Sparta n Hilltop Country Day School’s Art Exhibition and Sale celebrates its 30th anniversary by featuring Rita Baragona of Columbia. Baragona, chair of the art department at Blair Academy and a painter, displays her work at The Bowery Gallery in Chelsea, New York City. She and her husband, painter St. Clair Sullivan, work from adjoining studios on their Warren County farm. The exhibition will open on Friday evening Oct. 12 with a champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception with the artists for a $10 per person suggested donation. On Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday Oct. 14, admission to the gallery is complimentary. The school is at 32 Lafayette Road.. The school is offering a complimentary art workshop for children from 5 to 10-years old on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 1 to 2 pm. The workshop given by Hilltop art/art appreciation teachers Marcia Shenton and SuzAnne Pacala will include a child-oriented tour of the art gallery and an art class where the children will create their own painting after being inspired by what they have seen and learned on the tour. Refreshments will be provided for the students and their parents who will have time to view the exhibition during the children’s workshop. Registration is required for the complimentary workshop and space is limited. For more information or to register, please call Ginnie Ramberger, development director at 973-729-5485-ext. 262 or email her at gramberger@hilltopcds.org. To learn more about Hilltop visit www.hilltopcds.org.