UPSTATE WATERS

A juried art exhibition will be presented at the Northville Public Library Gallery by the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network from June 21st until September 10th, 2021.

The reception and awards ceremony was amazing!

Now that the winners have been announced, SVAN is pleased to add the awards winners!
View the awards announcement filmed live on the SVAN Facebook page.

The BEST-IN-SHOW award, winning $50 and a solo exhibit at the gallery, is the amazing mosaic artist, Linda Biggers. Her work Adirondack Adventure, a 9x12 glass mosaic, was actually a sort of self-portrait exploring her own connection to the beautiful waters of the Adirondacks.

Fine art photographer Paul Valovic was recognized for his stunning 19x23 landscape, Bleecker Swamp, and won the People Choice for Award for his amazing photo of an original 1903 canoe, ADK Guide Boat! As an avid outdoorsman, Paul uses digital photography to capture the beauty of his home in Fulton County, NY, and beyond.

Janet Marie Yeates’s beautiful 11x14 oil painting titled Ticonderoga Morning was also selected for honorable mention. Janet enjoyed a decade-long career as Executive Director of Schoharie County Arts Councilstudied drawing, painting, printmaking, and calligraphy. She has lived in the southern Adirondacks for more than two decades.

Last but not least, photographer and writer Susan Meyer’s 8x12 image, Upper Hudson Sunrise Paddle, adds an ethereal element to this collection. Susan has stated that her personal goal of sharing her photography “…is using the healing power of nature to transmute the light of our natural landscapes into human spaces with visual anchors that inspire presence, calm, and connection.”

All Honorable mention recipients received $20.

The winner of the People's Choice Award is still up to you to decide! Cast your ballot at the Northville Public Library before September 10, 2021, to show the artists your appreciation. The recipient will be awarded $20 and a complimentary year’s membership to the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network!

CONGRATULATIONS!

More about the show:

SVAN's jurors, Alexandra Higgins and Rhea Haggart Costello have chosen 30 visual artworks representing our greatest natural resource, our water, in any of its iterations. Please join us at the opening reception, June 22, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Northville Public Library Gallery. Light refreshments will be served.* SVAN will be presenting the Best-In-Show award and three honorable mention awards to the works selected by our jurors. In addition to these awards, a People’s Choice award will be presented in September. The Best-in-Show recipient will receive a solo exhibit in the gallery, and cash prizes will also be awarded. The public is invited to vote for the People’s Choice Award winner by ballet available in the Library Gallery throughout the duration of the show.

*In accordance with the current COVID-19 safety guidelines, unvaccinated persons must wear a mask and social distance. (subject to change).