Three Local Artists Featured in Union Co. Employee Show at Freeholders' Gallery

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The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced that a selection of prize-winning art work by County employees and their family members is on display through July 14 in the Freeholders Gallery, located on the 6th floor of the Union County Administration Building, Elizabethtown Plaza at Rahway Ave., in Elizabeth. The gallery is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays.

The art display presents a select sampling of 15 pieces from among the 132 creations judged at the recent 14th annual “National Arts Program Exhibit and Contest for Union County Employees and Their Families.” The exhibit and contest is a result of a partnership with the National Arts Program Foundation which provides prize money and valuable support to display the work of talented artists.

“The artistic talent of our Union County employees, retired employees, program volunteers and their family members is very impressive,” said Freeholder Chairman Mohamed Jalloh. “We thank the National Arts Program Foundation and Elizabethtown Gas Co. for hosting the May 5thawards reception and providing space for Union County employees and their families to display their talent in the original exhibit.”

Listed alphabetically by town are the local award-winning employee artists and the awards they won at the original exhibit and contest. (Not all of the award-winning pieces are able to be displayed at the Freeholders Gallery exhibit.)

 Fanwood: Tom Plante (Second Place, Amateur).

Scotch Plains: Rich Palmatier (First Place, Intermediate); Charles Rubin (Honorable Mention, Intermediate). 

Additional support for this event was provided by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Exhibits at the Freeholders Gallery are coordinated by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.

For more information about this exhibit and other programs and services related to the arts and Union County history, call 908-558-2550 or email culturalinfo@ucnj.org.