SO Artists Take Honors in Senior Citizens Juried Art Show

South Orange can again take pride in its artistic community, with two more awards annouced this week. County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. congratulated 30 Essex County artists who received awards in the Annual Essex County Senior Citizens Juried Art Show. South Orange's Sheila Sugarman won first place in the professional pastel painting category for "South Mountain Autumn," and Edward Hoffner won first place in non-professional acrylic painting category for "Fences."

"I congratulate the winners and all the artists who participated in this year's Senior Art Show. The talent displayed by our senior artists is truly amazing and the artwork is inspiring," DiVincenzo said. "Essex County has a thriving fine arts community and our Senior Art Show enables our older residents, both professionals and non-professionals, to display their original creations where the public can see them. This is an excellent event for us to promote the arts and inspire our residents to use their talents," he added.

There were 94 pieces of artwork entered in this year's contest. The artists were recognized during an awards ceremony on Wednesday, August 18^th at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove.