2020 Pine Bluff Art League Exhibition Opens Aug. 6

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Thumbnails of four of the 2020 works by artists Vickie Coleman (clockwise from top left), Edie Totty Gerry DeLongchamp and Crystal Jennings.

Thumbnails of four of the 2020 works by artists Vickie Coleman (clockwise from top left), Edie Totty Gerry DeLongchamp and Crystal Jennings.

Award Winners Will Be Announced Via Video

The 2020 Pine Bluff Art League Exhibition opens Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Arts & Science Center.

This year’s juror, Tom Richard, will announce the top prizes during at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, via video on ASC’s Facebook page. Prizes will be awarded for Best in Show and First, Second, and Third Place prizes, as well as Honorable Mention.

The long-running annual exhibition showcases area artists with works in a variety of media.

The artists selected for this year’s exhibition are:

  • Melissa Abernathy

  • Vickie Coleman

  • Richard Davies

  • Shirley Dawson

  • Gerry DeLongchamp

  • Linda DeMint

  • Jason Duren

  • Rhonda Holderfield

  • Crystal Jennings

  • Glenda Mullikin

  • Barbara Owens

  • Inis Danley Ray

  • Glenda Reeves

  • Elizabeth Sadler

  • Claudia Spainhour

  • Edie Totty

The exhibition will be on display through Sept. 12, 2020, in ASC’s International Paper Gallery. The exhibition is sponsored by Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co.

This year’s exhibition is low key, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing precautions ruled out the traditional opening reception with awards ceremony. 

The 2020 show, however, will include for the first time a virtual exhibition on ASC’s website, so viewers anywhere can view the PBAL works. The online exhibition and interviews will be posted soon.

ASC’s galleries are open to visitors (with precautions) so the exhibition can still be viewed in person.

THIS YEAR’S JUROR

Tom Richard is a professor of art at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Richard received a Master of Fine Arts degree from State University of New York at Albany. His works exploring issues of identity and history have been exhibited throughout the nation.