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 “Reflections” and participants were encouraged to submit artwork that captures a reflection or reflections, either in a natural pool of water, the chrome bumper of a classic car, or anything in between. “Reflections,” will be on view in The Strand Center Community Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh from October 6 to October 27, 2017. The Opening Reception and Award Ceremony will take place Friday, October 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Entries were received in various kinds of artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, jewelry, ceramics, stained glass, printmaking, mixed media, and digital design. Over thirty local artists submitted their work for the competition in the hopes of winning a large cash prize and a solo exhibit at The Strand Center Gallery. Awards for Best in Show, Second Place, and Honorable Mentions will be announced during the Opening Reception on Friday, October 6, 2017.

The Strand Center is excited to have fine artist and professor, Diane Fine, as our guest juror this year. Diane is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Art at Plattsburgh State University of New York where she teaches printmaking and book arts.  She received her BFA from Syracuse University and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Diane exhibits regularly and her work is represented in a number of public and private collections including:  The New York Public Library and the Yale University Art Gallery.

“Reflections,” will be on view in The Strand Center Community Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh from October 6 to October 27, 2017. The Opening Reception and Award Ceremony will take place Friday, October 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 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.strandcenter.org.