This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

MCCC Hosts Tenth Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area Art Show

Montgomery County
Community College will host the Tenth Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill
River Heritage Area Art Show, Aug. 28-Oct. 18, at the Fine Arts Gallery,
North Hall, 16 High Street, Pottstown.

Sponsored by the
Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area, the art show
features 83 original pieces of artwork that highlights the beautiful and
unique qualities of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area.

Philadelphia artist Susannah Hart Thomer won Best of Show for her watercolor, “Escalation,” which depicts the spiral staircase located outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art leading to the Schuylkill River.


Second place went to Jonathan Bond, Kempton, Berks County, for his
painting, “Lutz Tannery,” and third place went to Teresa McWilliams
Farina, Royersford, for her pastel, “Pennypacker Mills Tranquility.” The
Staff Choice Award went to Lori Quinque-Quinn, Perkiomenville, for her
watercolor painting, “The Coyle Farm Winter Sheep.”

Honorable
mentions were awarded to Walt Hug, Birdsboro, for his photograph,
“Midnight at Memorial Hall,” and Arnold Winkler, Blue Bell, for his
digital composite, “Valley Forge.”

This year’s show was juried
by Terry Newman, owner of Newman Galleries in Philadelphia. He spent
several hours examining the 107 entries before making his selections.


The hours for the gallery are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. and
Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed weekends. For more information contact
the SRHA at 484-945-0200 or the MCCC Galleries Director Holly Cairns at
215-619-7349 or hcairns@mc3.edu.

You can help support
the arts and art education programs at Montgomery County Community
College by becoming a Friend of The Galleries. Donations are tax
deductible. For more information, contact the College Foundation at
215-641-6535. Friend and follow MCCC’s arts on facebook.com/DestinationArts.


The Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area, managed by the
non-profit Schuylkill River Greenway Association, uses conservation,
education, recreation, cultural and historic preservation and tourism
as tools for community revitalization and economic development. For more
information about the SRHA visit www.schuylkillriver.org.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?