The Arkansas Arts Council is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Small Works on Paper touring art exhibition at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (MTCC) at 501 W. Ninth St. in Little Rock.
The artwork will be on view from Thursday, Jan. 4, through Friday, Jan. 26. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
An opening reception and artist talk will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4. The event is free and open to the public. Some participating artists will be in attendance to share insights on their artwork.
The Small Works on Paper exhibition will feature 39 artists from across Arkansas and will tour nine venues statewide.
Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18- by-24 inches. Now in its 37th year, the exhibition spotlights Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online gallery maintained by the Arkansas Arts Council. Most works will be available for sale with all proceeds benefiting the artists.
This year's Small Works on Paper entries were juried by Laura Blereau, curator at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Blereau reviewed more than 200 entries to select the 40 pieces that are part of the Small Works on Paper exhibition.
In addition, six artists' work were selected as purchase awards and will become part of the Small Works on Paper permanent collection. The artists receive cash awards that are equivalent to the value of the artworks. Artwork by the following artists were selected: Ryan Howard of Little Rock; Milan Jilka of Springdale; Alexia Lams of Pine Bluff; Madeline McMahan of Paragould; Vianny Nolasco of Rogers; and Sondra Strong of Bryant.
Participating artists in the 2024 exhibition:
Ebony Blevins, Little Rock
Judith Beale, Jacksonville
Maria Botti Villegas, El Dorado
Jane Bonady Brackin, West Memphis
Jojo Buchmann, Little Rock
Catherine Burton, Little Rock
Aaron Calvert, Russellville
Tami Chandler, Jonesboro
Brian Cormack, Little Rock
Laura Dowling, Little Rock
Terra Fondriest, St. Joe
Vince Griffin, North Little Rock
Jeri Hillis, Hot Springs National Park
Matthew Howard, Pine Bluff
Ryan Howard, Little Rock
Crystal Jennings, Rison
Milan Jilka, Springdale
Kimiara Johnson, Pine Bluff
Adrianna Kimble-Ray, Jacksonville
Lisa Krannichfeld, Little Rock
Alexia Lams, Pine Bluff
Kellie Lehr, Bentonville
Madeline McMahan, Paragould
Vianny Nolasco, Rogers
Y. Hope Osborn, Little Rock
Joy Noir Phillips, Hindsville
Laura Raborn, Little Rock
David Rackley, Russellville
Kasten Searles, Little Rock
Trevor Segraves, Siloam Springs
Dominique Simmons, Little Rock
Derek Slagle, Little Rock
Sondra Strong, Bryant
Cathy Wester, Conway
Evernus Williams, Searcy
Mark Wittig, Sherwood
Emily Wood, Little Rock
Terry Wright, Little Rock
Anna Zusman, Magnolia
For more information about Small Works on Paper, contact Cheri Leffew, special projects/events manager, at 501-324-9767 or at [email protected].