State Museum of Pennsylvania Announces Finalists for Annual Art of the State Exhibition

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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Jun 07, 2011, 10:17 ET

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