The Peru Gazette

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts annually hosts a juried show open to artists of all ages and mediums. This year, the theme of the show is “On the Road” and participants are encouraged to submit artwork that addresses the themes of travel and adventure, whether it is in the region or abroad.

Entries may be in the form of any media, including (but not limited to) painting, drawing, photography, jewelry, sculpture, fiber, ceramics, glass, printmaking, mixed media, and woodwork. Two-dimensional work must be framed under glass or plexi-glass and be backed with wire for hanging. All work must be labeled on the back with the artist’s name and contact information (phone/email) as well as the title, medium, and price of the artwork. Submission fees start at $25 for Strand Center Members and college students. The Best in Show and second place contestants will be awarded a cash prize. The Best in Show artist will have an opportunity to have an exhibition at The Strand Center within the next two years. Artists can download the full guidelines and submission form at our website at www.plattsburgharts.org or pick them up in our offices at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh.

The Strand Center is excited to have photographer Sue Lezon as our guest juror this year. Sue received her B.F.A. from Emerson College in Boston, and her M.F.A. in Fine Art Photography from the University of Massachusetts/Hampshire College in Amherst. Her interest in image making, combined with a love of ancient history and travel, has taken her around the world as an archaeological photographer for over twenty-five years. She is also passionate about being an educator and teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced photography at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Drop off for submissions will run from Saturday, September 26 to Saturday, October 3, 2015. Artwork should be dropped off at the reception desk in the Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street (the old Federal Building) in downtown Plattsburgh. Gallery Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. All accepted and unselected works will receive notification via email or phone by October 8, 2015. Pick up dates for selected works will be from November 7 – 14 , 2015. Artwork that is not selected can be picked up October 9 – 17, 2015 during regular gallery hours.

“On the Road,” will be on view in The Strand Center Community Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh from October 9^th to October 31^st, 2015. The Opening Reception and Award Ceremony will take place Friday, October 9^th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and is free and open to the public. For more information on these exhibits, upcoming events, concerts or classes happening at The Strand Center for the Arts, please call 518-563-1604 or visit www.plattsburgharts.org.