The Ocean City Arts Center Gallery will present its 2025 Annual Juried Art Show beginning Saturday, Nov. 1, and running through Friday, Nov. 22.
The Arts Center is located on the second floor of the Ocean City Community Center, 1735 Simpson Ave. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and closed Sunday.
This year’s exhibition features more than 110 entries. Awards will be presented for Best in Show, Second Place, Third Place and three Honorable Mentions. New this year is the Elise L. Steinberg Award for Best Watercolor, established by the Steinberg family in memory of their matriarch, a longtime member and devoted student at the Arts Center who had a deep love for watercolor painting.
This year’s judges are Lisa Budd, Tim Smith and Renee Leopardi, all visual artists from the tri-county area.
The awards will be announced at the Artists’ Reception on Friday, Nov.14, held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Check the Ocean City Arts Center ‘s website, Facebook and Instagram the following week for announcement of winners and photos of the art. For further information call (609) 399-7628.
This program is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.



