Small Works on Paper Moves to NWACC

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Posted: Tuesday, March 26th 2024

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The Arkansas Arts Council's annual touring visual arts exhibition, Small Works on Paper, will open on April 3 at Northwest Arkansas Community College at 1 College Drive in Bentonville.

The artwork will be on view in the Integrated Design Lab from Wednesday, April 3, through Friday, April 26. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Friday.

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. The 2024 tour features artists from across Arkansas and will make stops at nine venues statewide. Most works will be available for sale with all proceeds benefiting the artists.

Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18- by-24 inches. 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.

The following Northwest Arkansas artists have artwork included in the exhibition: Milan Jilka of Springdale, Kellie Lehr of Bentonville, Vianny Nolasco of Rogers, and Trevor Segraves of Siloam Springs.

Participating artists in the 2024 exhibition are: