Artists sought for senior citizen contest

The Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services’ annual juried Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition is scheduled for July 22-Aug. 16 at the Studio Art Gallery at the Middlesex County College Performing Arts Center in Edison.

Any visual artist who is age 60 or older and resides in Middlesex County may submit one entry that has been completed within the past three years. The entry cannot have been previously entered in the contest. Entrants may be of either professional or nonprofessional status. All artwork must be the original creation of the artists.

The categories for the contest are acrylic, craft, computer imagery, drawing, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, print, sculpture and watercolor.

All artists must register for the competition by June 28. Winners from the county contest will participate in the state competition in September.

For more information, call the Middlesex County Office of Aging and Disabled Services at 732-745-4267.