Harrisburg, PA – Finalists have been announced for Art of the State 2023.
Art of the State is an annual juried exhibition that has been showcasing the work of Pennsylvania’s artists at The State Museum of Pennsylvania since 1968. The body of art that has been exhibited reflects over a half-century of creative endeavor in the Keystone State. Through the years, artists have shared their ideas and engaged viewers in the categories of painting, photography/digital media, craft, sculpture, and work on paper.
Art of the State 2023 will open to the public at noon on Sunday, September 10 in conjunction with Harrisburg’s Gallery Walk. Admission to the museum will be free that day. The exhibit will close on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Award winners will be posted on Facebook and Twitter. An exhibition catalogue pdf and programming announcements can be accessed on the Art of the State 2023 landing page.
The exhibit includes 86 works of art by 86 artists from 29 counties of Pennsylvania. Finalists were selected from 1,915 entries from 559 artists.
Selection jurors reviewed and scored all of the submitted works. Those with the highest ratings in each category are featured in the exhibition. The awards juror then determines the first prize, second prize, and third prize winners in each of the categories.
This year’s selection jurors are Deborah Pinter, Artist and Adjunct Professor, Cleveland Institute of Art, Kyle Hackett, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing, James Madison University School of Art, Design and Art History and Jennifer Zwilling, Curator and Director of Artists Programs, The Clay Studio
This year’s awards juror is Jeremiah William McCarthy, Chief Curator, Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
Cash awards of $5,550 will be distributed to artists. A first prize award of $500, second prize award of $300, and a third prize awards of $200 will be awarded in each of the five categories. The William D. Davis Memorial Award for Drawing in the amount of $250 and the Art Docents’ Choice Award of $300 will also be awarded.
Art of the State is presented by The State Museum of Pennsylvania in association with the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation.
The Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit partner of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the state agency charged with collecting, preserving, researching and interpreting the treasures of Pennsylvania. Through private contributions, PHF supports PHMC in protecting and providing access to 23 historic sites and museums, approximately 9 million objects, and more than 250 million archival items.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, adjacent to the State Capitol in Harrisburg, is one of 23 historic sites and museums administered by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History. The State Museum offers expansive collections interpreting Pennsylvania’s fascinating heritage. With exhibits examining the 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.
For more information about Art of the State 2023 and The State Museum, visit www.statemuseumpa.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
MEDIA CONTACT: Howard Pollman, 717-705-8639
###
Artists selected to exhibit at Art of the State 2023 are listed by county:
Adams
Liliana Arias
Richard Barvainis
Joh Ricci
Allegheny
Robert Huckestein
Dai Morgan
Marian Phillips
Paul Rosenblatt
Annie Weidman
Bedford
George Radeschi
Berks
Sophie Glenn
Vince Pellegrini
Steve Scheuring
Diane Turner
Bucks
Chuck Fischer
Michael Frank
Kimberlee Nentwig
Jennifer Rubin Garey
Judith Sutton
Cambria
Brandon Hirt
Carbon
Yvonne Nowicka-Wright
Centre
Anni Matsick
Alex Ramos
Stephen Tuttle
Chester
Charles Emlen
Anne Mitchell Reid
Francine Renée Schneider
Cumberland
Nick Corchado
Richard Harrison
Michael Hower
Kris Lund
Kiki Mullen
Kirsten Olson
Steven Pearson
Irene VanBuskirk
Harold Zabady
Dauphin
Alexander Bellotti
David Kasparek
Benjamin Ladieu
Doug Nicotera
Delware
Dean Pappas
Erie
Audrey Aronson
Franklin
Andrea Finch
Indiana
Chuck Olson
Lackawanna
Collier Parker
Lancaster
Diana Laura
Jill Brinser
Jerome Hershey
Marita Hines
Becky McDonah
Joseph Roach
Jeff Sibbett
Luzerne
Lois Pluskey
McKean
Martie Geiger-Ho
Montgomery
Sarah R. Bloom
Kindred Art Collaborative
Steven Kulp
Maria Maneos
Joseph Opshinsky
Philadelphia
Hale Allen
Oli Boyer
Peter Cunicelli
Tom Goodman
Jacob Hammes
Brynn Hurlstone
Ellen Hutchinson
Joe Klaus
Maree Lavo
Julia Marsh
Nicole Michaud
Nancy Middlebrook
Kathleen Studebaker
Robert Reinhardt
Pike
Alexandra Pacula
Schuylkill
Amanda D'Agostino
Michael Pyrdsa
Snyder
Ann Piper
Tioga
Alyson J. Barton
Union
Eddy Lopez
Westmoreland
Lauren Scavo-Fulk
Wyoming
Michelle Thomas
York
Donna Berk Barlup
Paul Chaplin
Richard Chandler Hoff
Thomas Notarangelo
Justin Ruby
Autumn Wright
###