William V. Musto Cultural Center Opens 6/11

Mayor Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners announce that on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM the City of Union City will hold the Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the William V. Musto Cultural Center located at 420 - 15th Street in Union City. The event is of great historical significance as it is the first Museum of Art in the City of Union City.

The building was previously the Union City 15th Street Free Public Library; a historic Carnegie Endowed Library built in 1903. The newly refurbished Cultural Center will house the Union City Museum of Art, the Union City Police Museum, the Union City Art Gallery & Concert Hall, the Union City Museum of History, as well as serve as a Senior Citizen Center on the ground floor.

The very first permanent art exhibit will be by a select group of some of the best and best known local artists in the city, who are also members of the Union City Artist Collective. Among them are Amado Mora, Abby Levine, Alma Peralta, Juan R. Torres, Jr., Benjamin Roman, Jr., Fernando Santos, Julio Borges, Nelson Alvarez, Craig Radhuber, Hugo Juarez, Hermes Cabrera, and Lucio Fernandez. The artists were chosen for artistic merit as well as for their dedication to the City's art scene. They are extremely dedicated artists who have worked tirelessly for the past few years to enhance and promote the arts in the City. Each artist has donated their art work to the museum. Also part of the Permanent Collection will be a sculpture by renowned Ecuadorian artist, Manuel Velastegui; as well as three important art works by Enid Bell.

The event will kick off with live music by the Alan Quinn Orchestra and an antique auto show. The Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will begin at 1:00 PM, followed by an open house to the Center. A classical concert in the Art Gallery & Concert Hall featuring pianist Adonis Gonzalez and lyric tenor Mariano Vidal is programmed for 3:00 PM.

Present will be Mayor & State Senator Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners; City Historian Gerard Katrabin; Union City Art Curator Amado Mora; wife of William V. Musto, Ms. Rhyta Musto and family & friends, as well as other dignitaries. Everyone in the community is invited to attend the ceremony. FREE Admission.

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