Grandpa Joes Patent 1935, a ceramic piece featuring patent drawings by Deena Miller of Lawrenceville.
The talents of 75 Mercer County artists are set to be on display at the Gallery at Mercer County Community College.
Mercer County Artists 2014 is scheduled to runs from March 11 to April 3. An opening reception and awards ceremony is scheduled for 5 to 7:30 p.m. March 13.
The show features 96 works in a variety of mediums selected from 227 pieces submitted by 137 artists.
Professional artist Dallas Piotrowski served as the juror for the show. She has been the curator for The Gallery at the Chapin School in Princeton for the past eight years.
Piotrowski is a 1975 MCCC alumna, where she earned her associate degree with honors Visual Arts. She continued her art studies at Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), Rider College (now University) and Princeton University.
Representatives from the college, the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the West Windsor Arts Council are set to award more than $1,000 in prizes during the ceremony.
Awards include multiple Purchase Awards from the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Artwork selected for Purchase Awards become part of the county’s permanent collection.
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The gallery is located on the second floor of the Communications Building on MCCC’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
More information is online at mccc.edu/gallery.
