Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Art & Photography Exhibit

Downloadable 2027 WAN Entry Form & Prospectus

The DEADLINE is MARCH 5, 2027

Every year, the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival holds the Westmoreland Art Nationals, a juried art and photography exhibition, featuring art from all around the country. Artists are permitted to enter as many pieces as they’d like to be considered in both of our exhibits. Two exhibitions, one entry form, one entry fee!

The first exhibit will be held in the Health & Culinary Center at Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, PA. The exhibit will run from Saturday, May 22 through Wednesday, June 7, with the Opening Reception on May 22 from 6-8 PM. Awards will be announced at 7:00 PM on May 22 and posted on our Facebook page. The second exhibit will be held at the 53rd Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival at Twin Lakes Park in Greensburg, PA on Thursday, July 1 through Sunday, July 4, with the Opening Reception set for Saturday, June 26 from 6-8 PM. Awards will be announced at 7:00 PM on June 26 and posted on our Facebook page. Both shows are free and open to the public to attend.

Along with two physical on-site exhibits, we will have your artwork posted on our Facebook page for people to view, vote, and purchase.

Dates, locations, exhibitions, and venues are subject to change without notice. Changes will be posted on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/artsandheritage.

The People’s Choice Award will be decided by the number of votes received on-site through paper ballots as well as votes taken from our Facebook Page using the number of “Likes” on an image. Any accepted piece of artwork may be voted on to win the People’s Choice Award. Voters are permitted to cast one ballot per artist per day.

Want to Save Even More? Become a Festival Member.

Festival Platinum Members pay no entry fee for life for the Westmoreland Art Nationals and receive a 25% discount on artwork purchased. Additional benefits from free merchandise to discounts on the Poetry & Short Story Contest, also save $25 on their application fee for Artist Market Vendors. For more information, visit our Membership page: https://artsandheritage.com/membership/.

A total of at least $4,800 in prize money will be awarded in the following categories:

  • Best of Show
  • Painting
  • Graphics
  • Craft
  • Sculpture
  • Photography
  • Mixed Media
  • Digital Media/Digital Art
  • New Entrant
  • People’s Choice

Winners are selected for each exhibit and are not announced until the night of the Opening Receptions. Both shows provide excellent exposure and serve as wonderful networking opportunities to meet other distinguished artists.

Meet Our 2026 Curator

Darrah Resnick (Greensburg, Pennsylvania)

Darrah Resnick was an artist herself from the earliest age. She received two degrees from Seton Hill University in Studio Arts (2d Media) and Graphic Design, with a minor in art history in 2016. During this time, she had the opportunity to gain experience in curating and gallery management by helping to establish the new Harlan Gallery, running the gallery, and installing all exhibitions.
Over the next decade, she worked her way through the museum industry, namely at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, where she served as the Manager of Public Programs and Special Events. During this time, she planned and managed over 450 museum galas, exhibition openings, community events, and unique programs. She worked with many curators to conceptualize experiences that complemented the art and created dynamic, interactive, and educational links to make art accessible for all museum visitors.

Today, Darrah focuses on the development of nonprofits, namely in arts and culture. She serves as the Development and Marketing Coordinator for the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library and Fundraising Chair for the Board of Directors.

She has a passion for community engagement, actively involved with regional galleries, theatres, arts institutions, and other organizations. In 2024, she founded her own production company that specializes in artistic event design.

Darrah still finds time for her own artistic pursuits, mostly continuing to develop her skills in oil painting. She has explored many styles, but her favorite subjects to explore are realism, light and texture, and quiet moments that inspire the viewer. She’s had pieces on display in gallery shows all throughout Westmoreland County.

 

Meet Our 2026 Jurors

Alan Bull (Newburyport, MA)

“I have admired Alan Bull’s deep and evocative art for many years. He has a keen eye for what is essential and for what is true, and he merges this gift with an abiding love for the natural world we human beings are fortunate to call home. Not many artists have earned the right to be called masters, but Alan Bull has many times over. He is a national treasure.” ~ Andre Dubus III

Alan Bull has been painting the New England landscape and teaching oil and watercolor workshops for over 30 years. Originally from Old Town, Maine, Alan received his BFA at the Philadelphia College of Art and he worked as a studio assistant to international glass artist Dan Dailey before embarking on a career as a painter, muralist, illustrator and art instructor. He has also enjoyed creating work in a wide variety of media including 3D photography and pastels, glass, pen and ink, ice sculpture, and printmaking.

Recent exhibitions include group shows at Reboli Art Center in Stony Brook, NY and Charles Fine Art in Gloucester, MA and solo shows at Portsmouth Book & Bar and the Massachusetts State House. Alan’s work is included in numerous private and public art collections, and has also appeared in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine and on CBS TV’s ‘New England Living’ as well as on album covers, chocolate bars and beer labels.

Alan’s work as a plein air painter has received wide recognition. He was one of thirty national artists competing in the Cape Ann Plein Air festival in 2016 and 2018, and in 2019 Alan received two awards at the Parrsboro (Nova Scotia) International Plein Air Painting Festival. In 2019 he was also the featured visiting artist and juror at the Bisbee Plein Air Festival in Arizona. Alan also is a regular contributor to annual benefit auctions for the Firehouse Center, Anna Jaques Hospital, and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

Some recent side projects include illustrations for three children’s books: Augustus and Me (by Orient author Jan Rose), Fisherman Fred and the Fledglings (by Newburyport author Camille Garro) and The Carousel Caper by Amy Moore. Ian Hunter’s recent album Defiance Pt. 1, released in 2023 on Sun Records, features cover art by Alan and includes performances by Jeff Beck, Ringo Starr, Todd Rundgren and members of Guns n Roses, Metallica and Stone Temple Pilots. Alan is currently working on The Red Chair Portrait Project, a series of life-size portrait paintings in collaboration with legendary musicians and songwriters for charity.

For more information please visit www.alanbull.com Instagram: @abullstudio

 

Deborah Pinter (Cleveland Heights, OH)