all media

Annual Member Exhibit

Wild World by Jason Wightman

An Open, All Media, Juried Show

On Display Feb 2-Feb 24
Opening Reception Feb 2, 5:00-7:00

An all media open juried show.

AWARD	ARTIST	TITLE	MEDIA
1st	Jason Wightman	Wild World	Oil
2nd	Ken Snyder	Saturday Fair	Watercolor
3rd	Kris Parins	Winter Arrives	Watercolor
Best in 3D	Jan Pronko	Arnie Gator	Clay
Merit	Elise Manieri	Blues Day	Acrylic
Honorable Mentions	Mike Knapp	Who’s Serving Whom?	Acrylic
	Dale Hellums	Beachcombing Delights	Black Walnut, Aluminum, Turquoise, Brass
	John Guest	American Icon	Watercolor
	Sheryl Unwin	One More Time	Scratchboard

Juror: Linda Lucas
Thank you for the opportunity to judge the ArtCenter Manatee Members Show 2023. There was a tremendous response with over 200 entries submitted. I realized the strength and enthusiasm of both the novice and seasoned artists. As a judge, I wanted to be inclusive and balanced with traditional vision and imaginatively experimental. Although all entries could not be included in the show I do encourage many to try again in another upcoming event. Congratulations to all the entries displayed in the beautiful galleries. The prize winners were outstanding in every category. To all visitors, enjoy the creative works of many members of the ACM community.

12×12/Off the Wall

An Open, All Media, Juried Show

On Display Nov 30-Dec 30
Reid Hodges Gallery

An all media open juried show with a twist or two. An entry requirement is that all pieces must be 12” x 12” or smaller (framed or unframed). Another twist, buyers will be able to take their newly acquired artwork right off the wall and will not have to wait for the exhibit to end to receive their purchases!

This exhibit will be shown with the International Society of Scratchboard Artists and the Holiday Extravaganza. Opening Reception will be Dec 1, 5:00-7:00. We will also kick-off the Artful Holidays sale.

AWARDS	ARTIST	TITLE	MEDIA

1ST PLACE	Carolyn Witschonke	On Stage	Encaustic Mixed Media
2ND PLACE	Cheryl Kinderknecht	Dali Does Taos	Mixed Media
3RD PLACE	Martha Ippersiel	Night Vision	Acrylic

MERIT	Flint Gennari	In The Lumberyard	Slow Exposure Photography
HONORABLE MENTION	Jean Cormier	Take Off Little Gee Bee	Oil
HONORABLE MENTION	Cecile Moran	Wilderness Gifts	Acrylic Resist
HONORABLE MENTION	Tamara Durst	Empty Nest	Watercolor

Juror: Leslie Jeffery is an award-winning contemporary abstract artist born in Florida. She became aware of “art” at a young age painting with her grandmother, an accomplished oil painter. She studied painting, art history and constructive design at Florida State University. Her paintings are widely exhibited and have received numerous awards. She now works from her studios in FL and Highlands, NC where she spends the summer. B.S. in Art Education | FSU

NAWA – National Assn. of Women Artists and NAWA-FL
ISAP – International Society of Acrylic Painters – Signature Member
FLAG – The Florida Artists Group and numerous other art organizations.

She is a Member and Past President of Las Damas de Arte, a Tampa-based group of women who exhibit together and raise money for art scholarships. She was co-founder of former The Carolina Gallery of Fine Art in Highlands, NC and twice Presenter for the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers at The Bascom in Highlands, NC.

Recent Solo Exhibitions:

“JOY of ART” Sep 15-Oct 12, 2022, Featured Artist, Ann Lea Fine Art Gallery, Cashiers, NC “SOUNDSCAPES” Mar-Apr 2021 at Mirella Cimato Gallery, St. Pete Opera Co, St. Pete “SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES” Nov-Dec 2020, Mahaffey Theater, St. Petersburg, FL “ADIOS 2020” Dec 2020 Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa, FL “

Recent Awards:
1^st Place – Art Center Sarasota “UNCHARTED” July 2020 for “Taste of Honey”
1^st Place – Dunedin Fine Art Ctr “MAPPED OUT” Feb. 2021 for “Highways & Byways”

Color Outside the Lines

The Plan by Carla Rudolph

An open, all media, juried exhibit
On display October 11-October 28
All Galleries

Pick-up Oct 29

Award Winners

1st Place	The Plan by Carla Rudolph
2nd Place	Reservations by Elaine Anagnos
3rd Place	Lancaster County Barns by Victoria Wortley
Best in 3d	Seahorses by Nancy Dubin
Merit	Crossing the road Will Change Your Life by Jean Cormier
Honorable Mention	Patio Flower Garden by Marjorie Crawford
Honorable Mention	Taos Teal by Elise Manieri
Honorable Mention	Morning Comes Karen de Leon Stuart

Juror: Janet Mishner ARTIST STATEMENT
“On and Off the Grid” is a series initially inspired by the perimeters of isolation necessitated by the pandemic and the nature of human need for connection, two conflicting ideas. As the pandemic continues, my interest in grids that represent boundaries and my enjoyment of obliterating them in some way with lines, mark making and shapes, I have continued this series and renamed it from its original “Connection v Isolation.”

I am enjoying this self-imposed “rule” followed by playful subversion. Sometime in my childhood, I enjoyed the mischievousness of doing something “bad” while no one was looking. The grid still represents the boundary (parental limits) while the obliteration is the chance to ignore or rebel against them sometimes. As my mentor, Gladys Goldstein said many times, “Just have fun!”

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