Press Release September 11, 2009

 

October features Italian Heritage Student Art Exhibit
at Vineland Public Library

Winners

Vineland Public Library is featuring a juried art exhibit of South Jersey high school art students from October 5 – 25, 2009. High schools from throughout South Jersey are participating in the exhibit. An "Art Afternoon" program will be held at the Vineland Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Avenue, on Sunday, October 25, at 2:00 p.m. Over twenty awards, including Best in Show, will be given for winning entries during the reception. Retired Rowan University Art Professor Burton Wasserman will critique all the award-winning entries during the program. Wasserman is the author of five books and hundreds of magazine articles about artists and their work. He has held more than 40 solo shows and his paintings, relief constructions and original screen prints are numbered among the holdings of 35 museums and other institutional settings in America and abroad. The art show is organized by Dr. Frank DeMaio as part of the cultural activities of the Sicilian American Club in honor of Italian Heritage Month.

Exhibits may be viewed during regular library hours: Monday-Thursday 9-9, Friday and Saturday 9-5, Sundays (October-March) 1-5. For additional information, please call Vineland Public Library at 794-4244. All areas of the library are accessible to the handicapped.