LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Arts Council, a division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, has announced the 35 Arkansas artists whose work was selected for the 2018 "Small Works on Paper" touring exhibition.
Thirty-nine works will be on display in 10 galleries throughout the state on a yearlong tour. The exhibition will make its first stop Jan. 4-27 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on 501 W. Ninth St. in Little Rock. An opening reception featuring talks by several artists is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at the museum. The reception is free and open to the public.
Selected artists
• Kathy Bay, Sherwood.
• Lynn Bell, Little Rock.
• Maria Botti-Villegas, El Dorado.
• Lyn Brands, Conway.
• Michael S. Church, North Little Rock.
• Brian Cormack, Little Rock.
• Melissa Cowper-Smith, Morrilton.
• Kristin DeGeorge, Hot Springs.
• Rex DeLoney, Little Rock.
• Terry Lynn Dushan, Fayetteville.
• Melissa Foster, Conway.
• Bryan Frazier, Little Rock.
• B. Jeannie Fry, Cabot.
• Elissa Gordon, Mountain Home.
• Diane Harper, Little Rock.
• Marion A. Hotz, Russellville.
• J. Kathleen Keefe, Little Rock.
• Lloyd L. Litsey, Little Rock.
• Jason McCann, Maumelle.
• Glenda L. McCune, Little Rock.
• Cheryl N. McMickle, Marianna.
• David McRoberts, Sherwood.
• Emily Renay Moore, Conway.
• Michael Preble, Hot Springs.
• Lynn Reinbolt, Searcy.
• Charlotte Rierson, Fairfield Bay.
• Jane Rockwell, North Little Rock.
• Steven B. Schneider, Fayetteville.
• Robert R. Simmons, Little Rock.
• Mitchell Skinner, Grady.
• Leslie Toler, Little Rock.
• Neilann Brown Verdell, Sherwood.
• Elizabeth Weber, Little Rock.
• Steven Wise, Rogers.
• Emily Moll Wood, Little Rock.
"Small Works on Paper" is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18 inches by 24 inches by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online gallery showcasing the artwork of Arkansas artists.
"Now in its 31st year, the 'Small Works on Paper' exhibition offers an extraordinary opportunity for artists to have their work seen by patrons all over the state," said Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. "Each year, the exhibition features the work of both established and up-and-coming artists and offers an eclectic mix of mediums and a variety of content."
This year's entries were juried by James Phillips, an associate professor in the Department of Arts at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He selected six artists to receive purchase awards. Purchase award winners receive the cash amount equivalent to the value of their selected works. Funded by entry fees, the purchase award pieces become part of the exhibition's permanent collection.
The artists selected to receive purchase awards are Terry Lynn Dushan of Fayetteville, Robert Simmons of Little Rock, Rex R. DeLoney of Little Rock, Mitchell Skinner of Grady, Melissa Foster of Conway and Elissa Gordon of Mountain Home.
Call Cheri Leffew at 501-324-9767 or email [email protected] for more information on "Small Works on Paper."
Entertainment on 12/11/2017