39th Annual Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2006

Application Deadline March 20, 2006

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North Street
Harrisburg, PA
717-783-9904
www.statemuseumpa.org

Download the prospectus here.

Harrisburg, PA – The 39th annual Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2006 exhibition opens June 10, 2006 at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. This prestigious showcase for the talent, creativity and diversity of Pennsylvania’s established and emerging artists is cosponsored by The State Museum of Pennsylvania and The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council.

Art of the State is a highly competitive, juried art exhibition open to state residents in five categories: painting, works on paper, photography, sculpture and craft, and juried by distinguished judges from around the Mid-Atlantic region. The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council annually presents cash awards totaling more than $5,000, and The State Museum offers a $2,000 Purchase Award. Applications are available by calling the Museum, 717-783-9904; the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council at 717-238-5180, or by downloading an application from The State Museum website.

Jurors for 2006

Painting and Works on Paper
Susan Fisher Sterling
Chief Curator, Deputy Director for Art and Programs
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.

Photography
Tom Beck
Chief Curator, Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Three-dimensional, Craft and Sculpture
Doris Nogueria-Rogers
New Jersey Artist, Curator, Educator

Juror, PA Council on the Arts Awards Juror
Michael A. Tomor, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

As in previous years, dates of the exhibition will cover the summer months, opening on Saturday, June 10 and closing on Sunday, September 10 to coincide with Harrisburg’s Annual Gallery Walk.