Selections from a Century: Spring Show Acquisitions 1924–2023
Curated by James Pearson and Jamie Keim
Earl Dunsmore, Breakthrough, Oil on masonite, 31st Spring Show (then called the May Show), 1954, Given by James and Joanne Rapp, in memory of Verna M. Rapp
Kay Regelski, Spring Collection: Pearls, Collage, circa 1973, 50th Spring Show, 1973, Purchase award
2/2/2023 - Fall 2024
Holstein Gallery
The Spring Show has served as a platform for regional artists to share their work, and as a link between the regional and national art worlds. Visiting jurors bring their perspective, experience, and a fresh set of eyes. In turn, the artists give them a more nuanced view of our region, the influences of the distinctive local art scene, and our part in the mosaic that constitutes contemporary art making. The Spring Show art in our collection samples this exchange through time, forming a unique, regional record of artistic styles, themes, and individuals, from the mid-20th century through the present day. Hundreds of individuals have supported the continuation of this tradition with their gifts of time, art, and donations. Please join us, with our sponsors, Nicole and Harry Martin, and PennWest Edinboro’s Art Department's Visiting Artist & Speaker Endowment, as we celebrate the Spring Show’s 100th anniversary, and a century of Erie’s art history.