Works by Union County young artists on display at Elizabeth Public Library Main Branch


The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the 2024 Teen Arts Touring Exhibit is on display at the Elizabeth Public Library Main Branch, 11 S. Broad St. The exhibit features 21 works selected from the 2024 Union County Teen Arts Festival, an annual event celebrating creativity in the literary, performing and visual arts.

“We’re proud to support these talented young artists and invite residents to experience the energy and vision they bring to the arts,” said Union County Chairwoman Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded. “The Teen Arts Touring Exhibit reminds us all that creativity has no boundaries, and art is for everyone.”

The 2024 Teen Arts Tour includes the following exhibiting students:

Berkeley Heights

Governor Livingston High School

Sophia Castrovinci

Cranford

Cranford High School

Madison Cardona

Lincoln School CAP Program

Anthony Scherer

Elizabeth

Alexander Hamilton Preparatory Academy

Valentina Ocampo

Elizabeth High School at Frank J. Cicarell Academy

Angelina Correia

JVJ STEM Academy

Andy Medina

J. Christian Bollwage Finance Academy

Maria Galarza

John E. Dwyer Technology Academy

David Mateo Garavito Ariea

Thomas Edison Career & Technical Academy

Halley Lowe Cabreja and Vanessa Ponce

Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy

Keziah Hanson

Kenilworth

David Brearley High School

Laura Limon

Linden

Linden High School

Lenara Osborn

New Providence

New Providence High School

Ava Cominsky

Plainfield

Plainfield Academy of Arts

Emanuel Perry

Roselle

Abraham Clark High School

Trinity Moore and Carla Torres

Roselle Park

Roselle Park High School

Anna da Silva and Emma Lantiqua

Scotch Plains

Union County Academy of the Performing Arts

Maria Thomas

Union County Vo-Tech High School

Anthony Granados

The exhibit will be on display at the Elizabeth Public Library Main Branch through Jan. 10, before it makes its final stop at the Plainfield Public Library. Admission is free and open to the public.

The Union County Teen Arts Festival & Touring Exhibit is coordinated each year by the Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks & Recreation. For more information about Cultural & Heritage Affairs programs and services, contact the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 633 Pearl St., Elizabeth or call 908-558-2550.

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Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story, which was reviewed and edited by NJ Advance Media staff.


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