Prestigious Painters
Hanover
artists Rudolech,
Borden selected for 86th Hoosier Salon
Visitors
are invited
to greet them during overnight stay
Staff
Report
(September 2010) – Two Hanover artists are among
the 135 whose works were selected for the Hoosier Salon 86th annual
Exhibition. The annual juried competition promotes Hoosier artists
and their art by identifying the best works by Indiana artists, showcasing
them in the annual exhibition and making them available for sale.
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Photo
provided William
Borden’s |
The local artists chosen for this year’s exhibition
are William Borden for two watercolor pieces, “MG TD” and
“Dam Road Crossing,” and Lawrence Rudolech for an oil painting,
“Going Up.”
The Hoosier Salon 86th annual Exhibition opened Aug. 13 and runs through
Oct. 17 at the Indiana State Museum, 650 W. Washington St.
To enter the competition, an artist must be a current resident or have
lived in the state of Indiana for at least one year and be a Hoosier
Salon member. The 2010 exhibition features nine first-time exhibitors.
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Photo
provided Larry
Rudolech’s |
The first Hoosier Salon exhibition opened in 1925 at Marshall
Field’s and Co. Galleries in Chicago. A group called Daughters
of Indiana created the exhibition as a way to prove that Indiana artists
deserved national recognition. Artists included in the inaugural
exhibition included T.C. Steele, J. Ottis Adams, Eugene Savage and William
Forsyth. The exhibition has continued every year since then, moving
to Indianapolis in 1941 and to the Indiana State Museum in 1990. The
sponsoring organization is now known as Hoosier Salon Patrons Association.
The show is open to the public during regular museum hours, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission
is free for museum members and children under age 3, $7 for adults,
$6.50 for seniors and $4 for children ages 3-12.
• To view a complete list of works and artists included in the exhibition, visit: www.hoosiersalon.org.