Specimen No. 1 Venus de Victory / Sam Sanders
This summer, the Gallery at the Park is showcasing its Annual Juried Show, an exhibition of talented artists from across the region!
The Gallery received 280 submissions from 100 artists, and this year’s juror, Benny Fountain, selected 49 2D pieces and 21 3D pieces, representing 55 artists.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP ROW: Bedtime Story / Jolyn Wells-Moran; Crackle Raku Vessel / Victoria Gravenslund; Emmons is Melting / Steve Jensen; MIDDLE ROW: Feathers / Michael Jacoby; Four Years Later / Marie Noorani; GAGE Bowl / Jerry Johnson; BOTTOM ROW: Golden Grove / Laura Gable; Ma Chère Udnie / Mike Gorman; Tripleplay / Jerry Johnson
Benny Fountain is a painter and art educator whose work has been exhibited in numerous national and international exhibits. In 2018, Fountain was awarded Artist in Residence at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. In 2022, he was a Resident Fellow at the American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France.
Fountain recently returned to the Northwest to lead the drawing and painting track at Whitworth University in Spokane. He has also been creating a body of large-scale landscape paintings to exhibit in his sixth solo show at the Froelick Gallery in Portland.
The Juried Show is on display at the Gallery at the Park from July 1 to August 22. The reception and awards ceremony is on Friday, July 11, from 6 to 8pm.
Some artists will receive monetary prizes, with more than $3,000 being awarded altogether.
Visit the Gallery at the Park at 89 Lee Boulevard in Richland or go online to galleryatthepark.org. For photos of exhibits, receptions, and more, follow the Gallery at the Park on Facebook @galleryatthepark or Instagram @alliedartsgallery.
Also, don’t miss the Art in the Park Festival!
On July 25 and 26, the Gallery at the Park presents Art in the Park, the biggest art festival in Eastern Washington and Northern Oregon! Stop by Howard Amon Park to shop and browse more than 300 booths with original artwork. The festival also features live music, great food, and easy access via Benton-Franklin Transit Shuttles.
