Flash!: Ligonier Valley Endowment; Westmoreland Art Nationals

40 YEARS OF GIVING: At the reception for the 40th anniversary of the Ligonier Valley Endowment are its president, Jack McDowell (left), and Lindsay Aroesty (second from left), director of donor services and planned giving specialist for the Pittsburgh Foundation. Also on hand from the Ligonier Valley Endowment are Constance Matson (second from right) of the board of governors and treasurer Ryan Glista. During the event, held in the Town Hall Community Room in Ligonier on May 27, 24 grants were awarded to nonprofits in the Ligonier Valley.

ART NATIONALS: Westmoreland Art Nationals curator Kathryn Brunetta (second from left) joins award recipients (from left) Bill Snyder of Connellsville, recipient of the Photography Award for 'Star Bridge'; Shirleah Kelly of Greensburg, recipient of the Best in Show Award for 'Aviator'; and Stefani Allegretti of Creighton, recipient of the Graphics Award for '100 Slices of Carrot,' during the exhibit's opening reception. The reception for the 2015 Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Fine Art and Photography Exhibit was Saturday evening, May 30,2015 at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood, where the exhibit will be on display through June 10, 2015.