The Union County Board of Commissioners is pleased to present the 2022 Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit, now on display at the Commissioners Gallery located on the 6th floor of the Union County Administration Building at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza in Elizabeth.
The exhibit is a selection of 36 works from the 2022 Union County Teen Arts Festival, an annual two-day event celebrating youth creativity in the literary, performing, and visual arts.
“The Touring Exhibit reflects the rich imagination, artistry and experiences of students all across Union County, and we are very proud to host these works at the Administration Building,” said Commissioner Chair Rebecca Williams.
Works by students from the following municipalities are included in the Touring Exhibit: Berkeley Heights, Clark, Cranford, Elizabeth, Garwood, Kenilworth, Linden, Mountainside, Plainfield, Roselle, Roselle Park, Springfield.
The Union County Teen Arts Touring Exhibit is currently on display at the Commissioners Gallery at the Union County Administration Building located at 10 Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth.
On August 1, the exhibit will move to the Union County Courthouse at 2 Broad Street in Elizabeth.
Additional tour locations through next year include Springfield, Linden, Cranford, and Plainfield. For a complete schedule visit ucnj.org/art-shows.
The Union County Teen Arts Festival and Touring Exhibits are coordinated each year by the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs in the Department of Parks and Recreation, with offices at 633 Pearl Street in Elizabeth.
For information about all Cultural and Heritage Affairs programs and services visit ucnj.org/cultural, email culturalinfo@ucnj.org or call 908-558-2550 (NJ Relay users dial 711).
For information and updates on all Union County services during the COVID-19 outbreak, including free vaccination, free testing, emergency food distribution and other support services, visit ucnj.org/covid19. General information about COVID-19 is available through the New Jersey Department of Health at nj.gov/health.
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Photo captions: The 2022 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit includes 36 works of art by students throughout Union County, including:
Beyond the Garden by Keyla Flores, Pencil and Acrylic, Nicholas S. LaCorte-Peterstown No.3 (Elizabeth)
Untitled by Sophia Castrovinci, Acrylic, Columbia Middle School (Berkeley Heights)
Nature’s Seeing Eyes by Carolina Ucros, Acrylic, William F. Halloran No. 22 (Elizabeth)
La Femenina by Camila Conza, Quilling and Watercolor, Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy (Elizabeth