RCCAC Gala Juried Art Exhibition
The work of 30 artists will be on display when the Randolph County Community
Arts Center presents its ninth annual Gala Juried Art Exhibition September 10 - 29.
The opening reception and award presentation will be part of the RCCAC’s
annual Gala celebration held Friday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. Tickets can be
purchased by phone with credit card or in person at the RCCAC office.
The juror for this exhibit is Jo Gaston. An art educator for more than 20
years, Gaston received her bachelor’s degree in art from Missouri State
University and her master’s degree from The Colorado College. A resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, she creates watercolors of ranch and garden subjects she has known since childhood. The realistic details of her
paintings make her subjects easily recognizable. While presenting subjects
realistically, however, she uses light and color freely to intensify her
impressions of the abstract forms inherent in those subjects.
Her work has been shown in many regional and national juried shows such as the Grand National Rodeo Celebration of Western Art - San Francisco, Texas Watercolor Society International Exhibition, and the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Exhibition – New York.
She is a member of both the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and the National Watercolor Society (NWS) and a past president of the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society and a signature member of the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, the Kansas Watercolor Society, and the Northwest Watercolor Society.
Gaston will conduct a watercolor workshop on Sept. 11 and 12 entitled
“Creating Dynamic Watercolors with Three Cs” for intermediate to advanced artists. The cost is $125 (with a 20 percent discount for RCCAC members).
Three-dimensional artwork in the exhibit includes two pieces by Paul Bonnes: "Halley", a wood and steel sculpture, and "We Sail the Moon", a wood, copper foil and steel sculpture; three wooden pieces by Dave Shombert: "Lidded Box", made of hickory, amazakoue and ebony), "Hollow Form", made of cherry, and "Bowl with Textured Rim" made of mahogany; and three ceramics by Lorna Vincent Venter: "Maxine Virginia", "Psyche" and "Curiosity."
The exhibit features fibers/textiles art including "Wedding Ring for Mavis and CJ", a fiber work by Fran Kordek; and :Simple Twist of Fate", a testile work by Lisbet Okun.
Oil paintings on display in the exhibit include "The Lady of Algiers", oil/latex on panel, and "The Rabbit Affair", oil/latex on panel, by Liza Brenner; "Old Crow", oil on canvas, and "Brooksville Dusk", oil on canvas, by Kadra Casseday; and "First Cutting" and "West Virginia Vista" by Joy Cooper.
Also included in the exhibit are the oil paintings "Ramp Digger", "Lumberjack" and "Man of Spring" by Michael Doig; "Shrimp Boats", oil on linen, and "The Shrimp Shack", oil on board, by Don Hall; "Alan's Barn" by Michael Ledden; "Late Autumn" by Joe McInroy; and "Bluemont", oil on canvas, and "Greenbrier River Path", oil on canvas, by Karen Ward.
Watercolors on display include "The Loft" and "The Farmer", both by Katherine Crim: "Batik Koi" and "Transparent Watercolor", both by Laurie Goldstein-Warren; "Interior Development" and "Morning Arrives", both works in watercolor and crayon by Deborah McHenry; "Structures" and "Pacific" by Kenneth D. Waddell: and "Bluzee Trees", a watercolor and oil pastel, and "One Cow Walking" by Monica Wilkins.
The exhibit also includes acrylic paintings including "Untitled" by Chet Lowther; "Baby Dreams" by Larisa Wells; and "Dancing with the Gulf of Mexico", acrylic on canvas collage, by Ruth Blackwell Rogers.
Other works include "Bear Rocks", an encaustic painting by Chet Lowther; and "Ladyslippers" and "Memories of Summer Days', two Tempera Resist paintings by Maggi Rhudy.
Pastel paintings on display include "Ready for Winter" and "A Canaan Valley Scene" by Ruth Ann McLaughlin; "Blackwater Canyon Trail" and "Lucy on the Rug with Sunshine" by Alain Kieny; "Evening Glow" and "Morning Mist" by Sandra King; and "Follow the Path", pastel on sanded paper, by Jo Ann Barlow.
Photography featured in the exhibit includes "Blueberry Pathways" and "Red at Bear Rocks" by Mary Ann Honcharik; "Antelope Canyon", "Kezar Sailboat" and "Sugarlands Sunset" by Ken McCoy;and "Rust II" and "Rust III" by Marjory Moses.
Also on display are two monotype ink works by Louise Braddock, "Down in the Meadow" and "Tulips".
The exhibit will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Sept. 29.
Also on display starting Sept. 10 will be a solo exhibition by Elkins artist Margo Blevin Denton in the Maxwell Gallery. Denton’s exhibit will be on display through Nov. 17.
This year’s Gala Exhibit is sponsored by the Elkins Regional Convalescent Center, located on the Beverly Five Lane - South of Elkins. ERCC is a non-profit organization dedicated to nursing home services for both skilled
and intermediate care residents.
The RCCAC, a non-profit organization promoting and supporting the arts in Randolph County and the surrounding areas, is located at the corner of Randolph Avenue and Park Street in Elkins. The RCCAC is supported by the National Endowment of the Arts and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Call the RCCAC office at 637-2355 for information on its arts education classes, exhibits, concert series, and children’s concert series.
RCCAC is committed to providing accessibility to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation, please contact our office in advance. Call the RCCAC office at 637-2355 or log onto
www.randolpharts.org for more information.
