"Now in its 31th year, Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18 x 24 inches by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry. The Arkansas Artist Registry is an online gallery showcasing the artwork of Arkansas artists. Membership to the Arkansas Artist Registry is free and open to all Arkansas artists.
The Small Works on Paper exhibition travels to 10 venues throughout the state in a yearlong show, offering Arkansas artists an extraordinary opportunity to showcase their artwork to patrons all over the state. This year’s entries were juried by James Phillips, an associate professor in the Department of Arts at Howard University in Washington, D.C." - Arkansas Arts Council
Convention Fire, 2017, Pigment print on handmade paper (cotton, daylily, hosta, bamboo, and yucca), 15 1/2 x 21 inches
This year a piece titled “Convention Fire” was selected. This work depicts a burnt out version of the derelict convention center at Meadow Creek. Meadow Creek, located in Fox Ar, was an important meeting place for people concerned with the environment and global climate change in the 1980-1990s. This print is part of my most recent series “Traces Remain”.
This is my second time participating in the small works show. My work “Fire Start” was selected in 2016. It’s an honor to be included in a group show that is so widely viewed around the state
The exhibition will travel around the state to the following venues:
January 4-27 Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Little Rock
February 5-23 Harding University, Searcy
March 5-16 Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
April 2-30 Community Creative Center, Fayetteville
May 3-29 University of Arkansas Rich Mountain, Mena
June 4-July 13 The Arts Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart
August 2-28 Henderson State University, Arkadelphia
Oct. 2-27 Batesville Area Arts Council (Gallery on Main)
Nov. 2-29 DeltaARTS and Arkansas State University Mid-South, West Memphis
This years artists include:
Lloyd L. Litsey, Little Rock
Jason McCann, Maumelle
Glenda L. McCune, Little Rock
Cheryl N. McMickle, Marianna
David McRoberts, Sherwood
Emily Renay Moore, Conway
Michael Preble, Hot Springs
Lynn Reinbolt, Searcy
Charlotte Rierson, Fairfield Bay
Jane Rockwell, North Little Rock
Steven B. Schneider, Fayetteville
Robert R. Simmons, Little Rock
Mitchell Skinner, Grady
Leslie Toler, Little Rock
Neilann Brown Verdell, Sherwood
Elizabeth Weber, Little Rock
Steven Wise, Rogers
Emily Moll Wood, Little Rock
Kathy Bay, Sherwood
Lynn Bell, Little Rock
Maria Botti-Villegas, El Dorado
Lyn Brands, Conway
Michael S. Church, North Little Rock
Brian Cormack, Little Rock
Melissa Cowper-Smith, Morrilton
Kristin DeGeorge, Hot Springs
Rex DeLoney, Little Rock
Terry Lynn Dushan, Fayetteville
Melissa Foster, Conway
Bryan Frazier, Little Rock
B. Jeannie Fry, Cabot
Elissa Gordon, Mountain Home
Diane Harper, Little Rock
Marion A. Hotz, Russellville
J. Kathleen Keefe, Little Rock