Today we take a peek at the 2020 Fall Juried Exhibit!

Juried Exhibitions showcase a variety of artistic talent in our region. Each season, artists are invited to submit up to five original pieces for consideration by a jury comprised of artists, curators, and other arts professionals.

Submissions for Winter are due Monday!

SUBMIT YOUR ART!

Ever Watchful
linoleum block print
11″ x 14″
$175

I have spent the past 50 years creating art. My career was in the theatre as a director, writer and educator. I have played guitar with several bands on the east and west coasts – for the past twenty years (and continuing) it’s been bluegrass with the Prozac Mtn. Boys.

In 1966 I took my first painting class from Mitsuo Kakutani, a Japanese painter and landscape designer. He taught me 4 things that became foundational in my artistic life, regardless of medium. First, creating art is a process of making choices – the most important of which, perhaps, is when to stop. Secondly, all art is ultimately collaborative – the nature of the collaboration differing in each art form and each medium. Third, you must become adept at manipulating the elements of your medium in order to create art that is engaging. And, perhaps most important, inspiration and spontaneity must rest on a foundation of technique and discipline.

My work has always been eclectic and varied. Most of the time I work on more than one piece at the same time. For the Fall Juried Show I have chosen to submit linoleum block prints and 2 acrylic abstract paintings.

http://www.samisharts.com

A Precarious Position
acrylic on canvas
24″ x 20″
$300

Birch Trees with Streams
linoleum block print
11″ x 14″
$175