National Art Show on display through August 17th at the Cooperstown Art Association

Press Release- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact:  Janet G. Erway

Cooperstown Art Association

22 Main Street

Cooperstown, New York 13326

(607) 547-9777

 

July 27, 2012

 

 

National Show on display through August 17^th

at the Cooperstown Art Association

 

The Cooperstown Art Association’s 2012 National exhibition which represents 21 states has been touted as “one of the best”, “of exceptional quality” and “delightful” by locals and visitors alike.  The National Show is a must-see and we encourage everyone to come visit and view this exceptional exhibition before it closes on August 17th.  From Michael Bignell’s striking New York City streetscape, “5^th Avenue” to Chris Kroup’s moveable sculpture , “Granddaddy’s Tired Legs” the works are distinct and remarkable. This inspiring show is overflowing with diversity and talent and every entry deserves to be seen.

 

The Cooperstown Art Association’s 77th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition kicked off with a very successful Preview Party on Friday, July 13th where this year’s award winners were announced. Twenty-one awards were given, with the Grand Prize awarded to Mark Larsen of Norwich, New York for his two photographs, “Flooded Field, Oxford, NY” and “House and Valley, Plymouth, NY.”   Traditional photographic tools and techniques are important to his work and consistent with his subject matter which are nostalgic glimpses and remnants of a simpler past.  Our second largest prize was awarded to Wilfred Loring of Lindsborg, Kansas for his oil painting, “May Clothesline II.”  Loring’s subjects come from wherever he happens to be and he looks for strong light sources, dynamic compositions and movement of the subject.

 

The Cooperstown Art Association is located in the Village Library Building, 22 Main Street, diagonally across from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information please call (607) 547-9777. Gallery hours: Daily 11-4p.m. and Sunday 1-4p.m.  Visit our website at www.cooperstownart.com and like us on Facebook!

Both Michael Bignell of Earleville, MD and Bonnie Murray of St. Louis, MO (left & center) received juror citations in the Cooperstown Art Association’s 77^th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition which is on display through August 17^th in all three galleries located at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.

--   Janet G. Erway, Director  Cory Anne Sharer, Assistant Director  Cooperstown Art Association  22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326  (607) 547-9777  (607)547-1187 fax  gallery@cooperstownart.com  www.cooperstownart.com