BERKS
ART ALLIANCE
25th Annual Juried Exhibition
January
20, 2001 - April 1, 2001
The
25th Annual Juried Art Exhibit was an outstanding
success with the most entries to date -
512! This year 126 entries were accepted
and feature everything from watercolors
to glass, pastels to photography and sculpture
to oil.
Award
of Excellence ($500 prize) was
given to Benjamin Koch for "House from
Vals, Switzerland" paper construction
and drawing. Awards of Merit (2
- $250 prizes) were given to Lydia
Panas for "9 Portions" gel-silver
print and Valletta for "Dreamscape"
pastel on paper. Honorable Mentions
(certificates) were bestowed on
Salma Arastu, Fred Danzinger and Hyunsoo
Han.
Congratulations
to all other accepted artists: Lauren Acton,
Vincent Adone, Eric Armusik, Denis Aumiller,
Edward Babiarz, Gayle D. Barcz, Izzie Barth,
Mark Becker, Harry Bentz, Ruth Ann Bergman,
Michael Borrasso, Jonathan Bond, Russell
Joseph Buckingham, Jr., Michele Byrne, Virginia
Caputo, Jack Coggins, Amanda Lee Condict,
Katrina Creyts, Mary Lou Creyts, Tom Davis,
Nicole M. Demjan, Richard Distefano, John
A. Dusko, Scott Ferguson, Joyce Floreen,
Phillip E. Fraley, Karen L. Freeman, Kass
Morin Freeman, Esther Galiley, Evelynn Glausman,
Daniel Gorman, Deb Gurman, Adrian E. Haak,
Jr., Kathy Hahn, Joanne Jorgensen Hardy,
Robert F. Heckman, Linda Henry, Jerry Holleran,
Joseph Hoover, Katy Jean Druzba, Dennis
E. Johnson, Mary Kane, Susan Bennis Kappenstein,
Robert Koch, Catherine A. Kohl, Isadore
LaDuca, Richard Laubach, Christine Leinbach,
Barbara Lerch, A. Nadine Masteller, Matthew
Mazurkiewicz, Michael L. Miller, Regina
Gouger Miller, Chad Mohr, Craig G. Myers,
Nan Morrissey, Sharon McGinley, S. Ann Nace,
Elizabeth Nentwig, Judith Barbour Osborne,
Mimi Oritsky, Karen D. Palcho, Frances Parzanese,
Janis B. Pinkston, Virginia Reese, Josh
Rickenbaugh, Sue Roedder, Pam Roule, Valetta
& Nancy Sarangoulis, Rich Sassaman,
Carol Scarfo, Joanne Schlosser, Kathleen
Scott, Laura R. Leonardo Seidel, Gretchen
Shannon, Keith Sharp, Jay I. Shin, Rosemarie
Sloat, D. L. Sloyer, Jacqueline Mitchell
Smith, Sarah Smith, Doug Smock, Peter Jon
Snyder, Joanne Young Stephan, Todd Stewart,
Susannah Hart Thomer, Richard S. Tobey,
Jr., Don Vallere, Frederick Wagner, Marcia
Walsh, Debi Watson, Don Weaver, Ineke van
Werkhoven, Virginia Wise, Kathryn Wolf,
Alma Woods, Clare Wood, William M. Yenkevich,
Gum Ran Youse, and Laura Zito.
About
Berks Art Alliance
"The Berks Art Alliance is a fellowship
of artists, both professional and amateur,
interested in creating an atmosphere compatible
and stimulating to the arts within the Alliance
and extending out into the community at
large." This statement of purpose describes
the aims of this organization that is 60
years old.
The
Alliance came into being November 1941 under
its original name of the Art Haven Guild
of Berks County and evolved into the Alliance
in 1947. Artists had banded together in
Berks well before 1941, but it was not until
this organization was created that a group
of its kind succeeded in operating continuously
to the present time.
Aside
from activities aimed at their personal
improvement, Alliance members have reached
out into the community from time to time
to encourage school children through special
art projects and to faster art consciousness
with exhibits, demonstrations and participation
in community events.
Membership
Programs
General meetings, followed by programs of
interest to artists are scheduled the 2nd
Tuesday of September, November, January,
March and May. They start at 7:30 PM and
are held at the Institute of the Arts in
Wyomissing in the first floor gallery. These
programs may be demonstrations or slide
presentations by noted artists. Also featured
are lectures on conservation, framing, marketing,
etc.
Art
Shows
Every year, BAA sponsors a statewide Juried
Art Exhibition held at the Reading Public
Museum and Art Gallery and a Membership
Show held at the Institute of the Arts in
Wyomissing.
Thursday
Workshops
All members are welcome to attend the three
workshops held in Studio I at the Institute
of the Arts in Wyomissing:
MORNING - 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Portraiture and figure studies, both costumed
and life. Media of your choice. Model fee
$2 per person.
AFTERNOON - 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Landscape painting outdoors when weather
permits, still life and florals. Media of
your choice. No fee.
EVENING - 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Figure studies and life models. Model fee
$3 per person.
Newsletter
for Members
Berks Art Alliance publishes a bi-monthly
newsletter, The Palette, which contains
information about the programs at our general
meetings, bus trips, workshops and the accomplishments
of our members. The Palette is issued in
August, October, December, February, April
and June.
Membership
in BAA
New members (18 years old or older) are
welcome any time of the year. Make checks
payable to Berks Art Alliance and send to
the Vice President in Charge of Membership
- Mary Ann Remer. You can call Mary Ann
at 610-777-3470 or email her at wrrandmar@aol.com.
Dues are $20.00.
Membership
renewal forms are included in the June The
Palette and payment is due no later than
the September meeting. Upon joining or renewal,
you will get a BAA membership card which
entitles you to discounts at various local
art supply stores.
Goals
of the Berks Art Alliance
- To
educate and motivate artists of all levels
- To
foster an appreciation of the visual arts
- To
offer opportunities to study with well
known artists teaching various media through
workshops and programs
- To
offer bus trips to major museums and shows
-
To sponsor two art shows yearly
-
To inform you of exhibition opportunities
Institute
of the Arts in Wyomissing (BAA Headquarters)
Located at Trent and Belmont Avenue, Wyomissing,
PA 19610-2082
Telephone: (610) 376-1576
Robert
Metzger, Ph.D
Director, CEO, Chief Curator Reading
Public Museum
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