Opening Reception of the Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival

The Opening Reception kicks off the 10-day festival and features the presentation of awards and a gallery talk by Juror Jeff Mickey. This year’s competitive exhibit includes 76 pieces of art by regional artists. The School Art exhibit showcases more than 250 pieces of work by local art students and their teachers. In addition, Samuel Corso, a multi-media artist who works in stained glass, oil paint on canvas, oil pastel on paper, watercolor, graphite drawings, mosaics, and lost wax sculpture for bronze casting, is exhibiting a collection of his work entitled Uncertain Times.