This weekend, come celebrate Adams County’s great old barns and the artists who have captured them in painting and photography at the 16th annual Historic Gettysburg Adams County (HGAC) BarnArt Show & Sale.
The exhibit – which features more than 100 works — will be held at the G.A.R. Hall on 53 East Middle Street in Gettysburg, and is free and open to the public. The Opening Night reception for the show will be held on Friday, June 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. Awards are announced at 7:30 p.m. The BarnArt Show continues on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and again on Sunday, June 9, from noon until 4 p.m.
Every artwork in the exhibit depicts a barn or a detail of a barn. Proceeds from the BarnArt Show benefit HGAC’s Barn Preservation Project and Grant Program, which funds grants to barn owners in Adams County to make needed repairs.
This year, attendees at the show will be able to purchase raffle tickets to win a painting by Harrisburg artist Steve Wetzel, which depicts the historic Klingel Barn situated on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
The judge for this year’s show will be artist and teacher, Paul Gallo, who is a member of Harrisburg’s acclaimed “Seven Lively Artists” group. Paul will be on hand during the Opening Night Reception to talk about the artworks he selects to be prize recipients.
For more information, visit www.HGAConline.org