Best of Show/Jury Prize: Henry Buerckholtz's oil painting, "Enchanted April"

On the first weekend of its Fall 2011 show, The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit honored 24 artists with awards in the categories of fine arts and fine crafts. The awards totaled more than $4,000.

For fine arts and photography, the judges included non-exhibiting artists Charles Yoder and Carol Teller, and Jonathon Harding, long-time Curator of  The Century Association. Sculpture and fine crafts were juried by our veteran judge, Monona Rossol, principal of ACTSNY (Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety, NY).

Artists and crafts people brought their submissions for prize jurying to the famed Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue on Saturday morning,  September 3d. They returned on the next day, Sunday, September 4th, to pick up their work and learn if they had won an award.

Click here to view images of the prizewinning  art work.

The roster of the prizewinners for the Fall Show follows:

Best of Show/Jury Prize

Henry Buerckholtz, New York City – “Enchanted April,” oil – Prize given by Mrs. Vivian H. Bell as The Ulric Bell Memorial Award with additional support from the WSOAE Memorial Fund

Oils/Acrylics/Pastels

First Prize — Susan Grisell, Gaylordsville, Ct. – “Grand Central”  –  Prize given by Mrs. Doris P. Radow as the Seymour Radow Memorial Award

Second Prize — Annie Patt, New York City – “Pulaski Bridge” – Prize given by Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stockschlaeder as The Stockschlaeder and Radliff Memorial Award

Third Prize – Kevin McEvoy, Islip, N. Y – “The Inmates” – Prize given by New York Central Art Supply

Watercolors

First Prize – Linda B. Cromer, New York City—“Peonys” – Prize given by Ms. Elizabeth Forrest

Second Prize — John Parnell, Brooklyn, N. Y. – “Pink Umbrella” –  Prize awarded from the WSOAE Memorial Fund

Mixed Media

First Prize – Giovanni Scalisi, Ridgewood, N. Y. – “Terrace on the Park” –Prize given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin as The Samuel & Laurence Ballin Award

Second Prize – Edwardo Lopez-Rotella, Jackson Hts, N. Y. – “Mysterious Chair” – Prize given by Catherine & Douglas

Graphics

First Prize – Linda Adato, Brooklyn, N. Y. – “Blue Bridge Across the Gowanus” – Prize given by The Salmagundi Club, Claudia Seymour, President

Second Prize – Steve Walker, Astoria, N. Y. – “Alice” – Prize given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin as The Philip Eisenberg Memorial Award

Photography

First Prize – Michael J. Leu, Forest Hills, N. Y. – Grand Central Terminal – Prize awarded from the WSOAE Memorial Fund

Second Prize — Liu Lei, Forest Hills, N. Y. – “Roots” –Prize given by Ms. Leonia L. Sagasta as The Joseph Sagasta Memorial Award

The Landscape Prize

Jessica Dalrymple, New York City – “Three Trees in Fog” – Prize given by Ms. Thelma Gates as The Sam Gates Memorial Award with additional support from The WSOAE Memorial Fund

The Abstract Art Prize

Diana Robinson, New York City – “Diagonal” – Prize given by Dr. Marcella Frank

The Contemporary Art Prize

Kristiana Parn, Brooklyn, N. Y. – “Utterly Dreamed” – The Forbes Magazine Award given by Mr. Christopher Forbes

Sculpture

First Prize – Ed Martin, Saugerties, N. Y. – Prize given by John & Eloise Morehouse

Second Prize – Anthony Santella, Teaneck, N. J. – Prize given by Mrs. Doris P. Radow as The Rose Parsons Memorial Award

CRAFTS

Best of Show in Crafts: Michelle DaRin's Untitled cabinet of curiosities, fashioned of caste silver, bronze, wood, wool; etched and electroformed brass & copper

Best in Crafts

Michelle DaRin, Jamesville, N. Y. – Prize given by Dr. & Mrs. Carl F. Lebowitz as The Mollie Lebowitz Memorial Award

Jewelry

First Prize –Salvatore Sturiale, Hollis Hills, N. Y. – Prize given by Ms. Marlene Schiller as The Albert Schiller Memorial Award

