“DIFFERENT APPLES: GREEN, RED, YELLOW”: This oil pastel work by 7-year-old Inigo Hodge is featured in the annual “Faculty and Student Show,” on view through July 15 at West Windsor Arts in Princeton Junction.

The “Faculty and Student Show” at West Windsor Arts (WWA) celebrates the work of teaching artists and their students created in a class or workshop at WWA during 2022 summer camps, and the fall, winter, or spring sessions of the 2022-2023 class year. The exhibition runs through July 15.

Teaching artists comprise a group of talented and accomplished individuals in their field and community. Small class sizes offer plenty of opportunities for one-on-one instruction with supportive staff, providing each student with a personalized learning experience. WWA nurtures creative and independent thinkers who benefit from work in the arts and guidance of their teaching artists. No matter the difficulties of everyday life, the nonprofit WWA aims to offer a safe place where students and teachers can leave their worries behind and feel empowered by their art.

Faculty highlighted in the exhibition include Zakia Aziz Ahmed, Jaime
An-Wong, Audrey Jakab, Lori Langsner, Yun Li, Eleni Litt, Katie Truk, Pratibha Raju, Sarika Soman-Risbud.

Adult students featured in the show include: Michael B.*, Tammy Dawkins, Joelle*, Kati, Michael I.*, Aarti Nathan, Rupa Sanbui, Sreelekhya*, Maryanne Quinn, Larry W.*, Barbara Weinfield. (*Eden Autism participants.)

Eden Autism Services is a leading provider of educational and therapeutic applied behavior analysis
services to children and adults with autism in N.J. Students from this group are adults of varying ages, and participate in visual arts activities planned by West Windsor Arts teaching artists.

Youth students featured in the show include Rhodia Algeri, Allora Chandhok, Cayla Cheung, Natalia Cervantes-Ramirez, Shraddha Dharma, Jenna Rose Doyle, Srinya Gottipati, Inigo Hodge, Mingyu Huang, Niam Jain, Rushabh Kondraju, Annabel Lee, Olivia Luddy, Eleanore Magulak, Lucas Nelson, Nozomi Pugh, Jahnavi Rastogi, Benjamin T. Rosenberg, Aathiraa Senthilkumaran, Nidhi Shivashankar, Abinitha Vasanthan, Brian Xu, Luke Zhong.

This year West Windsor Arts presents 28 youth students in the Certificate of Fine Arts (CiFA) program. CiFA students select either a visual arts or a performing arts track and progress from two years of foundational education to more advanced coursework within their area of study. It is an elective program where students with a commitment to achievement in the arts grow their passion, learn to take risks, and improve their personal and creative skills. This program has become the backbone to the art education programs offered. The works presented in this exhibition reflect the work and growth of the artists over this past year.

The fifth year of CiFA will begin in fall 2023.

West Windsor Arts is located at 952 Alexander Road in Princeton Junction. For more information, visit westwindsorarts.org.