Eastern Bergen County, NJ -- Bergen County artist Max Horbund will display his work in an exhibition, Expressions, at the Englewood Framing Gallery. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of Horbund’s art will benefit The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County.

Horbund’s work focuses on realist painting. His latest work evolved to a more contemporary abstract and semi-abstract vision meant to give form to forces experienced as a confluence of deep, quickly moving emotional tides and unconscious cognition.

His work is found in government, corporate, and private collections and in several galleries in the New York City metropolitan area, throughout the United States and in Japan. He has shared his knowledge of painting as an instructor at the Art Students League of New York and The Art Center of Northern New Jersey.

Galleries carrying his work include Grand Central Art Gallery, Uma Gallery and Tenri Gallery in New York City; Black Orchid Gallery in Mystic, Connecticut; Vail Fine Arts in Vail, Colorado; United States Coast Guard in Washington, D.C.; Jack Wright Gallery in Palm Beach, Florida; The Art Space Kami Sanjyo in Nara, Japan; and several others.

Horbund holds a Bachelor of Science from Pratt Institute. He received additional training in painting at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League of New York, where he also served on the board of directors for 13 years and for three years as its president.

90 Years Supporting the Community

Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, The Community Chest, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey, supports local nonprofit organizations serving people in need in eastern Bergen County. The funds raised from a portion of the sale of Horbund’s paintings will support the Chest's 2023-2024 priorities in these areas:
-- Mental Health,
-- Food Insecurity and Healthy Eating,
-- Home Care (Health Care Staffing and Services),            
-- Educational Enhancement/College and Career Prep, and
-- Racial Justice Education.

The Community Chest awards competitive grants to nonprofit agencies to provide services to residents in need from these communities: Alpine, Bergenfield, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Harrington Park, Haworth, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Rockleigh and Tenafly.

Date: November 4 through December 30, 2023.

Opening Reception

An opening reception launches the exhibition on Saturday, November 4 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Englewood Framing Gallery. The reception is free and open to the public.

Time: Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Venue: Englewood Framing Gallery, 44 N Dean St, Englewood, NJ 07631.

For further information about the art exhibition or The Community Chest, contact (201) 568-7474. Contributions to The Community Chest may be sent by check made out to The Community Chest, located at 122 South Van Brunt Street, 2nd Floor, Englewood, NJ 07631. Donations are tax-deductible, as permitted by law.

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