“TICK TOCK, DRIP DROP”: This lithography with chine collé and hand coloring by Eileen Foti is included in the West Windsor Arts Council’s “Generation Next” exhibit. From May 2 until June 9, the gallery will feature six established artists who selected one emerging artist to exhibit with them.

West Windsor Arts Council (WWAC) presents its annual “Generation Next” exhibit featuring original artwork by up-and-coming artists with a twist. This year WWAC invited six “established” artists to exhibit their work and choose one “up-and-coming” artist to exhibit with them. The works are on display May 2 – July 9, 2016 with an opening reception May 15, 4-6 p.m.

Curated by artist and WWAC Exhibition Committee member Kathleen Liao and Executive Director Aylin Green, this exhibition takes a fresh look at how we learn about new artists to watch and the best way to shine a spotlight on their work.

“One of the goals of this show has always been to find new talent and to encourage artists in their development. By inviting established artists to select and exhibit alongside them, we hope to bring this experience to a new level.” says Green. “The artists in this exhibition are all at different places in their development. We found that as a whole, who was established and who was up-and-coming was actually really relative. This exhibition features talented and hard-working artists at all stages.”

Showcasing various media and styles in art today, exhibiting artists listed in pairs by established and up-and-coming include: Jon Naar and Alina Bliach, Eve Ingalls and Goia von Staden, Zhiyuan Cong and Eileen Foti, Will “Kasso” Condry and Chelsea Perron, Frank Rivera and Kyle Stevenson, Cynthia Groya and Aleta J. Wolfe. The media they work in ranges from photography to oil painting, to mixed media, spray paint, lithographs, and more.

During the reception on May 15, visitors will have the opportunity to meet and hear from the artists as they speak about their work in an informal gallery talk format. Light refreshments will be served.

The West Windsor Arts Council’s mission is to provide professional quality community arts programming in order to support, educate, inspire, and promote the arts and art appreciation for all. Founded in 2002, the West Windsor Arts Council opened the doors of the West Windsor Arts Center in 2010 in the historic Princeton Junction Firehouse at 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor.

For information on the West Windsor Arts Council and West Windsor Arts Center, please visit www.westwindsorarts.org. Office and gallery hours: Tues-Fri, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (609) 716-1931 or write info@westwindsorarts.org.

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