Images 2023 Exhibition Gallery

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is pleased to spotlight the work of talented Pennsylvania 2D artists through our prestigious Images 2023 Juried Exhibition.  

All the art in the Images 2023 Exhibition is for sale. Purchasing art will always be the best way to support and encourage artists. A work of art is something that you can enjoy for years to come.  If you would like to purchase a piece in the show, please contact the Festival office at (814) 237-3682 or office@arts-festival.com, and we will be glad to help you.  

The live exhibition of Images 2023 was held at Schlow Centre Region Library from July 1 – August 1, 2023.  The online gallery will remain on the website until June 2024.

Meera Alve, Around the Watering Hole

Meera Alve
Malvern, PA
Around the Watering Hole
18″ x 12″
mixed media
$700

Richard Avery, Stillness

Richard Avery
State College, PA
Stillness
24″ x 48″
acrylic on canvas
$1,000

Keith Bastianini, The Gift

Keith Bastianini
Bethel Park, PA
The Gift
20″ x 15″
digitally created art
$500

Joe Beddall, Texture and Shadow

Joe Beddall
State College, PA
Texture and Shadow
33″ x 33″
mixed media
$950
Award of Merit

Len Bernstein, Moon Over Brooklyn

Len Bernstein
Elizabethtown, PA
Moon Over Brooklyn
15″ x 11″  
photography
$500

Larry Brandstetter, The Table Is Set

Larry Brandstatter    
Monroeville, PA
The Table is Set
22″ x 28″
mixed media
$585

Nancy Burch Brassington, Fruit

Nancy Burch Brassington
State College, PA
Fruit
24″ x 18″
oil on canvas
$800

Leslie Caldwell, Great Egret Pair

Leslie Caldwell
Jeffersonville, PA
Great Egret Pair
8″ x 10″
photography
$100

Mary Eileen Carson, Late Afternoon Stroll Home

Mary Eileen Carson
Harrisburg, PA
Late Afternoon Stroll Home
18″ x 12″
photography
$150

Sandra Conley, Syrian Bulbul Cookies

Sandra Conley
McMurray, PA
Syrian Bulbul Cookies
14″ x 11″
mixed media
$600

Pasquale Cortese, Untitled 1-23

Pasquale Cortese
State College, PA
Unititled 1-23
16″ x 20″
pen and ink on paper
$500

Andrew Dierks, The Long View

Andrew Dierks
Altoona, PA
The Long View
18″ x 27″
infrared photography
$250

Deborah Eater, Troubled Times 2022

Deborah Eater
Levittown, PA
Troubled Times 2022
4″ x 10″
mixed media
$200

Marty Edmunds, Salvaged Humans 2

Marty Edmunds
Boalsburg, PA
Salvaged Humans 2
38″ x 38
oil on canvas
$1,000
Award of Merit

Gorman Findley, On Time Arrival

Gorman Findley
Centre Hall, PA
On Time Arrival
14″ x 11″
photography on metal
$155 

Chuck Fong, A Reflection

Chuck Fong
State College, PA
A Reflection
24″ x 18″
photography
$350

Dotty Ford, Artificial Intelligence

Dotty Ford
State College, PA
Artificial Intelligence
21″ x 17″
mixed media
$150

Chris Gold, Fields of Stormy Clouds

Chris Gold
York, PA
Fields of Stormy Clouds
18″ x 24″
oil on canvas
$550

Elody Gyekis, When Women Were Birds (Egret Lovers)

Elody Gyekis
Spring Mills, PA
When Women Were Birds (Egret Lovers)
36″ x 36″
oil on canvas
$2,800

Troy Hallock, Milky Way Ocean

Troy Hallock
Reedsville, PA
Milky Way Ocean
13″ x 9″
watercolor
$600

Art Heim, Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Art Heim
State College, PA
Colorado River, Grand Canyon
18″ x 24″
photograph
$175

Trishanna Hodge, No Wolfsbane

Trishanna Hodge
Monroeville, PA
No Wolfsbane
16″ x 20″
digitally created art
$400
Best Student Submission

Jennifer Kelly, Baby Birds

Jennifer Kelly
State College, PA
Baby Birds
10.3″ x 6.8″
marker and color pencil
$2,000

Lynn Kibbe, Relaxed

Lynn Kibbe
Trout Run, PA
Relaxed
8″ x 10″
scratchboard drawing
$1,000

Peggy Klinger, Mt. Lafayette

Peggy Klinger
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA
Mt. Lafayette
10″ x 8″
watercolor
$230

Liz Krick, Familiar

Liz Krick
Port Matilda, PA
Familiar
8″ x 6″
hand-pulled print
$550

John Lloyd, ENERGY!

John Lloyd
Blue Bell, PA
ENERGY!
16″ x 20″
pastel
$1,000

Anni Matsick, Inside/Outside

Anni Matsick
Boalsburg, PA
Inside/Outside
11.5″ x 17.5″
watercolor
$2,200

Mark Messenger, Opposite Bank, Spring Creek

Mark Messenger
Centre Hall, PA
Opposite Bank, Spring Creek
22″ x 25″
pastel
$425

Thomas Mickle, May Mei Emerge

Thomas Mickle
Tyrone, PA
May Mei Emerge
14″ x 11″
acrylic on paper
$600

Dai Morgan, Composition in Brown and Blue

Dai Morgan
Pittsburgh, PA
Composition in Brown and Blue
20″ x 30″
acrylic on canvas
$1,260

