MCCC Gallery Hosts Mercer County Artists 2010

Sixty-five artists have been selected for "Mercer County Artists 2010," an annual show hosted by The Gallery at Mercer County Community College. The opening reception will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.; awards will be announced at 6:15 p.m. The MCCC Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communications Building on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

A total of 82 pieces were chosen by juror C.J. Mugavero, owner and director of The Artful Deposit fine arts gallery in historic Bordentown, NJ. Among the prizes to be awarded are the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission Purchase Awards, the Utrecht Art Supplies Best in Show Prize, and the 8th AnnuAl West Windsor Arts Council award.

The show will run Feb. 23 through April 1. Gallery hours are: Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 4 p.m., and 6 to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays , 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.; and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Gallery's director/curator is Tricia Fagan.

This exhibit is co-sponsored by and supported, in part, by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a funding partner of the National Endowment for the Arts.

For a list of featured artists and more information about exhibits at the MCCC Gallery, visit www.mccc.edu/gallery.