Out & About: 'Art Neighbors' showcases work of 2 artist groups
The late magazine columnist Gladys Taber once said, “Being a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer.”
The combined concepts of art and neighborliness likewise apply to the current exhibition in the Latrobe Art Center. The title is “Art Neighbors” and it’s the first joint exhibition presented by the Latrobe facility and the Greensburg Art Center.
Plans are for the two centers to alternate in hosting a continuing series of joint shows.
The successful collaboration, running through Aug. 25, was celebrated during a July 18 reception, during which awards were presented. Honors included:
• Best in Show: Joseph Ryznar, for “October Stroll Past Walmart Garden”
• First Place: Sue Pollins, for “Interconnections A&B”
• Second Place: Dipali Rabadiya, for “The Cups”
• Third Place: Marcia Koynok, for “Adolescent Launch”
• Honorable mentions: Larry Brandstetter, for “Fun Path”; Lorraine Free, for “Three Amigas,” and Richard Stoner, for Washaday.”
Barbara Jones, chief curator for The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, served as judge.
In the event program, LAC Executive Director Lauren Buches and GAC President Susan Kiren lauded Peg Panasiti, a member of both groups, for her original vision of bringing the centers together for the project, which features work by about 90 artists.
The program noted that from their origins as art clubs, the centers have grown into hubs for the teaching and exhibiting of art, “inviting the community to invest in the local visual art scene.”
Committee members included Joe Bellack, Bonnie Hoffman, Sarah Hunter, Pat Majcher and Rosemary Sovyak, along with Buches, Kiren and Pollins. Janet Mason and Seth Rupert were in charge of installation.
Shirley McMarlin is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley by email at smcmarlin@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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