North Hempstead, NY – North Hempstead, NY – North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, the Town Board and the Town’s Business & Tourism Development Corporation (“BTDC”) along with the North Hempstead Arts Advisory Council and The Art Guild of Port Washington are pleased to announce that the Town will be holding a reception for the Arts Matter! Juried Art Exhibit on Tuesday, October 25 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall in Manhasset.

The reception will feature 19 pieces of art from local artists selected from Arts Matter! Juried Art contest. Each piece of art was inspired by the Town of North Hempstead. The reception will also have free food from local North Hempstead restaurants and musical entertainment. Participating restaurants include f.i.s.h. on Main in Port Washington, Lisbon Café in Carle Place, Pearl East in Manhasset and Uncle Bacala’s in Garden City Park.

“I am so excited that we are able to display paintings in Town Hall that depict the beauty of our Town. This reception is an opportunity for residents to view the work of local artists while sampling local cuisine from North Hempstead’s finest restaurants,” said Supervisor Bosworth.

“As part of an ongoing effort to support the arts in the town of North Hempstead, I’m extremely excited to share some of the beauty that can be seen throughout the Town of North Hempstead, through the eyes of some extremely talented local artists. This was a great opportunity to give our local artists a way to flex their creative skills and display their artwork for all to enjoy,” said BTDC Executive Director Kim Kaiman.

The event is free and open to the public. Town Hall is located at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset.  To register for the event please visit http://www.northhempsteadny.gov/btdc/onlineregistration2 or call 311. 

For more information please visit www.northhempsteadny.gov/btdc or call 311 or (516) 869-6311.