ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO INVITES ESSEX SENIOR ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN 31st ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW
Professional and Non-Professional Artists Are Encouraged to Submit Original Works in 11 Categories; Entry Deadline is Tuesday, June 3rd

Essex County, NJ - Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites all non-professional and professional senior citizen artists to participate in the 31st Annual Essex County Senior Art Show. All senior artists must submit an application to enter the Art Show by Tuesday, June 3rd.

Admission to the Senior Citizen Art Show is free. It will be held as follows:

Art Exhibit
Date: Wednesday, June 4th & Thursday, June 5th
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Essex County Environmental Center
621B Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ

Awards Ceremony
Date: Friday, June 6th
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: Essex County Environmental Center
621B Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ


"There is a thriving arts community in Essex County and our Senior Art Show enables our older residents, both professionals and non-professionals, to display their original creations where everyone can see them," DiVincenzo said. "This is an excellent means for us to promote the arts and inspire our residents to use their talents. I encourage our seniors to submit their work and invite our residents to visit the Art Show," he added.

Senior citizens must be at least 60 years old and a resident of Essex County to participate in the Art Show. Senior citizens with professional status must have sold their art through commercial channels, have had their work exhibited in a professional gallery or held professional membership in a guild or association. Seniors with non-professional status do not meet any of the above criteria.

Artwork must be the original creation of the artist, be completed within the last three years, and must be "show ready," which means it should be matted, mounted and ready for hanging, using screw eyes only. Art cannot be larger than 38 inches and no smaller than 11 inches in any direction, and sculptures or 3-D crafts cannot exceed 18 inches in any dimension. Photographs taken by a digital camera should be entered in the Photography category. Art entered in previous Essex County Senior Art Shows cannot be re-entered in this year’s contest.

First and second place awards will be presented in the following categories, without exceptions: oil, acrylic, watercolor, print, pastel, drawing, mixed media, photography, digital imagery, sculpture or craft. First place winners will be eligible to participate in the State Senior Art Contest.

All artwork must be clearly labeled with the following information: the artist’s name, address, title of work, medium, date painted, size, professional or non-professional status, and approximate value of the painting, with the name of the insurance company if it is privately insured. The label should be securely attached to the back of the work. All entries must be delivered to the Essex County Environmental Center, 621B Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ on Tuesday, June 3rd between 10 a.m. and 12 Noon.

For more information or to obtain an application, please contact Kate Kartwyk, Program Coordinator, at 973-873-9350 or khartwyk@admin.essexcountynj.org.

The Essex County Park System was created in 1895 and is the first county park system established in the United States. The Park System consists of more than 6,000 acres and has 18 parks, five reservations, an environmental center, a zoo, ice skating rink, roller skating rink, three public golf courses, golf driving range, three off-leash dog facilities and a castle.

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