Past: 2015 Regional Juried Exhibit

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – Friday, December 4 from 5 to 9 p.m., the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri will host a reception for the 2015 Annual Regional Juried Exhibition. The show will be displayed until January 30, 2016 and will feature pieces by 29 regional artists.

The exhibition was developed to demonstrate the diversity of the five-state region and the artists who live here. Artists were encouraged to submit works that interpreted any aspect of the Southeast Missouri Region, as well as its bordering states. Accepted artists represent Missouri, Illinois, and Tennessee. The piece selected to be this year’s “Best of Show”, and the recipient of the $500 cash prize, will be unveiled at the reception on Friday evening. Second place, and three honorary awards, will also be named during the 6:00 pm ceremony.

The artwork for the 2015 Regional Juried Exhibition was selected by James F. Wilson. Wilson is a Missouri native with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking from Kansas City Art Institute and a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Graduate Painting from Boston University. He helped to start the Bowery Gallery in New York City and The Artists Choice Museum, has had his work reviewed in The New York Times, Arts Magazine, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wilson is currently showing at the Kodner Gallery in Clayton, Missouri and teaches as an Artist-in-Residence Professor at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri.

Sponsors of the event include: Isle Casino Cape Girardeau, Ameren Missouri, Proctor and Gamble, First Missouri State Bank, and Terry Godwin, Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. Reception catering and beverages will be provided by Celebrations Restaurant and Bar.

In addition the Regional Juried Exhibit, the Visual Arts Cooperative will also display their Annual Mini Exhibit in the Jean A. Chapman Gallery. This year’s exhibit features dozens of original artwork miniatures, priced below $75, and painted by local and regional artists who are members of the Cooperative.

Join other arts patrons and supporters in viewing the 2015 Regional Juried Exhibit. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is located at 32 North Main Street in Cape Girardeau, MO. Galleries are open Tuesday- Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.