Mercer County Senior Citizen Art Show
Mercer County Executive Dan Benson invites seniors throughout Mercer County to submit artwork to the 2025 Mercer County Senior Citizen Art Show, to be held this summer.
A joint project of the county’s Division of Culture and Heritage and its Office on Aging, the show is open to all Mercer County residents age 60 or older. The show will be on display from July 1 through August 4 at the Conference Center at Mercer, located on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
“The annual Senior Art Show is a spectacular display of the creativity and talent of Mercer County residents,” Benson said. “I’m proud that we’re continuing this beloved event, and I can’t wait to stop by and see the artwork for myself.”
Applicants may submit one piece of art in any of the following 11 categories: acrylic, craft, digital art, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, print, sculpture, watercolor, and works on paper. All submissions must be the original work created within the last three years and not previously entered in a Mercer County Senior Citizen Art Show or the New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show.
The registration deadline is Friday, June 13. Artists may register by completing an online registration form at https://shorturl.at/G4IuP or by filling out a print registration form, which can be printed from https://shorturl.at/dDMJ5, and mailing it to the Mercer County Division of Culture & Heritage, 640 South Broad Street Trenton, NJ 08611 – RM 417. Artists must drop off their registered artwork at the Conference Center at Mercer on Wednesday, June 25 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
For more information about the Mercer County Senior Citizen Art Show, contact the Mercer County Division of Culture & Heritage at 609-278-2712 or cultureandheritage@mercercounty.org.
Ellarslie Open 42
The Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum’s annual juried art show, invites artists to enter artwork through Friday, May 16, via its online Call for Art. Sheryl Liebman Fisher, associate director of Gallery Henoch in New York City, will jury the 2025 show.
Artists may submit from anywhere and may enter up to four works. Complete instructions and timeline are found at ellarslie.org/eo42. The show’s five categories are: Paintings; Works on Paper; Sculpture; Photography; and Digital Art. The top award, Best In Show Overall, carries a prize of $1,000. Five category awards and sponsored awards also carry cash prizes.
Showcasing contemporary creations by established and emerging artists, the Ellarslie Open has developed into the area’s premier annual juried exhibition since its beginnings in the early 1980s. In 2024, out of 555 entries, the juror selected 110 diverse pieces by artists from across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and beyond. The 2025 show will open with an Artists’ and Members’ Reception Saturday, June 21, and will remain on view through September 7. Further details about gallery talks and other programming related to the exhibition will be announced.
Ellarslie Open 42 Juror Sheryl Liebman Fisher discovered her passion for contemporary art while earning a degree in art history and business at New York University. With more than 20 years of experience in the gallery world, both in New York City and London, she is currently an associate director at Gallery Henoch in Manhattan. She also holds a certificate in appraisal studies in fine and decorative arts from NYU and the Appraisers Association of America.
The Trenton City Museum is housed in Ellarslie Mansion in the heart of Trenton’s historic Cadwalader Park. Hours are Thursdays through Saturday from 12 to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no admission fee, but donations are welcomed. For more on Ellarslie Open 42: visit ellarslie.org/eo42 or contact exhibits@ellarslie.org or 609-989-1191.
