Deadline is July 18

BERNARDS - The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services invites artists of all ages who live, work or go to school in Somerset County to submit photos or slides of artwork for an exhibit.  The deadline for submitting entries is Wednesday, July 18.   

The exhibit will be on display from July 30 to Sept. 28 at the Somerset County Senior Wellness Center, located at 202 Mt. Airy Road .

A limit of five submissions is requested per artist. Artwork can include, but is not limited to, watercolors, oils, acrylics, photography, pastels, drawings, mixed media and printmaking. Slides and photographs sent via mail will be returned. 

Up to five (5) photographs (4” X 6”) or slides may be sent to the attention of Caitlin Witucki, Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, P.O. Box 3000 , Somerville NJ 08876 .  Artists will be notified by Tuesday, July 24. 

Artwork should not exceed 30” in width, including frame, and must be wired and ready for hanging. Exhibitors are asked to deliver artwork to the Senior Wellness Center between 12 and 2 p.m. on Monday, July 30.  At the end of the exhibit, artwork should be picked up from the Senior Wellness Center between 12 and 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28.

Exhibitors may offer artwork for sale with a small percentage of the sale being donated to the Somerset County Nutrition Program to benefit senior center activities.

Please include a list of artwork on a separate sheet of paper indicating name, address, phone number,  email address,  title, dimensions, whether the artwork is for sale or not, and media of the artwork to be considered. 

For more information, contact Health Promotion Specialist Caitlin Witucki, Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, at (908) 704-6346 or witucki@co.somerset.nj.us.