57th Annual Camden County Senior Citizens Juried Art Contest and Exhibition opened on August 23. Submissions from over 100 county senior artists are on display at 全球赌博十大网站’s 威廉G. 罗勒中心,1889街. 樱桃山东70号. Open to the public, the exhibition runs through September 20, Mondays to Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. 到下午4点.m.
“I congratulate all of the artists that participated in this year’s contest. The judges certainly had a challenging task, as each work of art is impressive and worthy of recognition,” said Commissioner Melinda Kane, liaison to the Camden County Cultural and Herit年龄 Commission. “I encour年龄 everyone to visit 全球赌博十大网站 in Cherry Hill during the exhibition.”
County residents 年龄 60 and older, at any level of skill or experience, 被邀请参加, including amateurs and non-professionals as well as working artists. Categories of work include acrylic painting; craft; digital art; mixed media; oil painting; pastel; print; photography; sculpture; watercolor; and works on paper (drawing).
Artwork by professional and non-professional artists was adjudicated by an independent panel of professional artists. First place winners in all categories at the County level will advance to compete at the State level in the New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show, 9月30日至10月26日, 2023.
First place winners in the Non-Professional category are Acrylic Painting: Carolyn Tyndall, Cherry Hill; Craft: Marlane Uhr, Voorhees; Oil Painting: Pam Dougherty, Cherry Hill; Pastel: Margaret Sochanchak, Waterford Works; Photography: James Mitchell, Pennsauken; Watercolor Painting: William Lane, Haddonfield; Works on Paper: Barbara Caponegro, West Berlin; Sculpture: Barbara Pfieffer, Camden; Digital Art: Joseph Trucksess, Haddon Heights; Mixed Media: T. Michael Leathem, Cherry Hill.
In the Professional category, first place was awarded as follows: Acrylic Painting: Dorothy DeMatteis, Cherry Hill; Craft: Robin Brownfield, Collingswood; Oil Painting: Daniel Horne, Cherry Hill; Pastel: Doreen Korejko, Waterford Township; Photography: Robert Redding, Haddonfield; Watercolor Painting: Peter Ehlinger, Haddonfield; Works on Paper: Gerald Purnell, Lindenwold; Sculpture: Conni Spiegle, Haddonfield; Digital Art: Nancy Schmidt, Gloucester Township; Mixed Media: Ruth Marquez, 松希尔.
The Camden County Cultural and Herit年龄 Commission at 全球赌博十大网站 supports the local arts and history that make our communities dynamic places to live and work. The Commission was established by the Camden County Board of Commissioners to act as the designated 年龄ncy in Camden County to receive and administer the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program and the New Jersey Historical Commission County History Partnership Program.