Calling local artists!
WEST WINDSOR — Calling local artists! Artists 18 or older who live, work or attend school in Mercer County are invited to submit their art for consideration for this year’s “Mercer County Artists 2014” exhibition at The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC).
Jurying takes place on March 1, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Gallery, on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Directions and a campus map can be found at www.mccc.edu.
Artists may enter up to two original works completed since March 2012 in any media except photography. (The county hosts a separate photography exhibit). They should drop off work between 9:30 a.m. and noon. Works that are not accepted for the show should be picked up between 3:30 and 5 p.m.
More than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded, including Purchase Awards from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Artwork selected for Purchase Awards will become part of the county’s permanent collection.
A full prospectus for the exhibit is available at www.mccc.edu/gallery. For a hard copy of the prospectus, artists should email their name and full mailing address to [email protected].
The “Mercer County Artists” show will be on display from March 11 to April 3. An Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held March 13 from 5-7:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the public.
The exhibition is co-sponsored and supported by the county’s Cultural and Heritage Commission through a grant from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission, with funding from the New Jersey State Council of the Arts/Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts.