Provided by Bucks County Community College:
The Bucks County Community College sign at the Newtown campus.
Youthful creativity shines at the 21st Annual Bucks County High School Art Exhibition Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 9 at Bucks County Community College’s Hicks Art Center Gallery. A gallery reception, including a Congressional art contest awards ceremony with Representative Michael Fitzpatrick, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 3.
The show features more than 200 works of art in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, photography, graphic design, stained glass, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, and jewelry. The works were submitted by art teachers from high schools throughout Bucks County.
Several college faculty members have chosen one first-place and three honorable-mention winners for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Congressman Fitzpatrick will present the awards in a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3. The artwork of the first-place winner will be displayed for one year in Washington, D.C., in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building, along with winning works from high school students around the nation.
Admission is free. The Hicks Art Center Gallery is located on the campus at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, where there is ample free parking. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. For more information, call 215-968-8425 or visit www.bucks.edu/gallery.