Kathleen Muffie Witt, Sunset Fire

Kathleen Muffie-Witt
State College, PA
Sunset Fire
6″ x 24″
encaustic wax on wood panel
$850
Viewers’ Choice Award

Susan Nicholas Gephart, Awakening

Susan Nicholas Gephart
Bellefonte, PA
Awakening
9″ x 6″
oil on panel
$550

Thomas Norulak, J & L Steel--Pittsburgh Works

Thomas Norulak
Pittsburgh, PA
J & L Steel–Pittsburgh Works
9″ x 12″
hand-pulled print
$350

Peter Pepe, Ode to Charlie Parker

Peter Pepe
Boalsburg, PA
Ode To Charlie Parker
19″ x 27″
watercolor
$400

Gloria Plosky Scaltz, Offering

Gloria Plosky Scaltz
State College, PA
Offering
20″ x 20″
mixed media
$940

Jack Puglisi, The Watcher

Jack Puglisi
Pittsburgh, PA
The Watcher
27″ x 37″
ink on paper
$2,800
Award of Merit

Alex Ramos, Nature's Rubies

Alex Ramos
State College, PA
Nature’s Rubies
24″ x 24″
acrylic on canvas
$2,000

Dorothy Roberts, Wisdom

Dorothy Roberts
Milton, PA
Wisdom
12″ x 9″
pencil drawing
$150

Lori Rockwell, Double Arch

Lori Rockwell
Julian, PA
Double Arch
12″ x 16″
acrylic on canvas
$1,200

Kari Roslund, Yellow Finch

Kari Roslund
Newton Hamilton, PA
Yellow Finch
23.5″ x 23.5″
felted wool painting
$1,080

Maggie Scotilla, Dragon of the Sea

Maggie Scotilla
State College, PA
Dragon of the Sea
14″ x10″
mixed media
$450

Kathleen Smith, Blue Water

Kathleen Smith
Boalsburg, PA
Blue Water
14″ x 18″
photography
$200

Christine Staver, Pittsburgh in the Snow 2: Cathedral

Christine Staver
Boalsburg, PA
Pittsburgh in the Snow 2: Cathedral
14″ x 11″
fabric, thread, and paint
$750

John Sternbergh, Rehearsing in Havana

John Sternbergh
State College, PA
Rehearsing in Havana
8″ x 12″
photography
$625
Best Photograph

William Sweeney, The Loft

William Sweeney
Garnet Valley, PA
The Loft
20″ x 16″
pastel
$775
Best Pastel

Douglas Thomas, Green Street

Douglas Thomas
Greensburg, PA
Green Street
15″ x 29″
reduction linocut
$650
Award of Merit

Carolyn Todd-Larson, Peregrine Falcon Landing

Carolyn Todd-Larson
State College, PA
Peregrine Falcon Landing
14″ x 11″
photography
$150

Mary Vollero, Harriet's Spirit in Summer

Mary Vollero
Fleming, PA
Harriet’s Spirit in Summer
40″ x 30″
acrylic on canvas
$1,037

Gloria Walker, Long Live Ukrain

Gloria Walker
Fayetteville, PA
Long Live Ukrain
22” x 15”
watercolor
$900

Harold Zabady, Jenny's World

Harold Zabady
Camp Hill, PA
Jenny’s World
22″ x 28″
watercolor
$3,500
Best of Show

The Images 2023 juried gallery exhibition features 51 works of art from Pennsylvania artists chosen by juror James Farrah.  

The Images 2023 Exhibition is made possible in part by sponsorships from the State College Framing Company & Gallery, Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County, Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society, State College Photo Club, Joyce Robinson & Norman Spivey, and the Schlow Library Foundation.

An Awards Reception sponsored by CBICC and hosted by Schlow Centre Region Library was held on Thursday, July 13 where the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts awarded $1,500 in prizes. Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support.

2023 Award Winners:

Best in Show:  Harold Zabady, Jenny’s World

Sponsored by State College Framing Company and Gallery

Best Pastel:  William Sweeney, The Loft

Sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society

Best Photograph:  John Sternbergh, Rehearsing in Havana

Sponsored by the State College Photo Club

Award of Merit:  Jack Puglisi, The Watcher

Sponsored by Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania

Award of Merit:  Douglas Thomas, Green Street

Sponsored by Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County

Award of Merit:  Joe Beddall, Texture and Shadow

Sponsored by Joyce Robinson & Norman Spivey

Award of Merit:  Marty Edmunds, Salvaged Humans 2

Best Student Submission:  Trishanna Hodge, No Wolfsbane

Sponsored by the Schlow Library Foundation

Viewers’ Choice Award:  Kathleen Muffie-Witt, Sunset Fire

If you would like to purchase a piece of art from the Images 2023 exhibition, please contact Jennifer Shuey at the Arts Festival office at (814) 237-3682 or jshuey@arts-festival.com.  She will connect you with the artist. 

Juror’s Statement

It is an honor and a privilege to be tasked with selecting artwork for the Images exhibition. 

The jurying process was far more challenging than I had imagined.  In fact, it was painfully difficult, but I would definitely do it again.  The wide variety of media, personal perspectives, and overall high quality of the art made it a joyful process.

I hope I have selected a show that displays the high quality of skills and talents and the diversity of the many voices of these Pennsylvania artists. 

The toughest part of the whole thing for me was that there were so many quality works of art that didn’t make it because I only had so much space. 

I want to thank the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts for the opportunity to jury the 2023 Images Exhibition. 

James Farrah
Images Exhibition juror
June 2023

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