Administered and Operated for the Township of Cranbury by
The Gourgaud Gallery Committee, a Part of the Cranbury Arts Council
The Gourgaud
Gallery, located on the first floor of the Town Hall, has become a center for
the Arts in Cranbury. The Gourgaud Gallery Committee strives to bring new,
exciting exhibits to the Gallery each month. The Gallery features a new exhibit
each month, open to all, beginning each exhibit with an Artist’s Reception on
the first Sunday of each month from 1-3p.m. The GGC also offers musical soirees,
poetic and dramatic readings, film screenings, lectures and classes.
The GGC is run by volunteers interested in the arts. The current members are Amy Amico, Chair; Colleen Cahill, Cheryl Corr, Dan Goldberg, Melanie Johnson, Bob Virgadamo, Lisa Walsh, Kathy Wasson, Tamara Woronczuk, Mary Ellen Brennan, Susan Troost and Margaret Mary Vail. GGC is looking for additional volunteers to staff the committee, whose purpose is to oversee the operation and generally run the Gallery. Any member of the committee does 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
Any Cranbury-based non-profit group or organization may utilize the space, by appointment. For registration information contact the GGC at
A complete history of the Gourgaud Gallery can be found at gourgaudhist.htm
The Gourgaud Gallery Committee can be reached via e-mail at , by phone at 609-395 0900, Ext 241, or by regular mail at:
The Gourgaud Gallery
Cranbury Town Hall
23A North Main Street
Cranbury, NJ 08512
The Gourgaud Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 9AM to 4PM and on the first Sunday of the month from 1PM 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 Sunday of every month from 1-3 p.m.
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
2009
January - "Photos from Marz" Walt Marz - Photography Jan. 4-25
February - "Art from the Heart III" (Perennial Exhibit) Feb. 1- 22.
March - Diana Ornberg "My Eden"- March 1-29 -
April - Watercolorists Unlimited (Perennial Exhibit) - April 5-26 Title - "Small Works"- Reception 1-3 p.m.
May - Mort Metersky "Eclectic Images" Black and White and Color - May 3-31
June - Yimeng Ling - Watercolor - Title TBA June 7-28
July - Daniel Thomas - Title TBA July 5-26
August - Tamara Woronczuk Title TBA August 2-30
September - Works from Winter Workshops - Title TBA (Cranbury Day) Sep.6-27 (open Sat. of Cran. Day)
October - Margaret Mary Vail Title TBA Oct. 4-25
November - Suburban Art League - Title TBA Nov. 1-29
December - "Cranbury Gardens VII- Works from Art in the Park" (Perennial Exhibit) Dec. 6-27
2010
January - "Winter Scenes" group exhibit hosted by Daniel Thomas - Jan. 3-31
February - "Art from the Heart IV" (Perennial Exhibit)
March - Linda Gilbert -Title TBA
April -Mary Ellen Brennan - Title TBA
May - Mary Kramarenko -Title TBA
June - Watercolorists Unlimited Title - TBA
July - HomeFront - Title TBA
August - "Winter Series Workshops" - Title TBA
September - Cranbury Digital Camera Club
October - Donna Kumagai - Title TBA
November - GGC Exhibit - Collected Works from the members of the GGC - Title TBA
December - "Cranbury Gardens VIII - Works from Art in the Park" (Perennial Exhibit)
2011
January - OPEN
February - A-TEAM Exhibit
March - OPEN
April - OPEN
May - OPEN
June - Watercolorists Unlimited
July - OPEN
August - Zara Stasi Title TBA
September - "Winter Series Workshops" Cranbury Day
October - OPEN
November - OPEN
December - "Cranbury Gardens IX - Works from Art in the Park" (Perennial Exhibit)
If you are interested in having your work displayed, please request an
application via e-mail from
Or, use this link to print out and complete the application
and mail it to
The Gourgaud Gallery
Cranbury Town Hall,
23A North Main Street
Cranbury, NJ 08512
2009 marks the tenth Season for Art in the Park, and as we have for the last seven years, we will be painting the Garden Sessions in local Cranbury gardens. We have added a few new gardens and brought back a few old favorites, to give you a wide variety of interesting subject matter for your artistic endeavors. As always, all artists who participate in the "The Garden Series" will be eligible for the juried December exhibit in the Gourgaud Gallery. You will receive the information about the exhibit later in the season.
This year's Garden Sessions will be held from noon - 4:00 p.m.:
May 17 - 55 South Main - lovely informal gardens and meandering paths through wooded areas, bordering Heritage Park.
June 14 - 3 Wynnewood Dr - gardens with rock walls
July 19 - 20 Evans Dr. - yard structures, formal gardens and a fantastic view of the lake
August 16 - 89 North Main St - beautiful formal and informal gardens with an imminently paintable tree.
September 20 - 76 Cranbury Neck Rd - Sunflowers and farmland vistas
October 18 - 38 Washington Ave - the home of a Master Gardener, bordering the wooded area leading to the Millstone River/Rocky Brook