Art show opens with 302 works and daily prizes
Best of Show was awarded to Linda Best of Fort Loudon. More than $2,500 in additional awards were given to artists from Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania and Washington County, Maryland. The judging panel included Dickinson College art faculty members Emily Lehman and Ty Vandover.
The exhibition will be on display until Thursday, June 12, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the church. Daily door prizes will be awarded.
The show features 302 works by 85 local artists, with original artworks by Franklin County Art Alliance members, including last year's Best of Show winner Cindy Roberts Downs of Clear Spring.
For more information, call 717-816-7568.
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