Arts council award winners named D&L guidebook, app released

The Pocono Arts Council announced the award recipients for “The Earth Speaks

VII: A Juried Exhibition on the Environmental Crisis” featured in the Community Gallery, 701 Main Street, Suite 402, Stroudsburg, April 19-May 8.

Award recipients will be recognized for their work based on the important theme of the climate emergency and will be featured in a roundtable discussion via Zoom 6-7 p.m. April 20.

Juror’s Choice Award: “On the Shoulders of Giants,” Barbara Ayala Rugg Diehl (BARD), Waltham, MA; Kay & Girard Lichty Climate Crisis Award: “California Burning,” Laura Gonzalez, Stroudsburg,; Otto Grever Printmaking Award: “Litter Unmasked,” Jack Swersie, Scotrun; 2-D Award: “Scar,” Glenn D. Koehler, Jr., Allentown; 3-D Award: “idk! the grass is always greener when you water it, but I always forget so I made this,” Jovanni Luna, Brooklyn, NY; Photography Award: “Last Look?—Disappearing Glaciers,” Ray Roper, Tannersville; Origins Gallery Student Award: “Save The Turtles,” Angelina Kimmins, Kutztown University.

21 artists submitted 46 pieces to be juried. 26 works were selected to be included in the show from artists residing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

An artists’ reception will be

The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor has released its first D&L Trail Guidebook and the D&L Discoverer app. Both resources provide users an enriched experience while exploring the region with expert information never before gathered in one place. Users can learn about history, plan their multi-day trip on the D&L Trail, and connect with the organization and partners that make it all possible in one place.

With more than 140 miles of open D&L Trail and growing interest in outdoor recreation, the D&L set out to create a comprehensive guidebook that would detail each section of existing and future D&L Trail. In 120 pages, trail users can leaf through every mile of trail, map out multi-day itineraries for bikepacking, and take a brief history lesson on the D&L Corridor.

The D&L Trail Guidebook is available in print or via digital download through the D&L online store at store.delawareandlehigh.org.