Annual Member Exhibit

An Open, All Media, Juried Show open to all ArtCenter Members

On Display January 3-January 26
Opening Reception January 4, 5:00-7:00

We’re delighted to feature the work of our very talented members in this annual, all media, juried exhibit.

Awards

Award Artist Title Medium
1st Place Reen Troy Reef Acrylic
2nd Place Gary LaParl Dinbratten Oil
3rd Place Patricia Pettit Banned Cardboard & Paper
Best in 3D James Gabbart Fearless Bronze
Merit Sheryl Unwin The Seer Scratchboard
Honorable Mention Mike Knapp The Barrier Acrylic
Honorable Mention Peter Paris Green Grist Watercolor
Honorable Mention Janet Roelle Rustling in the Wind Cold Wax

Juror George Zebot

Bio George Zebot was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His work and travel have taken him to over eighty countries. He served in Viet Nam and is a former Peace Corps Volunteer. George was faculty at Chapman University, Saddleback College, department chair at Laguna College of Art and Design and currently professor emeritus at the California State University, Long Beach. He also served on the faculty of the University of the West Indies, Basseterre, St Kitts and Pannasastra University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. George was awarded the 1999 Rotary International Grant for University Teachers in Developing Countries. In 2001 he spent time in the Cofan village of Zabalo in the Ecuadorian Amazon and in 2002 he returned from Viet Nam and the hill tribe region near the Laotian and Chinese borders 200 kilometers west of Hanoi. He is a recipient of the prestigious Beyond War Peace Award and in 2006 was invited as part of University of Oxford Round Table colloquium which he was unable to attend because of his wedding in French Polynesia. George is a recipient of the Dawn Magazine Distinguished Faculty Award and from 2008 and again in 2009. He was part of the Art and Social Action in Cambodia program where he worked with underserved populations of HIV positive children and girls rescued from trafficking. In 2010 he was commissioned by the Bolsa Chica Land Trust at ORA-83 which was cited by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History as one of the country’s most vital archaeological sites. During the summer of 2017 he was Artist in Residence at the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts in Fredriksted, St Croix and moderated workshops with youth from the island. In 2018 he returned to Fredriksted on a public mural project and in June, 2019 was awarded Best in Show at the Totally Natural juried exhibition at the Venice Florida Art Center. During 2021 he curated Left Coast Connections Exhibition at Ringling College Englewood Art Center and in 2022 received a Gold Medal in the Veterans Administration National Creative Arts Competition in the Combat Experience Category. And in 2023 George was awarded First Place at the Sarasota Annual Juried Regional Show. Since relocating to Florida he has exhibited as faculty at Ringling College of Art and Design. The cities of Los Angeles and Newport Beach both awarded him commendations. George has a gold medal from SILA with merits form the Society of Illustrators and Art Directors Clubs of New York, a Lulu Award, and second and third place medals at the IGI Exhibition.

He exhibited at the Centre International D’Art Contemprorain in Paris. Commissions include CBS, Honda, Yamaha, Westinghouse, the National Football League, Princess Cruises, Oakridge Boys, Allergan Pharmacueticals, and the Coastkeeper Foundation. His biography has been listed in The New York Art Review, Who’s Who in American Art, Contemporary Graphic Artists and The Dictionary of International Biography. His poetry has twice been published in The Dan River Anthology and and authored a short story on The Sharks of French Polynesia. His memoir Savage Travel was published in 2023 and in 2021 George was awarded a Gold Medal at the VA Bay Pines Regional Creative Arts Festival for poetry and a Gold Medal for Black and White Photography. Between 1970-1982 he competed on the professional beach volleyball tour and participated as an instructor with Nike Innercity Youth Program.

Joyful Expressions Exhibit

Joyful ExpressionsAn Open, All Media, Juried Exhibition

Exhibit: Nov 21 – Dec 29
Kellogg and Reid Hodges Galleries

Opening Reception: Thursday, Nov 30, 5:00-7:00
Along with Artful Holidays and the Holiday Pottery Sale

AWARD ARTIST TITLE  MEDIA
1ST PLACE Susan Wiley Xs & Os Acrylic
2ND PLACE Linda Duhn In Full Bloom Oil
3RD PLACE Cosette Kosiba Neighborhood Palms Pastel
Best in 3D Ann Modrcin Queenie Paper Mache
MERIT Susan Art Have It Your Way Mixed Media
HONORABLE MENTION Ellen Kirwan Confluence Acrylic & Collage
HONORABLE MENTION Joyce Ely Walker Variations 4 & 5 Oil
HONORABLE MENTION Paul Kerkhoven Mariah SS, Mokume Gane & Christmas Tree Agate
HONORABLE MENTION Sue Kerr They Waited All Year For A Joy Ride Raku

