Tenth Annual Saint Catherine of Bologna Photo, Art and Poetry Exhibition to Take Place
March 13-15, 2009

Ringwood, NJ – December 17, 2008 – The Tenth Annual Saint Catherine of Bologna Photo, Art and Poetry Exhibition, featuring performances by local musicians will take place at the Parish Center, 112 Erskine Road March 13 (6-11 PM), March 14 (3-11 PM) and 15 (10-4 PM), 2008. Known as “A Little Bit of Soho in Ringwood”, this judged exhibition features over 500 works of art, photographs, sculpture and poetry by artists from the tri-state area.

The Exhibition is open to all professional, amateur and student photographers, artists, poets and sculptors submitting their original works. Silent Auction donations of original pieces or high-quality prints are also graciously accepted. Applications are due February 23, 2009 and are available at the Rectory, TNT Photo and online at stcatharts.org.

All work is judged by independent artists, writers, sculptors and photographers of local renown. Student works for children in grades K-8 are not judged. Awards are given in the following categories: Photography, Digital Photographic Art, Painting (Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor), Drawing, Mixed Media, Sculpture and Poetry.

“The Exhibition is hosted by Saint Catherine of Bologna Church in honor of Saint Catherine, the Patron Saint of the Arts,” said Exhibit Coordinator David J. Nocera. “In addition to over 500 works of art in the main gallery downstairs at the Parish Center, patrons will be treated to live music, wine and appetizers, coffee and desserts in our open air café. A live poetry reading takes place upstairs in the Poetry Gallery Saturday night, and local musicians donate their time to play for the duration of the show.”

In addition to hundreds of hours from Patron of the Arts Association volunteers, the show has five major sponsors including: Allen Linens, Four Star Color, Goldberg’s Famous Bagels of Ringwood, moneymasters.com, Taylor Rental and TNT Photo Lab.

“Over 80% of the pieces are available for purchase”, reports Sales Coordinator Ken Carroll. Major credit cards are accepted and pieces may be picked up on Sunday May 17 at 4:00 PM.

The Exhibition is held at the Saint Catherine of Bologna Parish Center, 112 Erskine Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456. Exhibit hours are Friday March 13, 6:00-11:00 PM; Saturday March 14, 3:00-11:00 and Sunday March 15, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. Admission is free, but a five-dollar donation is recommended to help offset the costs of the Exhibition.

Contact: David Stevens
dstevens@stcatharts.org