ArtsRevive to host Roots and Wings
Published 9:40 pm Friday, March 4, 2016
ArtsRevive will be hosting its 14th annual art show, “Alabama Artists: Roots and Wings,” this March with guest a juror from Savannah, Georgia.
The show will be held at Charlie Lucas’ Studio, located at 9 Lauderdale Street, and will represent 47 local and regional artists.
“It’s an incredible amount of art, and it’s wonderful,” said Cindy Stoudenmire, art show chairman.
A member’s only opening reception will be held Saturday, March 12 from 7-9 p.m. Memberships will be available at the door. The show will be open to the public on March 18-26 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sundays, March 20 and 27 from 1-4 p.m.
More than 120 works of art will fill the gallery, ranging from painting to photography and mixed media and three-dimensional works.
“We pretty much cover the range of everything,” said Stoudenmire. “We have something for everybody.”
First, second and third place cash prizes will be awarded in each category with the help of guest juror, Suzanne Jackson. Best of Show and People’s Choice will also be awarded.
Jackson is a multimedia artist working at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) as a foundation studies professor. She received her Bachelor’s of Art from San Francisco State University and Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Drama and Design. Jackson’s works are bright and whimsical, focusing on line and expressional use of colors such as orange, yellow, red, green and blue. She has a successful career, showing in solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally.
“She seems very nice and interested in doing the show,” Stoudenmire said.
She said the art doesn’t have a theme. Being an Alabama native is the only requirement for artists.
“You have to be an Alabama artists or an artist with Alabama connections,” she said. “That’s about the only restriction we have on it.”
Stoudenmire said anyone who is interested in the show should come.
“It’s a great time, it inspires people, it makes them happy, [and] sometimes it makes you think,” she said. “Art can do all kinds of things.”
