State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for Annual Art of the State Exhibition, Awards Set for June 16
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Finalists have been announced for the "Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2012," an exhibition showcasing the talent, creativity and diversity of Pennsylvania's established and emerging artists.
It opens to the public on Sunday, June 17, at The State Museum of Pennsylvania.
The 45th annual exhibit runs through Sept. 9 and includes 129 works of art by 115 artists from 30 counties. This year's exhibit received 1,836 entries from 680 artists.
First-, second- and third-place honors are awarded in painting, photography, sculpture, craft and works on paper. Cash awards for each category are $500 for first place, $300 for second and $200 for third. In addition, the William D. Davis Memorial Award for Drawing, the Rose Roy Memorial Award and The State Museum of Pennsylvania Purchase Award are selected.
Prizes will be awarded at a special Artists' Reception to be held Saturday, June 16 at The State Museum. The winners will be announced via Twitter @PHMC at 7 p.m., immediately following the awards ceremony.
The exhibit is co-sponsored by The State Museum and The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, which present more than $7,000 in cash awards to the winners.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, adjacent to the State Capitol in Harrisburg, is one of 25 historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®. The State Museum offers expansive collections interpreting Pennsylvania's fascinating heritage. With exhibits examining the dawn of geologic time, the Native American experience, the colonial and revolutionary eras, a pivotal Civil War battleground, and the Commonwealth's vast industrial age, The State Museum demonstrates that Pennsylvania's story is America's story.
Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for children and senior citizens.
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Editor's Note: The artists selected to exhibit at the 2012 Art of the State competition are listed by county:
Adams
Jessica Paholsky
Allegheny
Kirby Kreiger
Patrick Lee
Czsuzsi Matolcsy
Wesley Smith
Bedford
George Radeschi
Berks
Franklin Fretz
Blair
Dave Hammaker
Bucks
Paula Everitt
John Mathews
Mark Pettegrow
Robert Small
Cambria
Kathleen Kase-Burk
Centre
Diane Paroda
Stephen Tuttle
Mary Vollero
Chester
Barbara Grant
William Hill
Mary Kane
Cumberland
Kim Banister
Geoff Crego
Howard Eberle
Deborah Feller
Daniel Finch
Guy Freeman
Erica Gersic
John Hassler
Robert Hirschhorn
R. Andrew Hoff
Patricia Lambert Marshall
Julie Ober
Catherine Prescott
Heather Shelley
Donald Uvick
Bob Willis
Erma Martin Yost
Dauphin
Joel Anderson
Jeff Bye
Joanne Finkle
Ted Walke
Delaware
Toni Kersey
Jason Rowles
Peter Smyth
Dganit Zauberman
Erie
Jamie Borowicz
Karen Ernst
Sarah Everett
Tom Hubert
Fayette
David DiPietro
Lackawanna
William Maile
Michelle Montes
Harold Zabady
Lancaster
Denny Bond
Carol Galligan
P B Hewitt
Richard Kent
Shalya Marsh
Jana Millstone
Amedeo Salamoni
Mimi Shapiro
Ellen Slupe
Annie Strickler
Janette Toth
Lawrence
Rabecca Signoriello
Lebanon
Eva Stina Bender
Ralph Hlavacek
Lehigh
Barry Assed
Gini Illick
Nathan Marzen
Luzerne
Ed Jones
Brien Keller
Lycoming
Stephen Ruch
Montgomery
David Moyer
G. Heinze Moyer
Laszlo Bagi
Jorj Bauer
Jupi Das
Karen Freedman
Linda Dubin Garfield
Lorraine Glessner
Mike Hale
Patricia Shaw Lima
Justin Snow
Bill Strouse
Anthony Tammoro
Northampton
Andrea Rincon
Bruce Ward
Perry
Erin Sparler
Philadelphia
Jena Campbell
Peter Cunicelli
Robin Frey
Paul Hamanaka
Linda Johnson
Emilie Keim
Nancy Middlebrook
Mimi Oritsky
Carolyn Pyform
Laura Ramos
Robert Solomon
Sabina Tichindeleanu
Jason Ward
Russell Williams
Schuykill
Audrey Bordonaro
Union
Elizabeth James Fickes
Washington
Peter West
Westmoreland
Ronald Nigro
York
Jim Crowley
Jonathan Frazier
Michele Gototweski
Robert Hartson
Richard Chandler Hoff
Penelope Hornock
Stephen March
Jo Margolis
Carol Oldenburg
SOURCE Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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