Mercer County’s seniors are invited to submit their work to the 2024 Mercer County Senior Art Show.
The Senior Art show is jointly organized by the Mercer County Office on Aging and the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage, and will run from Aug. 19 to Sept. 9 at the Mercer County Community College Conference Center, according to Mercer County Executive Dan Benson.
Art submission is open to all Mercer County residents age 60 or older. Participants may submit one work of art, which must have been completed within the last three years. Artwork must be the original work of the applicant and must not have been entered into a previous county show. The categories for submissions in the 2024 Mercer County Senior Art Show are acrylic, craft, digital art, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, print, sculpture, watercolor, and works on paper (drawing).
Registration through the Office on Aging is open and will end Aug. 5 at 11:59 p.m. Artwork should be delivered to The Conference Center at Mercer County Community College on Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Our long-running Senior Art Show really showcases the breadth and depth of artistic talent among our Mercer County seniors,” Benson said. “I absolutely encourage interested seniors to submit their work, and I encourage all our residents, regardless of age, to stop by the show during its run.”
First-place winners automatically advance to the state’s New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show in the fall. One professional and one non-professional first-place winner are accepted into the State show in each category.
To learn more about the Mercer County Senior Art Show, visit https://www.mercercounty.org/departments/human-services/aging-disability-resource-connection/mercer-county-senior-art-show. For more information, including guidelines or a registration form, please contact Karina Turek from the Office on Aging at kturek@mercercounty.org or (609) 989-6661.
