TRENTON — “Third Thursdays,” a monthly photography presentation offered through Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) James Kerney Campus (JKC) Gallery, will celebrate the photography of Cliff Cooper and Sharon Harris with a virtual artist talk on November 19, 2020 from 7 to 8 p.m. The show, hosted by Michael Chovan-Dalton, Director of the JKC Gallery, will take place on the Zoom conferencing platform. The public is invited and registration is required. 

Last month’s Third Thursday event attracted an array of photography students and members of the public. “I was very pleased with just how intimate and engaging our first event turned out to be because you don’t always get that with a virtual event,” Chovan-Dalton remarked. “In some ways it was more engaging than a traditional exhibit because everyone had a front row seat to the artists. I think I will continue to offer a virtual component to every exhibit so that we can reach a wider audience.”

About the Artists

Cliff Cooper, a School of Visual Arts graduate, photographer and artist, will present his works “In A Lucid Dream” where he creates a phenomenon similar to a dream where a photograph is not defined by the obvious parts but “one seemingly small detail that deeply resonates with the viewer, stirring and striking the heart.” 

Sharon Harris, whose works have been exhibited at Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, New Jersey, Islip Art Museum in East Islip, New York, Soho Photo Gallery in New York City and the Artseye Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, is an award-winning photographer who creates powerful and surreal images through the use of pinhole photography which is the art of lens-less photography. 

For more information about the show including how to register, please visit JKCGallery.online.

Located at 137 North Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer County Community College’s JKC Gallery is a gallery for photography and lens-based work from internationally and regionally noted artists. During the fall and winter of 2020-2021, JKC Gallery will be running virtual shows through social media accounts and its community gallery website..Gallery hours are active during shows.

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Central Jersey’s Cliff Cooper will present his photography works “In A Lucid Dream” during the next Third Thursday virtual artist talk hosted by Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney Campus Gallery on November 19 from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. The public is invited. (Photo credit: Cliff Cooper)

Sharon Harris, whose works have been exhibited in New York, New Jersey and Arizona, will be presenting her unusual and surreal pinhole photography at the Mercer County Community College JKC Gallery virtual artist talk on November 19 where members of the public can ask questions and view the works from the photographer’s point of view. For details visit https://jkcgallery.online. (Photo credit: Sharon Harris)