Pelham Art Center Announces 10th Biennial Competition

From Pelham Art Center: Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce a call for entries for the 10th biennial Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition for Painting. This juried competition is open to U.S.-based artists aged 19 and older. The winner is awarded a $5,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at Pelham Art Center. Pelham Art Center is proud to sponsor this competition and award honoring the memory and artistic achievement of artist Alexander Rutsch (1916 – 1997). Rutsch actively supported Pelham Art Center for more than 25 years. After his death, friends, family and supporters established a generous fund to support a biennial, open, juried competition in painting. The 9th Rutsch Award recipient was Boston-based artist Sammy Chong (www.sammychong.com).

The Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition program continues Rutsch’s belief that art transcends all of our humanity. Rutsch saw art as “the stone in the water sending ripples throughout the universe.” His extraordinary work, rich in the celebration of life and our shared human experiences, is included in many of public and private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Those interested in submitting work for the 10th Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition can find the prospectus and entry form beginning September 17, 2018, at www.pelhamartcenter.org/rutsch. For questions, contact anki@pelhamartcenter.org or 914-738-2525. Deadline for entries: January 25, 2019.

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