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The Millersville University Four Corners Summer Festival and Millersville 250 are looking for artists of every media to join the celebration of the borough’s 250th anniversary by participating in a juried art show entitled “Exploring Traditions.” Winners will be displayed at Millersville University – Lancaster (42 N. Prince St.) in downtown Lancaster on First Friday, August 5, 2011.
The show is open to all media inspired by the heritage of Millersville and surrounding communities. Artists are encouraged to submit electronic images on CD and three-dimensional works no later than 5 p.m. on June 17 with a $5 entry fee for each submitted image.
Ben Cunningham, “Exploring Traditions” curator and Millersville art professor, hopes entries will include both traditional and abstract works that stretch the boundaries of the theme and offer artistic insight. Victor Capecce, coordinator for Four Corners and a Millersville communication and theatre professor, said, “Artists will be celebrating the passion of art and the heritage of Millersville’s traditions from all angles.”
Cunningham and a group of select judges will score submitted works on a variety of criteria including craftsmanship, relationship to the idea, overall concept, originality and other areas. Winners will be on display Tuesday through Thursday, from noon to 4 p.m., at Millersville University’s Dutcher Hall Studio Theatre, from July 8 through July 30. The show winners will then travel downtown for First Friday in August.
A walking tour hosted by the Millersville Area Historical Society for potential participants will start at Millersville’s Dutcher Hall on Saturday, May 21, at 10 a.m., to familiarize artists with potential subjects. For more information, contact Capecce at Victor.Capecce@millersville.edu. RSVPs for the walk will be appreciated but are not necessary.
Visitors to the exhibition will be asked to fill out a ballot for the “People’s Choice” awards. Artists are encouraged to tell their friends and family to visit the gallery in Dutcher Hall to vote and stay for one of the University’s Four Corners performances every Friday in July after the Fourth.
Millersville 250 is dedicated to showcasing Millersville Borough and its 250th anniversary by focusing attention on the people, schools, businesses and service organizations of the community while celebrating the borough’s history and heritage. Visit the Millersville 250th Anniversary website for more information on upcoming events and apparel.
