Winners announced for the 2010 Susquehanna International Art Competition: River Art

Dec. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Wormleysburg, PA - West Shore Gallery and Sunbury Press, the sponsors of the 2010 Susquehanna International Art Competition, have announced the winners in each category. There were 438 entries by 171 different artists from around the USA and seven foreign countries. The theme of this year's competition is "River Art". There was no fee to enter.

About the contest:

PRIZES

Grand Prizes
The top entry of the competition will receive a $250 cash prize and be used as the cover image for the book "River Art" to be published in January, 2011. (This will be announced by Sunbury Press)

Category Winners
The top entry in each category will win $50 and be featured as the lead image in each chapter of the book "River Art" to be published in January, 2011:

Oil/Acrylic  - "3049 Crossing" (2009) by Joel Le Bow
Watercolor  - "Desplaines River" (2001) by Alli Farkas
Drawings/Sketches - "By the River" (2010) by Nancy Hess
Mixed Media/Collage - "Fishing Village" (2008) by Jing Chung
Traditional Photography - "Dawn Breaks" (2008) by Sudipto Das
Digital - "Red Rocks" (2010) by Mark DeMent
Other - "Not a Care in the World" (2008) by Lilianne Milgrom



JURORS

Monica Smith-Talbott, MFA
Professor of Art
Harrisburg Area Community College

Erin Sparler, MFA
Professor of Digital Arts
Central Penn College


RIVER ART - THE BOOK

Top Ten in Each Category
The top ten entries in each category will be included in the book "River Art" to be published in January, 2011. All winners will be able to order this book at the wholesale price in any quantity desired.


RIVER ART EXHIBITION

February 11, 2011 to March 9, 2011
All selected entries will have an opportunity to exhibit their work at West Shore Gallery in Wormleysburg, PA. West Shore Gallery is directly across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg's capital dome and City Island. West Shore Gallery hosts monthly exhibitions of well-known and emerging artists from around the country.

More information about the exhibition will become available as the contest progresses.

Winners will be notified via email on or about December 31.

For more information about West Shore Gallery:
http://www.westshoregallery.com

For more information about Sunbury Press:
http://www.sunburypress.com

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West Shore Gallery, Inc., located in Wormleysburg, PA, is a fine art gallery and photography studio. The gallery carries original art work in all media. The photography studio specializes in wedding, portrait and commercial photography.