"Garden Delight" by Janis Purcell on display at Ellarslie, Trenton City Museum, through Oct. 2.Courtesy

As Ellarslie Open 39 coordinators Debbie Gorezychi and Sarah Unger point out in the exhibition catalog, legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Cadwalader Park 200 years ago, was known for his love of open spaces accessible to all.

The Ellarslie Open, now in its 39th year, was founded on the same principle. Each year artists, from well established professionals to emerging artists, some putting their toe in the water of a juried exhibition for the first time, submit their works to a carefully selected juror with the hope of being chosen. Since 1982 when the Open was established, Trenton City Museum has displayed the work of more than 800 local and regional artists.

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