The annual fall Active Members Exhibit is currently at the Silpe Gallery at the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117. The juror is Florin Ion Firimita. The reception will be on Saturday, September 7th from 1-3 pm. The exhibit will run from August 19th to September 27th. Pick up is Friday, September 27th from 3-5 pm and Saturday, September 28th from 10 am to 12 pm.
To purchase one of these fine artworks, please contact Michael Centrella at michael_ctart@yahoo.com.
Awards and Purchases
NHP&CC Sponsored Awards
Best in Show ($600) Eric Hedberg, Ghost that Sells Memories, mixed media
2nd Place ($500) Greg Shea, John Cavaliere, collodion tintype
3rd Place ($400) Brenda Bechtel, Red Lily Pond- Turtle Soup, oil
4th Place ($300) Diane Chandler, Fatigue, oil
5th Place ($200) Michael Centrella, Bananas, Pineapple and Pears (alla prima fruiti), oil
2024 Endowment Awards
Oil Painting ($175) Victoria Sivigny, Unearthed Secrets No. 1, oil and cold wax
Watermedia ($175) Molly McDonald, To the Lake, acrylic
Mixed Media ($175) Ava Orphanoudakis, Behind the Veil of Reality, mixed media
Graphics ($175) Kraig Binkowski, New Haven Evening, woodcut
Purchased for the NHP&CC Permanent Collection
Eileen Carey, Heading for the Deep, oil
Mary Burk Smith, Recollection Series XI, mixed media
Artists Chosen for a Selected Members Exhibit in 2025
Aspasia Anos, Blind Chatter, mixed media
Jill Abele Butcher, Full Moon, acrylic
William Butcher, The Deep Sea, mixed media
Frank Bruckmann, Shower, oil
Heidi Harrington, Portrait of Lindsay Suter, oil
Below are all entries in this exhibit in alphabetical order.