The AOY Art Center, a Pennsbury Partner, will host the fourth annual gallery show of adjudicated Pennsbury student work on two weekends in early 2020. As in past years, this showcase of up-and-coming talent will be juried by members of the AOY Art Center and prizes will be awarded. First prize is $500, with a second-place prize of $300, and $200 for third-place honors. Three $50 gift certificates from Jerry’s Artarama will also be awarded as honorable mentions.
A wide variety of student work in many different media will be exhibited, including paintings, drawings, sculptures and digital photography. The works will be adjudicated and selected for the AOY exhibition during the Pennsbury High School Art Majors Show at PHS East on the evening of Jan. 9.
The AOY Art Center is located on Patterson Farm, 949 Mirror Lake Road in Lower Makefield Township. The public is invited to an opening reception at the center on Friday, Jan. 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue that Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 25-26, and the following weekend, Feb. 1-2. Gallery hours on the weekends are noon to 5 p.m.
The AOY jurors this year will be established artists Donna Lynn Sheehan and Connie Dierks.
The award funds stem from two sources: a new donation made by an anonymous AOY member in honor of the Art program at Pennsbury High School in the hopes of inspiring these new artists and their families; and a donation made by AOY member Fran Leyenberger in memory of her husband Chris.
“On behalf of the Art Department, I’d like to say that this partnership with the AOY Art Center is a win-win for both the students of Pennsbury and the community,” said Ruth Anne Schultz, Pennsbury’s K-12 Art Curriculum Coordinator. “We appreciate all the extra effort that AOY is contributing to host this student show and we are excited this will provide more community exposure for the work of our students and their teachers.”
For more information about the center or to request private access to the show, visit artistsofyardley.org or call Bette Sovinee at 215-493-1205. For more on Pennsbury’s Art program, visit pennsburysd.org
