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The Philadelphia Sketch Club’s 147th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings
The 147th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings presented by the Philadelphia Sketch Club represents one of the longest running exhibitions in the country. This year's show runs from April 9 through April 24 with a reception on Sunday, April 11, from 2 to 4 PM. The exhibition will feature over 150 works by prominent and emerging artists. Traditionally, the exhibition also features a work by each of the three jurors. This year's Jurors are Glenn Harrington, Hollis Heichemer and Jon Redmond. Images of their works are attached. In addition to awards for the best works in the exhibition, there will also be special awards for the best landscape, still life, portrait and abstract. Gallery hours at the Philadelphia Sketch Club, 235 S. Camac St., are Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 1 to 5 PM.
Founded in 1860, the Sketch Club is America 's oldest artists club and is celebrating its 150 th anniversary this year. Originally, this exhibition was founded so that artists could display a number of small examples of their work with the hope that a patron would order a larger painting. The size limitation on the paintings is no larger than 20” x 20”. Prior award winners in this exhibition have included Paulette Van Roekens, John Folinsbee, Alice Kent Stoddard, Arthur Meltzer, Antonio Martino, Dorothy Van Loan, Doris Silk and Al Gury.
Running concurrent with this exhibition in the Sketch Club's first floor gallery will be an exhibition of watercolors by James Toogood. The exhibition presents a range of his cityscapes and landscapes of Philadelphia , New York , Bermuda, the U. K., and Venice . James Toogood is a renowned artist, master watercolorist, author, teacher and member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club.
Further information is available online at: www.sketchclub.org or by calling 215-545-9298.
For further information or questions concerning this
News Release please contact Bill Patterson, President, at
267-664-2434
Attached images:
Glenn Harrington, Alabaster Bowl, Evan , Oil on linen
Hollis Heichemer, Close-fitting , Oil on canvas
Jon Redmond, Onion , Oil on board
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