Second Prize – Lisa Davin, Hollywood, Fl. – Prize given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin as the Margaret Moulton Memorial Award

Crafts/Glass-Ceramics

Dudley Vaccianna, Brooklyn, N. Y. – Prize given by the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, Tom Gray, Executive Director

Crafts/Fiber

Jensen Jacobs, New York City – Prize given by Graphic Display Systems, Lebanon, Pa., Robert Tobias, President

Crafts/Fiber-Handbags

Yukiko Sato, Brooklyn, N. Y. – The Roslyn Gable Luftig given by her great grandchildren: Ella, Lily, Sam and Rebecca

Crafts/Mixed Media

Richard Birkett, Otego, N. Y. –  Prize given by The WSOAE Memorial Fund

Joseph Grieco's "Nocturne," Best of Show Prize

On the first weekend of its Spring 2011 show, The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit honored 27 artists with awards in the categories of fine arts and fine crafts. The awards, including a $1,000 Best of Show award, totaled more than $5,000.

For fine arts and photography, the judges included non-exhibiting artists Charles Yoder, Ilene Skeen and Roger Rossi. Sculpture and fine crafts were dealt with by our veteran judge, Monona Rossol.

Artists and crafts people brought their submissions for prize jurying to the famed Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue on Saturday morning,  May 28th. They returned on the next day, Sunday, May 29th, to pick up their work and learn if they had won an award.

The roster of prizewinners for the Spring Show follows. To see images of the prizewinning artwork and crafts, click here. 

Spring 2011 Prizewinners: Fine Arts

Best of Show/Jury Prize

Joseph P. Grieco, New York City – “Nocturne – Oil –Prize given in Memory  of Judith K. Charles and Alfred W. Charles by their son, Frederic Charles and  family

Oils/Acrylics/Pastels

First Prize, —Kate Gabrielle, Hamilton, N. J. –  “At the age of 37, she   realized she’d never ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in  her hair” – Acrylic –The Forbes Magazine Prize given by Mr. Christopher Forbes

Second Prize,  – Susan Grisell, Gaylordsville, Ct. – “Flower  Seller” – Oil – The Seymour Radow Memorial Award given by Mrs. Doris P. Radow

Third Prize,  –  Henry Beurckholtz, New York City – “Apple Crates” – Oil – The Stockschlaeder & Radliff Memorial Award given by Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stockschlaeder

Honorable Mention,  – Nina Shou, Staten Island, N. Y. – “Rainy Day in  Manhattan” – Oil – Award given by Douglas & Catherine Ruby

Watercolor

First Prize,  – Linda B. Cromer, New York City – “Pussywillows”–Award given by Elizabeth Forrest

Second Prize,  –William Kwamena-Poh, Savannah, Ga. – “Net Worth”  –  The Salmagundi Club Award, Mrs. Claudia Seymour, President

Third Prize,  – William Cantwell, Havertown, Pa. –  “Something Funny” – The Rose Parsons Memorial Award given by Mrs. Doris P. Radow

Mixed Media

First Prize,  – Robert G. Carter, Dix Hills, N. Y.  — “Moma Paid  My Tuition”—The Samuel & Laurence Ballin Award given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin

Second Prize,  – John Cheng, Coram, N. Y. – “Geisha” – The Joseph Sagasta  Memorial Award given by Ms. Leonia L. Sagasta

Graphics

First Prize,  – David Itchkawich, Portland, Me. – Untitled  — The Greenwich  Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce Award, Tom Gray, Executive Director

Second Prize,  – Emily Trueblood, New York City – “Met Night” – The  Philip Eisenberg Memorial Award given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin
Photography

First Prize,  – Ciaran Tully, New York City – “Toro, Toro” –  The Ulric Bell  Memorial Award given by Mrs. Vivian H. Bell

Second Prize, – Marcos Minuchin, Long Beach, N.Y. – “Recession Time” - The Albert Schiller Memorial Award given by Ms. Marlene Schiller

Third Prize,  – Daniel Jones, Southold, N. Y. – “Interior with Doll” – Award made from the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Memorial Fund

The Landscape Prize

Annie Patt, Astoria, N. Y. – “Astoria Blvd.” – Oil – The Sam Gates Memorial Award given by Ms. Thelma Gates

