Winners in the 2011 Monmouth County Senior Citizen Juried Art Contest and Exhibition were recognized during an artists’ reception and awards ceremony held at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. Freeholder Amy A. Mallet and Thomas Pivinski, Office on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services executive director, awarded certificates of appreciation to all of the participating artists.
Winners in each of the 10 categories received first-, second- and third-place ribbons and honorable-mention ribbons. Winning Best in Show were Judith A. Mugrace of Eatontown for her photograph “My Window, My World,” and in the nonprofessional category, Carol Gleason of Howell for her sculpture “Turtle Soup.”
First-place winners from each of the 10 categories will compete in the New Jersey Association of Area Agencies on Aging State Senior Citizens Annual Juried Art Contest and Exhibition, to be held in September at the Meadow Lakes community in East Windsor.