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August 17
Art work of summer students to be exhibited

Local lovers of art have been cultivating their personal creative expressions by wading into watercolor, playing in paint and digging into drawing. For these local artists and art students, creating art has been an almost daily summer activity for the Summer Studio Society at Sue Hand’s Imagery.

A Celebration Exhibition of the summer work of students will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at Sue Hand’s Imagery, 35 Main St., Dallas. Some of the art students participating are, from left, first row, Chelsea Martin and Ryan Frania. Second row, Sue Hand, Blair Costantino, Rachel Madeira, Anna Fiske and Cassandra Perry.

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The public is invited to a single evening Celebration Exhibition of their summer’s work from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at the studio located at 35 Main St., Dallas.

Many of the artists will exhibit illustrated and hand-bound books from the classes taught by Laura Adams, Wilkes-Barre, as well as drawings and paintings in various styles and media taught by Sue Hand, Dallas.

Hand will exhibit her own watercolor paintings and colored pencil drawings, many from recent canoe trips on the Susquehanna River.

Nina Santarelli, of Dallas, instructor of children’s classes for the summer, will exhibit miniature acrylic paintings. Rose Luksha, of Larksville, has created a body of work in a variety of media. Ryan Frania and Garret Geise, both of Shavertown, have concentrated in oil, watercolor and drawing while Nicole Hilstolsky, of Wyoming; sisters, Gabriella and Maria Darbenzio, Chelsea Martin, Laura Panzitta, Rachel Madeira and Blair Costantino, all of Dallas, will display varied artworks from their College Level Drawing class, Plein Air painting and other projects in a variety of media.

Also represented in the exhibit are Anna Fiske, of Kingston; Nicole Delevan, of Forty Fort; Peggy Davidson, of Mehoopany; Cassandra Perry, of Nanticoke; and Danielle Cunningham, of Plymouth.