Juror's Talk: "Symphony of the Mountains" Mixed Media Exhibit
Description
Join Juror Kathleen Curtis Wilson as she discusses the diversity in technique, theme, materials, technologies and color use on display and the exploratory approach taken by many of the artists chosen in this exhibit of mixed media artworks. Produced by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA), the Symphony of the Mountains exhibit and juror's talk was originally scheduled to take place at the 2020 Convergence® conference that was going to take place in Knoxville in July. The conference was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the exhibit and juror's talk are now virtual. Participating artists have been invited to show their work at the 2022 Convergence® conference rescheduled for July 15-21, 2022 in Knoxville, TN. View Symphony of the Mountains online.
The Juror's Talk will be conducted via HGA's Zoom platform and will take place on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from 1 - 2 pm EST. Registration for the live event will close at 12:00 PM EST. All registrants and anyone who registers after registration closes for the live event will receive access to an "on demand" recording of the juror's talk. A link will be emailed 24 hours after the juror's talk has ended.
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Exhibiting Artists:
Sue Balascio, New Castle, Delaware • Abraham Buddish, Glenview, Illinois • David Van Buskirk, Denver, Colorado • Al Canner, Boulder, Colorado • Penny Collins, West Hollywood, California • Karen Donde, Mills River, North Carolina • Susan Feller, Augusta, West Virginia • Donna Foley, Silver City, New Mexico • Geri Forkner, Sweetwater, Tennessee • Janet Griffin, Gloucester, Virginia • Mark Grigalunas, Millbrook, New York • Sue Helmken, Clover, South Carolina • Ann Hord-Heatherley, Weaverville, North Carolina • Carol Irving, Escanaba, Michigan • Rosalie Kessing, Santa Clarita, California • Jenny Knavel, Delavan, Wisconsin • Connie Lippert, Seneca, South Carolina • Molly McLaughlin, Hampton, New Hampshire • Laura Mezoff, Monte Vista, Colorado • Elaine Nixon, Louisville, Colorado • Jean Poythress Koon, Morattico, Virginia • Nadine Sanders, Sebastopol, California • Tommye Scanlin, Dahlonega, Georgia • Lee Sipe, Columbia, South Carolina • Cameron Taylor-Brown, Los Angeles, California • Marjorie Tomchuk, New Canaan, Connecticut • Melodie Usher, Abiquiu, New Mexico • Catherine Varvis-Griffin, Fresno, California • Sara von Tresckow, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin • Rebecca Voris, Anchorage, Alaska • Sue Weil, San Rafael, California • Roseline Young, Cape Coral, Florida
Juror Kathleen Curtis Wilson is a Fellow at the Virginia Foundation for Humanities, Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the author of Irish People, Irish Linen, Textile Art from Southern Appalachia: The Quiet Work of Women and Uplifting the South-Mary Mildred Sullivan’s Legacy for Appalachia. renowned authority on Appalachian crafts, Wilson is craft editor for the Encyclopedia of Appalachia.