The Coleman Center for the Arts (CCA) was pleased to host the Sumter County Fine Arts Council (SCFAC) Annual Juried Art Show, which opened on Thursday, April 23rd and will be on display until May 21st. The show will features the artwork of Sumter County artists, and cash prizes were awarded by guest juror Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
First Place
To the Lesser Power, Garland Farwell
Second Place
Flour Sack Dress, Lillie Mack
Third Place
Lidded Jar, Jessica Smith
Honorable Mentions
Project Daydream, Nick Davis
Veronica, Jo Hare
Seated Form, Charlie Muñoz
Juror Statement
“I was very impressed overall with the group of submissions and especially the diverse range of mediums—I really enjoyed the variety of materials and techniques artists in Sumter County are working with. It was wonderful to see the range from more traditional mediums local to the region such as ceramics and quilt making to the other end of the spectrum with a submission that was a conceptual performance piece.
It was very difficult to decide—I tried to consider submissions that were equally strong in technique, where it seemed to me the artist was mastering their skill, as well as demonstrating the ability to create a work that presents new ideas and encourages audiences to think about something in a new way.
It was such a treat to have the opportunity to visit the Coleman Center for the Arts and to be the guest juror for this year’s Annual Juried Art Show and to get a sense of what artists in Sumter County, Alabama are thinking about and the work they are making. It was a very inspiring day!”
About the Juror
Wassan Al-Khudhairi is the Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art. She holds a Master of Arts with Distinction in Islamic Art and Archaeology from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Georgia State University. Al-Khudhairi was previously Co-Artistic Director at the Gwangju Biennale Foundation in South Korea, where she collaborated on the curation of the ninth edition of the Gwangju Art Biennale. She has also served as the Founding Director of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar, and has held positions at the Brooklyn Museum and the High Museum of Art.
Pick Up Entries from CCA Gallery:
Friday, May 22 and Saturday May 23 fro 10 am to 12 pm
Tuesday, May 26 from 10 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm