This summer, Gallery at the Park presents its annual Juried Show, a showcase of talented artists from across the region!

The Gallery received 250 submissions, and Liana Bennett, the 2024 juror, selected 61 pieces for exhibition, representing 46 artists.

Liana Bennett is an artist, an art teacher, and the founder of Arts Umbrella, an art education center. In high school, Bennett won a scholarship to Art Center School, and after, a scholarship to Chouinard (now CalArts). She paints in acrylics, oils, and mixed media.

“The figure challenges me to this day, and it will always be the subject that I am pulled to,” says Bennett. “I need to feel a connection to whatever I paint, places I've been, people I know.”

Bennett has displayed in many galleries and has juried exhibitions across the Pacific Northwest.

(Clockwise from top left): Postcard from 2024 Gaza/Deidre Holmberg; Purple Reign/Troy Thompson; Reflections of Autumn's Glow/Laura Gable; White Cup, Blue Chair/Shea White; Traversing Time and the Universe/Viki Quinn

The reception and awards ceremony is on Friday, July 12, from 6—8pm.

Some artists will receive monetary prizes, with more than $3,000 being awarded altogether!

(Clockwise from top left): A Beautiful Day in Europe/John Ratsch; Cyclops Selfie Portal/Lorna Barth; Know Thyself No Matter How Strange or Frightening/Joyce McClanahan; Parker Island/Steve Jensen; Like Broken Porcelain/Sam Sanders

On July 26 and 27, Gallery at the Park presents Art in the Park, the biggest art festival in the Mid-Columbia Basin! Stop by Howard Amon Park to shop and browse more than 250 booths with original artwork. The festival also features live music, great food, and easy access via Benton-Franklin Transit Shuttles.

Gallery at the Park is located at 89 Lee Boulevard in Richland and at galleryatthepark.org. The Gallery’s hours are Tuesday–Thursday, 12–4pm, and Friday and Saturday from 10am–5pm.

To see photos of exhibits, receptions, and more, follow Gallery at the Park on Facebook @galleryatthepark or Instagram @alliedartsgallery!

Also, don't miss Art in the Park Festival

July 26–27!