Berks
Art Alliance 26th Annual Juried Exhibit
August
9, 2003 - September 28, 2003
The
26th Annual Juried Art Exhibit was an outstanding
success with 498 pieces of artwork submitted
by 252 artists, 181 of which were accepted
including 20 sculptures. Media in the exhibit
includes oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel,
sculpture (wood, steel, plaster, stone,
ceramic and glass), handmade paper, fiber,
photography, pencil, pen and ink, and gouache.
Subject matter includes portraits, landscapes,
florals, still lifes and abstract interpretations
with “moods” ranging from somber
to whimsical. It took over 100 dedicated
Berks Art Alliance volunteers to bring the
exhibition to fruition as well as the professional
and dedicated staff at the Reading Public
Museum.
Award
of Excellence ($1000 prize) was given to
Denny Bond for Water Ballet, Merit Award
I ($750) was given to Phyllis Disher Fredericks
for Green Vessel, Merit Award II ($500)
was given to Robert Koch for Untitled Wave,
and Honorable Mentions ($250 ea.) were given
to Peter Schnore for Awesome Lie, Michael
Allen for Brush Fire, and David Makowiecki
for Paper Stalks. The show is currently
running at the Reading Public Museum through
September 28, 2003. Museum hours are Tuesday,
Thursday – Saturday 11am to 5pm; Wednesday
11am to 8pm; and Sunday Noon to 5pm. Admission
is $7 Adults, $5 Children 4 to 17, Museum
Members and Children under 4 are free.
This
year’s juror, Lisa Tremper Hanover,
Director of the Philip and Muriel Berman
Museum of Art at Ursinus College, will be
at the Reading Public Museum Wednesday,
September 17th from 6pm to 8pm in the Temporary
Galleries to discuss the show and her choices.
This is free with admission.
The
Berks Art Alliance is a 63 year old organization
that 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. Call the Institute of
the Arts, Berks Art Alliance headquarters,
at 610-376-1576 for more information. |
