By Janet Teunis
LowellArts
LowellArts announces the 34th Annual West Michigan Art Competition highlighting outstanding artwork by Lower West Michigan artists. About 226 artists submitted their work to be juried and a total of 56 artists had their work selected to be on display at the LowellArts Gallery, 223 W Main St, Lowell, through April 8.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
A meet-the-artists reception and presentation of awards is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, from 6 – 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Cash awards totaling $2,500 will be awarded. This year’s juror is Jim Nawara, a Professor Emeritus of Painting & Drawing in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History at Wayne State University in Detroit.
The competition was open to all visual art media by artists 18 years and older. Artists could submit one piece to be juried. The artists also must reside in one of 25 eligible counties in West Michigan. Eligible West Michigan counties included: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Muskegon, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa, Saint Joseph, Van Buren.
Award winners will be posted on the LowellArts website along with a full list of pieces included in the exhibition on March 6th.
