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