(DOYLESTOWN, PA) -- The Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County and The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center (Highland Farm) have announced the participating artists for The Art of Oscar, a unique celebration and competition servingasa fundraiser for the participating, non-profit organizations and the event artists. Nearly 50 visual artists of all mediums will be on exhibition at Hammerstein’s original home of inspiration, Highland Farm, from May 16-18 and will be open to the general-public on May 18th from noon – 4:00pm. Artists have been assigned to create original works inspired by Hammerstein’s life, music, humanitarian service, and his home. Artwork on exhibition for the Art of Oscar range in price from $40.00 to over $4,000.00, where buyers will have the unique opportunity take home a one-of-a-kind, Bucks County cultural history art piece!
When asked about her motivation to get involved with this fundraiser, artist Maggie Leiby states:"I'm looking forward to participating in this show! I've always admired Oscar Hammerstein and his work. I grew up humming and singing his tunes. And, I still smile when I think of his quote of Bucks County being the 'Genius Belt'. I think he would be pleased to see how the arts are still celebrated in Bucks County and how his legacy is cherished."
Highland Farm, currently operating as a Bed & Breakfast in Doylestown, PA is the very place where Hammerstein lived and wrote most of our country’s most beloved musicals such as Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Since township approvals in 2016, a dedicated community group has been working hard to save Hammerstein’s homestead from a proposed 4-lot subdivision and the re-purpose of the site as a dynamic Broadway history browsing museum and education center, honoring Hammerstein’s international, cultural contributions and humanitarian work. For more about Hammerstein’s museum in the making, visit HammersteinCenter.org.
Participating Exhibition Artists Include: Maggie Leiby, Perkasie; Florence Paul, Fountainville; Chee Bravo, Trenton; Jan Fan, Doylestown; Tim Stanford, Langhorne; Catherine Ulasewicz, Doylestown; Deb Hoeffner, Doylestown; Donna McCafferty, Pipersville; Cathy Begg, Lambertville; J.C. Turner, Pipersville; Sandra Eliot, Doylestown; Marianthe Kappakas, Brooklyn, NY; Bryan Oliver, Doylestown; Nancy Heilemann, Philadelphia; Shawn Allen-Della Rosa, Holland, PA; Leonora Obed, Trenton; Ilene Young, Newtown; Judith Nentwig, Lower Gwynedd; Tuwanna Rudolph, Trevose; Therese Page, Telford; David Page, Telford; Susan Seykot, Jamison; Jane Ramsey, Perkasie; Sean Murphy, Langhorne; Nancy Miller, Doylestown; Gloria Denoon, Wycombe; Margaret Vail, Monroe Twp, NJ; Dot Bunn, Doylestown; Elisa Markhoff, Doylestown; Helena van Emmerik-Finn, Doylestown; Jay Eisenberg, New Hope; Reed Mitchell, Perkasie; Virginia Rosa, Mechanicsville; Cindy Roesinger, Doylestown; Patrick Walsh, New Hope; Ashley Doyle, Chalfont; Helene Moriarty, Jamison; Margaret Anderson, Perkasie.
The Art of Oscar is a planned and organized event of the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County and will assist in the group’s fundraising. In addition to the Arts Council and participating artists and volunteers, the following generous sponsorshave also made this special event possible and available to the public: Phoenix Art Supplies and Framing; Gallery Piquel; Mind Your Design; New Hope Art League; Rutherford's Camera Shop; Chimayo Gallery; Visit Bucks County; The Gallery | Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks; Zlock Performing Arts Center; Axis Visual; Wegman's; McCaffrey's; Buckingham Valley Vineyards; County Theater; and Jules Pizza.
Photo Credit: Artist Chee Bravo in-studio – Frontline Arts
