Best in Show: Tamaqua View, cut paper collage, by Joseph Opshinsky
About Scenes of the Schuylkill
2nd Place: Life Giving Water, Watercolor, by Heather Butler
Scenes of the Schuylkill is an annual juried art show and sale that celebrates the beauty of the Schuylkill River Region through art. Itโs hosted by the Schuylkill River Greenways NHA every fall.
The 17th Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill Art Show Exhibit was openย from Oct. 25, 2021 to Nov. 13, 2021 at The Walk-In Art Center. The center is located at 220 Parkway in Schuylkill Haven. Most artwork in the exhibit was available for purchase.
Schuylkill River Greenways uses the annual exhibit to spotlight the unique qualities of the region through the talents of the arts community.
โWhen people become connected and they have a relationship with the river because they bike there, they fish there, they paint there and do art there; then they fall in love with the river and become ambassadors of the river,โ said Schuylkill River Greenways Executive Director Elaine Paul Schaefer .ย
2021 Scenes of the Schuylkill Juried Art Show & Exhibit
The 17th Annual Scenes of the Schuylkill Art Show featured 38 original works depicting a scene from within the Schuylkill River Region. Tulu Bayar, the Art and Art History Department Chair at Bucknell University, was the guest juror of this yearโs show. Bayar selected the final pieces accepted into the show and ranked the submitted pieces. The winning pieces are listed below.
Honorable Mention: General Restoration of the Schuylkill River, watercolor on panel, by Jolie Chylack
Honorable Mention: Winter Farmstead (Hamburg), photography, by Amber Fink
Staff Choice: Little North Creek (Bernville), oil on canvas, by Brent Gillenwater
3rd Place: City Hall Courtyard - Philadelphia, photography, by John Dolph
Honorable Mention: Fence Fire (Albany Township, Berks County), oil on wood, by Jon Bond
Honorable Mention: Woman in the Snowstorm (Pottsville), photography, by Amber Fink
Best in Show: Tamaqua View, cut paper collage, by Joseph Opshinsky
2nd Place: Life Giving Water, watercolor, by Heather Butler
September (Manayunk), oil on canvas, by Claire Glynch
The Phoenix Rises (Phoenixville), photography, by Samantha Story
Hanging by the Stream (Reading Museum Park - West Reading), oil, by Russell Slocum
Melcher's Grist Mill (Berks Heritage Center), oil, by Karen Weber
River's Edge (Philadelphia - Fairmont Park), acrylic, by Pablo Lebron Culp
Streamside Christmas Fern (Hamburg), watercolor on panel, by Jolie chylack
March Morning (Green Lane Park), oil on canvas, by Mary Chisak
Ruby's Secret (Hawk Mountain), photography, by Amber Fink
West Conshohocken, photograph on canvas, by Judy Jeanes
October at Green Lane Park, oil, by Lori Quinque-Quinn
Gring's Mill Recreation Area, watercolor, by David Swartz
At An angle-Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia), photography, by Samantha Story
Down on the Northkill (Shartlesville), oil, by Russell Slocum
Path Along Lake Ontelaunee (Reading), oil, by Karen Weber
Riparian Skunk Cabbage (Spring City), watercolor on panel, by Jolie Chylack
Golden Glow, Yellow Loosestrife, Antietam Creek (Exeter), oil, by Karen Weber
Dock Street Bridge (Schuylkill Haven), oil on panel, by Brent Gillenwater
Soldier's Cabin (Valley Forge), photography, by Samantha Story
Peacock's Lock Bridge (Schuylkill River - Bern Township), archival pigment print/photography, by Oren Helbok
Bubeck Park (Schuylkill Haven), oil on canvas, by Brent Gillenwater
Swan's Haven (Long Run - Schuylkill Haven), oil, by Russell Slocum
Fitzwater Inn (Schuylkill Canal - Phoenixville), watercolor, by Brooke Steytler
Sullivan's Crossing (Valley Forge), watercolor, by Brooke Steytler
Big Splinter (Albany Township - Berks County), egg tempera on wood, by Jon Bond
Roosevelt Park Surfer (Philadelphia), photography, by John Dolph
Travels Above Calm Waters (Landingville), photography, by Jodi Hummel
The Joy of Painting (Historic Yellow Springs),oil on canvas, by Mary Chisak
Launch (The Island - Schuylkill Haven), photography, by Jodi Hummel
Hopewell Furnace, photography, by John Dolph
Connie's House (Historic Yellow Springs), oil on canvas, by Mary Chisak
- Best in Show: Tamaqua View, Cut Paper Collage, by Joseph Opshinsky
- 2nd Place: Life Giving Water, Watercolor, by Heather Butler
- 3rd Place: City Hall Courtyard – Philadelphia, Photography, by John Dolph
- Honorable Mention: Winter Farmstead, Photography, by Amber Fink
- Honorable Mention: Woman in the Snowstorm, Photography, by Amber Fink
- Honorable Mention: Fence Fire, Oil on Wood, by Jon Bond
- Honorable Mention: General Restoration on the Schuylkill River, Watercolor on Panel, by Jolie Chylack
Artwork Available for Purchase
Most artwork in the exhibit was available for purchase. Thirty percent of the purchase price of each piece befitted Schuylkill River Greenways and was tax deductible.
Important Dates for the 2021 SOS Exhibit
- November 22 & 23:ย Artists pick up work from 12 โ 5 p.m. at Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven
2021 Scenes of the Schuylkill Reception
Special Thanks to our 2021 Sponsors
Harry and Bonnie Boyer *ย Performance Construction Company * Pan Pastel Artists’ Pastels * The Tara Romig Team of BHHS Homesale Realty * Mary S. Timpany, Esquire LLC * Sager & Sager Associates * Tompkins VIST Bank * Zane, Rossi, Conville & Harley Attorneys-At-Law * Jan Marie Allen * Schuylkill County’s VISION * Aranda Group * Evans Delivery * Walk In Art Center
The Scenes of the Schuylkill Art Show is also made possible through funding from the National Park Service.
This event was financed in part by a grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships Program, the Environmental Stewardship Fund, under the administration of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation.
Best in Show: The Papermill of Papermill Road, oil, by Russell Slocum
- Best in Show: The Papermill of Papermill Road, oil, by Russell Slocumย
- 2nd Place: Sitting Ducks, pastel, by Barbara Brown
- 3rd Place: Ebbing Mists - Kempton Valley, inkjet photography, by Kevin Bennett
- Staff Choice: Solitude, oil, by Karen Powell
- Honorable Mention (photography): Gnarly, photography, by Walt Hug
- Honorable Mention (photography): Tundradelphia, digital photography on aluminum, by Will Thompson
- Honorable Mention (painting): Put the Yak in the River and Go, egg tempera, by Jon Bond
- Honorable Mention (painting):ย Favorite Spot, oil, by Maura Matthews
About the Heritage Area
The Schuylkill River Greenways National Heritage Area encompasses the Schuylkill River watershed within Schuylkill, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties (a watershed is the region draining into a river, river system, or other body of water). This includes over 1.2 million acres (1,750 square miles) and is home to 3.2 million people. Scenes of the Schuylkill River Heritage Area shines a spotlight on the unique qualities of the region through the talents of the arts community. For a map of the Heritage Area, click the button below.
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