Arkansas Arts Council Small Works on Paper
- Ongoing: until Sunday, October 31, 2010
- Sunday: 2:00pm
- Monday: 9:00am
- Tuesday: 9:00am
- Wednesday: 9:00am
- Thursday: 9:00am
- Friday: 9:00am
- Saturday: 10:00am
- Where: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock
- Cost: Free
- Age limit: All ages
Gallery III – October 5 – 31, 2010
Arkansas Arts Council Small Works on Paper
Reception: 2 - 4pm,. Sunday Oct. 10, 2010
The Small Works On Paper exhibition is an annual touring visual arts
exhibition coordinated by the Arkansas Arts Council. This juried
exhibition tours statewide from January to November. Purchase awards
are given at the discretion of the juror. Participating artists must
be members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, but non-registry members
may join at the time of entry.
For more information on Small Works On Paper, contact Cheri Leffew,
special events/projects program manager, at (501) 324-9767 or email
cheri@arkansasheritage.org.
http://www.arkansasarts.org/programs/swop.aspx
39 Artists are included in this years exhibtion - Little Rock / Local
Artists included in the exhibition include:
Lynn Bell
John Bridges
David Dodson
Mindy Lacefield
Dennis McCann
Nancy Sadler
David Warren
Kenna Westerman
John Watson
Terry Wright
Brian Cormack
The 2010 Small Works on Paper touring art exhibition will arrive at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, the juried exhibition will be on display through Oct. 31 in Gallery III in the Fine Arts Building on campus at 2801 South University. A public reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit will be held from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, at the gallery.
Hours of operation are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday; and 2-5 p.m., Sunday. Admission is free.
Several area artists are represented in this exhibition: John Ahlen, Lynn Bell, Melissa Bacon, John Bridges, David Dodson, Ray Ogar, Ted Grimmett, Nancy Sadler, David Warren, Kenna Westerman and Terry Wright, all of Little Rock; Brian Cormack and John Watson of North Little Rock; Mindy Lacefield and Dennis McCann of Maumelle; and Ellen Ishee O’Lonney of Roland.
Now in its 23rd year, this year’s Small Works on Paper exhibition presents 39 works by 39 Arkansas artists. More than 300 entries were submitted. This annual exhibition showcases up to 40 small-sized visual works (no larger than 24 x 24 inches) by Arkansas artists in a year-long traveling show to 10 or 11 galleries, often in rural areas or small towns. The juror, a professional from the arts community, selects the artwork and designates pieces for purchase awards.
This year’s exhibition was juried by Suzanne Bloom, a professor of art at the University of Houston. Bloom holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She is the recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and has served as juror for numerous national and local organizations.
Four artists were selected to receive purchase awards ranging from $200 to $1,000 each: James P. Bell of Fort Smith, John Bridges of Little Rock, Evan Lindquist of Jonesboro and Dennis McCann of Maumelle. Purchase awards, funded by entry fees, represent the cash amount equivalent to the value of the selected works. Pieces selected for purchase awards become part of the exhibition’s permanent collection.
About the Arkansas Arts Council
The Arkansas Arts Council was established in 1966 to enable the state of Arkansas to receive funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1971, Act 359 (A.C.A. § 13-8-101 et seq.) gave independent agency status to the Arts Council, with an executive director and a 17-member council appointed by the governor. In 1975, the Arts Council became an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage.
As an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, the Arkansas Arts Council shares the goals of all its agencies, of preserving and enhancing the heritage of the state of Arkansas.
The other agencies are: Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Historic Arkansas Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and the Old State House Museum. Funding for the Arkansas Arts Council and its programs is provided by the state of Arkansas and the National Endowment for the Arts.
This event was posted Sept. 26, 2010 and last updated Nov. 2, 2010
