Somers Point to Host ‘Art in the Park’
Saturday, June 15
The City ofSomers Point announces the fourth annual ‘Art in the Park’ event on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at John F. Kennedy Park on Broadway Avenue in Somers Point.
Art in the Park features the work of a number of local and regional, professional and amateur artists for exhibit and sale. It is also an opportunity for artists to paint en plein aire (on site). Prizes will be awarded to both professional and amateur artist exhibitors, as well as those in the en plein aire category. Visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to vote for the People’s Choice Award.
Sponsoring the awards are Anchorage Tavern, The Clam Bar, Passion Vines Wine & Spirits Co., South Jersey Jazz Society, For Two Cents Plain and The Tilton Inn.
Great food and music will be onsite, and fun activities will take place all day including interactive art experiences for adults and children, such as Paint Your Own Backpack, Collaborative Painting on large canvases, Collage Corner, an Arts Reach Out Clothesline art exhibit by Somers Point students in the After School C.A.S.T.L.E. program, Cardboard Construction, Haiku Happenings, yoga and face painting. Musical entertainment all day includes the Tom Angello Jazz Trio, sponsored in part by the South Jersey Jazz Society, and by local favorite singer/guitarist Marc Wasserman. Food vendors include Mr. Ice Cream Man, Jay’s Crab Shack, Upper Sandwiches and Maui Joe’s Shave Ice.
Art in the Park is free and open to the public. Kennedy Park provides handicapped parking. Please visit ArtintheParksomerspt.weebly.comfor free transportation by Atlantic County Transportation for park/ride pick up sites and schedule.
Contributors to Art in the Park and Arts Commission 2019 programs include the City of Somers Point, Somers Point Business Association, AtlantiCare Healing Arts Program, Ocean First Bank, Republic Bank, Somers Point Foundation for Education and Sturdy Saving Bank. The Art in the Park event is made possible through the NJ State Council for the Arts/Dept. of State, Partner Agency of the NEA through the Local Arts Grant/Atlantic County Office of Cultural Affairs.
Artists’ applications to exhibit or participate in the event will be accepted until June 7 and are available by emailingsomerspointarts@gmail.com. The application and $20 check should be mailed to Somers Point Arts Commission, 1 W. New Jersey Ave. Somers Point, NJ 08244.
For more information on Art in the Park, please contact Kathleen Arleth of the Somers Point Arts Commission at 609-653-4991 orkatharleth@hotmail.com.
