Museum to exhibit art of mother & daughter

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — “From Generation to Generation: The Enamel Art of Marilyn Druin and Erica Druin,” a spring art exhibit of nearly 50 enamel jewelry, goblets and other art objects created by the late Marilyn Druin and her daughter Erica Druin, will run from March 23 through April 25 at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 30 Mounts Corner Drive, Freehold Township.

Marilyn Druin (1941-2001) was an internationally acclaimed enamelist whose designs in metal and glass are represented in numerous private collections throughout the United States and Europe, as well as in the collections of the Smithsonian and the Newark Museum, according to a press release from the museum.

During the year before her death, Marilyn passed on her knowledge and skills to her daughter Erica, who continues the tradition today as a nationally renowned enamelist in her own right.

A gala invitational opening reception at the museum will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. March 21. Guests will have the opportunity to meet Erica Druin and hear opening remarks by Ursula Ilse-Neuman, curator of jewelry at New York City’s Museum of Arts and Design, and Ulysses Grant Dietz, senior curator and curator of decorative arts at the Newark Museum.

The fee for this event is $18 for museum members and $36 for nonmembers.

The exhibit will be open to the public during museum hours, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees for the exhibit are $3 for museum members and $5 for nonmembers.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the following workshops will be offered:

• April 11 from 1-3 p.m., artist Erica Druin will offer a lecture/presentation at the museum about the art and techniques employed by the two artists. This event is open to the public free of charge.

• April 18 from 2-4 p.m., an enamel workshop for children ages 8-13 will be led by Lauren Druin Griffin, daughter and sister of the artists, and Pat Heaney. Fee is $10 per child and registration is limited to 12 participants. Register through the museum.

• April 25, adult enamel workshop at the Newark Museum from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Co-sponsored by both museums, the handson introduction to the art of enameling will be conducted by Erica Druin and Lauren Druin Griffin and is limited to 10 participants. Fee is $81 for members of either museum, $90 for non-members, plus a $20 materials fee. Registration: 973-596-6608.

For more information, call 732-252- 6990 or visit www.jhmomc.org.