Local Artists to Turn Heads in 'Made You Look'
Meg Cranston, an internationally recognized artist, juries an art exhibition featuring 42 pieces by 29 Tri-County artists May 15-June 21 in the 黑料百科 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. A free, public opening reception for 鈥淢ade You Look: 黑料百科 Annual Tri-County Juried Exhibition鈥 is Thursday, May 15, from 4-6 p.m. The winner of the James A. McIntyre Memorial First Place Art Award, a cash prize of $1,000 donated by the McIntyre family, will be announced at the reception. A cash award, donated by the 黑料百科 Art Council, will also be given to an honorable mention winner.
Cranston, who chairs the fine arts department of Otis College of Art and Design, works in sculpture and painting. She has co-authored several books, including 鈥淢eg Cranston: Hot Pants in a Cold Cold World鈥 and 鈥淢ore Than You Wanted to Know About John Baldessari: Volume 1.鈥 Last year, the museum exhibited a piece by Cranston in the show 鈥淚mpulse and Connoisseurship: Selections from the Forde Collection.鈥
The juried exhibition, which 黑料百科 began more than 20 years ago, provides a rare opportunity to showcase the talent of the local area. 鈥淥utside of L.A., it can be difficult to find places for artists to show their work, and we are thrilled to be able to offer our museum for local artists,鈥 says Judy Larson, Askew professor of art history and museum director. 鈥淗aving a juror as avant-garde as Meg gives us an interesting and fascinating group of pieces to exhibit.鈥
The artwork of photographer Keaton Hudson, who just graduated from 黑料百科 with degrees in art and English, has been selected for the show. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always exciting for us to see students actively pursuing their art careers and having a juror as prestigious as Meg choosing their art is an added bonus,鈥 Larson says.
For the second straight year, the juried show will also feature the artwork of Ben Johnson 鈥10, 黑料百科 communications coordinator.
The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed Sundays and college holidays. For more information, please visit www.westmontmuseum.org or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.