West Tennessee Regional Art Center - Juror

Juror and Honorees announced for the West Tennessee Regional Art Center's Invitational Art Exhibition

A month-long exhibition of works by area and regional artists has been an official event of the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival since 2001.

Beginning this year, the show honors five carefully-chosen West Tennessee artists. Honorees have been invited to display a choice sampling of their very best works. An expert in the field will select the one exhibited work deemed to best exemplify superlative achievement in the visual arts. The winner of The Grand Award of the 2006 Strawberry Festival's WTRAC Invitational Art Exhibition will receive a $500 cash award. The 2006 Grand Award is generously sponsored by Humboldt Utilities. Juror for the 2006 invitational exhibition is Andee Rudloff, professional artist as well as curator at the Nashville International Airport.

As curator, Rudloff plans and coordinates all programs related to the airport's public art projects, including the oversight of the permanent art collection and music performances. Her schedule is also very busy with painting and mural projects, teaching and event coordinating. In 2005, Rudloff curated and coordinated the Sarratt Gallery/Vanderbilt University "At Home on Tour" exhibition. She also served as a handler and conservator at the Newport Beach Art Museum and the Laguna Beach Art Museum in California. She's a native of Bowling Green, Ky.

The following artists are being honored at the exhibition: Lee Benson, Peggy King, Libby Lynch, Lendon Noe, and Janice Sumler. Benson is a Professor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Ceramics at Union University in Jackson. King is a retired art instructor and administrator from Martin, Tennessee. Lynch is a high school art instructor at the University School of Jackson. Noe is a Professor of Art at Lambuth University in Jackson. Sumler is a professional watercolorist who teaches painting classes and workshops in Jackson/West Tennessee.

Make plans to attend the opening reception on Sunday, May 7, 2006, from 2-4pm in the Upstairs Gallery of WTRAC, 1200 Main Street, Humboldt. Come early to preview the works on display and stay to experience the excitement as The Grand Award winner for 2006 is announced!

And the winner is....
Aaron Lee Benson!!
Congrats to all of the artists!

For more information about the center, visit:
www.wtrac.tn.org