Somerville: Arts on Division Selected as Winner of 2021 Arts Award
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission has announced the winners of the 2021 Excellence in the Arts Awards, including Arts on Division, a Somerville non-profit that promotes artistic endeavors in the heart of the borough’s downtown district.
The program honors individuals and organizations that show exemplary leadership and dedication to the fine and performing arts in Somerset County. This year’s winners include three individuals and six organizations. Award recipients were selected by a committee appointed by the Cultural & Heritage Commission.
The public is invited to the virtual awards ceremony that will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Registration is required in advance by visiting: https://bit.ly/ExcellArtsCeremony21. The works of the winners will be featured throughout the evening.
Recipients of this year’s Arts in Education award are Marcia Jennings of Bridgewater and the Quin Yang Dance Studio Org, located in Franklin Park.
Award recipients for Arts in the Community are: Mitali Bhawmik of Bridgewater; Arts on Division in Somerville; Frontline Arts in Branchburg; Music in the Somerset Hills, Bernardsville; the Bound Brook Cultural Arts Committee; and Downtown Bernardsville.
The 2021 Excellence in the Arts Aspiring Young Artist is Srinaath Kidambi Perangur of Bedminster.
Arts On Division is a charitable organization dedicated to building community through the arts and arts education. Promoting the advancement, development and support of the visual, musical, physical and literary arts with the belief this will positively contribute to the quality of life for all residents and contribute to economic and community development in the Borough of Somerville, New Jersey and its surrounding areas.
The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners, the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission and Friends of Somerset County Culture & Heritage Inc. sponsor the Excellence in the Arts awards program.
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