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Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen issues call for entries

SCRANTON &#8211; A call for entries was released by a steering committee comprised of members from Marywood University Art Galleries, AFA Gallery, The Hope Horn Gallery at The University of Scranton and ArtWorks Gallery and Studio, which is working together to bring about the Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen to Lackawanna County.Artists who live and work within a 100-mile radius of Scranton are invited to participate in the juried exhibition. Prizes and honors include a total of four first-place cash awards at $500 each, four second-place cash awards at $250 each, four honorable mentions and four one-person exhibits. Artists may submit work to be juried in four categories: painting; photography, mixed media and three-dimensional work.This year the biennial is juried by art dealer Hal Bromm, who opened Tribeca&#8217;s first contemporary art gallery in 1976 where &#8220;new talent&#8221; shows introduced Keith Haring and David Salle to appreciative collectors long before they became well-known.He established Hal Bromm Art and Design in Manhattan and spent several years between New York and London as managing director for an English furniture design studio. In the 1980s, Bromm opened a satellite gallery in the East Village and continues exhibiting national and international artists. He has also curated and promoted exhibitions in Key West and commissions for the Key West Art in Public Places and the Studios of Key West.Bromm has taught at the School of Visual Arts and worked with civic, planning, preservation and arts organizations as an historic preservationist, designer and real estate developer. Along with prominent New York residents, including Edward Albee, Robert DeNiro and James Rosenquist, Bromm lobbied for the designation of Tribeca as an historical district and published &#8220;The Texture of Tribeca,&#8221; an award-winning book.The Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen steering committee is encouraging eligible artists to make their submissions prior to June 15. Prize notification will be made by September 1.Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen will be open to the public from Oct. 17 to Nov. 12 at the four venues. Award recipients will be announced at a reception on Oct.17. The awards presentation will be conducted by Erika Funke, host of WVIA Radio&#8217;s ArtScene program.The Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen call for entries may be downloaded at marywood.edu/galleries. To receive the call for entries by mail, artists may call 570-348-6211, ext. 2428 or send a written request via email with a name and address to gallery@marywood.edu.The Northeastern Biennial Twenty Fifteen is supported by a grant from the Lackawanna County Community Arts and Culture, a program of Lackawanna County Commissioners Jim Wansacz, Patrick O&#8217;Malley and Edward G. Staback.