On Saturday, November 12th, The New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission (NJIHC) hosted its 13th Annual Congress: "Showcasing New Jersey Artists" at Rutgers' Zimmerli Art Museum.

Italophiles and art aficionados from across the state, gathered to learn more about several of New Jersey's most gifted Italian and Italian American visual artists: husband and wife filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno, book artist Maria G. Pisano, watercolor artist James Fiorentino, and Italian folk life artist Andrea Cassar. The Commission also recognized the winners of NJIHC's statewide high school student art contest for their work: 4th place Lizaveta Khrypkova, 3rd place Lily Drennan, 2nd place Jack Dreger, 1st place Melanie Cannizzo.

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Source: http://www.njitalianheritage.org/