The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDCH) will open the 16th biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2009 on Sunday, Oct. 18, in the Daywood Gallery at the Huntington Museum of Art, 2033 McCoy Road, Huntington. West Virginia artists and craftspeople will be presented with 18 awards totaling $33,000 in a ceremony which will begin at 2 p.m. The ceremony will precede the opening of the exhibit which features 89 works in the areas of painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts by 74 artists. The exhibition will remain on display through Jan. 17, 2010.
A reception will follow the ceremony. The awards ceremony and reception are free and the public is invited to attend.
The 89 pieces of art in the exhibit, including the award winners, were chosen by jurors Julie Taggart, professor, dean, fine arts and foundation studies at Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio, and Vince Torano, professor at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich. Taggart and Torano viewed more than 375 submissions to select the show. The awards money is made available through the West Virginia Commission on the Arts (WVCA) of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History from funds appropriated by the West Virginia Legislature. The awards constitute one of the largest endowments for any single juried exhibition in the country.
There are three Governor’s Awards of $5,000, and seven Awards of Excellence of $2,000, all of which are purchase awards and at the close of the exhibition will become part of the West Virginia State Museum contemporary art collection. In addition, there are eight Merit Awards of $500 which do not become part of the museum’s collection. (A complete list of participants is attached. The award winners and photos will be released next week.)
Many of the works on display are for sale and may be purchased through the close of the exhibition. The Huntington Museum of Art is open from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Tuesday; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday.
For more information about the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2009, contact Betty Gay, exhibits coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128, or Margaret Mary Layne, executive director of the Huntington Museum of Art, at (304) 529-2701.
From its inception in 1979 until 2005, the West Virginia Juried Exhibition was presented at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, Charleston. In 2007, Randall Reid-Smith, commissioner of the WVDCH, decided to have the exhibition travel to Parkersburg, sharing the best in art with yet another community in the Mountain State. “One of my goals has been to touch every part of our state with outstanding cultural events. We are delighted to have the opportunity to expand our outreach to the community by placing the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2009 in Huntington,” he said.
“The Huntington Museum of Art has enjoyed working with the outstanding leadership at the Department of Arts, Culture and History to bring this exciting exhibit to the Huntington area,” added Layne.
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
WEST VIRGINIA JURIED EXHIBITION 2009 EXHIBITORS
Dick Allowatt
St. Albans
Dream – In Black and White
Eddie Austin
Hamlin
Rio Plant Stand Set
Lee Badger
Hedgesville
Stone Top Table
Steve Balcourt
Exchange
The School Bus
Stephen Beckner
Elkview
Carousel
Mary-Jo Bennett
Hedgesville
The Art Student
Jerry Birdsong
Mt. Hope
Together
Evan Boggess
Fairmont
Hybrid Trophy
and
Counter Measures
Cristofer Botkin
Nitro
#2 Power House
and
Lime Softener Tanks
Ellen Broudy
Lewisburg
Passage
Danny Brumfield
Huntington
Water Melvin
Justin Burd
Fayetteville
Erozion Table
Sheila Caim
Creston
Breaktime
Frank Ceravalo
Martinsburg
Valley Falls Panorama
Patricia Chapman
Huntington
The Fix
Cassie Clements
Morgantown
Self Portrait of Studio
Mark Cline
Caldwell
Day’s End
Betsy Cox
Glen Dale
Wired
and
The Three Amigos
Seth Davidson
Charleston
Tar Babies
Jeff Diehl
Meadow Bridge
Fields of Gold
Bret Doolittle
Richwood
February
and
Black Mountain
Lori Doolittle
Richwood
Ophelia II
and
Corvus
Chris Dutch and Robin Hammer
Charleston
Station
and
O’Keefe’s Peapod
Harold Edwards
Charleston
Three
Linda Elmer
Fairmont
Shiny City
John Farley
Huntington
Cradle
Mayssan Farra
Charleston
Demure
Lynn Ferris
Berkeley Springs
Waiting
Robert Galbraith
Wheeling
#1 Byzantine/Onyx Necklace – Sterling Silver
and
Chain Mail Bib Necklace
Kathy Gallagher
Charleston
God’s Art Work
Mary Grassell
Hurricane
My Rabbit Problem
Jan Griffin
Charleston
Emerging Spring
and
Milam W.Va.
Bruce Haley Jr.
Charleston
The Mill Runs Dry #2
Charles Jupiter Hamilton
Charleston
My Cousin’s Wedding
and
The 4th Station of the Cross
George Harper
Harrisville
Steeple at Alma
Elisabeth Hartman
Charleston
Shadows
Paul Hartmann
Glenville
Alien Shortcake
Frank Herrera
Martinsburg
Pompeii, 2008
Ron Hinkle
Buckhannon
The Sacred Meadow
Vernon Howell
Barboursville
Under Construction
and
Thanks, Joseph
Gail Hutchinson
Milton
Untitled
and
West Virginia Coal Basket
Stephen Lawson
Morgantown
Gone Today, Gone Tomorrow
Staci Leech
Poca
Carrying “Pride and Prejudice”
Thorney Lieberman
Charleston
Citizen/Soldier: Lt. Jessica Lantz, West Virginia National Guard
Chet Lowther
Charleston
Bear Rocks I
Jacob Lynn
Shepherdstown
Crystal Grotto of Golden Skulls
Jack McCullough
Baker
Passage
Joan Menard
Sinks Grove
Faded Beauty
Michael Mendez
Martinsburg
Electricity [For Don Van Vliet]
Jamie Miller
Charleston
Soul Killers
and
Ketchup A Hole
Nancy-Louise Mottesheard
Charleston
Big, Big Heart
Mark Muse
Shepherdstown
Yellow Birch, Betula Alleghaniensis, Dolly Sods Wilderness
and
Basket Oak, Quercus Michauxii, Jefferson County
Betty Neely
Fairmont
Beartown
Matt Nesius
Charleston
Converge and Abyss
Steve Opet
Weirton
Red Checkers
Zachary Orcutt
Parkersburg
Flying Squirrels
and
Zorcutt’s Bling
Derek Overfield
Fairmont
Painting 7
J. P. Owens
Scott Depot
Masks of Manhattan
Janet Parker
Charleston
Creatures’ Comfort
Daniele Piasecki
Martinsburg
Robeo and Baby Blue Juliet, On the Road Again
Diana Pittis
Daniels
Peel-off Raku Vase, White
and
Peel-off Raku Vase, Red
Susan Poffenbarger
Dunbar
Blackwater Red
Debra Richardson
Ona
A Pause for Refreshment
Betty Rivard
Duck
Women Warriors – Charleston, WV
Christina Rowe
Huntington
Fish Jam
Diane Sanders
Parkersburg
Depth Change
Carter Seaton
Huntington
New Orleans 2005 – An American Tragedy
Jack Sheffler
Athens
Vanitas
Brent Thomas
Huntington
Give up the Ghost
Linda Turner
Jane Lew
Monday by the Sea of Ionia
Robert Villamagna
Wheeling
Deer Crossing
and
Red Pig
Herb Weaver
Bethany
Instrumental Mary
Barbara Marsh Wilson
Hurricane
Adolescent Ostrich
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