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Mercer County Photography 2024 Awards Announced; show on view at Trenton City Museum

originally published: 10/25/2024

The Mercer County Photography 2024 Juror’s Choice Award went to photographer Cheryl Bomba of Pennington for “Forget Me Not.”

(TRENTON, NJ) -- Nine Mercer County photographers received a total of ten awards at the October 13 Opening Reception for Mercer County Photography 2024 at Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie. The biennial juried show, on view in the museum through December 1st, showcases a diverse array of contemporary work by photographers from throughout Mercer County. Most of the show's 55 photographs are available for purchase.

Following words of welcome from the show’s coordinator, artist Elizabeth Aubrey, Mercer County Executive Dan Benson announced the ten awards. Juror Gary Saretzky, a well-known Mercer County photographer, educator, archivist, and exhibitor, selected photographs for Best In Show, Juror’s Choice, and Honorable Mention. Ida Margicin, Chief of the Mercer County Division of Culture and Heritage, along with commissioners from the division, selected five Mercer County Purchase Awards. The purchase award photographs will become a part of Mercer County permanent art collection and be displayed in County buildings.

Photographer Samuel Vovsi of Princeton accepts his award for Best In Show from Mercer County Executive Dan Benson. Gary Saretzky was the Juror for Mercer County Photography 2024

The awards given were:

* Best In Show, “Ghost of Dolomites,” Samuel Vovsi, Princeton, NJ

* Juror’s Choice, “Forget Me Not,” Cheryl Bomba, Pennington, NJ




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* Honorable Mention, “Audra – Movement in Time,” Richard Van Fleet, Pennington, NJ

* Honorable Mention, “Mechanic, Brooklyn, NY,” Eugene Pierce, Lawrence Twp., NJ

* Honorable Mention, “I Pray This Finds You Well,” Cheryl Bomba, Pennington, NJ

* Purchase Award, “Lake Shore,” Susan Jacobsen, Ewing, NJ

* Purchase Award, “Baubles,” Beth Jarvie, Hamilton Twp., NJ

* Purchase Award, “Lenni-Lenape (True People),” Janice Montervino, Trenton, NJ

* Purchase Award, “The Artist Shack,” Robert A. Terrano, East Windsor, NJ




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* Purchase Award, “Fen at Miry Run,” Laurie Van Sant, Mercerville, NJ

The Mercer County Photography program is made possible, in part, by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.

Mercer County Photography 2024 can be seen at Trenton City Museum, located in Cadwalader Park, Thursdays through Saturdays, noon to 4:00pm, and Sundays, 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Admission is free, with donations appreciated in support of the museum’s programming. Plenty of parking.

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