The Life and Work of the Johnson Family – In Person Program

Join Lynn DeClemente Losavio, Chief Legacy Officer of the Seward Johnson Atelier, for a conversation of artist Seward Johnson’s vision and innovative spirit and how his legacy continues through the collaboration and discovery of the Atelier.   If you have ever been to the GFS then you know how impressive the park is.  With nearly 300 contemporary sculptures are sited across 42 landscaped acres. Indoors, temporary exhibitions from established  and emerging artists are featured in six galleries.

Grounds For Sculpture was founded by artist and philanthropist Seward Johnson. It opened in 1992 on the former New Jersey State Fairgrounds and was a natural extension of its predecessor, The Johnson Atelier. Hundreds of artists studied and produced work at the Atelier, and Johnson saw the potential of the neighboring bygone fairgrounds as a place where artwork could be sited within the landscape, and visitors could delight in discovering contemporary sculpture.