Berks Opera Company is welcoming residents of Berks County to participate in its 1st Annual Community Art Contest. The theme of the contest is “What is Your Happily Ever After” and culminates with an exhibition and selected visuals and prose represented in the scenic design of the August Production of La Cenerentola (Cinderella) at the Miller Center for the Arts, Reading, Pa. The contest has three age categories, 6-8th grade, 9-12th grade, and adult in three artistic categories, fine art, photography, and prose.
Information and digital entry links can be found at http://www.berksopera.org/. The entry deadline is May 31, 2017.
Prizes totaling $450 will be awarded to the top winner in each artistic and age category thanks to a generous gift from the Edwin Barbey Charitable Trust.
Jurors were selected from regional and nationally known artists working in Berks County. The jurors for each category are: Art – Barbara Thun, Wil Dexter and Kristen Woodward; Photography – John Pankratz, Amy Stevens and Heidi Reuter; Prose – Gale Martin, Marilyn Klimcho and Jennifer Hetrick.
The public is invited to attend a “Meet the Juror” reception Sunday, August 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Miller Center for the Arts, Reading. A People’s Choice winner will be announced and a special viewing of the Berks Opera Company BOOT Camp will commence at 3 p.m. Selected works will be exhibited at the Miller Center through Aug. 13.
