Ellarslie Open 43
Organization:
Trenton City Museum
Location
Trenton, NJ
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
May 6, 2026
Exhibition
Jun 6
- Sep 6, 2026
The annual Ellarslie Open at Trenton City Museum is a premier juried exhibition for the NJ-PA-NY region and beyond. This year's Juror, Adam Welch, is Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton, NJ.
CASH PRIZES FOR:
Best In Show Overall
First Prize for each category
Special sponsored awards
ABOUT THE JUROR: 2026 Ellarslie Open Juror Adam Welch is the Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton. He serves on the Princeton University Art Museum’s Community Leadership Council and trustee of the Witherspoon–Jackson Historical and Cultural Society. Until recently, he also served as a commissioner on the Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission. An artist, critic, educator, and amateur historian, Welch joined the Arts Council of Princeton after a long tenure at Greenwich House Pottery, where he worked from 2003 to 2020. He was appointed Assistant Director in 2007 and became Director in 2010. That same year, he was appointed a lecturer at Princeton University, where he taught until 2021. Welch holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA, with a minor in Art Education, from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He lives in Hightstown, New Jersey, with his wife Rachel, a fashion designer, and their two daughters, Amelie and Finley.
CASH PRIZES FOR:
Best In Show Overall
First Prize for each category
Special sponsored awards
ABOUT THE JUROR: 2026 Ellarslie Open Juror Adam Welch is the Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton. He serves on the Princeton University Art Museum’s Community Leadership Council and trustee of the Witherspoon–Jackson Historical and Cultural Society. Until recently, he also served as a commissioner on the Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission. An artist, critic, educator, and amateur historian, Welch joined the Arts Council of Princeton after a long tenure at Greenwich House Pottery, where he worked from 2003 to 2020. He was appointed Assistant Director in 2007 and became Director in 2010. That same year, he was appointed a lecturer at Princeton University, where he taught until 2021. Welch holds an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a BFA, with a minor in Art Education, from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. He lives in Hightstown, New Jersey, with his wife Rachel, a fashion designer, and their two daughters, Amelie and Finley.