Art Showcase This Weekend in Oxford

The Oxford Cultural Arts Commission will hold its annual Gallery of Art Showcase this weekend, Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Oxford Town Hall meeting room. This year will be a juried show open to all visual media. The event includes a “Meet the Artist” opening reception on Friday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and an art showcase for viewing from Sept. 24-25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The OCAC put out a call for artists in June and a three-judge panel reviewed submissions for exhibit; the organization will award over $1,000 in cash and prizes. At this juried art showcase, the art works chosen will be exhibited on kiosks and the gallery walls for the weekend.

Demonstrations by artists and musical programs will be part of the weekend event, including a rescheduled summer concert band: Paula Gallo and Friends will play at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Oxford Center School Gazebo. The event is free and open to the public.

The Gallery of Art Showcase is sponsored by the Oxford Cultural Arts Commission, hosted by OCAC and the Town of Oxford at the Town Hall at 486 Oxford Road (Route 67) Oxford, Conn.

Oxford Cultural Arts Commission’s mission is to promote, develop, and encourage artistic and cultural activities in the Town of Oxford and to foster an appreciation for, and widespread community involvement in, the arts in Oxford. For more information on the Gallery of Art showcase visit their website; www.oxfordculturalarts.org or email events@oxfordculturalarts.org.