The mission of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) is to foster the excellence, diversity and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of those arts throughout the state. The Fellowship Program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts supports outstanding Pennsylvania artists by awarding Fellowships for up to $10,000 in a variety of disciplines. The awards are considered unrestricted funds and are intended to assist artists in developing their career.
Artists participating in the exhibition include:
Southeast PA (and NJ)Warren Bass & Liz Goldberg, Melrose Park
Maris Brason, Philadelphia
Beth Phillips Brown, Media
Charmaine Claire, Merion Station
Andrea Clearfield, Philadelphia
Andrea Cooper, Collegeville
Vicki DaSilva, Allentown
Brigham Dimick, Philadelphia
Daniel Dorff, Havertown
Robert Farager, Reading
Liz Goldberg, Philadelphia
Lonnie Graham, West Chester
Alan Greenberg, Elkins Park
Alison Hicks Greifenstein, Havertown
Laura Hutton, Philadelphia
Joan Klatchko, Levittown
Isadore La Duca, Easton
Benjamin Long, Philadelphia
Robert Maggio, Media
Joshua Mosley, Philadelphia
Kate Northrop, Philadelphia
Nancy Priff, Ambler
James Rosenthal, Philadelphia
Jeff Schaller, King of Prussia
John Thornton, Ocean City
Ronald Washington, Philadelphia
Robert Winokur, Horsham
Rebekah Wostrel, Morrisville
Central PA
Christina Bothwell, Stillwater
Gary Fincke, Selinsgrove
Eric Andrew Hirsch, State College
James Hoch, Lancaster
Matthew Lawrence, Lancaster
Denise Pullen, Camp Hill
Vincent Hron, Millville
Karen Paust, York
Steve Ruhl, Howard
Rick Salafia, Kutztown
Brant Schuller, Lancaster
Deborah Sigel, Lancaster
Chuck Spoler, New Freedom
Western PA
Flavio Chamis, Pittsburgh
Eric Fleischauer, Pittsburgh
Nick Fox-Gieg, Pittsburgh
Leslie Golomb & Louise Silk, Pittsburgh
Cecile Desandre-Navarre, Pittsburgh
Delanie Jenkins, Pittsburgh
Penelope Pelizzon, Washington
Kristin Nowlin Powers, Clarion
Michele de la Reza & Peter Kope, Williamsburg
Robert F. Skwaryk, Pittsburgh
Luisa Villani, Pittsburgh
Robert Beckman, Pittsburgh
Barbara Bernstein, Pittsburgh
Northwestern PA
Suzanne Amendolara, Edinboro
Daniel Burke, Erie
Cappy Wolf, Edinboro
Northeastern PA
Paul Sabin, Milanville
The traveling exhibit is sponsored by the Richard C. von Hess Foundation with additional support by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
In Our Own Back Yard will run from Monday, Tuesday, October 14 to Friday, November 19, 2004. All Gallery events are free and open to the public. Hours: Monday - Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and during selected performances in the Arts Center. For information call 717/231-ROSE.
Caption (green&red figure09.jpg): Works from the 2002-2003 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship Awards, including artist Benjamin Long, are exhibited at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center gallery at HACC's Harrisburg Campus October 14 through November 19. Caption (photograph04.jpg): Image created by Alan Greenberg, one of the artists recognized by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts with a Fellowship Award. Greenberg and other 2002-2003 Fellowship Award artists will exhibit their works at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center gallery at HACC's Harrisburg Campus October 14 through November 19.