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



SOURCE Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission