The 59th Annual Camden County Senior Citizens Juried Art Contest and Exhibition opened on August 13. Submissions from 95 county senior artists are on display at Camden County College’s William G. Rohrer Center. Open to the public, the exhibition runs through September 10, Mondays to Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
“I congratulate all of the artists that participated in this year’s contest. The judges certainly had a challenging task, as each work of art is impressive and worthy of recognition,” said Commissioner Jennifer Fleisher, liaison to the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission. “I encourage everyone to visit Camden County College in Cherry Hill during the exhibition.”
County residents aged 60 and older, at any level of skill or experience, were invited to participate, including amateurs and non-professionals as well as working artists. Categories of work include acrylic painting; craft; digital art; mixed media; oil painting; pastel; print; photography; sculpture; watercolor; and works on paper (drawing).
Artwork by professional and non-professional artists was adjudicated by an independent panel of professional artists. First place winners in all categories at the County level will advance to compete at the State level in the New Jersey Senior Citizens Art Show.
First place winners in the Professional category are as follows: Acrylic Painting: Brenda Zadjeika (Haddonfield); Craft: Robin Brownfield (Collingswood); Oil Painting: Howard Shivers (Haddonfield); Pastel: Janet Brenda Sellers (Pine Hill); Photography: Wendy Rubin (Voorhees); Watercolor Painting: David Boone (Cherry Hill); Works on Paper: Curtis Odrick (Gloucester Township); Sculpture: Conni Spiegle (Haddonfield); Digital Art: Elvira Peretsman (Cherry Hill); Mixed Media: Marjorie Levy (Cherry Hill).
In the Non-Professional category, first place was awarded as follows: Acrylic Painting: Susan Garra (Haddonfield); Craft: Bonnie Burbank (Cherry Hill); Oil Painting: Koulin Chou (Voorhees); Pastel: Leslie Ries (Cherry Hill); Photography: Barbara Funkhouser (Haddon Heights); Watercolor Painting: Joe Kiernan (Haddonfield); Works on Paper: George Zervos (Magnolia); Sculpture: Philip Maynard (Audubon); Mixed Media: Diane Bacchi (Voorhees).
The Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Camden County College supports the local arts and history that make our communities dynamic places to live and work. The Commission was established by the Camden County Board of Commissioners to act as the designated agency in Camden County to receive and administer the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program and the New Jersey Historical Commission County History Partnership Program.
