The Franklin County Art Alliance opened its 52nd annual exhibition on Sunday, June 9, with a reception and award ceremony at Calvary United Methodist Church, 150 Norlo Drive in Fayetteville.
Best of Show was awarded to Cindy Roberts Downs of Clear Spring, Md., for her “Books of My Life,” and over $2,500 worth of other awards were distributed to artists from throughout Franklin and Fulton counties and Washington County, Md. Nicole Troup of Greencastle earned several awards for her portraits.
The show features 270 works by 79 area artists and will remain on view through Thursday June 13, from 2 to 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
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A variety of paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures by area artists were judged by Steven Pearson, chair of creative expression and the arts and professor of studio art at McDaniel College in Westminster, Md., and Susan Benigni-Landis, artist and educator from Lewisberry.
For more information, call 717-816-7568.
