News from the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners
Shanel Y. Robinson, Commissioner Director Ÿ Melonie Marano, Commissioner Deputy Director
Sara Sooy, Commissioner Ÿ Paul Drake, Commissioner Ÿ Doug Singleterry, Commissioner
July 12, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Entries Sought for Somerset County Senior Art Show
Deadline is July 22
SOMERVILLE – Deputy Commissioner Melonie Marano, Cultural & Heritage Commission liaison, invites Somerset County residents age 60 and above to submit an original creation for the county’s annual Senior Art Show, which will be held in the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Gallery, located in the county Administration Building at 20 Grove St., between Aug. 3 and Sept. 12.
The deadline to register and submit artwork is Friday, July 22. All submissions must be the original work of the applicant, created within the last three years (2019-2022), and not previously entered in the Somerset County Senior Art Show. Categories include watercolors, oils, acrylics, digital/computer art, photography, pastels, works on paper, mixed media, sculpture and printmaking.
First place winners in both the professional and nonprofessional categories will have their work displayed at the New Jersey State Senior Art Show, which will be held both virtually and in person from Sept. 23 to Oct. 28 at Meadow Lakes Senior Living in East Windsor.
All entries must be registered, delivered “show ready” and labeled. To view the entry form and exhibit guidelines, go to https://SoCoNJ.gov/SeniorArtsShow22. To obtain a hard copy of the entry form and guidelines, contact the Cultural & Heritage Office.
For more information about the exhibit or application form, contact the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Office at (908) 231-7021 or CulturalHeritage@co.somerset.nj.us.
This exhibit is cosponsored by the Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services and the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission. This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
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