2026 Yearly August Art Show Information:
Help Needed! Please consider volunteering your time during our yearly art show, whether it's receiving art, greeting guests on opening night, or assisting during gallery hours. Your participation is crucial to making the show a success each year! Thank you so much! :)
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Susquehanna Art Society yearly August art show, Sunbury, PA
How to enter: Artwork will be received Wednesday, August 5 from 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM and Thursday, August 6 from 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM at the Degenstein Library, 40 S 5th St, Sunbury, PA 17801. There is no need to pre-register.
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Opening Reception Tuesday, August 11 from 6-8 PM with Announcement of winners at 6:30 PM.
APPROXIMATELY $2,500 IN CASH AWARDS.
Members: $5 per entry
Non-Members: $10 per entry
Students: 17 & under $5 per entry
Maximum of 3 entries per person
Our show is judged, not juried. Judging takes place after intake, and our judges change each year. They are non-members with long-time experience in the art field. Anyone can enter! Just bring your artwork to intake and pay the entry fee at that time. First-time participants can choose from five levels: Youth, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master. If you’re an experienced artist who has been creating for many years and does it professionally, you may enter at the Master level right away. You’re free to select your level your first year, and in future years, you can move up by earning awards. The higher the level, the larger the prize money. We can help you decide your level at intake, and there are overviews of each level available for you to read when you arrive. We’re excited to see your work!
CATEGORIES: OPAQUE, WATERCOLOR, PHOTOGRAPHY, OTHER
EXPERIENCE LEVELS: STUDENT, BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, MASTER
All work must be original - no copies or interpretations from other sources, and no AI generated art. The participant must certify the originality and freedom from copyright of the art being entered. No nudity. All work must have been completed within the last 2 years and not previously exhibited at the Annual Judged SAS Art Show. Entries to be < 48”, 2D art: framed, wired, & ready to hang (If not: wiring fee is $5); 3D art: artist provides stand/pedestal if needed. For more information email [email protected] or visit the website at www.sasarts.org
ART SHOW — DURING LIBRARY HOURS Mon. Thurs. 12 - 7 PM Tues. Wed. Fri. 10 AM - 6 PM Sat. 9 AM - 1 PM
Important Dates & Times: Wed, Aug 5: Art intake from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm Thurs, Aug 6: Art intake from 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm Tues, Aug 11: Show opens with a reception and awards announcement at 6 pm Mon, Aug 17: Member meeting at 5:30 pm at the show (judges planned to be present) Thurs, Aug 20: Last day of the show, ending at 7 pm Fri, Aug 21: Art pickup from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm Sat, Aug 22: Art pickup from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Help Needed! Please consider volunteering your time during the show, whether it's receiving art, greeting guests on opening night, or assisting during gallery hours. Your participation is crucial to making the show a success each year!
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Meet the Judges:
Beverley Conrad:
Beverley Conrad is an artist, writer, and musician who has been active in the arts for most of her life. In 2008, she was recognized as a living traditional folk artist in the music of the fiddle by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She has taught folk fiddle and violin for over thirty years, performs regularly, and often includes stories about the music in her presentations. In 2013, she and her husband, Greg Burgess, founded Salem Swamp Press and have published two books of local legends and lore from Central Pennsylvania.
As an artist, Beverley is skilled in portraiture and worked as a street artist for many years before accepting commissions. Her portraits of Joseph Priestley, Mary Priestley, and Elizabeth Ryland hang in the Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland, PA. She is an artist in residence at the Art Academy of Milton, where she has expanded her work into a series of one hundred pieces featuring the same dead fly in a variety of mediums and styles.
Beverley Conrad:
Beverley Conrad is an artist, writer, and musician who has been active in the arts for most of her life. In 2008, she was recognized as a living traditional folk artist in the music of the fiddle by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She has taught folk fiddle and violin for over thirty years, performs regularly, and often includes stories about the music in her presentations. In 2013, she and her husband, Greg Burgess, founded Salem Swamp Press and have published two books of local legends and lore from Central Pennsylvania.
As an artist, Beverley is skilled in portraiture and worked as a street artist for many years before accepting commissions. Her portraits of Joseph Priestley, Mary Priestley, and Elizabeth Ryland hang in the Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland, PA. She is an artist in residence at the Art Academy of Milton, where she has expanded her work into a series of one hundred pieces featuring the same dead fly in a variety of mediums and styles.
Steve Gibson:
Creature/Feature Design founder Steve Gibson has been creating images and art for more than 30 years. In 2018, he started The Arts Underground in Lewisburg, PA, a unique, collaborative space for local creators. In 2021, he founded Art Academy of Milton, which serves the central PA valley in all things art, theatre performance, and music.
His award-winning video work can be seen in the feature films The Feed (2010) and The Lost Within (2017), as well as numerous shorts, music videos, and commercial projects. Steve is a published writer, cinematographer, producer, director, audio designer, and editor whose work has expanded into fine art photography.
Creature/Feature Design founder Steve Gibson has been creating images and art for more than 30 years. In 2018, he started The Arts Underground in Lewisburg, PA, a unique, collaborative space for local creators. In 2021, he founded Art Academy of Milton, which serves the central PA valley in all things art, theatre performance, and music.
His award-winning video work can be seen in the feature films The Feed (2010) and The Lost Within (2017), as well as numerous shorts, music videos, and commercial projects. Steve is a published writer, cinematographer, producer, director, audio designer, and editor whose work has expanded into fine art photography.
We look forward to receiving your entries and celebrating the creativity of our community!