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| Paintings in the 2013 Art Show |
For the past 10 years, we have celebrated the beauty of the Schuylkill River region through an art event that has evolved and grown into the annual
Scenes of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area exhibit we hold each fall. So, it's always an exciting day for our staff when the art work arrives and the judge selects the winners.
On August 5, a total of 107 pieces of art and photography were delivered to the
Montgomery County Community College West Campus Gallery in Pottstown. Dozens of talented artists came from all across the Schuylkill River Corridor to submit original pieces in a wide range of mediums and styles.
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| Terry Newman |
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| Selecting the Staff Choice |
The following day, the show was juried by this year's judge Terry Newman, owner of
Newman Galleries in Philadelphia (which is one of the oldest galleries in the country dating back to 1865). He spent several hours examining the works and considering each piece. In the end, he selected 83 pieces to hang in the exhibit, which will open to the public on August 28 and run through October 18. In addition, Newman named three winning entries and two honorable mentions. Later, the Schuylkill River Heritage Area staff gathered at the gallery to select a Staff Choice.
2013 Scenes of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area winners:
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Best of Show: Escalation by Susannah Hart Thomer; watercolor of steps outside Philadelphia Museum of Art leading to the Schuylkill River
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| Staff Choice: The Coyle Farm Winter Sheep watercolor by Lori Quinque-Quinn |
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| Honorable Mention: Midnight at Memorial Hall Photograph by Walt Hug |
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Honorable Mention: Valley Forge, digital composite by Arnold Winkler
Visit the 10th Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area Art Show & Sale at August 28 through October 18 at the Montgomery County Community College
West Campus Gallery, 16 W. High St., Pottstown. Gallery Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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