NOW! NEW WORK, NEW ARTISTS, running simultaneously at both ArtsWorcester and the Worcester Craft Center, exhibits the next generation of regional artists. 

The exhibit opens with public receptions Friday, March 18. At the Worcester Center for Craft, the reception will run from 5:30 to 7:30 PM; at ArtsWorcester, between 6:00 and 8:00 PM. Both receptions are open and free to all; people are encouraged to visit both venues. 

The exhibit was juried by Roger Hankins, Director of the Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross. Prizes will be announced at both ArtsWorcester and the Craft Center at 6:30 PM the evening of the opening reception.

All participating artists are under the age of 40 and reside or work in Central Massachusetts: Loretta Adams, Jennifer Amenta, Jessikah Ann, Ryan Arruda, Tess Barbato, Amanda Bastien, Matthew Burgos, Melanie Christopher, Deanna Degon, James Dye, Katie Dye, Christian Farren, Sharon Freed, David Gates, Amanda Gibson, Leslie Graff, Ben Gragen, Marissa Grossi, Katie Lee Haley, Meaghan Hardy-Lavoie, Anne Harris, Alisa Harrison, Scarlett Hoey, Sarah Hudson, Molly Jackson, Rey Jay, Timothy Carney Johnson, Nicholas Kantarelis, Nastasia Lawton-Sticklor, Marybeth Lensel, Sarah Margolin, Kate Murphy, Nina Nguyen, Sean O’Gara, Irina Parfenova, Desiree Petty, Cesar Rodrigues, Emily Sandagata, Robb Sandagata, Brittany Severance, Justin Sliwoski, John Wesley Small, Rebecca Smith, Pamela Stolz, Joanne Stowell, Terrasa Ulm, Hank VonHellion, Lauren Walsh, and Sarah Williams.

The exhibit will be on view until April 16, 2016. Gallery hours at ArtsWorcester are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 12:00 to 4:00 PM, and by appointment. At the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, the Krikorian Gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.