DANSVILLE – Dansville ArtWorks picked the director of SUNY Geneseo’s galleries as juror for their next competitive photography exhibit, for which applications are now open.
According to a press release from Dansville ArtWorks, Cynthia Hawkins, Director of Galleries for SUNY Geneseo, will choose three photographers as ‘best of show,’ awarding cash prizes of $100, $50 and $25.
Visitors to the gallery will also vote on an additional People’s Choice Award, which comes with a $25 gift certificate.
Select photographs will go on display in February and March 2016 at the gallery at 178 Main Street in Dansville.
The submission deadline for the contest and exhibit is Thursday, Dec. 31. Forms and information are available at DansvilleArtWorks.com and at the Dansville ArtWorks Gallery. Each artist is invited to submit up to three pieces for consideration for an entry fee of $30. Dansville ArtWorks will not take a commission on artworks sold in this exhibit.
Hawkins received a BA in Art from CUNY, Queens College, an MFA from Maryland Institute, College of Art, and an MA in Museum Studies from Seton Hall University and is working toward a Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Buffalo. As gallery director and curator at State University of New York, Geneseo, her ongoing goal is to develop a strong, diverse, and interdisciplinary exhibition program.