 

Juror’s Statement Thank you, Herrig Center for the Arts, for allowing me the opportunity to visit the Center, which I found to be a delightful and energetic work atmosphere. Evidenced by the number of pieces entered into the exhibition you certainly have a significant body of talented and dedicated artists. As I looked at the work, I could tell there are artist’s that find pure joy in the materials they work in! When walking through the work, I had a laugh, remembered with affection places I’ve been and people I’ve known, skies I’ve seen and on and on … I am always humbled by the role of the juror. And as many have said before, but I can honestly repeat, you should all be proud of your work!

First Place Susan Wiley’s Xs and Os painting of buttery yellow and vibrant orange is a well-executed piece of fun! The colors are deliberate and wise and the subject matter touches most of our sunshine memories described in her layers of delightful paint.

Second Place Linda Duhn’s In Full Bloom is a tapestry of color describing the flowers with rich hues bathed in light. The background residence adds to the depth and dimension in a pleasing yet formal composition.

Third Place Cosette Kosiba’s Neighborhood Palms is simply beautiful in such a grand old Florida way. Golden sunlight and an enchanting play of light and dark make this piece mesmerizing.

Juror: Vicky Randall
Vicky, originally from Nashville, Tennessee and now a South Florida sculptor, has been creating work in fabricated metals and cast bronze for over 40 years. She is well known for her monumental sculptures in stainless steel, and her work is represented in public art installations and over fifty private collections in the US and Germany. Her sculptures have been described as “majestic, lyrical and assertive of the space they occupy.” Reflecting on her artistic process, she says.

“Striving for simplicity, I demand harmony between the landscape and the cityscape with my forms. I use abstractions of steel and light to exemplify my impression of time.”

Pick up: Dec 30, 9:00-Noon

Florida Finds

An Open, All Media, Juried Exhibition

Exhibit: Oct 10 – Nov 17
Kellogg Gallery
Opening Reception: Thursday, Oct 12, 5:00-7:00

An open juried show that asked artists to share their favorite Florida find, whether a favorite beach, native creature, local seafood shack, the myriad of natural springs, or a favorite fishing pier.

Juror: Dr Brandy Stark
For the Florida Finds show I wanted to really explore the Florida experience – tourists, history, nature, amazing secret finds, candid images from events. The show provided all of that and more and made it quite a challenge to jury.

First place went to Goldie Tremblay because of the beautiful image of the Ca’ d’Zan.  This building encompasses history, with the Ringling family, tourism, the arts, and can be both very public when the crowds are there and very private when they’re not. I enjoyed the splashes of color that are coming in from the windows, it does have Florida’s water in the background, along with the required umbrella and chairs for relaxing by the bay. It is both intimate from its point of view and easily identifiable to those who live here and have been to the building.

Second place goes to Kathy Simon-McDonald. I greatly appreciate the Hopper reference and it actually made me laugh out loud when I saw it. It’s quite brilliant “bringing” the artist to this area. Florida can also be a very solitary and lonely place sometimes.  Sitting in a 24-hour diner, the only building around that is open, with just a few visitors is intriguing. It shows Florida at night rather than during the day. There’s no beach but it is inner city and of course our cityscapes are becoming well known across the nation.
Third place is Kris Peterson. I appreciated the image of the ArtCenter from the beginning of the jury process. It has very crisp clear lines. I love the blue sky and the contrast of the trees and the greenery. It takes a unique look at the building. It also reminds me of Florida’s past, since the ArtCenter was established in 1955, its present, since the show is here now, and its future of being torn down and replaced with a new building with a park and sculpture garden to meet the growing needs of the people.
The merit award goes to Ann Modrcin. I appreciate that a literal piece of Florida was used with the natural wood. I like the integration of the wood grain modifying the face and how the face conforms to the sometimes jagged edges of the cut. I also wonder what she is looking at and I love that she is serene and yet also contemplating something. I would like to stop and ask her what it is that she’s thinking about.
Best in 3D has to be Gregg Wilkins. Florida is a very unique place because it has one of two Salvador Dali museums in the world. Dali definitely looks surreal here with his handlebar mustache having hands to hold up his glasses, the camel and melted clocks as some of his iconic images, the peanut gallery is hysterical, and one of my very favorite images of his is the oozing eggs that appear in many of his works. Yet, this Dali has freckles, eyelashes, and a unique crew neck shirt. Plus there’s the Howdy Doody glasses, which make me ask ‘why?’.  What is this artist’s subconscious mind manifesting?
Awards
1st Place Goldie Tremblay Inside Out At Ca’ d’Zan Photography
2nd Place Kathy Simon-McDonald If Edward Hopper Ate Donuts 
In Bradenton Watercolor
3rd Place Kris Peterson The BEST Florida Find Watercolor
Merit Ann Modrcin Resilience Colored Pencil On Exotic Wood
Best in 3D Gregg Wilkins Howdy Doody’s BF Salvador Dilly Dally Dali Mixed Media

