W. Eugene Burkhart, Jr. is an international floral designer, lecturer and pressed flower artist having entered flower shows since he was six years old (1953) throughout the United States and the world. As an exhibitor he has won over 1,500 prizes, ribbons, trophies and certificates including several Best of Show Awards and the Artistic Sweepstakes at the Philadelphia Flower Show (1994 through 2001, 2003 through 2005). Eugene received the 2005 Pagoda Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts given by the Berks Arts Council. In the fall of 2005, he moved his studio to the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, PA. At the center, he offers classes and workshops for children, adults, and educators in pressed floral art.

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