Regional Art Exhibition Featuring 16 High Schools To Be Held In Montco

Press release from the Montgomery County Community College:

Diane VanDyke

February 22, 2023

Students from sixteen area high schools in Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties
will be sharing their talents at Montgomery County Community College’s 9th Annual Tri-County High School Art Exhibition and Competition in the College’s North
Hall Art Gallery, 16 East High Street, Pottstown.

The exhibition features 170 pieces of artwork and opens Wednesday, Feb. 22, with a
reception and awards ceremony from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the community.
Parking is available along High Street and in the College’s parking lot at 101 College
Drive.

"We're grateful for the terrific turnout for the exhibit this year. We have a record
number of pieces on display, and I'm continually impressed with the quality and creativity
of the artwork,” said Patrick Rodgers, MCCC Galleries Director. “Area art teachers
are doing amazing projects with their students, and this is a great glimpse of the
exuberance and inspiration taking place in classrooms from Reading to Springfield
Township."

This year’s juror, Rhonda Counts, is an independent artist, a designer by background and a former Disney Imagineer. She selected several pieces for special recognition, including:

This year’s Best in Show, a $50 award sponsored by the Pottstown Area Artist’s Guild,
was awarded to Wenlan Jin from The Hill School for “Preparation,” an oil on canvas.
Second place ($50) went to Bridget Metzger from Spring-Ford High School for “Samsara,”
mixed media of acrylic, alcohol markers and colored pencil. Third place ($50) was
awarded to Brooke Banninger of Owen J. Roberts High School for “The Wallowing Woman,”
ceramics. The Juror’s Choice Award ($50) was awarded to Maddy Sterner of Spring-Ford
High School for “Burnout,” mixed media sculpture.

The exhibit will be open through March 24 but will be closed March 13-17 for spring
break. The gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Friday
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.

MCCC’s Fine Arts Galleries, located at both Pottstown and Blue Bell campuses, host a variety of exhibitions featuring professional and student artists and artwork in an array of genres, as well
as related activities, programs and lectures.

For more information about the exhibit or MCCC’s galleries, contact Galleries Director
Patrick Rodgers at prodgers@mc3.edu.

This press release was produced by the Montgomery County Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.