Honorable Mentions
Susan Art Bucket List Mixed Media
Jody Carter Island Home Watercolor
Mary Kay Klein Royals 2.0 Oil

 

Exhibit sponsors

Kaleidoscope of Color

A-New-Frequency-by-Corin-Finnie

A New Frequency by Corin Finnie, 1st Place

Kaleidoscope of Color
May 23-June 23
All Galleries

Opening Reception: Thursday May 25, 5:00-7:00

Kaleidoscope of Color is an open, all media, juried exhibit.

There are a multitude of descriptors for the word kaleidoscope: motley, psychedelic, multicolor, particolored, polychromatic, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, variegated. Artists were encouraged to play up the color in works for this all media open juried show.

Juror: Cecile Moran
Juror Statement:
What a joy to view the visual impact of the beautiful work in this exhibit! It is a powerful show of fine art. I am honored to be asked to judge this extraordinary work.

The work selected for the exhibit displays a knowledge of color and design, whether presented representationally or in abstract form. When selecting the pieces for the exhibit, my choices were based on: consideration of the color theme, completeness of thought, composition, skill and understanding of the materials used, and a uniqueness that speaks to the creative thinking of the artist. Congratulations to all of the participants for the beautiful work submitted and my wish is that you continue creating.

Pick-up: Jun 24, 9:00-Noon

Animals & More! Exhibit


Animals & More Exhibit
An open, all media, juried exhibit
April 25-May 19
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 27, 5:00-7:00pm

Online entry by April 14, 4:00pm
In-person entry April 22, 9:00-Noon

Pick up May 20, 9:00-Noon

And join us for free family fun on April 29 from 10-3 for Art & Animals & You! 

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Thank you to Herrig Center for the Arts for inviting me to juror “Animals & More”. Herrig Center for the Arts never fails to draw artists with a strong mastery of skills and imagination. When choosing awards I chose first those that addressed the theme, my next criteria were skill and mastery of the media chosen as well as an imaginative view of presenting the theme. It was a very challenging process due to the excellence of the pieces. All work showed the beauty of the animals that the artists chose to portray and our relationship to them. If your work was not included please do not be discouraged. This was a competitive show to jury. Continue to create!
Being an animal artist myself, I was moved by the work and excited to see how our animal friends were depicted by the talented artists.

Juror: Evelyn McCorrister-Peters

“As a painter I derive inspiration from the environment. By depicting its value to others we can continue to cherish what is left of our diverse ecosystems. As an artist I have the opportunity to record these remaining places in a manner distinctive to my experience. This process advances the artistic language of my work as well as expands the conversation and consideration for the wild among my viewers.”

Evelyn is originally from New Jersey and Delaware, and has now lived in the Sarasota/Manatee county area of Florida for over 25 years. She received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Delaware and has also attended The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Ringling College of Art and Design.

In 1984 Evelyn began exploring the world, visiting 48 of the 50 states as a scenic artist with Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus. She now focuses on the educational and conservation efforts of the family business Squalus Inc who is partnering with the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature to establish a critical care center for Manatees.  Evelyn’s travels throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and Canada along with a year residency in Japan have shown a wide diversity of life and given her the opportunity to share experiences through art.

Evelyn’s work is represented by Art Uptown Gallery in Sarasota, Florida and held in private collections throughout the US, Canada, Australia, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Evelyn has received residencies and fellowships from Weir Farm National Historic Site, Zion National Park, Jentel Foundation, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony and The Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. She is a member of the Petticoat Painters, one of the oldest, continuously exhibiting women’s art groups in the United States. Evelyn serves   on the governing board of Myakka River State Park with a dedication to bring artists and nature together.

