Welcome to the Makers Alley

Juror submission review for the
Fall 24 Juried Art & Design Exhibition

Here’s a special shout out of thanks to our jurors Shawn Campbell, Chris Poehlmann and Brass Rabbit for contributing their curatorial expertise to help shape the Exhibition this year! At our marathon submission review meeting they looked at and discussed almost 300 works of art and design submitted for consideration by almost 90 individual artist, artisans, and designers. The discussion was brisk and lively sharing insights and impressions into the varied works that were entered as part of the judging experience.


When jury process was completed, 92 works of art and design were chosen offered by 70 artists, representing a wide and diverse range of artistic expression. 

Discover our three juror bios below the exhibition details!

Check Out Our SNEAK PEEK Video!


On the road to Lambertville:

With 92 wonderful works of art and design in tow, Makers Alley is headed to 57 Bridge Street in Lambertville to install and open the ’24 Juried Art and Design Exhibition!

Artist drop off information:

As a reminder, All Artist work must be dropped off:  
Sunday,  October 20 from  1PM – 6PM                                       
Monday, October 21 from 10AM – 6PM

Lambertville Hall, 57 Bridge Street, Lambertville, NJ

Exhibition opening and gallery hours:

After the Exhibition opens: Friday October 25 from 5-8PM

Come visit the Exhibition:   Fridays: 4-7pm
                                                 Saturdays & Sundays: 11am-6pm until November 24

The Exhibition Gallery will be dark the weekend of November 9 & 10 for a Bucks County Playhouse workshop weekend!

People’s Choice Voting:

With over 200 people voting for our People’s Choice Awards during our last Exhibition at Lambertville Hall, we’ve decided to continue this fun and educational audience engagement! 

Celebrate creativity and support local artists by voting for the Emerging and Experienced works that speak to you! It’s a wonderful opportunity to engage with art and to make your voice heard. Bring your friends and join the fun!

Juror, Brass Rabbit

Brass Rabbit is a Trenton-based art curator, artist, and the founder of Trenton Curator, an arts administrative firm and vibrant digital community platform. Brass Rabbit has curated numerous exhibitions across the tri-state area. She has extensive experience in community organization and arts programming and engages with both national and local arts organizations to foster creative dialogue and showcase diverse artistic expressions.

Her previous collaborations include organizations such as SAGE Coalition, Grounds For Sculpture, BSB Gallery, Trenton Social, the Boys and Girls Club of America, Artworks Trenton, Arts Council of Princeton, and the Trenton Downtown Association.

Currently, she engages with both national and local arts organizations to foster creative dialogue and showcase diverse artistic expressions.

Juror Shawn Campbell and Chris Poehlmann

Chris was one of the artists chosen to exhibit in the Makers Alley Spring/Summer Exhibition. 

Originally a fine art photographer, he has maintained a studio practice since the late 1980’s, mainly focused on designing and making decorative objects of use: tables, chairs, clocks, jewelry and most significantly lighting or which he has garnered an international reputation.

Chris has long been a trend leader in the use of up-cycled materials as well as the relatively new genre of Rustic Modernism which he has been on the forefront of since the mid 1990’s.


ARTOber Festival ’24

This year’s Makers Alley Our Fall juried Exhibition is Makers Alley’s presentation for the ARTOber Festival.

A special thanks to over 35 arts organizations and businesses that have supported arts and culture, and all the artists and supporters who helped put the festival on last year!

For this year’s ARTOber Festival, RAC has been awarded a grant from the PA tourism board to expand the marketing platform for the Festival which will allow us to increase the media expenditures!

Planning meetings are underway!

For more information about ARTOber 2024 and for those that want to get involved with the events and activities presented in our Delaware River Valley, please contact info@riverartscollective.org.


Makers Alley is a member in good standing with Fractured Atlas, the certified 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor umbrella that administers our non-profit fundraising efforts.