The Abstract Art Award

Jeff  Bretschneider, Nyack, N. Y. – “Summer Lakes” – Mixed Media on Mesh – Award given by Dr. Marcella Frank

The Contemporary Art Award

Rochelle Weber, Lords Valley, Pa. – “Lower Eastside” – Acrylic—Award donated by Graphic Display Systems, Lebanon, Pa.
Sculpture

First Prize,  – Paul Musaracchia, Brooklyn, N. Y. – “Knight” –Sculpture  Made of Scrap Metal – Prize donated by John & Eloise Morehouse

Second Prize, – Lila Turjanski-Villard, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. –”Oscillation” –Prize Awarded from The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit  Memorial Fund

Spring 2011 Prizewinners: Crafts

"Moon Rise" by Sal Sturiale; Best in Crafts Prize

Best in Crafts Prize

Sal Sturiale, Hollis Hills, N. Y. – “Moon Rise” – Jewelry—The Mollie  Lebowitz Memorial Award given by Dr. & Mrs. Carl F. Lebowitz

Jewelry

First Prize,  – Jane Edsall, Mt. Sinai, N. Y. – “Moon Goddess” – Prize  given from The WSOAE Poster Fund

Second Prize, –Alicia O’Connell, Blue Point, N. Y. –  “Blue Avatar” –Prize given from The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Memorial Fund

First Prize–Glass/Ceramics

Jeff & Jenny Tseng, N. Hollywood, Ca. – “Dancer”—The Roslyn Gable  Luftig Award given by her Great Grandchildren: Ella, Lily, Sam & Rebecca

First Prize–Fibers/Hanging

Sarah Wood, New York City—Silk Painting—The Margaret Moulton  Memorial Award given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin

First Prize–Mixed Media

Richard Birkett, Otego, N. Y. – “Movin” – Clock Thingamajig—Prize given from The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit Memorial Fund

First Prize – Painted Glass

Dudley Vaccianna, Brooklyn, N. Y. – untitled—Prize given by On the Avenue Marketing (Exhibiting for the New York Times)

Image from FCI TV Highlights the Spring Show

Over Memorial Day Weekend, our Spring Show was the subject of a three-minute plus television segment by the Japanese network Fujisankei Communications International. The segment was aired both here in the metropolitan New York area and in Japan.  Our thanks to Lika Kumoi and her crew for their excellent work. Their filming included brief interviews with numerous exhibitors including Kate Gabrielle, J. Douglas Vokes and Kevin McEvoy, as well as close-ups of artwork by Mariano Pilatti, Alain Bathelot, Atsuko Okamoto and Steven Walker. FCI, Inc. is one of the largest private television entities in Japan. To see the segment, click here.

WSOAE Street Banner (image by George Grosz for the 1934 poster)

 The Spring Show of  The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit continues this weekend on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5—viewing and selling hours noon to 6pm each day. The venue remains largely the same: University Place from East 11th Street south to Waverly Place.

Among the prizewinners who will be present this coming weekend are: 

Linda Cromer, 1^st Prize Watercolors, “Pussywillows”

Susan Grisell, 2d Prize Oils, “Flower Seller”

Daniel Jones, 3d Prize Photography, “Interior with Doll”

Annie Patt, Landscape Prize, “Astoria Blvd”

Dudley Vaccianna, Painted Glass Prize,  Untitled

 You can find these artists along University Place in the various sections of the show. Stop by the Information Table at University Place and East 8^th St. for the Exibitor Guide and map.

Linda Cromer's "Pussywillows"

Susan Grisell's "Flower Seller"

Daniel Jones' “Interior with Doll”

Annie Patt's “Astoria Blvd”

Dudley Vaccianna's Painted Glass

IRUBNY community arts initiative joins the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit on June 4 and 5.  Celebrating its 5th anniversary, Carol Caputo’s city-wide community art project  explores  the City’s streets for textural interest and creates abstract works by putting paper on a surface and making a rubbing with crayons.   This is your chance to make rubbings from surfaces around the WSOAE show and to create artwork to be collected for inclusion in a “multi colored tabletop book.”  IRubNY provides paper and crayons.

