New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show opens Oct. 5

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The 2024 New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show opens on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Meadow Lakes Senior Living, 300 Meadow Lakes, East Windsor, and will remain on display and open to the public through Wednesday, Oct. 30.

This is the 58th annual State Senior Citizen Art Show, and features more than 250 works of art by artists over the age of 60, representing 20 of the state’s 21 counties.

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The work – by both professional and non-professional artists in 11 categories (acrylic, craft, digital arts, mixed media, oil, pastels, photography, print, sculpture, watercolor, and works on paper) – will be reviewed by a three-person panel of professional artists. After careful review, the judges will select first, second, and third place winners and honorable mentions in each category.

“Mercer County is proud to continue our role as hosts to the New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show,” said Mercer County Executive Dan Benson. “It’s always incredible to see the talent on display from seniors all cross the Garden State.”

This annual exhibit, a co-sponsored project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Mercer County’s Division of Culture & Heritage, caps a year of local Senior Citizen Art Shows held throughout the state. Artwork on display at this show represents the first-place winners from every participating county. Artists will receive their awards at a Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony after this fall.

“The State Arts Council is grateful for the ongoing partnership with the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage to showcase the remarkable creativity of New Jersey’s mature artists,” said Stephanie Nerbak, artist services manager at the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. “This project is an annual highlight for the Arts Council and a perfect example of the importance of arts engagement for everyone and every age.”

Hours for viewing the exhibit are Mondays to Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Groups of six or more are asked to contact Meadow Lakes at (609) 448-4100 ahead of time. For more information, visit NJSeniorArts.com or contact Mercer County Division of Culture & Heritage, (609) 278-2712 or LTramo@mercercounty.org.

The New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show is a project of the Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission, the Board of Commissioners, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

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