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Winners Announced for Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2017 Exhibition

06/12/2017

Harrisburg, PA – The State Museum of Pennsylvania today announced the winners of Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2017.

Art of the State is an annual juried exhibition that has been showcasing the work of Pennsylvania’s artists at The State Museum of Pennsylvania since 1968. The body of art that has been exhibited reflects half a century of creative endeavor in the Keystone State. Exhibitors have shared their ideas and engaged viewers in the categories of painting, photography, craft, sculpture, and work on paper. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this prestigious exhibition.

 Awards were given in painting, photography, sculpture, craft and work on paper.

The William D. Davis Memorial Award for Drawing and The State Museum of Pennsylvania Purchase Award were also selected.  Jump Street, co-presenter of the exhibit, presented an award for the work that embodies the spirit of the arts and the Art Docents Corps of The State Museum presented its inaugural Docents’ Choice Award in honor of the exhibit’s anniversary.

The winners were chosen from 130 works selected from more than 2,200 submissions.

This year’s first-prize winners are from Centre, Dauphin, Lancaster, Northampton and Philadelphia counties. Special awards went to artists from Centre, Erie, Northampton, Schuylkill and Philadelphia counties.

 The 50th annual exhibit runs through September 10 and includes 130 works of art by 119 artists from 28 counties.

 Art of the State is co-presented by The State Museum and Jump Street. WITF Public Media and Higher Information Group are exhibit sponsors.

Jump Street, a non-profit arts organization, has been serving the Capital Region for over 38 years, providing arts programs for students and adults; arts grants to artists and organizations throughout the state of Pennsylvania; arts-based community service programs; and technical assistance to artists and organizations.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, adjacent to the State Capitol in Harrisburg, is one of 24 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 era, a pivotal Civil War battleground, and the commonwealth's vast industrial age, The State Museum demonstrates that Pennsylvania's story is America’s story.

Visit The State Museum online at www.statemuseumpa.org.

 

Media Contact: Howard Pollman, 717-705-8639

 

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The following prizes were awarded at the 2017 Art of the State Artists’ Reception on Sunday, June 11. Cash awards for each category are first prize, $500; second prize, $300; third, $200. A full gallery of Art of the State images is available at: https://phmc.info/AOS50.

 

Painting

1st        Susan Marie Brundage - Marshmallow Building                               

2nd        Dorine Lerner - Copse II                                                                    

3rd        Elyce Abrams - The Ending

 

Photography

1st        Richard K. Kent - New Holland & Franklin, 1st Series, 5x                 

2nd        Fred Scruton - Jeff Elersic; Harpersfield, OH 2106                          

3rd        Linda Benzon - J.R. The Woodcarver                                               

 

Craft

1st        Michael Brolly - Homage to My Mother                                             

2nd        Don Nakamura - Pair                                                                         

3rd        Thomas Ferrie - Comb Back Arm Chair        

 

Sculpture

1st        Marie Manski - Purgatory                                                                  

2nd        Nikki Moser - Springville Fracking Well and Pond                            

3rd        Lorraine Glessner - The Space Between                                          

 

Work on Paper

1st        Andrew Guth - Where We Used to Go When Everything Was Wrong (I Watched the Lilies Grow Until They Got Old)

2nd        Geoffrey Beadle - Thirty-Six Weeks                                                  

3rd        Joseph Opshinsky - Floating Self-Portrait                                        

 

The State Museum Purchase Award

Marie Manski - Purgatory                                                                  

 

William D. Davis Memorial Award for Drawing

Geoffrey Beadle - Thirty-six Weeks                                                  

Robert Stickloon – Self-Portrait at 70                                                

 

Jump Street Spirit of the Arts Award

Mary Lee Kerr - Resist                                                                       

 

Art Docents Choice Award

Michael Brolly - Homage to My Mother                                             

 

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