Old Bank Gallery’s National Competition exhibit remains open to the public through April 28 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The gallery is located at the corner of Main and Townsend.
Ada is the location for the exhibit for the third year. Each year the Gallery places ads in national magazines announcing a call for entries. Artists from all over the country respond with entries in the competition.
Each year there are entrants from as far away as New York, Illinois, Utah, North Carolina, Connecticut, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Texas as well as prominent Oklahoma artists.
Artists compete for a $1,000 Best of Show award, $500 first place, $200 second place, $100 third place and several honorable mention awards. Also presented are special recognition awards from Citizens Bank, First Untied Bank, Vision Bank, Karen’s Art and Framing, Bob and Sally Bennett, Ada Sales and Rental, Tommy and Carol Redman, Oklahoma Heritage Bank, Kennedy Library of Konawa, DK Nutrition Center and Barking Frog.
Judge for the competition will be Bert Seabourn, an internationally recognized artist who lives in Oklahoma.
Winner of the 2006 National Exhibit at Old Bank Gallery was Diana de Santis from New York who specializes in pastel portraits and was recently featured in The Artist Magazine.
For more information, phone (580) 332-2781.
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