"First Snow on Union Street" by Ty Hodanish

The Collective

The Collective Inaugural Art Show and Sale is scheduled for November 6th through the 16th, 2009.  This unique event, sponsored by Lovrinic Antiques and held in their showroom at 15 North Union Street in downtown Lambertville, brings together 6 of the finest and most highly regarded area artists who operate their own galleries.  The artists being featured are Joseph Barrett, Jerry Cable, Gordon Haas, Ty Hodanish, Al Lachman and Colette Sexton.

Timothy Lovrinic, owner of Lovrinic Antiques which was founded in the early 80's by his parents John and Barbara Lovrinic, along with his brother Chris, says of the event, “The initial idea came from a very special event we are putting together for the spring called The Lambertville Twelve.  Our community of Lambertville/New Hope has long put a great deal of effort in celebrating the dead artist that are our collective history.  What I want to do is Celebrate the Living.” 

The Collective, which will have a special opening on Friday night, the 6th of November, from 6 to 9pm, is designed to do just that, Celebrate the Living.  “The artists I have selected have dedicated their lives to this area and artistic community,” Timothy said, “and during the course of a conversation with my neighbor Roy Pedersen, he told me of the original tourism in New Hope created when Morgan Colt and several of his fellow artists marketed their New York patrons to come to their studios for open houses.  It was their idea to bring them to this beautiful area, show them their works and that would keep them coming back.  I simply consolidated, and put them under one roof.  After all,” Timothy remarked, “this is about celebrating the living, bringing those who have done the most for the community of art together and at the same time, giving back to the artists themselves.”

Lovrinic Antique’s show rooms are located in the heart of downtown Lambertville at 15 North Union Street, directly across from the municipal parking lot and next door to Pedersen’s Fine Art and Manon’s Restaurant.  The gallery has been new updated, and for this brief time will be transformed from an Antiques Shop, into a Fine Art Gallery.  “The shop was long over due for an update,” Timothy said, “the walls have fresh paint, the lighting is state of the art and the gallery, while it was always one of the best in town, is now a real showplace and is perfect for a well thought out limited engagement art show.”

“The Lambertville Twelve is producing a great deal of excitement on a grass roots level and the Collective will offer a taste of what is to come,” Timothy said.  He excitement is apparent and contagious from the moment you start talking about the events being put together.  “It is simple: Respect the Dead.  Celebrate the Living,” Timothy says, “it is the core of my ideas.”

Lovrinic Antiques is located at 15 North Union Street in Lambertville New Jersey.  The Show will be open daily with extended hours to accommodate the vast numbers of visitors who have expressed a real desire to see the event, to become the ground floor buyers and to do one thing, celebrate the living artists who are the fabric of our community.