Annual Juried Art Show Held In Ocean City Arts Center

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City Arts Center is presenting its annual juried art show through Nov. 26.

The show will be held at the Ocean City Arts Center, 1735 Simpson Avenue. This year's judges were Sharon Kiefer, Curator of Exhibitions at Perkins Center for the Arts; Chuck Law, artist; and Katherine Aikens, Art Gallery Coordinator, ACCC.

These judges had their work cut out for them, with 82 artists from as far away as Chalfont, Pennsylvania, submitting a total of 129 works with 36 of those selected for the show.

The mediums of oil, acrylics, watercolor, pastels, mixed media, drawing and printmaking are showcased.

An awards show will be held on Nov. 11 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The awards are Best of Show at $200; Second Place at $150; Third Place at $100 and three Honorable Mentions at $50 each.

Last year's Best of Show went to Chanelle Rene, an oil, titled “Visionary.”

For further information, call 609-399-7628. The Ocean City Arts Center's hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Center is closed on Sundays.