WESTWOOD, N.J.—Westwood Gallery and Westwood Regional School District’s Art Department are proud to announce the eighth annual WWRSD has HeART, a student art exhibit on the healing power of art.
Students in grades K–12 were encouraged to reflect on what it means to care and created an original work of art in response. More than 140 images were submitted, and a committee of administrators and art educators selected 15 winning images.
An opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 6 packed Westwood Gallery, with the young artists signing their prints and receiving their awards.
The Westwood Gallery Award went to Sarah Jough. The Artworks Award was presented to Ashley Francis. Student Margaret Loftus’s work received the most votes.
Prints and notecards of the 15 images are being sold to benefit Artworks, the Naomi Cohain Foundation, which provides children and young adults access to creative arts programs for healing, communication, and self-expression. They make excellent gifts.
8-inch by 10-inch prints by all the artists in the show can be purchased for $5 at Westwood Gallery or from Pamela Duffus at pamela.duffus@wwrsd.org. All of the profits will be donated to this worthy cause.
Note cards (5 inches by 7 inches) are available at one for $3, five for $10 (mix and match), and all 15 images for $20. This year, magnets are $4 (or three for $10) and T-shirts are $15.
Check out the exhibit through Feb. 22. You can support these students in using their talents to make a difference for our community.
For more information, visit westwoodartgallery.com or call (201) 666-1800.
