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The Gallery
at Mercer has announced the award winners for "Mercer
County Artists 2008." The exhibit, which runs through
April 3, features 64 works by 48 artists who live, work or
study in Mercer County. This annual exhibit is a collaboration
between the college and the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage
Commission. The Gallery is under the direction of curator
Tricia Fagan and is located on the second floor of the Communications
Building on Mercer's West
Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Winner
of the Best in Show Utrecht Award of Excellence is MCCC Fine
Arts faculty member Lucas Kelly for his watercolor, "Study
for Suitcase and Atoms." Kelly receives a $500 gift certificate
from Utrecht Paint Supplies, located in Cranbury. The Juror's
Choice Award goes to Arlene Milgram for "Time to Move
On." Winners of Purchase Awards, chosen by representatives
from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission, are
Victoria Chu Moy for "Klezmer Man," Joanne Donnelly
for "Chinoiserie," Barbara Fine for "Tuesday
Morning," Judy Kaye for "Lonely Trees," Susan
Luty for "Geomorphic Form 2: Snow on the Mountain,"
and Bonnie Randall for "Secluded Twilight." Artwork
selected for Purchase Awards becomes part of the county's
permanent collection.
Honorable
mentions were awarded to six artists: Jeff Belpanno for "Lady
at the Shore," Victoria Chu Moy for "Klezmer Man"
(which also won a Purchase Award), Joe Fadule for "Amaryllis
and Chief," Matt Lucash for "Enchanted Unicorn,"
Barbara Fine for "Thursday Morning," and Chad Thompson
for "1957."
The West
Windsor Arts Council selected two township residents for awards:
Stephanie Mandelbaum for "Analysis" and Natosha
McVeigh for "Soul Searching."
This year's
juror was Cicely Cottingham from Aljira Gallery and Design
in Newark, NJ. In her Juror's Statement she noted, "Often,
pieces engaged me because the personality of the artist was
so clear and appealing, or because the piece itself was so
moving. Other works had a strong graphic quality, a zaniness
or light-heartedness that grabbed my attention." At least
$1500 in purchase and merit prizes were awarded.
Each year
for more than three decades, the Mercer County Artists show
has featured some of the region's most talented artists. Works
in all media except for photography (which is featured in
a separate county show) are exhibited by both well-established
and emerging artists. This exhibit is supported, in part,
by the Mercer County Cultural & Heritage Commission, through
a grant from the County Board of Freeholders and the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts/Department of State.
Gallery
hours are Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.;
Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. For more information visit the Gallery webpage here.
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