OGDENSBURG -- The Frederic Remington Art Museum’s 2019 Members’ Juried Art Exhibition will open Saturday, May 18, with a public reception from 2-4 p.m.

The public is invited to come and meet the artists at the reception, see their excellent work, and have some fun at the Museum.

For this year’s exhibition, the Remington Museum received 125 images submitted by 50 artists. Some of these artists have been exhibiting at the Remington since the Museum began doing juried art exhibits in 2001, and some are participating for the first time. The Museum is proud to play a meaningful role in the artistic lives of its members, and is deeply grateful for their membership support.

Upcoming artist-in-residence Rich Fedorchak served as juror for the exhibit. He selected 50 works to be in the exhibition, which will run through the Museum's busy summer season, until Sept. 15.

There will be a “best in show” prize of $100, second place prize of $75, and a third place prize of $50. The prizes will be announced during the opening reception at 3 pm.

At the end of the exhibition, on Sept. 16, a “public’s choice” award, a museum wrapped canvas print of Remington’s, “Small Oaks,” 1887, will be announced.

Anyone can vote for their favorite artwork from May 18 until September 12, at the Museum, or on the website, www.fredericremington.org. One vote per person, please.

Many of the works on display will be for sale. One third of the proceeds benefits the Frederic Remington Art Museum, and two thirds go to the artist. The exhibit will have an online gallery at www.fredericremington.org.

St. Lawrence County artists in the exhibition are:

Carol Backus, Waddington; Gary Baker, Joannie Baker, Thomas Robarge, Doug McDonald, Mary Marcinko, Christine LeBel, Jim Lyons-Hart, Russell Dirks, Dianne Drayse-Alonso, all of Ogdensburg; Sharon H.J. Cheng, Julianna Collins, Eleanor Morgan, all of Potsdam; David Crowell and Julie Pratt, both of Canton; Jeff Davis and Paul N. Pedersen, both of Hermon; Steven C. Cobb and Thomas Novosel, both of Massena; Vicky Hollis, Janell McNeil (with Luna McNeil), and Beverly J. Patchin, all of Lisbon; Pam Winchester, Hammond; Maria Pedroso-Parker, Gouverneur; and Suzanne Lebeda and Raymond Whalen, both of South Colton.

Other North Country artists include:

Sandra Hildreth, Eleanor Sweeney and Kenneth N. Wiley, all of Saranac Lake; Jan Byington, Will Salisbury, Christine Tisa, and Marina Loew, all of Clayton; Kathleen J. Mereand, Watertown; Gregg Fedchak, Boonville; Diane E. Leifheit, Paul Smiths; Janet Marie Yeates, Northville; and Georgette Bacon, Nicholville.

Artists form New York State include: Lynne Reichhart, Westernville; and Gary Larsen, Edinburg.

Canadian artists in the show include: Daniel Cogné and Blanche Gaudreault, Gatineau, QC; Paul Joseph Laberge, Merrickville, ON; Annie Dalton, Perth, ON; Terry Sametz, Mary Ann Varley and Lorraine Nagy, all of Ottawa, ON.

Out of state artists include Louise T. Currin, Hadley, MA; Anders J. Ipsen, Fort Collins, CO; and Kathy Braceland, Trout Lake, WA.

The next opportunity for artists to enter a juried exhibit at the Museum is in the fall, for the 2019 International Juried Art Exhibit.

That exhibit is open to artists within 100 miles of Ogdensburg.