Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts Announces Award Winners for 2024 Fresh Perspective Art Show

Three Best in Show winners chosen from 112 entries

Gloversville, NY – The Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts is proud to announce the Best in Show award winners for its 2024 Fresh Perspective Art Show, open to works of all media from artists everywhere. The show, which opened on January 12 and will be on display until March 16, features 112 pieces in a wide variety of media from 44 artists who hail from six states.

Awards were presented at the Meet the Artists Opening Reception on Thursday, January 18, which was attended by more than 60 artists and other community members. Winners received cash prizes and one-year memberships to the Nigra Arts Center. The Best in Show honorees are as follows:

·         First Place – “Uprooted on Mason Lake,” a soft pastel drawing by Ron Geary of Northville, N.Y.

·         Second Place – “Feasting,” a porcelain ceramic piece by Karen Elem of Gansevoort, N.Y.

·         Third Place – “Repentance, Prayer, Praise,” an oil painting by Brian Schmidt of Hamden, Conn.

In addition, voting is underway for the show’s Community Choice Award, sponsored by Kathy Marshall and selected by popular vote from visitors to the show throughout its duration. This award will be tallied after the show’s March 16 closing date and announced on social media. All are invited to come view the gallery and vote on their favorite piece.

The gallery is open for public viewing free of charge weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts is located at 2736 State Highway 30, Gloversville.

The Nigra Arts Center offers annual memberships to anyone who seeks to support the arts and community events at the Center. Membership levels start at just $25 per year and carry benefits such as discounted admission to classes and art exhibitions, mailing list access, invitations to special events, charitable tax deductions and more. For more information about the Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts, please visit www.pncreativeartscenter.org or call (518) 661-9932.