(LITTLE ROCK, AR) – The Arkansas Arts Center announces the award winners and accepted artists for the 52nd Annual Delta Exhibition, on view January 29 – March 14, 2010.  Juror Martha Tedeschi, curator in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, chose 51 works for the exhibition and selected the Grand Award, Delta Awards and Honorable Mentions.

The Delta Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture was founded in 1956 to feature contemporary work by artists from Arkansas and bordering states.  Today, the annual Delta Exhibition has grown to encompass works in all media and is a showcase for the dynamic vision of artists of the Mississippi Delta region.  The diversity of art reflects the region’s strong traditions of craftsmanship and observation, combined with innovative use of materials and an experimental approach to subject matter.

The Grand Award was awarded to Kyle Chaput of Corpus Christi, Texas, for his lithograph titled Oso Bay Site 47.  Kathy Bay of Sherwood received a Delta Award for her work Txtrd Msg, acrylic and collage on paper.  Kat Wilson of Ft. Smith also received a Delta Award for Artist: Rudy, Arkansas, a digital print.

Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Sheila Cantrell of Batesville for Pitchers and Pears, colored pencil; S.L. Dickey of Columbus, Miss., for The Unwritten Chance, dimensional screen print triptych; Greer Farris of Fort Smith for Epines Si Vous Plait, pine, rose and bois d’arc; Whitney Leland of Knoxville, Tenn., for 2008 VIII, watercolor on paper; Dennis McCann of Maumelle for North Little Rock Neighborhood, pastel; and Kate Rivers of Ada, Okla., for Traveler, license plate, keys and found objects.

Artists from Arkansas who were accepted into the 52nd Annual Delta include: Ed Barham, Meredith Beau, Jane Colclasure, Ted Grimmett, Anne Haley, Steve Hollis, Andy Huss, Erin Lorenzen, Jason McCann, Liz Noble, Don Phillips, Dominique Simmons and Marjorie Williams-Smith, all of Little Rock; Latoya Hobbs, Callie Mott Matthews and Vicki Mott Matthews, all of North Little Rock; Mac Hornecker and Carey Roberson, both of Arkadelphia; Joe Bruhin, Fox; Don Lee, Ft. Smith; Joshua Miller, Benton; Katherine Monroe, Roland; Ed Pennebaker, Green Forest; Mary Shelton, Cabot; Zeek Taylor, Eureka Springs; Craig Allen Voligny, Fayetteville; and Steven Wise, Rogers.

Accepted regional artists include: Jimpsie Ayres, Donna Blackard and Melissa Dunn, all of Memphis, Tenn.; Janet Akers, Vicksburg, Miss.; Joey Borovicka, Springfield, Mo.; Steven Brown, Chickasha, Okla.; Jo Crow, Hutchinson, Kan.; Robert Green, Abilene, Texas; Timothy Harding, Fort Worth, Texas; Jean Hess, Knoxville, Tenn.; Olivette Hubler, Dallas; Robert Lansden, New Orleans; David Orr, Chicago; Ellen Soffer, Shreveport, La.; Gerry Wubben, Lake Charles, La.; and Peggy Wyman, Macomb, Mo. The 52nd Annual Delta Exhibition is sponsored by Justice Robert and Mary Lynn Dudley; Dianne and Bobby Tucker; and Sam and Janet Alley.  The Grand Award is supported by The John William Linn Endowment Fund.  The exhibition is supported by the Andre Simon Memorial Trust in memory of everyone who has died or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

For more information, call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com. GENERAL INFORMATION Contact: 501-372-4000 Location: Arkansas Arts Center – 9th and Commerce, Little Rock, AR  72202

Free Admission. Gallery Hours:  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Friday                                10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday                                11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday                                  Closed Monday & Major Holidays

Sponsored by: Justice Robert and Mary Lynn Dudley, Dianne and Bobby Tucker, Sam and Janet Alley   The Grand Award is supported by The John William Linn Endowment Fund.   The exhibition is supported by the Andre Simon Memorial Trust in memory of everyone who has died or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).    Arkansas Arts Center programs are supported in part by: the City of Little Rock; Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and the National Endowment for the Arts.   ###

Comments (3)

rhonda said:

... Congrats! To all the winners and the exhibitors who were accepted into the 52nd Delta Exhibition.

January 14, 2010

Zeek Taylor said:

... I am thrilled to have a piece in the exhibit and look forward to meeting fellow exhibitors/artists and viewing their work during the reception on January 29th

January 19, 2010

rhonda said:

... Congratulations ZeeK!

January 19, 2010