The State Museum of Pennsylvania Names Finalists for 'Art of the State' Exhibition

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Finalists have been announced for "Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2014," an exhibition showcasing the talent, creativity and diversity of Pennsylvania's established and emerging artists.

The 47th annual exhibit opens to the public on Sunday, June 22, at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. It runs through Sept. 14 and includes 122 works of art by 114 artists from 30 counties. This year's exhibit attracted 1,772 entries from 782 artists.

First, second and third-place honors are awarded in painting, photography, sculpture, craft and work 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 and The State Museum of Pennsylvania Purchase Award are selected. The work selected for the purchase prize is bought by the State Museum and becomes part of the museum's permanent collection.

Prizes will be awarded at a special Artists' Reception to be held Saturday, June 21 at The State Museum. The winners will be announced via Twitter @PHMC at 7 p.m., immediately following the awards ceremony.

The exhibit is co-sponsored by The State Museum and Jump Street. Together the organizations present more than $6,500 in cash awards to the winners.

Jump Street is a Harrisburg-based non-profit organization dedicated to developing educational and economic opportunities with the arts for all age groups.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, adjacent to the State Capitol in Harrisburg, is one of 25 historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History . The State Museumoffers expansivecollections interpreting Pennsylvania'sfascinating heritage.

With exhibitsexaminingthe dawn of geologic time, the Native American experience, the colonial and revolutionary eras, a pivotal Civil War battleground, and the Commonwealth's vast industrial age, The State Museum demonstrates that Pennsylvania's story is America's story.

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: Artists selected to exhibit at the 2014 "Art of the State" competition are listed by county:

Adams
Carol Foerster
Joh Ricci

Allegheny
Stacy Butera
Alan Byrne
Barbara Broff Goldman
Diane Grguras
Sandy Kessler Kaminski
Mike Korsak
Ceres Rangos

Berks
Sharon Merkel
Martha Ressler
Rebecca Rohrbach
Steve Scheuring

Blair
Allen Capriotti

Bucks
Paula Everitt
David Hahn
Linda Hess Conklin
Wayne Hibschman
Amedeo Salamoni
Jas Szygiel
R. Michael Wommack

Cambria
Kathleen Burk
Norman Ed

Centre
Pasquale Cortese
Matt Dallos
Cynthia Nixon
Jeanne Stevens-Sollman
Stephen Tuttle

Chester
Neil Dreibelbis
Susan Schulz

Crawford
Chuck Johnson

Cumberland
Linda Benzon
Steve Dolbin
Michael Munchel
Juliette Ober
Barbara Passeri-Warfel
Kim Stone
Theodore Van Pelt
Robert Willis
Leon Yost
Harold Zabady

Dauphin
Joel Anderson
Evelyn Burton
Jim Caufield
Steve Perrault
Jeff Wiles

Delaware
Booyoung Lee
Keith Sharp
Peter Smyth

Erie
Karen Ernst
Passle Helminski
Tom Hubert

Fayette
Bill Snyder

Franklin
Jordan Grove
Philip Lindsey

Indiana
Nathan Heuer

Lackawanna
Lori Ann Brunetti
Beverly Coleman
Mary Grace Yanashot

Lancaster
Denny Bond
Scott Cantrell
Wendy Edsall-Kerwin
Paul Engleheart
Chuck Kaiser
Jennifer MacNeill
Dennis Maust
Harold Ross
Mimi Shapiro
Georgette L. Veeder

Lebanon
Nancy Huerter

Lehigh
Barry Assed
Michael Brolly
James DePietro
Pouran Esrafily
Domenick Naccarato
Raymond Smicker

Lycoming
Cathy Frey
Gretchen Moyer

Montgomery
Robert Arnosky
Terri Fridkin
Robert Hakun
Amy Kann
James Shott
John Singletary
Will Ursprung
Dganit Zauberman

Northampton
Thomas Shillea

Philadelphia
Gregory Brellochs
Robert Darabos
Eleanor Day
Aaron Henry
Andrea Krupp
John Mitchell
Michael Pavol
Donna Quinn
Gerri Spilka

Schuylkill
Valerie Perez
Lori Remmel
Robert Stickloon

Susquehanna
John Meza

Union
Gerardo Garduno

Washington
Susan Sparks

Westmoreland
Patricia Kennedy-Zafred
Richard McWherter
Patricia Menick
Christopher Ruane

York
Barbarba Banco
Glenn Blue
Todd Fry
Charles Hubbard
Stephen March
Catherine Prescott

SOURCE Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission