The Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to announce that the 2024 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit is currently on view at the Elizabeth Public Library Main Branch, located at located at 11 South Broad Street. This year’s exhibit is a selection of 21 works selected from the 2024 Union County Teen Arts Festival, an annual two-day event celebrating creativity in the literary, performing and visual arts held at Trailside Nature & Science Center in Mountainside.
“We’re proud to support these talented young artists and invite residents to experience the energy and vision they bring to the arts,” said Union County Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded. “The Teen Arts Touring Exhibit reminds us all that creativity has no boundaries, and art is for everyone.”
The Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit, now on display at the Elizabeth Public Library Main Branch, has made its way across the County, inspiring audiences at each destination. Visitors can enjoy the exhibit in Elizabeth through January 10, 2025, after which it will make its final stop at the Plainfield Public Library. Admission is free and open to the public.
The 2024 Teen Arts Tour includes the following exhibiting students:
Berkeley Heights
Governor Livingston High School
Sophia Castrovinci
Cranford
Cranford High School
Madison Cardona
Lincoln School CAP Program
Anthony Scherer
Elizabeth
Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy
Valentina Ocampo
Elizabeth High School at Frank J. Cicarell Academy
Angelina Correia
JVJ STEM Academy
Andy Medina
J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy
Maria Galarza
John E. Dwyer Technology Academy
David Mateo Garavito Ariea
Thomas Edison Career & Technical Academy
Halley Lowe Cabreja and Vanessa Ponce
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
Keziah Hanson
Kenilworth
David Brearley High School
Laura Limon
Linden
Linden High School
Lenara Osborn
New Providence
New Providence High School
Ava Cominsky
Plainfield
Plainfield Academy of Arts
Emanuel Perry
Roselle
Abraham Clark High School
Trinity Moore and Carla Torres
Roselle Park
Roselle Park High School
Anna da Silva and Emma Lantiqua
Scotch Plains
Union County Academy of the Performing Arts
Maria Thomas
Union County Vo-Tech High School
Anthony Granados
The Union County Teen Arts Festival & Touring Exhibit is coordinated each year by the Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks & Recreation. For information about all Cultural & Heritage Affairs programs and services, please contact the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth 07202; telephone (908) 558-2550. NJ Relay service users should call 711 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.