19th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition

Tri-State Photography Exhibition

February 4, 2012 - March 3, 2012

Saville Gallery

The Allegany Arts Council's Saville Gallery is pleased to present the 19th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition, which will run from February 9 - March 3, 2012.

A special thanks to our juror, Lynn Silverman (professor of photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore), for selecting the 46 photographs that are included in this year's exhibition.

The entire community is invited to the Saville Gallery, located at 9 N. Centre Street in Downtown Cumberland, on Saturday, February 11, from 6-8PM for the Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony (the brief awards ceremony will start at 6:30PM).

Thanks, also, to this year's Award Sponsors:

  • Best of Show ($200 cash), sponsored by the Allegany Arts Council
  • 1st Place-Black & White ($125 cash), sponsored by Vibrant Image
  • 1st Place-Color ($125 certificate), sponsored by The Art Gallery
  • 1st Place-Special Effects ($125 cash), sponsored by Graphicus Atelier
  • A People's Choice Award ($125 cash), sponsored by DeWitt Camera Centre, will be presented at the end of the show, based on voting by gallery visitors during the course of the exhibition (please come in and cast your vote!).
Congratulations to all of the following artists (listed alphabetically by last name) who had photographs accepted to the 2012 exhibition:

  • Michelle Arrington, “Broken Dreams”
  • David Best, “Generations”
  • Tom Biery, “911 Memorial Ride”
  • Neal Blizzard, “Cedar Waxwing”
  • Caroline Blizzard, “Field of Dreams”
  • PJ Broadwater, “Patterson Creek”
  • PJ Broadwater, “Braddock Run”
  • Tracy Butler, “Honor”
  • Cheryl Dalonges, “Inching Up”
  • Kyler Daniels, “Baby Converse Blues”
  • Garrett DeLooze, “Nude #1”
  • Garrett DeLooze, “Nude #2”
  • Ed DeWitt, “Meghan”
  • Ed DeWitt, “Dad's 57th, With Chase”
  • Gene Gall, “Key West 1910”
  • Kevin Gamble, “Sun Mosaic”
  • David Greene, “The Swan”
  • Robert Hein, “Healed, One”
  • Scott Henshaw, “Combat #1” - BEST OF SHOW
  • Scott Henshaw, “Combat #2” - BEST OF SHOW
  • Ben Jacobs, “Sky's The Limit”
  • Ben Jacobs, “Balanced Rock”
  • Todd Kiraly, “As Light First Strikes”
  • Lauren Kirby, “The Adventures of Lauren & the Docs” - 1st Place: Black & White
  • Lauren Kirby, “Well Aren't You Just a Patriotic Little Girl?”
  • Penny Knobel-Besa, “Fresh Milk”
  • Annie Lasher, “rue du Royale 3”
  • Timothy Lick, “Make It Fall”
  • Timothy Lick, “Fly By Night”
  • Bill Merlavage, “Night Train”
  • Seth Moessinger, “Tattoos for Dummies”
  • Seth Moessinger, “Lonesome Broom”
  • Denise Partsch, “Rock On”
  • Randall Rhodes, “Nomadic Scene” - 1st Place: Color
  • Doug Schwab, “Her Own Beauty”
  • Doug Schwab, “New Guinea River Woman”
  • Sterling "Rip" Smith, “Arches”
  • Sterling "Rip" Smith, “Grain Elevators (Rolete County, North Dakota)”
  • Michael Snyder, “The Ascent”
  • Caty Squires, “King of the Road”
  • Krista Stoltzfus, “Yellow Caboose”
  • Sidney Thomas, “Contemporary Cinema”
  • Michael Thompson, “Anatomy of An Observed World” - 1st Place: Special Effects
  • Ann Townsell, “Birds on the Wire”
  • Marcia Warnick, “Sunburst Falls”
  • Mary Ellen Wigger, “Unreserved Seating”

    For more information about the 19th Annual Tri-State Photography Exhibition, please email arts@allconet.org, or call the Allegany Arts Council at 301-777-ARTS (2787).

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