Published September 10. 2015 04:00PM
The Concourse Club of Palmerton is accepting entries for its annual Art and Photography Show. The event coincides with the Palmerton Festival, which will be held Friday through Sunday in the Palmerton Borough Park.
The Art and Photography Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, at St. John Neumann Regional School, Third and Lafayette Avenue in Palmerton.There are category divisions for youth and adults, which include all media paintings and black/white and color photographs.Winners will be chosen with a variety of prizes for the winners.There is a pre-registration fee of $5 per entry. It is $6 if you enter the day of the show.Three entries per person are allowed.For more information contact co-chairs Diane Huber at 610-681-7217, or Chris Eckhart at 610-826-3176.The Adult Art judges will be Susan Ford and Cindy Gunn. The Student Art judge will be Molly Phillips. The Student Art Photography judge will be Lynn Shupp. The Adult Mixed Media judge will be Leslie Dugan.There will be one-time entry for the 100th Anniversary of The Concourse Club of Palmerton category.This entry is free, and cannot be entered in any other category at this year's show. One entry per person.Entries will be judged by the club committee members. An award of $100 will be presented. Entries can be a form of any of the three categories, painting, photography or mixed media.Raffles prizes will be awarded Sunday. Three wall hangings donated by Mary Brigham, a hand-painted tray by Linda Koehler and a Willow Street Nativity scene donated by The Owl's Nest, located in the Palmerton campus of the Blue Mountain Health System.An Artist Bargain Corner will be featured where local artists will display their works for sale.For more information, email the club at
Concourseclub@gmail.com, or visit concourse-club.org.
Diane Huber, left, and Christine Eckhart, art show co-chairs, shown with the raffle prizes that will be up for grabs at the annual Palmerton Community Festival Art and Photography Show. SUBMITTED PHOTO