Our Annual LVAG Members Spring Juried show is running through May 22 at the West Sahara Library.

Judge’s Statement

Positive Vibes: Peace, Love and Understanding Through Art

Congratulations to the participants! This is a tough topic to interpret. And despite our common experience over the past year with COVID-19, we each have had unique responses to the challenges we and our friends, family, and colleagues have experienced.

And that is what I most noted, in reviewing these works: an incredible variety. Secondarily, I responded to the range of competencies and imagination, from florals and still lifes to linocuts and landscape and illustration.

In the end, I had to resort to judging and ranking, and awarding based on my gut-level, emotional response. After all, the topic of the exhibit guided artists to work on that level. So virtuosity ranked below substance and expression of feeling. When I FELT a strong response to a piece, that pushed its ranking higher. Please look at my assessment and see if you agree!

Awards & Honorable Mentions

Best in Show: Takeshitadori

1st Place: A Little Oil Painting

2nd Place: Two For The Road

3rd Place: Peace Underneath

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):

• Brave Enough
• It Takes Strength to See the Beauty
• I Got a New Guitar
• Splashed
• Palace of Inclusion
• Woman Thinking

Judge & Juror Bios

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