Winners of Art Association Juried Student Art Exhibition Announced

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Prizes were recently awarded to the top artists in the East Stroudsburg University Art Association All University Juried Student Art Exhibition.  

Charlotte Hiriart, a senior exchange student from Argentina majoring in Theatre Arts, received the first prize for her graphite drawing, “Occupy Love.”

The second place prize went to senior art and design major Bethany Wert of  Stroudsburg, Pa., for her drawing, “Morning Sun.”    

Alma Barrantes, a senior fromAnalomink, Pa., majoring in art history with a minor in studio design received the third prize for her painting “Jared Leto.”

Benjamin Koch, a senior from York, Pa., majoring in elementary and special education with a minor in art, earned the prize for best 3-D work in the show for his ceramic work, “Distorted Equanimity.”

Honorable mention awards were given to: Dominick Frabizio, a junior from East Patchogue, N.Y., majoring in art and design for his steel piece “Handmade Knife;” Lauriel Gingrich, a junior, from East Stroudsburg, Pa., majoring in art and design for her painting “Hidden;” Chad Jacobson, a junior from Moutoursville, Pa., majoring in art and design for his graphite drawing, “Be Heard;” Melody Rivera, a junior from Portland, Pa., majoring in art and design for her mixed media piece, “Lessons in Reverie;” and Amber Trunfio, a junior fromStroudsburg, Pa., majoring in special education and middle school education for her painting, “The Street.”

Prized for the exhibit were sponsored by the Pocono Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.  Nancy Bohm and Paul Smeltz served as jurors for the exhibit.

The Art Association All University Juried Student Art Exhibit continues through April 13 in the Madelon Powers Gallery of ESU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, East Stroudsburg.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.  The exhibit is open to the public at no cost.

For more information about the exhibition, call the Fine and Performing Arts Center Events Line at 570-422-3483.