Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show

May 10 - July 21

Now on view in the Regional Art Galleries of the Arkell Museum the Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show.
The Juried Art Show selections include forty-two pieces from New York State artists chosen from 106 entries.

The artists worked in diverse media including: oil, watercolor, pastel, fiber, metal, stone, ceramic, and graphite.

About the Juror:
Doretta Miller, Professor Emerita, Art Department, Skidmore College, has had a professional career as an Artist and Art Educator since 1972. Originally from Chicago, her teaching career began at a suburban high school, and after completing her Doctorate in Art Education, and Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing degrees. Miller moved to Saratoga Springs to join the faculty at Skidmore College, Department of Art and Art History. Miller’s works are in permanent collections including the United States Court of International Trade, The Hyde Collection, and Albany Institute of History and Art. She was represented at First Street Gallery, New York City, for over twenty years, and has been in numerous regional and international exhibitions, and has received exhibition awards from The National Arts Club, and at the Biennale International of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy.

Award Winners:
Best In Show
Britt LoSacco, Reunion

Juror Choice Award
Brenda Dwyer, Arial View
Don Cooper, Mystical Forest Gateway

Awards of Excellence
Marcie Schwartzman, Full Moon
Timothy Shaffer, Crown of Thornes

Oil painting of a woman falling into water there is a humming bird in the water also.
Round metal circle full of green moss.
Forest with deer at center, stone gateway behind.
For ceramic stone like pieces with fabric crocheted on to them.
A gourd turned on its side so the bottom is facing the camera. Looks like fingers surrounding a circle.
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