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LowellArts features annual art competition in virtual tour

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joanne@wktv.org

Due to the stay-at home order, the LowellArts Gallery has been closed. Recently the staff created a virtual tour of its current exhibition featuring 56 West Michigan arts.

The Annual West Michigan Art Competition highlights outstanding artwork by West Michigan artists. With the being the 34th yer, the competition has become well-respected exhibition that many artists strive to be a part of. Of the 226 artists who submitted work to be juried at this year’s competition, 56 artists had their work selected to be on display a the LowellArts Gallery.

At a well-attended reception on March 5, this year’s juror, Jim Nawara, a professor emeritus of Painting and Drawing in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art history at Wayne State University, shared with attendees comments about his process for selecting the works that were selected for the show. Also at the event, he presented five artists with honorable mention awards and another five artists with monetary awards totaling $2,500.

Award Winners

David Besteman

JA Dine

Taylor Hendrix

Doug Klemm

Taylor Mazer

Honorable Mention

Richard Aardsma

Amy Johnson

Frank Leasure

Maria Lemon

Michael Nashef

34th annual West Michigan Art Competition opens at LowellArts

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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.

Deadline for 34th Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition Feb. 1

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Artwork by Jim Nawara

By WKTV Staff

The deadline for the 34th Annual LowellArts West Michigan Art Competition is set for Feb. 1.

The annual competition highlights outstanding artwork by Lower West Michigan artists who live within a 25-county region. Artwork in any visual art media can be submitted by artists 18-years-old or older. Five cash awards totaling $2,500 are awarded. 

Only original works completed in the last threee years and not previously exhibited at LowellArts are eligible. Commercial reproductions, including giclée prints, will not be accepted. Traditional print media, photography, and digital art should be from a limited edition. Two-dimensional entries may be no larger than 62 inches in any one direction, including the width of the frame. Three-dimensional entries must fit through a standard door frame and be no larger than 62 inches in any one direction. Only artwork easily handled by two people will be accepted. 

Artists may submit one piece in any medium for consideration by the juror. Submit one image for two-dimensional pieces. For three-dimensional pieces, two images with different views of the same piece may be submitted. All entries must be submitted digitally through the www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ) website. There is no cost to register on CaFE, but it is required. Video entries may not be submitted. All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1.

This year’s juror is Jim Nawara, who is a professor emeritus of painting and drawing in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History at Wayne State University.

The exhibition will run from Feb. 29 – April 8 at the LowellArts, 223 W. Main St., Lowell.