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All 21 veteran artists were displaying their work for a second, third or fourth time for the River Edge Cultural Arts Center's 20th anniversary.
The nonprofit organization hosted “A Reunion of the Arts” from Oct. 4 through Oct. 17 to bring back some local artists who’ve supported it for the past two decades. The multimedia exhibit featured photojournalism, several oil paintings, a charcoal drawing, a sculpture and more.
“It never ceases to amaze me how talented some these folks are,” said board member Skip Walsh. “You never know what to expect with local artists.”
The Cultural Center's mission is "to foster an appreciation of the arts, provide knowledge of our past and a vision of the future, and to promote cultural awareness in the community," founding member Phyllis Angelo said.
Photographer Andrea Holmes of Paramus, came by to see her piece on the wall one last time before the show was dissembled.
Holmes, who had her photographs on view in the Cultural Center's "River Edge Travels the World" show, has been to 80 countries. With a trip to Lapland set for this winter, she says she has no plans to stop.
Her photographs in the anniversary exhibit documented a recent trip to Cuba, where she salsa-danced in the street with her new pen pal, Tony, stopped to buy cheese from a vendor on the side of the road and watch bulls soak their rear ends in a freshly plowed field.
"I got off the plane and everyone was just sort of looking at me," said Holmes, 74. "I didn't know what to say so I just raised my arms and said 'Viva Cuba!'
"And everyone went nuts."
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