On June 15, 2011, the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Arts Program announced that Maryland artist Andrei Kushnir was awarded the Juror’s Choice Award for his painting “Potomac Riverscape,” in the first Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Art Exhibit, to be held from August 1 through October 16, 2011.  The competition was open to artists in Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC., and of over 1,100 images by more than 320 artists, 56 works were chosen for the exhibit.   The jury for selection were Helen Frederick, professor, George Mason University; Helen Jackson, independent art consultant/curator; and Evangeline J. Montgomery, artist, retired program development officer, United States Department for the Arts American Program.