6th Regional Exhibit features 33 pieces selected by juror
Release Date: 10/5/2004. Expired: 11/13/2004
Works by 33 artists from six different states have been selected for display in the 6th annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit in the Visual Arts Gallery at The Renaissance Center in Dickson.
More than 65 artists in 12 southeastern states submitted pieces for the annual juried show. Bob Kucher, deputy director of the Tennessee Arts Commission, reviewed the entries and selected 33 pieces to be displayed for the exhibit in the gallery.
The 6th annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit continues in the Visual Arts Gallery through Nov. 13.
“As in previous years, this regional exhibit includes a variety of pieces and styles,” said Curtis Southerland, curator of the Visual Arts Gallery. “The selected pieces range from sculpture to photography and paintings in many mediums, including acrylic, watercolor, oil, graphite, pastel and more.”
While the majority of pieces selected - 24 - are from artists in Tennessee, states represented also include Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi and Missouri. Tennessee artists range from Knoxville and Chattanooga to Nashville and Cookeville.
Kucher selected four pieces for awards in the show.
Judge’s Choice Awards went to: David Maxwell of Miramar, Fla., for his opaque watercolor entitled Not Quite Plumb; Elaine Faggart of Chattanooga for her bronze sculpture entitled Antonio; Clint Cearley of Pleasantville, Tenn., for his graphite drawing entitled Response.
A Merit Award was presented to Carl Gombert of Maryville, Tenn., for his pastel and acrylic painting entitled Purple Elizabeth.
Several award winners from past Renaissance Regional Art Exhibits have been selected for solo exhibits in the Visual Arts Gallery at The Renaissance Center and other galleries.
Southerland said he expects the 2004 exhibit will be no different, with plans in the works to feature several of the selected artists in future shows.
“The regional exhibit not only provides exposure for the artists, but also the opportunity for our patrons to experience many styles of art,” Southerland said. “Several of these artists have been in previous regional shows here and could be bringing more of their works for solo exhibits.”
Other artists and works featured in the 6th annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit include:
- Tom Rice, Franklin, Roosting Bird, limestone sculpture
- Mitchell Chamberlain, Nashville, Stone Texture, acrylic
- Michael Elliott-Smith, Alexandria, La., Beach Scene #1, silver gelatin print
- Sydney Reichman, Franklin, Sun Dance, copper and brass sculpture
- Kevin Cole, College Park, Ga., Lemon Pepper Dreams, mixed media on wood
- Lori Felix, Magnolia, Miss., Tree Spirits I, oil on wood
- Jean McGuire, Nashville, Girl Beading, oil
- Hank Werner, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Sorrento, acrylic
- Judi Gaston, Knoxville, Bread Rules: Recycled Series, hand woven bread wrappers
- Shelia Baldwin, Nashville, Six Passion Fruits, oil on canvas
- Ellen West, Tallahassee, Fla., Design, fabric: hand-quilted, appliquéd
- Shelia Baldwin, Nashville, Unfurling, graphite on paper
- J.B. Batts, Nashville, Many Moons Ago, mixed watermedia
- Patsy Sharpe, Clarksville, Queen Anne’s Lace at Dusk, watercolor
- Jo Durst, Starkville, Miss., South Farm, oil
- Linda Johnson, Pleasant Shade, Tenn., Posturing, mixed media
- Cynthia Hitschler, Wildwood, Mo., Christ Church/Philly, oil on canvas
- Joan Lawler, Brentwood, Red Hot Mamas, acrylic
- Lynne Baggett, Poplarville, Miss., Seven II, oil on gypsum
- John Powers, Nashville, Self-portrait, mixed media
- Angie Branson, Nashville, Winter’s Solitude, photography
- Dawn Hale, Nolensville, Window Trio, paper sculpture
- Mimi Kemp Hall, Nashville, Thrust, oil bar on prepared paper
- Nicole Pietrantoni, Nashville, Heredity, monoprint, collage, found objects
- Cella Neapolitan. Cookeville, Saints and Sinners, New Orleans, photography giclee
- Lori Putnam, Franklin, Apple Day Spa, oil on canvas
- Michael Trace Watts, Silver Point, Tenn., Wood Tripping, drawing
- Cynthia Marsh, Clarksville, Book of Genesis for Birds and Other Small Creatures, letterpress, digital print, collage
- Suzanne Gaudette-Way, Nashville, After the Storm, acrylic
Most of the pieces selected for the show are offered for sale by the artists.
The 6th annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibit is open through Nov. 13. The Visual Arts Gallery is open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and admission is free.
The Renaissance Center is an arts and technology education and performing arts center at 855 Highway 46 South in Dickson, just 35 miles west of Nashville on Interstate 40 at exit 172.
Visit the Visual Arts Gallery page for more about the gallery.
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