ROB EVANS
Grants/Lectures
Selected Grants, Awards and Fellowships
2022
Cultural Alliance of York County. Artist Innovator Award
2008
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant
2000
Eben Demarest Trust. Fellowship Grant
1998
E.D. Foundation. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant
1997
Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant
1994
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Visual Arts Fellowship Grant
1988
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. Visual Arts Residency Grant, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1979, 1978
Ford Foundation Grants through Syracuse University
Lectures, Residencies, Jurying, Teaching, etc.
2024
Panelist, Judges Invitational Exhibit, participating artist panel, York Art Association, York, PA
Panelist, Boundless (curated by Accelerate Art), participating artist panel, Triangle Loft Gallery, NYC
2023
Gallery Talk, Drawing on the Susquehanna Exhibit, Susquehanna Summer Solstice Festival, Wyalusing, PA
Prize Juror, "Susquehanna Summer Solstice Festival," French Azilum, PA
2022
Gallery Talk, Drawing on the Susquehanna Exhibit, Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer (virtual), Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA
2020
Virtual Studio Tour, Demuth Museum Studio Tour Series, Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA
2019
Prize Juror, "Franklin County Art Alliance Annual Exhibit," Franklin County Art Alliance, Chambersburg, PA
2018
Guest Speaker, York Art Association, York, PA
Prize Juror, "Souderton Art Jam," Souderton, PA
Prize Juror, "Open Exhibit," Hanover Area Arts Guild, Hanover, PA
2017
Guest Speaker, "Drawing on the Power of the River," Zimmerman Center for Heritage, Susquehanna Heritage, Long Level, PA
Guest Speaker/studio tour, York College of PA, York, PA
Prize Juror, "Garden Show," Lancaster County Art Association, Strasburg, PA
2016
Visiting Artist and Guest Speaker (fall semester), Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
Visiting Artist and Guest Speaker (spring semester), Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
2015
Guest Speaker, PA Governor's Residence, Harrisburg, PA
Guest Speaker, National Art Honor Society Induction Dinner, Northeastern High School, Manchester, PA
2014
Instructor, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Penn State York, York, PA
Panelist, “Inspiration – A Collection of Various Mediums,” York College of PA, York, PA
Featured Speaker, “Impact Art and Culture Conference,” Cultural Alliance of York County, Willman Business Center, York
College of PA
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, PA
2013
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Baum School of Art, Allentown, PA
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA
2012
Prize Juror, Camp Hill Plein Air Competition and Arts Festival, Camp Hill, PA
Instructor, Drawing Workshop (one week), Summer Arts Institute, Yorkarts, York, PA
2011
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Crary Art Gallery, Warren, PA
2010
Instructor, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), Penn State York, York, PA
Instructor, Drawing Workshop (3 days), St. Andrews School, Sewanee, TN
Instructor, Master Drawing Workshop (one week), Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, IN
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Evansville, IN
Juror, 78th Annual Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD
2009
Keynote Speaker, Graduation, Art Institute of York Pennsylvania, Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center, York, PA
Guest Speaker, Pennsylvania Spring Arts Conference (sponsored by PA Council on the Arts), Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA
Juror, “Roberson Regional Art Exhibition,” Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
Panelist, “NC Wyeth, Storyteller,” Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
2008
Juror, “Inspired by the Susquehanna Exhibition,” Cultural Council of Luzerne County, Wilkes Barre, PA
Juror, “Industrious York Exhibition,” York Art Association, York, PA
Panelist, “The Object Project,” Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK
Panelist, “The Object Project,” Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO
Guest Lecturer, “Visions of the Susquehanna,” Roberson Museum and Science Center, Binghamton, NY
2007
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Undergraduate Critiques, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
Guest Lecturer, “Visions of the Susquehanna,” York College, York, PA
Guest Lecturer, “Visions of the Susquehanna,” Governor’s Residence, Harrisburg, PA
Guest Lecturer, “Visions of the Susquehanna,” Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, MD
2006
Guest Lecturer, “Visions of the Susquehanna,” Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
2005
Guest Speaker and Panelist, “Susquehanna Artists,” Morrison Gallery, Penn State Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
2004
Prize Juror, “Fall Membership Exhibition,” Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA
Keynote Speaker, “Embrace the Past & Future,” The Pennsylvania Art Education Association Conference, Eden Resort Conference Center, Lancaster, PA
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
2003
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts, York, PA
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer, “Conversations With Artists Series,” Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
2002
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Graduate/Undergraduate Critiques, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Undergraduate Critiques, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
2001
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
2000
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Student Critiques, PA School of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
1999
Juror, “93rd Annual Spring Members Exhibit,” York Art Association, York, PA
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Graduate Student Critiques, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
1998
Panelist, “24th International Social Theory, Politics and Arts Conference,” Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
1997
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Student Critiques, PA School of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
1994
Instructor, Drawing Workshop (3 days), Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
1993
Exhibiting Artist Guest Lecturer, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
1992
Juror, “86th Annual Spring Members Exhibit,” York Art Association, York, PA
1990
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Student Critiques, PA School of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA
1989 – 97
Private Art Lessons to a single student, AP Portfolio Preparation, McLean, VA
1988
Juror, “The Nittany Lion Juried Exhibition,” Penn State Berks Campus, Reading, PA
Artist in Residence (through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation), Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
1985
Visiting Artist Guest Lecturer and Student Critiques, PA School of the Arts, Marietta, PA