High Schoolers Vie For Best In Show At Morris Art Exhibit

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – More than 800 pieces of art have been submitted, now whittled down to 400, and set to be judged in the annual Morris Arts Exhibition in Morristown.

On April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Morris Arts will hold the reception for the 29th Annual Blackwell Street Juried Student Show at the Atrium Gallery inside the Morris County Administration and Records Building.

The forms of media used by high school artists throughout Morris County include sculpture, oil, acrylic, collage, multimedia, etching, charcoal, pen and ink, graphite, and photography.

A panel of five professional artists from the Blackwell Street Center for the Arts comprises the jury to award multiple ribbon categories, including Best In Show and the first place ribbons that will receive monetary prizes.

The art will be on display and open to the public on floors two through five in the building, located at 10 Court Street, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays from April 1 to April 29.

To find out more, go here.

Pictured: Montville student Olivia Nasisi’s hand built earthenware, “Just Hanging Around.’’ Photo Credit: Morris Arts