19th Annual N.E.W. Show:
September 5-25

call for artists This annual juried exhibition is VAE's most anticipated of the year, attracting artists from across the region to compete for inclusion and prizes. All works featured in this exhibition have never been exhibited anywhere before and represent a cross section of the newest, most innovative work in the state. This show is open to two and three dimensional works of art executed in any media (see prospectus for size restrictions).

Juried by: Juried by Brad Thomas, Director of the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College

The following work has been accepted into the 2008 N.E.W. Show: Jim Adams, Royal
Peg Bachenheimer, Cortona
Tracy Herndon Carhart, Friends
Allison Coleman, Congregation
Kathryn Hull Cook, Offensive Colors
Natalie Crawford, Seeking Survival
Mark Crummett, Explorer
Ryan Cummings, Inroads--The Eastern Edge of Centennial Campus
Sharon Digiulio, Raleigh One
Jenny Eggleston, Morphology Trine I
Mark T. Elliott, Alas
Diane Feissel, MacGregor's Garden
Cecilia Guitarte, City Reflections
Ann Hair, Uplifting
Janet Harrell, Paris
Michael Iauch, Number I
Natasha Johnson, Afternoon Delight
Mary Shannon Johnstone, Milkbone
Judy Jones, Cruciferae Family
Michael Kellner, The Corners of My Mind (2)
Mary Kay Kennedy, Sand Scape
Michael Krause, Baphuon, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Eduardo Lapetina, Rainfall Through Trees
Marriott Little, Chanel
Michelle Lyon, Repurposin' I
Chelsea Mason, Untitled
Bruce Mitchell, Main Street, Durham
Logan Mock-Bunting, Cuba Quarry
J.T. Moore, Pullen Park
Kristine Niedrich, 9:32
Amanda Paige, Kim Graveyard
Christopher Purcell, Collection
Shawn Richards, Reflex Testing Methods 5
Mikel Robinson, Homestead--Vance County, NC
Shawn Rocco, 2:40 p.m. Aug. 31, 2007
Aditya Shringarpure, Untitled 9
Sterling E. Stevens, This White House
Doreen Tewksbury, Sleepy Hollow
Burton Tysinger, Exodus
Anthony Ulinski, Rice Lake in Winter
John N. Wall, Untitled #2
Joyce Watkins King, There is No Road Map for Art

exhibit schedule
delivery of accepted work ...........................................august 29-30
exhibition dates...........................................................september 5-25
opening & awards .......................................................september 5, 6-9 pm
end of exhibit & work pick-up ......................................september 26-27

About the Juror:
Brad Thomas is the director of the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College. He has organized exhibitions ranging from the acclaimed retrospective of apocalyptic visionary paintings by the late Reverend McKendree Robbins Long, to a presentation of narrative textiles by indigenous peoples of war-torn countries entitled Threads of Conflict. He also co-curated the international artists-in-residency and book project, FORCE OF NATURE, which featured site-specific installations by ten Japanese artists at seven American institutions. His critical reviews have appeared in the Chicago Tribune and Raw Vision magazine. Upcoming projects include an essay for an exhibition of works by Charles Ritchie for the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State University and a community-based residency program with artist Chris Johanson.

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