Phillips’ Mill 87th Art Exhibition Announces Jurors, Honored Artist

The Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition committee has selected five artists to serve as jurors in its esteemed juried art exhibition, which begins on Sept. 24 and continues through Oct. 29.

This year’s jurors are:

· Howard Watson, a watercolorist from Wyncote, PA

· Holly Trostle Brighman, an oil and watercolorist from Philadelphia, PA

· Ron Wyffels, who specializes in graphics, from Havertown, PA

· Jennifer Frudakis, a sculptor from Doylestown, PA and

· Joe Mooney, a sculptor from Philadelphia, PA

Charles McVicker, a Princeton, N.J., watercolor, oil and acrylic painter, has been chosen as this year’s honored artist. Each year for the past few decades, the art committee of Phillips’ Mill Community Association has chosen a living artist to honor whose work has been accepted into the show over a substantial number of years. McVicker’s work has been accepted into the Phillips' Mill Exhibition numerous times and received five awards, including the Patrons and Watercolor Award.

The exhibition is open to artists living within a 25-mile radius of Phillips’ Mill. The exhibition’s prospectus has been posted on the organization’s website, www.phillipsmill.org and details all the requirements for entering the show. It may be downloaded for printing.

The Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition has been the premier art show in the Delaware Valley since 1929. Founded by the legendary greats William Lathrop, Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber and William Taylor, among others, the early shows were a way to display their work for their friends. Famous artists from the New Hope Impressionist School and beyond soon began to exhibit on a regular basis, including John Folinsbee, George Sotter, Henry Leith-Ross, Rae Sloan Bredin and Fern Coppedge, all of whom are now represented in major museums and private collections worldwide.

Today, more than 350 artist submit works to the show. Of those submissions, jurors select approximately 90 framed pieces and two dozen sculptures. Unframed art is also available for purchase. The exhibition attracts thousands of visitors each year.

If you go

The 87th annual Phillips’ Mill Art Exhibition is open daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting on Sept. 24 and continuing through Oct. 29. Phillips’ Mill is located at 2619 River Road, New Hope, about two miles north of the New Hope/Lambertville bridge.

For more information on Charles McVicker visit his website at www.charlesmcvicker.com.