Juror’s Statement
It is an honor to be asked to jury a show. I’ve never met a juror who did not take the enterprise seriously. Each artwork is the personal expression of an individual. When we, as creatives, choose to exhibit our work, we allow the viewer to see what we see and experience how we think and feel about the world around us.
As creatives, we all tend to hold our breath (just a little) whenever we open an email or check a link and scan down a column of names to see if we’ve been accepted for a show. It’s a rite of passage, a part of the business.
If we want our work to be seen, we must submit our creation to a group or an individual juror before our work is accepted. We may develop a tougher skin over the years but it always matters, regardless of how long we’ve been exhibiting or how experienced we are.
Each juror is an individual as well, We come to the task with our own preferences, education and experience. Among a few elements that may be considered are: subject matter, use of media, style, color, composition, expression, and individuality, to name just a few.
Beyond a certain level of competency with the materials, and confident use of elements of color and composition, the things I value and look for are a unique and inventive vision, and the ability to evoke a sense of atmosphere or a feeling in the viewer. The artist should be able to make us care, to see what they see, to direct our eye, to surprise us, to make us see something new or see it in a new way.
As creatives, we are always growing and changing and learning new ways to do things. Every experience makes us better, stronger and more able to express ourselves. And for me, communication, our ability to express something to another, is key.
Suzan Scott
November 13, 2024
KALAVESHI ARTS STUDIO/GALLERY
END OF THE YEAR SHOW – SMALL WORKS JURIED EXHIBITION 2024 JUROR: SUZAN SCOTT
This exhibition featured 60 artworks by 30 artists:
1. Carla LaFlamme - What tha Dog Doin’; Pink
2. Carly Wanner-Hyde - Lunch Date; Solace
3. Carol Ganick - Waiting for Spring; Dreaming: Snow Mountain; Waves
4. Charlene Kilcomons - Sunset Silhouettes
5. Elisabeth Moss - Prayer for the Harvest; River Sky Communion; Healers of the Flow
6. DJ Stenson - Drawing to a Close; Embers; Presence
7. Gary Kollberg - Collinsville Reservoir; Sycamore Beach
8. Geni Gorani - Walking in the Rain
9. Heather Scofield - Sunny Afternoon; Trinity Pond; Summer Day
10. Isabella Deluca - Death & Birth & Regrowth
11. Irene Landry - Space Walk; Let's Dance
12. Jackie Lovejoy - Vermont; Road Scorpio Moon
13. JDM - Chat Royal; Zonked!
14. Jan Olsen - Floral Fantasy
15. Joe O'Brien - Impressions of Francesc #12
16. John Nedosko - Souls Forever
17. Judith Secco - Magpie; Hummingbird on Teacup; Bluebird with Morning Glory
18. Kyia Kline - The Tiger; Fish Hunting in Florida
19. Laura Wilmington - Purple Loostrife, Pretty but Knows no Boundaries; The Lilacs Brimmed with Dew; Summer Afternoon
20. Laurie G. Kelley - Yellow Frog Presenting a Flower to Blue Frog
21. Lindsay Snyder - Bob
22. Lori Barker - Temporal Nature; Lone Journey; Eyes on the Past
23. Nancy Whitcher - On the Way; Moving Down
24. Nell Torone - Home for the Holidays; Silent Night
25. Nora Hillman - Sunlight in the City
26. Patricia Carrigan - Underwater Noises XII; Underwater Noises V; Underwater Noises X
27. Sarah Ryor - Long Journey Home; Growth Explosion; Lustrous Movement
28. Shirley Mae Neu - Up! Up! & Away!; Summer Party
29. Tatyana Nadgor - Cabin Fever; Wild Willy; Adam and Eve
30. Violet Davenport - Three Gouldians
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Best of Show: Eyes on the Past by Lori Barker
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2nd Place: What tha Dog Doin' by Carla LaFlamme
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3rd Place: Magpie by Judith Secco
Awards: