The State Museum of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation remind artists and craftspeople to submit applications to exhibit their work in the annual Art of the State.
Now in its 57th year, this juried exhibition boasts a tradition of presenting highly creative art by Pennsylvanians, chosen by a distinguished panel of jurors.
Art of the State is open to Pennsylvania residents who are at least 18 years of age. Artists will compete in five categories: painting, work on paper, sculpture, craft, and photography/digital media.
Entries to Art of the State must be submitted online. Additional information and the link to enter are available at https://statemuseumpa.org/artofthestate/. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 3.
Art of the State is scheduled to open to the public at The State Museum in Harrisburg on Sept. 8, and close on Jan. 5.
More than $5,000 in cash awards will be presented. A first-place award of $500, second-place award of $300, and a third-place award of $200 will be selected 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 presented.
Selection jurors will review and assign a numeric score to all work submitted. Those artists with the highest ratings in each category will be featured in the exhibition. This year’s selection jurors are: Marc Jacobson, professor emeritus, Herron School of Art + Design, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis; Jennifer-Navva Milliken, executive director and chief curator, Museum for Art in Wood; and Eric Sung, artist and professor of art/photography, Providence College.
An awards juror will select recipients in each of the categories. The awards juror is: Jim Toia, artist, executive director and curator, Karl Stirner Arts Trail; and director, community based teaching, Lafayette College.
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