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ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS THE 2011 BIENNIAL AWARD SHOW

 ST. JOSEPH, MO. –The Allied Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2011 Biennial Award Show. Mark Pantle, this year’s award recipient, will be honored at an opening reception on Thursday, January 27, 2011 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at City Hal, 1100 Frederick, St. Joseph, Missouri. The reception is free and open to the public.

The Biennial Award, funded by the Allied Arts Council and the Missouri Arts Council, honors lifetime achievement and commitment to the arts. The recipient is awarded an exhibit of his or her work at the location of an Arts Fund supporter. This year’s show, sponsored by City Hall, will feature twenty of Marks works displayed in City Hall. The exhibit will be on view from January 27 through February 25.

Mark Pantle of Nortonville, Kansas is very disciplined in every medium with which he works. His subject matter portrays the essence of the agricultural American heartland of past eras, reminding us of our rural roots and the value of hard work.

His paintings have been displayed in the Topeka Capitol and the National Agriculture Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and he demonstrated coloredpencil on the Art Train, U.S.A. He was co-creator of a commissioned commemorative mural for the Atchison Housing Authority, and was one of the top twenty-five contenders for the design of the Kansas state quarter.  A few of his paintings are on display at the Muchnic Art Gallery in Atchison, and he is a member of the Riverwalk Art Association, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Pantle said, “I would like to thank all the people who influenced me, also the ones that pushed, prodded, and shoved me along to continue to do artwork. I thank each and every one of you for your support and help.”