About The NJ Photo Forum
The New Jersey Photography Forum is a group of professional fine art photography exhibitors that was started in 1995 by Nancy J. Ori of Berkeley Heights and Michael Creem of Summit as an venue for photographers to gather and talk about their work and share exhibition opportunities within the local fine art community.
The group has grown over the years to become the largest and most recognized group of fine art exhibiting photographers in the state. The membership comes from all areas of the state and as a group they have tremendous variety in style and use a wide array of photographic techniques.
All monthly meetings begin promptly at 7:00PM, whether by Zoom or at the Watchung Arts Center, 17 Sterling Rd (On the Watchung Traffic Circle), Watchung, NJ 07069. The meetings are opened with announcements of interest to the group including members' shows, future events and workshops. Members who have brought photographs to show present their work for discussion. Each presentation and discussion is given enough time to get to know each photographer and their work. Each in-person meeting costs $5. All are welcome.
Periodically during the year, we devote the evening to special presentations by manufacturers, curators, professional photographers, experts from the fine art community, or demonstrations of new equipment or creative techniques.
In addition to our regular meetings, we offer a chance to "learn by doing" if you get involved with our Exhibition Committee headed up by Nancy Ori. For those who are interested in becoming an exhibiting artist, this is a very valuable learning experience. The EC researches and selects exhibition venues within New Jersey communities and creates proposals for exhibition. Once approved, the committee decides if the exhibit will be by invitation or an open-call to our membership and/or the public. They also determine the number of artists, number of works required, costs, and layout. The EC collectively hangs the exhibit, arranges the opening reception, manages publicity and signage, brokers sales, and removes all the works at the end of the exhibit.
All images in the members' galleries are available for sale. Please contact the individual photographer for more information.
For any additional information about NJPF please contact Nancy Ori, Director at 908-790-8820 or [email protected]