NEPA REGIONAL ART 2008
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NEPA REGIONAL ART 2008, the fifth regional juried biennial exhibition for Northeastern Pennsylvania and surrounding counties will run from October 11 through November 21. There will be progressive openings and an Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 11th, beginning at 2 PM at the Hope Horn Gallery at the University of Scranton; 3 PM at the Afa Gallery at 514 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton; 4 PM at Mahady Gallery at Marywood University in Scranton; and 5:30 PM at the Linder Gallery, Miller Library at Keystone College in La Plume.
NEPA REGIONAL ART 2008 is a juried exhibition open to artists living or working in the Northeastern Pennsylvania counties and adjoining counties of New York and New Jersey. The works at the various venues will be exhibited as follows -
‘PALETTE’ - Painting at Hope Horn Gallery, University of Scranton
‘LENS’ - Photography at Linder Gallery, Keystone College
‘FUSION’ - 2-D / Mixed Media at Afa Gallery
‘DIMENSIONS’ - 3-D Mixed Media at Mahady Gallery, Marywood University
The work was juried by Mary F. Holahan, Ph.D., who is the Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington. Recent exhibitions she has curated include a major retrospective of the work of Fernando Botero, featuring paintings, sculptures, and drawings chosen from Botero’s private collection, and an exhibit of Nickolas Muray’s photographs of Frida Kahlo and her circle.
The opening exhibit will conclude with the awards announcement at Evans Hall at Keystone College at 6 PM. Awards will include $1,000 Best of Show, along with other cash and merit awards. All entry fees go directly to the prize awards. A one-person show at each of the venues will also be awarded. A full-color catalogue featuring selected works from the NEPA Regional 2008 will be published in conjunction with the
exhibit.
