The Arkansas Arts Council, a division of Arkansas Heritage, is pleased to announce 35 Arkansas artists will be represented in the 2020 Small Works on Paper touring exhibition. The opening reception will take place tonight (January 9) at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Thirty-nine artworks will be on display in nine galleries statewide during the yearlong tour. Featured artists will speak during the opening reception. Both the exhibition and the reception are free. The exhibition will run through Jan. 25

The following artists’ work will be on display:

1. Oluwatobi K. Adewumi, of McNeil
2. John Ahlen, of Little Rock
3. Martin Balsam, of Little Rock
4. Ebony Blevins, of Little Rock
5. Win Bruhl, of Little Rock
6. Brian Cormack, of Little Rock
7. Anais Dasse, of Little Rock
8. Terra Fondriest, of St. Joe
9. B. Jeannie Fry, of Cabot
10. Catherine Goenner, of Bella Vista
11. Diane Harper, of Little Rock
12. Diana Michelle Hausam, of West Fork
13. Karlyn S. Holloway, of Austin
14. Jeff Horton, of Little Rock
15. Cary Jenkins, of Little Rock
16. Hannah Jeremiah, of Van Buren
17. Kimiara L. Johnson, of Pine Bluff
18. Kathleen Keefe, of Little Rock
19. John P. Lasater, IV, of Siloam Springs
20. Sigrid Lorfing, of Russellville
21. Lisa Martin, of Clarksville
22. Ray Ogar, of Little Rock
23. Karen Perry, of Hot Springs Village
24. Michael Preble, of Hot Springs
25. Lynn Reinbolt, of Searcy
26. Charlotte Bailey Rierson, of Fairfield Bay
27. Jane Rockwell, North Little Rock
28. Sabine Schmidt, of Fayetteville
29. Dominique Simmons, of Little Rock
30. Gary Simmons, of Hot Springs
31. Thomas Quinton Stanford, of Siloam Springs
32. Joe Stewart, of Bentonville
33. Brian Wolf, of North Little Rock
34. Terry Wright, of Little Rock
35. Anna Zusman, of Magnolia

Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18-by-24 inches. The work is by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online gallery. The exhibition features new and established artists and offers those artists the opportunity to have their work seen by patrons all over the state.

This year’s entries were juried by Jamie Adams, associate professor of art at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Adams reviewed nearly 300 submitted artworks to pick the 39 works in the exhibit. He also selected the following works to receive purchase awards, which are cash prizes equivalent to the value of the artwork. Purchase award pieces become part of the Small Works on Paper permanent collection.

“Proud Tower,” acrylic and collage, by John Ahlen of Little Rock
“Self-Portrait,” charcoal, by Martin Balsam of Little Rock
“Ozark Gaming,” photograph, by Terra Fondriest of St. Joe
“Post,” photograph, by Cary Jenkins of Little Rock
“Reflections of Winter Series 1, Winter’s Kiss,” watercolor by Charlotte Bailey Rierson of Fairfield Bay
“Jonathan,” graphite, by Jane Rockwell, of North Little Rock
“Palm Hours,” acrylic on paper, by Brian Wolf of North Little Rock