Press Release May 12, 2011

37th Annual Cumberland County Older Americans Art Exhibit
at Vineland Public Library

(New! See Winners Below)

The 37th annual Cumberland County Older Americans Art Exhibit and Competition is at Vineland Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Avenue, from June 20 – July 28. Art is displayed on the first floor of the library in the Doris Tripp Room and exhibit cases. The opening reception takes place on Thursday, June 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Doris Tripp Room and Community Event Room. The community is invited to this event.

The exhibit features professional and non-professional artists age 60 and over in Cumberland County. Art in a wide variety of mediums is featured in this exhibit. This is juried exhibit and 1st place winners may be eligible to compete in the 2011 New Jersey Senior Citizen Juried Art Contest and Exhibition. The event is coordinated by the Cumberland County Office on Aging and Disabled.

The display is available during regular library hours: M– T (10-8), Friday (10-5) and Saturday (11-4). All areas of the library are handicap accessible. Call the Cumberland County Office on Aging at (856) 453-2220 for information.

Congratulations to the Winners

ACRYLIC
1st Place - Professional: No. 4 - Bobbie Berg - "Morning Arrives on the Marsh"
2nd Place - Professional: No. 35 - Lynn Martini - "Lancaster Brand"
2nd Place - Non-Professional: No. 15 - Theresa Demarest - "What Are You Looking At?"
Honorable Mention: No. 58 - Margaret Ricci - "White Rose"

CRAFT
1st Place - Non-Professional: No. 26 - Joan Hoins-Hand - "Noah's Ark Two by Two"

DRAWING
1st Place - Professional: No. 49 - James Penland - "Conversation w/ Ancient Aliegn"
2nd Place - Non-Professional: No. 13 - Dom DeLuke - "Through the Eyes of Zoe"

PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Place - Professional: No. 36 - Lynn Martini - "Hidden Treasure"
1st Place - Non-Professional: No. 28 - Roy Kaneshiki - "Out to Lunch"
2nd Place No. 44 - John Oesterling - "Batsto Mansion"
Honorable Mention No. 59 - Fred Scholl - "A Berry Chilly Winter"

PASTEL
1st Place - Professional: No. 61 - Judith Scull - "My Collection"
1st Place - Non-Professional: No. 22 - Irene Ganter - "Buffalo at Rest"
2nd Place - Non-Professional: No. 41 - Gwendolyn Myers - "Salad Time"
Honorable Mention No. 21 - James Forcinito "Vineland Historical Society"

OIL
1st Place - Professional: No. 40 - Carol Miller - "Oyster Creek"
1st Place - Non-Professional: No. 7 - Edward Bracco - "Thistle"

MIXED MEDIA
1st Place - Non-Professional No. 52 - Floyd Pettengill - "Sailors' Delight"

SCULPTURE
Honorable Mention: No. 6 - Edward Bracco - "Sea Pitcher"

WATERCOLOR
1st Place - Professional: No. 34 - Gene MacMurray - "Holly City Hollyhocks
2nd Place - Professional: No. 8 - Robert Carman - "Daffodils"
1st Place - Non-Professional No. 17 - Terri Ely - "Pink Peonies"
2nd Place No. 14 - Dom DeLuke - "Pansies"
Honorable Mention: No. 33 - Maxine Lewis - "Sunny Slope Peaches"
Honorable Mention: No. 39 - Carol Miller - "Joy in the Surf"