Annual show and sale at Mount Saint Mary College draws 57 artists
June 07, 2011
Newburgh, NY -
Robert Goldwitz of Wallkill received the Sr. Francis Joseph Egan
Best in Show Award at the Mount Saint Mary College Artists on the
Campus Show for his color photograph, Shawangunk Sunrise.
Newburgh residents also received top awards.
Jane Lawrence won the Gayle Clark Fedigan Painting Award for her
pastel work, Country Lilac. Len DeVirgilio’s watercolor, Fresh
Snow, received the Bethlehem Art Gallery Award.
First place ribbons in the multi-media Artist on the Campus show
went to: Tom Dinchuk, Wallkill; Deborah Balfour, Chester; Melanie
Paquin, Cornwall; Dina Maston, Pawling; Rebecca Cornell, Walden;
and Joan Mester and Cathy Prager, Newburgh.
Sara Baloga, a Mount Saint Mary College history major from
Binghamton, won the first place ribbon in the all media category of
Hudson River Valley Scenes for Winter on the Hudson. Baloga’s
parents exhibited the piece since she is currently studying in
Florence, Italy through the Mount’s summer study abroad
program.
Second place ribbons: Russ Astrab, Salisbury Mills; Alvin
Chiappolini, Pleasant Valley; Debra Femiak, Newburgh; Elysa
Belessakos, Cross River; John Robert Gordon, Mohegan Lake; and
Elaine Ralston, Olivebridge.
Honorable mention ribbons: David Valentin and Lorraine
Sniderman, Goshen; Randy Chisholm, Chester; Penny Marcucci,
Marlboro; Linda Kollar, Fultonville; and James Armore, Warwick.
The outdoor show, now in its 36th year, is held annually and
features original paintings, prints, drawings, photography and
sculpture by numerous artists in the region.
For further information about Mount Saint Mary College, visit
www.msmc.edu
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