BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – August 10, 2009 – More than 110,000 votes have been tallied and the results are finally in. Palisades, the Nice New Jersey Car Insurance Company, proudly announced today the winning artwork of the first-ever New Jersey Highway Art Gallery competition. The winning pieces created by local artists will be displayed for NJ drivers to admire on billboards throughout the state, creating the Palisades Highway Art Gallery.
Throughout the contest, New Jersey artists submitted over 940 original paintings, drawings, photography and mixed media interpretations of the state’s beautiful landscapes to the Palisades Drive With a Smile Web site. Visitors to the site viewed the submissions and voted for their favorites over four weeks this summer. The following were the top favorites:
•Stephanie Amato, Basking Ridge
•Alan Barnett, Asbury Park
•Jill Caporlingua, Highland Park
•Madelaine Cappuccio, Ridgefield Park
•Olivia Funghini, Union
•Jeff Gola, Moorestown
•Kelly Hunt, Hammonton
•Paul Kiesche, Long Valley
•Audrey Linstrom, River Vale
•Scott Mahrer, Egg Harbor Township
•Maria Nash, Rockaway
•Mark Oberndorf, Wyckoff
•Bryan Sannwaldt, Milltow
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