On view March 13–July 25, 2020 in the Galleries at Library Square, West Gallery, in the Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art 

watercolor painting of upside down cans with multicolored tools pouring out
Simple Measures by L. S. Eldridge, Rogers, Arkansas

The Mid-Southern Watercolorists 50th Annual Juried Exhibition will include thirty-nine paintings selected by juror Lynn Ferris of West Virginia. Mid-Southern Watercolorists is a non-profit organization incorporated in Little Rock, Arkansas, to enrich the stature of watermedia and encourage the recognition of its significance in our culture.

This organization furthers the interest of painters and patrons by its programs and by its competitive and non-competitive exhibitions. It also provides opportunities for study by art students and others engaged in art making and in appreciation of arts.

Ferris will travel to Little Rock to choose the award-winning paintings. The winners will be announced on Friday, March 13, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. in the Galleries at Library Square; the public is invited to attend a reception during Second Friday Art Night from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

watercolor paintings of three abstract women in bathing suits
Beauties by Selma F. Blackburn, Little Rock, Arkansas

In the same gallery, an exhibit will hang honoring the five founders of the Mid-Southern Watercolorists: Founders of Mid-Southern Watercolorists: Celebrating 50 Years of Watercolor 

  • Doris Williamson Mapes 
  • Bruce R. Anderson 
  • Josephine Graham 
  • Edwin C. Brewer 
  • Catherine Tharp Altvater
watercolor of a heron on a limb leaning up
Tricolored Heron by Margaret Harrell, Mountain View, Arkansas

For more information, call 501.320. 5790 or learn about upcoming exhibits.

 

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