HARRISBURG, Pa., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The "Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2011" exhibition, showcasing the talent, creativity and diversity of Pennsylvania's established and emerging artists, will open to the public on Sunday, June 19, at The State Museum of Pennsylvania.
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.
The 44th annual exhibit runs through Sept. 11 and includes 135 works of art by 133 artists from 35 counties. This year's exhibit received 1,933 entries from 727 artists.
The exhibit is co-sponsored by The State Museum and The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council, which present over $5,000 in cash awards to the winners.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, located at 300 North Street, is one of 25 historic sites and museums administered by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®. It is the commonwealth's official museum, holding 4.5 million objects in its collections. The museum's permanent and temporary exhibits cover 100,000 square feet and feature Pennsylvania's social, industrial and economic history, decorative, fine and industrial arts, and archaeology, zoology and paleontology.
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. For more information about the museum, visit www.statemuseumpa.org.
Media contact: Howard Pollman 717-705-8639
Editor's Note: The artists selected to exhibit at the 2011 Art of the State competition are listed by county:
Adams | |
Tim Hirneisen, East Berlin | |
Michael A. McCullough, Biglerville | |
Alan Paulson, Gettysburg | |
Dennis Steinauer, Gettysburg | |
Allegheny | |
Garth Jones, Pittsburgh | |
Paula Garrick Klein, Pittsburgh | |
Jane Ogren, Pittsburgh | |
Heather Joy Puskarich, Pittsburgh | |
Wesley Smith, Pittsburgh | |
Berks | |
Valeri Lambert, Reading | |
James Maria, West Lawn | |
Lydia Panas, Kutztown | |
Peter Schnore, Boyertown | |
Blair | |
Michael J. Allison, Hollidaysburg | |
Bucks | |
Ron Brown, Upper Black Eddy | |
Josh Dannin, Bensalem | |
Csilla Sadloch, Yardley | |
Reinhold Schwenk, Upper Black Eddy | |
Butler | |
Paul Kuhrman, Mars | |
Cambria | |
Kathleen Kase-Burk, Ebensburg | |
Centre | |
Cazia Bradley, Port Matilda | |
Jake Johnson, Bellefonte | |
Chester | |
Erica Brown, West Chester | |
Favi Dubo, Pocopson | |
Donna Festa, West Grove | |
Dale Shuffler, Spring City | |
Columbia | |
Ken Conner, Bloomsburg | |
Joshua Greene, Bloomsburg | |
Tracy Sudol, Catawissa | |
Cumberland | |
Chip Cain, Mechanicsburg | |
John Corcoran, New Cumberland | |
Steve Doilbin, Shippensburg | |
John Hassler, Carlisle | |
R. Andrew Hoff, Camp Hill | |
Allison Juliana, New Cumberland | |
Chris Mackie, Carlisle | |
Sue Marrazzo, Mechanicsburg | |
Catherine Prescott, Mechanicsburg | |
Babu Rangasamy, Camp Hill | |
Julie Riker, Camp Hill | |
Donald Uvick, Camp Hill | |
Bob Willis, Lemoyne | |
Shawn Williams, Shiremanstown | |
Dauphin | |
Joel Anderson, Lykens | |
David Bottini, Harrisburg | |
Jeff Bye, Hershey | |
Donna Curanzy-Seltzer, Hummelstown | |
Suzanne Mead, Harrisburg | |
Jeff Wiles, Harrisburg | |
Delaware | |
Edwin Close, Ardmore | |
Lauren Mulhern, Chadds Ford | |
Jason Rowles, Springfield | |
Peter Smyth, Upper Darby | |
Rebecca Warda, Media | |
Erie | |
Jamie Borowicz, Erie | |
Karen Ernst, Edinboro | |
Franklin | |
Paul Saberin, Chambersburg | |
Indiana | |
Emily Sciulli, Indiana | |
Juniata | |
Michael B. McFarland, Mifflintown | |
Lackawanna | |
Bernard Andreoli, Old Forge | |
Lynn Andreoli, Old Forge | |
Benjamin Buchenot, Dunmore | |
Mark Ciocca, Taylor | |
James Gallagher, Duryea | |
Lisa Hinkle, Clarks Summit | |
Sue Jenkins, Scranton | |
Joe Kubic, Clarks Summit | |
Cathy Noto, Jermyn | |
Rolfe Ross, Scranton | |
Harold D. Zabady, Scranton | |
Lancaster | |
Denny Bond, East Petersburg | |
Tom DePaul, Lancaster | |
Barbara J. Dombach, Holtwood | |
Wendy Edsall-Kerwin, Elizabethtown | |
Richard Kent, Lancaster | |
Sue Reno, Columbia | |
Lebanon | |
Matt Willen, Palmyra | |
Lehigh | |
Barry Assed, Whitehall | |
Jessie Horning, Bethlehem | |
Nathan Marzen, Allentown | |
Daisuke Shintani, Allentown | |
Luzerne | |
Nina Davidowitz, Kingston | |
Skip Sensbach, Dallas | |
Lycoming | |
Jeremiah Johnson, Williamsport | |
Gretchen Moyer, Muncy | |
Patricia Neely, Williamsport | |
Mifflin | |
Mike Demi, Reedsville | |
James Merola, Milroy | |
Monroe | |
Edward Evans, Stroudsburg | |
James Gwynne, East Stroudsburg | |
Montgomery | |
Jeff Arbogast, Pottstown | |
Robert C. Arnosky, North Hills | |
Betz Green, Flourtown | |
Candi Haas-Simmons, Pottstown | |
Sun Young Kang, Bryn Mawr | |
Laura Kicey, Ambler | |
Pamela Martin, Jeffersonville | |
Edward McCarty, Gilbertsville | |
Maria R. Schneider, Gladwyne | |
Bill Strouse, Merion Station | |
Drew Zimmerman, Merion Station | |
Northampton | |
William Cohea, East Bangor | |
Perry | |
Erin Sparler, Marysville | |
Philadelphia | |
Christine Alaniz, Philadelphia | |
Margery Amdur, Philadelphia | |
Joan Becker, Philadelphia | |
Gregory Brellochs, Philadelphia | |
Jim Brossy, Philadelphia | |
Daniel Colavito, Philadelphia | |
Robert Couch, Philadelphia | |
Daniel Dallmann, Philadelphia | |
Thomas Gartside, Philadelphia | |
Patricia Ingersoll, Philadelphia | |
Shelly Lependorf, Philadelphia | |
MaryEm McGlone, Philadelphia | |
Nazann Moghbeli, Philadelphia | |
Joe Naujokas, Philadelphia | |
John Pacer, Philadelphia | |
Mike Pavol, Philadelphia | |
Debra Rosenblum, Philadelphia | |
Stan Shire, Philadelphia | |
Hinda Schuman, Philadelphia | |
Jim Williams, Philadelphia | |
Russell Williams, Philadelphia | |
Michael Yoder, Philadelphia | |
Pike | |
Lori Ryan, Tafton | |
Schuykill | |
Robert Stickloon, Pottsville | |
Washington | |
Peter West, Washington | |
Westmoreland | |
Paul R. Sirofchuck, Ligonier | |
Wyoming | |
Kevin Vogrin, Tunkhannock | |
York | |
Richard Chandler Hoff, Felton | |
Robert Oughton, York | |
Polly Stetler, York | |
SOURCE Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