Evelyn shares her 12-acre home Barking Dog Ranch, with her husband Philip, their Boxer Hank, visiting horses, sharks, sea lions and now manatees. Her life is a menagerie of the people, places and happenings of a distinctive south Florida experience.

Exhibit Schedule & Requirements

Online entry is no longer available. In-person entry is April 22, 9:00-Noon at Herrig Center for the Arts.

12×12/Off the Wall

An Open, All Media, Juried Show

On Display Nov 30-Dec 30
Reid Hodges Gallery

An all media open juried show with a twist or two. An entry requirement is that all pieces must be 12” x 12” or smaller (framed or unframed). Another twist, buyers will be able to take their newly acquired artwork right off the wall and will not have to wait for the exhibit to end to receive their purchases!

This exhibit will be shown with the International Society of Scratchboard Artists and the Holiday Extravaganza. Opening Reception will be Dec 1, 5:00-7:00. We will also kick-off the Artful Holidays sale.

AWARDS ARTIST TITLE MEDIA
1ST PLACE Carolyn Witschonke On Stage Encaustic Mixed Media
2ND PLACE Cheryl Kinderknecht Dali Does Taos Mixed Media
3RD PLACE Martha Ippersiel Night Vision Acrylic
MERIT Flint Gennari In The Lumberyard Slow Exposure Photography
HONORABLE MENTION Jean Cormier Take Off Little Gee Bee Oil
HONORABLE MENTION Cecile Moran Wilderness Gifts Acrylic Resist
HONORABLE MENTION Tamara Durst Empty Nest Watercolor

Juror: Leslie Jeffery  is an award-winning contemporary abstract artist born in Florida. She became aware of “art” at a young age painting with her grandmother, an accomplished oil painter. She studied painting, art history and constructive design at Florida State University. Her paintings are widely exhibited and have received numerous awards. She now works from her studios in FL and Highlands, NC where she spends the summer.  B.S. in Art Education | FSU

NAWA – National Assn. of Women Artists and NAWA-FL
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters – Signature Member
FLAG – The Florida Artists Group and numerous other art organizations.

She is a Member and Past President of Las Damas de Arte, a Tampa-based group of women who exhibit together and raise money for art scholarships. She was co-founder of former The Carolina Gallery of Fine Art in Highlands, NC and twice Presenter for the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.

Recent Solo Exhibitions:

“JOY of ART” Sep 15-Oct 12, 2022, Featured Artist, Ann Lea Fine Art Gallery, Cashiers, NC “SOUNDSCAPES”  Mar-Apr 2021 at Mirella Cimato Gallery, St. Pete Opera Co, St. Pete  “SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES” Nov-Dec 2020, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL     “ADIOS 2020” Dec 2020 Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL                    “

Recent Awards:
1st Place – Art Center Sarasota “UNCHARTED”  July 2020 for “Taste of Honey”
1st Place – Dunedin Fine Art Ctr “MAPPED OUT” Feb. 2021 for “Highways & Byways”

Color Outside the Lines

Color outside the Lines Exhibit

The Plan by Carla Rudolph

An open, all media, juried exhibit
On display October 11-October 28
All Galleries

Pick-up Oct 29

Award Winners

1st Place The Plan by Carla Rudolph
2nd Place Reservations by Elaine Anagnos
3rd Place Lancaster County Barns by Victoria Wortley Lancaster County Barns
Best in 3d Seahorses by Nancy Dubin
Merit Crossing the road Will Change Your Life
by Jean Cormier
Honorable Mention Patio Flower Garden by Marjorie Crawford
Honorable Mention Taos Teal by Elise Manieri Taos Teal by Elise Manieri
Honorable Mention Morning Comes Karen de Leon Stuart Morning Comes

 

Juror: Janet Mishner ARTIST STATEMENT
“On and Off the Grid” is a series initially inspired by the perimeters of isolation necessitated by the pandemic and the nature of human need for connection, two conflicting ideas. As the pandemic continues, my interest in grids that represent boundaries and my enjoyment of obliterating them in some way with lines, mark making and shapes, I have continued this series and renamed it from its original “Connection v Isolation.”

I am enjoying this self-imposed “rule” followed by playful subversion. Sometime in my childhood, I enjoyed the mischievousness of doing something “bad” while no one was looking. The grid still represents the boundary (parental limits) while the obliteration is the chance to ignore or rebel against them sometimes. As my mentor, Gladys Goldstein said many times, “Just have fun!”

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Bradenton, FL 34205

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