 Join IRUBNY and Carol Caputo on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, at WSOAE Booth AW 7  (University Place between East 8th St and Washington Square North). Exhibit hours are 12 noon to 6pm. Come rub the neighborhood!

The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit 2011 Spring Show begins Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, 29, 30 and continues on the following weekend June 4, 5.  Exhibition hours are noon to six pm on all days. The show takes place on the sidewalks of University Place, from East 12th Street south into Washington Square East–along the outside of Washington Square Park, into NYU’s Schwartz Plaza (Bobkin Lane).

Exhibitor application is available on our Website.

The show is now in its 81^st  year; come and be part of the tradition!

Best of Show Fall 2010; Robert G Carter's "Bone Tired"

On the first weekend of its Fall 2010 show, The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit honored 30 artists with awards in the categories of fine arts and fine crafts. The awards, including a $1,000 Best of Show award, totaled more than $6,000.

For fine arts and photography, the judges included non-exhibiting artists Bernice Sokol Kramer and Annie Shaver-Crandell as well as prominent painting conservator and art historian Alexander Katlan. Sculpture and fine crafts were dealt with by our veteran judge, Monona Rossol.

Artists and crafts people brought their submissions for prize jurying to the famed Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue on Saturday morning September 4th. They returned on the next day, Sunday, September 5th, to pick up their work and learn if they had won an award.

Photos of all the prizewinning artwork and crafts are posted here.

The roster of prizewinners for the Fall Show follows:

Best of Show: Jury Prize

Robert G. Carter, Dix Hills, N. Y.  – “Bone Tired,” drawing/ mixed media, The Alfred W. Charles Memorial Award given by Mrs. Judith K. Charles

Oils/Acrylics/Pastels

First Prize, Sonia Grineva, New York City – “Winter–Washington Square,” oil,  The Ulric Bell Award given by Mrs. Vivian Bell

Second Prize,  Steven Walker, Long Island City, N.Y. – “Davis Street” Oil,  The Samuel & Lawrence Ballin Memorial Award given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin

Third Prize,  Rochelle Weber, Lords Valley, Pa. – “Butterfly Collection,” Acrylic,  The Mildred Willcuts Memorial Award given by Ms. Katherine Chase

Honorable Mention, Kevin McEvoy, Islip, N.Y. – “Patricia,” oil, prize given by Catherine & Douglas Ruby

Honorable Mention,  Agata Rodziewicz, Staten Island, N. Y. — Untitled Portrait, The Albert Schiller Memorial Award given by Ms. Marlene Schiller

Honorable Mention, Susan Grisell, Gaylordsville, Ct. — “Snowy Day,” Oil, The WSOAE Memorial Prize Fund

Watercolor

First Prize,  Linda B. Cromer, New York City – “Lisianthus”,  Award Given by  Elizabeth Forrest

Second Prize, William Cantwell, Havertown, Pa. – “L’ll Sisters,” The Salmagundi Club Award

Mixed Media

First Prize, Geri Geremia, East Meadow, N.Y. – “Red Heat II,” The Stockschlaeder & Ratliff Memorial Award given by Paul & Mary Stockschlaeder

Second Prize, Meg Azzoni, New York City – “Reflexion”,  prize given by the Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce

Graphics

First Prize, David Itchkawich, Portland, Me. – “Brad’s Corner on Peaks Island,” The Seymour Radow Memorial Award given by Mrs. Doris P. Radow

Second Prize, Joel Beckwith, Jamaica, Vt. – “Jazz Trio”,  award  given by John & Eloise Morehouse

Third Prize, Atsuko Okamoto, Jersey City, N. J. – “Color Harmony”, Joseph Sagasta Memorial Award given by Ms. Leonia L. Sagasta

Honorable Mention, Emily Trueblood, New York City – “City Glow,” The Philip Eisenberg Memorial Award given by Mrs. Natalie M. Balin

Photography

First Prize, Daniel Jones, Southold,N.Y. – “Orient Moon”, The Troy M. Murgotroy Memorial Award given by Thomas Picard

Second Prize, Brian P. Horan, Cocoa Beach, Fl. – “Walking Path”, award given by On the Avenue Marketing, a sponsor of the WSOAE show.

