind, often hand-built or thrown and/or altered. Because alternative firing techniques are low fired, the clay remains porous and fragile, and therefore non-functional for food or liquid.
The Artist in Residence program will allow an artist to display work in the Hotel’s guest rooms for one year. The artist will be publicly acknowledged at the entrance to the Hotel and will also have an exhibit in the public spaces of the Hotel accompanied by a cocktail reception.
Browse through our expansive catalog of pieces currently for sale by our artists in residence.
“We have always sought to bring the community to our guests, and this will bring the work of a local artist right into their rooms. Having original work in a guest room is an engaging and enriching experience.”
