National Juried Exhibition of 2023
February 3-25, 2023
National Juried Exhibition of 2023
Opening reception: Friday, February 3, 5:00-9:00 PM
Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present its 17th annual National Juried Exhibition, a new exhibition featuring selected works from 46 artists throughout the region. The National Juried Exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a regional scale and display their highest quality work. The exhibition encompasses all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists working in a variety of media such as wood, photography, oil, glass, fiber, paper and more. Over $1,800 in cash awards will be announced at a brief awards ceremony at 5:30 PM on February 3.
Exhibiting artists include:
+ Nancy Stalls of Hopkinsville, KY
+ Ann J. Harwell of Wendell, NC
+ Jan Burleson of Athens, TN
+ Vickie Bradshaw of Cosby, TN
+ Chase Williamson of Franklin, TN
+ Alan Finch of Jacksboro, TN
+ Carla Taylor and Adam Jeffrey Trabold of Johnson City, TN
+ Lauren Adams, Sandi Burdick, Bill Cook, Jr., Jurgen Dopatka, Vincent Drake, Andrew Godwin, Hannah Hancock, Nina Harvey, Brian Horais, Gretchen Kaplan, Jeanne Kidd, Lisa Kurtz, David G. Liles, John Edwin May, Tom Owens, Lennie Robertson, Chris Rohwer, Pamela Salyer, Gayla D. Seale, Hanna Seggerman, Owen H. Weston, Judy Overholt Wheeler, and MaceyLou of Knoxville, TN
+ Barb Johnson of Lenoir City, TN
+ Lil Clinard and David Hardin of Loudon, TN
+ Bill Long of Morristown, TN
+ Ken Van Dyne of Norris, TN
+ Yvonne Dalschen, Anna Rykaczewska and Kelli L. Thompson of Oak Ridge, TN
+ Phil Savage of Powell, TN
+ Marty McConnaughey of Sharps Chapel, TN
+ Lynda Best and Judy Lavoie of Tellico Plains, TN
+ Kathleen Ann Janke of Townsend, TN
+ Laurie Drake of Sterling, VA
Juror’s statement: A gentle turn toward nature seemed to dominate these entries. A quiet (hushed but communicative) observation characterized the selected entries. The artist’s relationship to the work seemed to have an ominous scale in their observation of the natural and artificial world. The selected pieces tacitly display an awareness of the threat to the world around us. Uncommon representation is another element used in the selection of entries. Although the selections reveal themes of evanescence, the exhibition displays artwork that undeniably draws you in and keeps you there. Several images selected continue to come back to me like pleasant visual earworms.
About the juror: Julie Jack is a Tenured Full-Professor of Art at Tennessee Wesleyan University, where she is Head of the Visual Arts Department, has been instrumental in developing the Art Curriculum, the Fine Arts Major, the Visual Arts Studios and the Muriel S. Mayfield Gallery of Art. She earned her B.F.A. at Middle Tennessee State University and her M.F.A. at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she was awarded the honors of graduate and teaching assistantships. Prior to her career at Tennessee Wesleyan, Jack was an Assistant Professor of Art at Judson University, in Elgin, IL. Jack has traveled extensively with students, visiting museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe. She is published and has received numerous grants to benefit the art department at Tennessee Wesleyan.
