The area’s top artists

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

22The popular exhibition, which selects the best new works submitted by artists in the Youngstown area, is on view in the museum’s MacIntosh and Hynes-Finnegan galleries, located on the second level.

Works in all media by artists who live in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio, and Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania, are eligible for the show. The juror for this year was regional painter and teacher Steven McCallum.

For this year’s competition, 236 items were submitted by 125 artists. McCallum selected 89 items by 54 artists.

The winners of the top prizes are:

Best in Show: Allan Charles Orr (Youngstown)

First Prize: Gary Taneri (Warren)

Second Prize: Robert Begala (Canfield)

Third Prize: David Belgrad (Canfield)

Robert Yalch Memorial Award: Lotte Herwig-Ernhardt (New Wilmington, Pa.)

Juror’s Special Mention: Mark Scheuring (Salem)

Honorable Mentions: Rebecca Hawkins (Columbiana), Nancy Hawkins (Columbiana), Christopher Duncan (Beloit), Ian Wade (Kinsman), Roy Passerelli (Poland),Ross Mazzupappa (Poland) and Stacey Hogue (Grove City, Pa).

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