2015 Boonton Arts Dog Day of Summer exhibition opens June 5

BOONTON, N.J. - May 7, 2015 - PRLog -- The 2015 Boonton Arts' Dog Days of Summer (https://www.facebook.com/boontondogdaze) exhibition opens Friday, June 5 from 5-9pm. The event coincides with Boonton's First Friday event with opening receptions at numerous art galleries and live music performances. Dog Days of Summer is a public art project featuring over 100 dog statues painted by professional artists and local students. This public art installation showcases artists' custom designs on life sized fiberglass dog sculptures displayed along Boonton's Main Street. The dogs will be on display from June 5-September 27th. For the duration of the summer, the dogs are available at an online store for a donation benefiting Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter (https://www.facebook.com/Mt.PleasantAnimalShelter), the Montville Animal Shelter New Jersey (https://www.facebook.com/MontvilleAnimalShelter) through the Montville Pet Parents (https://www.facebook.com/MontvillePetParents) organization, local schools, and future art programs in our community. Any unsold dogs are auctioned at the closing party and art auction in October. The dogs are available for viewing and purchase by visiting etsy.com/shop/BoontonArts For more information visit www.boontonarts.org. (http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boontonart...)