Third Prize, Marcos Minuchin, Long Beach, N. Y.  – “What a Trooper”,  The Rose Parsons Memorial Award given by Mrs. Doris P. Radow

The Landscape Prize

Annie Patt, Astoria, N. Y. – “LIC Street Scene,” Oil, award given by The WSOAE Memorial Prize Fund & Ms. Thelma Gates in memory of Sam Gates

Abstract Art Prize

Giovanni Scalisi, Ridgewood, N. Y. – “Nascita (Birth),”  award given by Dr. Marcella Frank

Contemporary Art Prize

Zu Sheng Yu, Montville, N. J.  – “Porcelain”, The Forbes Magazine Award given by Mr. Christopher Forbes

Sculpture

First Prize, Lila Turjanski-Villard, Fairlawn, N. J. —  The WSOAE Memorial Prize Fund

Second Prize, Ed Martin, Saugerties, N. Y.Windows” –  Friends of WSOAE

Best of Show--Crafts: Raul Astete's Carved Birds

Best of Show in Crafts
Raul Astete, Miami, Florida – Carved Bird Figures —  The Mollie Lebowitz Memorial Award given by Dr. & Mrs. Carl F. Lebowitz

First Prize Jewelry
Salvatore Sturiale, Queens Village, N. Y. – The Margaret Moulton Memorial Award given by Mrs. Natalie M. Ballin

Second Prize Jewelry
Thomas Laraia, Milford, Ct. –  Award provided by the WSOAE Poster fund

First Prize Glass/Ceramics
Dudley Vaccianna, Brooklyn, N . Y. – Painted Vase –  The Roslyn Gable Luftig Award given by her Great Grandchildren Ella, Lily, Sam & Rebecca

First Prize Wood
Anthony Santella, Teaneck, N. J. – Award given by the WSOAE Memorial Fund

First Prize Fiber
Valeria Merrell, Williamsport, Pa. – Hand Knit –  Award given by The WSOAE Memorial Fund

First Prize Mixed Media
Richard Birkett,  Otego, N. Y. – Clock Extravaganza – Award Donor: Anonymous

In the past, sections ME, MS and LN have included the bulk of our craft exhibitors.  Virtually all craft exhibitors are now located between East 10th and East 11th Streets on either side of University Place (sections DW and GE). Fine arts exhibitors, who have customarily been in Schwartz Plaza, are located throughout the show and may be found by referencing the program guide available at the show itself. The program guide for Fall 2010 is posted on our website. http://www.wsoae.org.

The  WSOAE Fall show runs through Labor Day Weekend, Sept 4, 5, 6, and the following weekend, Sept 11 and 12. Viewing and selling hours are 12 noon to 6 pm each day.

Paul Musaracchia with Elements of "Coney Island"

We visited the Brooklyn studio of sculptor Paul Musaracchia last week, and had a chance to view his masterwork “Coney Island” – an assemblage consisting of more than a dozen pieces depicting such famous attractions as The Cyclone, Wonderwheel, Parachute Drop and carousels. All of these pieces are one-of-a-kind creations made from scrap metal and all have movable parts—the larger ones move from 12 volt electricity and the smaller ones manually. The Coney Island assemblage sits on a small covered pool table.

Depending on weather, Paul hopes to have at least some of “Coney Island” on display during the second weekend (September 11th and 12th) of our upcoming Fall Show and to follow up with a larger presentation at our Spring 2011 show. Some pieces are still in progress.

Paul first participated in the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in 1969. His “Spirit of  ‘76” won the blue ribbon in “Sculpture, Metal” at the WSOAE Bicentennial Show in 1976. He has won numerous prizes for shows around the country and in 2009 won a blue ribbon from WSOAE for his creation, “Mary Poppins.”

Views of Paul Musaracchia's "Coney Island"

David (left) and Michael Patterson, Spring 2010 Exhibit

In WSOAE history, it is extremely rare, if not unique, for two siblings to win prizes in the same show. But in our Spring Exhibt this year, it happened with David Patterson and Michael Patterson. David won 1st Prize in Oils/Acrylics/Pastels and Michael won 2d Prize in Sculpture.