FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 2, 2007

CONTACT: Tom Plante, (908) 527-4746
Wayne Avery, (908) 527-4742
 

Teen Arts 2006 Touring Exhibit
Last Stop – Children’s Specialized Hospital

Mountainside, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce that the Children’s Specialized Hospital, located at 150 New Providence Road in Mountainside, is hosting the Teen Arts 2006 Touring Exhibit through March 9.

“We are delighted to see so many students taking part in the Teen Arts Program,” said Freeholder Chairwoman Bette Jane Kowalski. “The artwork is exceptional and having the exhibit travel allows the entire community to view it.”

The exhibit consists of 57 pieces of art selected from over 600 visual art works shown at the 2006 Union County Teen Arts Festival held last March at Union County College. The annual event is coordinated by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs in the Department of Economic Development and is hosted by Union County College.

2006 TEEN ARTS EXHIBIT:
Exhibiting students from the following municipalities are:

City

School

Student

Berkeley Heights

G. Livingston HS

Jon

Denby

Berkeley Heights

G. Livingston HS

Alexandra

Angelo

Berkeley Heights

G. Livingston HS

Mike

Pires

Clark

AL Johnson HS

Bill

Benton

Clark

AL Johnson HS

Bianca

Pacheco

Clark

AL Johnson HS

Melissa

Marcin

Clark

Mother Seton RHS

Kathleen

Tower

Clark

Mother Seton RHS

Marielle

Salen

Cranford

Cranford HS

Brynn

Conway

Cranford

Cranford HS

Matt

Heinle

Cranford

Cranford HS

Giovanna

Molinaro

Cranford

Cranford HS

Dan

Manuyag

Cranford

Cranford HS

Ben

Streko

Cranford

Hillside Avenue School

Matt

Leonelli

Cranford

Hillside Avenue School

Sarah

Barry

Cranford

Orange Avenue School

Jessica

Lynn

Elizabeth

T.C. Reilly MS

Danielle

Molina

Elizabeth

T.C. Reilly MS

Jonathan

Sanchez

Elizabeth

Elizabeth HS

Sierra

Farinas

Elizabeth

Elizabeth HS

Stephanie

Blaise

Elizabeth

Westminster Academy

Jackelyn

Sorto

Hillside

Hillside HS

Shaun

Lebby

Kenilworth

David Brearley HS

Mike

Rosania

Kenilworth

David Brearley HS

Jacquelyn

Frodelly

Kenilworth

David Brearley HS

Ivanna

Khemlynska

Linden

McManus MS

Konstyantyn

Budzan

Linden

Soehl MS

Miguel

Santos

Linden

Soehl MS

Jeinny

Ramirez

Mountainside

Deerfield School

Mallory

Corrigan

New Providence

N. Providence HS

Frank

Cresencia

New Providence

N. Providence HS

Niki

D’Onofrio

New Providence

N. Providence MS

Jennifer

Closs

New Providence

N. Providence MS

Courtney

Lowenstein

Plainfield

Hubbard MS

Cyon

Priester

Roselle

Abraham Clark HS

Javier

Cardenas

Roselle

Abraham Clark HS

Michael

Banos

Scotch Plains

Union County Vo-Tech

Ernst

Labady

Scotch Plains

Union County Vo-Tech

Joseph

Foster

Scotch Plains

Hillcrest Academy

Angel

Diaz

Springfield

Jonathan Dayton HS

Sara

Hurwitz

Springfield

Jonathan Dayton HS

Robert

Shippey

Springfield

Jonathan Dayton HS

Justin

Russikoff

Springfield

Jonathan Dayton HS

Maria

Inneo

Springfield

FM Gaudineer MS

Jordon

Guber

Springfield

FM Gaudineer MS

Erica

Krause

Summit

Oratory Prep. School

Mark

Weinhoffer

Summit

Oratory Prep. School

Connor

Morrison

Summit

Oratory Prep. School

Eric

Weinhoffer

Union

Union HS

Stephen

Ernst

Union

Union HS

Rebecca

Morgan

Union

Union HS

Anastasia

Johnson

Union

Union HS

Romina

Para

Union

Union HS

Natonye

Tate

Westfield

Edison Intermediate

Melissa

Littman

Westfield

Edison Intermediate

Jessica

Margolies

Westfield

Beadleston HS

Jose

Albino

Winfield Park

Winfield Elementary

Ray

Lang

Sponsors and supporting agencies of the 2006 Teen Arts Program are: the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders; the Union County Division of Parks, Recreation and Facilities; the Union County Department of Economic Development; the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State; the Elizabeth, Cranford, Kenilworth and Union Boards of Education; the New Jersey Workshop for the Arts; the Paper Mill Playhouse; the Kenilworth Veterans of Foreign Wars; and participating schools.

Community supporters of the Festival include: Wachovia Corporation; S.M. Electric Company; C.R. Bard, Inc.; ConocoPhillips-Bayway Refinery; Independence Community Foundation; Infineum USA L.P.;  Schering-Plough Corporation; Schoor DePalma Community Foundation; Union Center National Bank; Morristown & Erie Railway; Options by Design; Comcast; Harbor Consultants; LaVoz Newspaper; Paragon Computer Professionals; Sam Ash Music Corp.;  All-State Legal; Construction Specialties; Ironworkers Union Local #480; Jersey Central Power & Light; Tinnerman Palnut; and the Villani Bus Company.

For more information about the Teen Arts program contact the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth 07202; telephone (908) 558-2550 or email: culturalinfo@ucnj.org. NJ Relay service users should call 711.