Pennsbury Artists To Show Off Work At Juried Show

YARDLEY, PA — Artists in the Pennsbury School District will be showing off their work at a judged art show next month.

The AOY Art Center, a partner of Pennsbury schools, will host its third-annual gallery show of work by Pennsbury students. The public is invited to an opening reception at the center on Friday, Jan. 18, from 6-8 p.m.

The show will continue that Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 19-20, and the next weekend, Jan 25-27. Weekend hours for the show are noon-5 p.m. The AOY Art Center is at Patterson Farm, at 949 Mirror Lake Rd. in Lower Makefield Township.

The showcase of up and coming talent will be juried by members of Artists of Yardley (AOY) and prizes will be awarded. First prize is $500, with second and third-place prizes of $250 each.

Student work in many different media will be exhibited, including still-life drawings, airbrushed skateboard, ceramics, stained glass lamps and digital photography. Pennsbury art students also created unique portraits and self-portraits in the style of artist Guiseppe Arcimboldo, using a variety of objects.

Guests also will see a collection of large 3-D pieces from the sculpture and advanced 3-D classes. Works will be judged and selected for the exhibition during the Pennsbury High School Art Major Show at PHS East on Jan. 9.

The AOY jurors this year will be artists Renee Pelletier Egan and Pat Proniewski. Award funds were donated in memory of Chris Leyenberger, by his family. Leyenberger was a Pennsbury parent, a member of AOY, a Boy Scouts of America leader and an LMT community volunteer.

His wife, Fran Leyenberger, is an original member of AOY who has been created ceramic and raku art of 45 years.

"On behalf of the art department, I’d like to say that this partnership with the AOY Art Center is a win-win for both the students of Pennsbury and the community," said Ruth Anne Schultz, Pennsbury's K-12 art curriculum coordinator. "We appreciate all the extra effort that AOY is contributing to host this student show and we are excited this will provide more community exposure for the work of our students and their teachers."

For more information, visit the AOY Art Center website or call Bette Sovinee at 215-493-1205.

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