From staff reports
Original art pieces are now being accepted for inclusion in the annual Nature Art Showcase and Sale scheduled Feb. 3 and 4 at the Barrow-Civic Theatre in Franklin during Franklin On Ice.
The event is a free public art exhibition conducted inside the Barrow lobby.
“It’s so refreshing on a winter day to enter the comfortable display areas and view widely varied colorful art celebrating four seasons of outdoor recreational experiences and natural settings throughout northwestern Pennsylvania,” said Marilyn Black, who has volunteered at this event each year since its introduction in 2016 by the Council on Greenways and Trails.
The showcase will open Friday, Feb. 3, with a free public reception featuring the artists 5 to 7 p.m., and it will continue from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
There are no limits as to the residence location of the participating artists. All are welcome to register for free by using the instruction and registration form at www.nwpagreenways.org.
Completed registrations need to be received by Jan. 18 for the items to be portrayed in the printed exhibition booklet. Each artist may enter one or two items with an option of selling or displaying the artwork.
If artwork is for sale, the artist sets the retail selling price as they wish and will receive 85% of the selling price if sold, with the remaining 15% commission retained to help offset the exhibit expenses.
For more information, people can call Sherry Moore or Wes Ramsey at the Penn Soil RC&D Council at (814) 726-1141.
More details are available at www.nwpagreenways.org.
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