Mercer County Senior Art Show

Attention artists! There is one good thing about being over sixty years old...you qualify for the Senior Art Show.

It's about that time again. I understand that the flyers with application forms are in the mail. If you have not participated in past years, don't let that stop you now. They have room for lots of entries and are split into amateur and professional categories. I hear that they might be able to handle crafts and stained glass entries this year.

The Mercer County Senior Art Show is a joint effort of the Office on Aging and the Mercer County Culture and Heritage Commission. Entries cover a range of mediums from water color to acrylic, photography and sculpture. The winners of each category represent Mercer County and go on to the State Finals.

This is really a big deal. The State show exhibits upwards of 300 pieces by winners of each County's competitions. I've won locally a couple of years and it feels great to go on to represent Mercer County.

Keep in mind there is a limit on the size of each painting or sculpture because of the obvious logistical headaches displaying so many works. Your entry form will list the permitted dimensions so you can frame accordingly. You are permitted one work. Also the work must be totally original(not workshop or class work), and created within the past three years.

Please, if you have exhibited a work in a previous year, do not present it again. This year's entries must be fresh stuff, if you know what I mean. One year a water colorist sneaked in an old work and his wife spent the whole reception telling on him. Ahhh. Too much excitement.

The Mercer County Show is going to be held in August but the drop off may be the end of July. I will post as soon as the dates are firmed up. I believe that the County show is going to be at Meadow Lakes, the site of the 2009 NJ State Juried Show. It would be great to exhibit in the same venue as the 2010 final competition in October, so stay tuned.

Art rocks.

Seniors rock.