Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities is proud to present Art of the State: A Juried Exhibition of Colorado. This statewide juried exhibition garnered 1,635 entries from 588 artists living and working in Colorado. Selections were made by Arvada Center Exhibition Manager and Curator, Collin Parson, and the Clyfford Still Museum's Director, Dean Sobel. Parson and Sobel chose 191 works by 160 artists that represent a wide range of approaches from traditional to experimental. 

Emphasizing the Arvada Center's commitment to supporting Colorado artists, this exhibition will showcase the quality, depth and diversity of works being created in the state by emerging and established artists. This juried exhibition was open to all Colorado artists in all media. For the first time, all three of the Arvada Center's galleries, over 10,000 sq. ft., will be dedicated to one exhibition, and there will certainly be something for everyone to enjoy.

View a slideshow here: http://www.flickr.com//photos/arvadacenter/sets/72157632141389362/show/

Mary Jo Aardsma	James Crane III	David Griffin	Mark Lunning	Cheryl Rogers
Patricia Aaron	Rebecca Cuming	Kent Gunnufson	Brandon Maldonado	Vija Rogozina
Margaret Abramshe	Chris D'Ardenne	Jane Guthridge	Phillip Mann	Roxanne Rossi
Monica Aiello	Carol Dass	Wendi Harford	Patrick Marold	Ajean Ryan
Tyler Aiello	John Davenport	Charlene Harlow	Mike McClung	Mai Wyn Schantz
Jody Akers	Deborah Davis	Karen Haugan	Dawn McFadden	Shelley Schreiber
Theresa Anderson	John DeFeo	Patty Hawkins	Lewis McInnis	Dave Seiler
Libby Barbee	Chris DeKnikker	Adam Holloway	Tim McKay	David Sharpe
Walter Barton	Deborah Dell	Hadley Hooper	Tamar Miller	Paul Sisson
Christi Beckmann	Leah Dennison	Kendrick Howard	J.C. Milner	Bob Smith
Terri Bell	Rebecca DiDomenico	Toby Huffman	Amy Mishkin-Chavez	Craig Marshall Smith
Phil Bender	Haze Diedrich	Lynn Hull	William Mitchell	Darin Steege
Regina Benson	Frederick Doerpholz	Erik Isaac	Paul F. Morris	Sally Stockhold
Andy Berg	Jenna Douglass	Marty Jaquis	Lauri Lynnxe Murphy	William Stoehr
Susan Berkley	Rick Dula	Erick C. Johnson	Chelsea Myslik	Bernice Strawn
Brenda Biondo	Diane Edwards	Scarlett Kanistanaux	Bruce Nall	Mel Strawn
Emi Brady	Alix Evendorff	Carla Kappa	Lynette O'Kane	Andrew Sweet
John Breeding	Suzanne Faris	Margaret Kasahara	Tony Ortega	Marlea Taylor
Michael Brohman	Sharon Feder	Anna Kaye	Marz Pacheco	Shawn Taylor
Susan Brooks	John Ferguson	Horace Kerr	Pattie Parkhurst	Jacob Thaden
Allison Brown	Marcus Fitzgibbons	Jeffrey King	Jeneve Parrish	Milton D. Tomlinson
Judith G. Brown	Carlene Frances	Kevin Kissell	Ameet Patel	Laura Truitt
Michael Burnett	Lili Francuz	Lisa Kowalski	Jessica Paulk	Sarah Van der Helm
Michael Burrows	Melissa Furness	Larry Kresek	Laura Phelps-Rogers	Derrick Velasquez
Beau Carey	Judy Gardner	Kathleen Krucoff	Karen Poulson	Bill Vielehr
Katie Caron	Stacy L. Gardner	Brenda LaBier	Lisa Purdy	Meg Voigt-Meersman
Amelia Caruso	Ron Gerbrandt	Charles Lehman	Sara Ransford	Jeff Wenzel
Catherine Chauvin	Jason Lee Gimbel	Gayla Lemke	Ted Rehm	Lara Whitley
Diane Cionni	Monica Goldsmith	Bonny Lhotka	Zach Reini	Marc Willhite
Sandra Clark	Amanda Gordon-Dunn	Andy Libertone	Jeff Richards	Steven Wood
Jennifer Collins	Linda Graham	Colin Livingston	Craig Robb	Craig Wright
Joseph Coniff	Robert Gratiot	Patrick Loehr	Andrew Roberts-Gray	Gene Youngmann

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Awards

Best in Show: Scarlett Kanistanaux
2nd Place: Andrew Roberts-Gray
3rd Place: Derrick Velasquez

Honorable Mentions:
Monica Aiello
Walter Barton
Robert Gratiot
Charles Lehman
Nick Vella, Warren Tech Student for his Graphic Design

Special Awards:
Clyfford Still Museum Award - Jo Marks Aardsma

Kirkland Museum Award - Chris DeKnikker
 

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Opening Reception and Awards Presentation was held Thursday, January 24, 6 - 9 p.m.

Opening reception beer compliments of Arvada Beer Company .  All proceeds benefitted Galleries at the Arvada Center.

 

PRESS

Best Big Art Show about Colorado Art - 2013

Arvada Center curator Collin Parson has redirected the venue's visual-arts program so that it zeroes in on work made by in-state talent. The resulting exhibitions included solos dedicated to David Yust and Robert Mangold, and group shows focused on representational artists and women. His most successful effort, though, was Art of the State. Parson asked Denver art-world celebrity Dean Sobel, the director of the Clyfford Still Museum, to share jury duty with him. Together they pared 600 entrants down to the 160 who were ultimately selected. Paintings — in particular, abstractions — dominate, but there is also a nice selection of sculptures, photos and ceramics. The show, which is still open, is a great way to encourage the people whose blood, sweat and tears create the community around here.

 

 

Visual arts review: "Art of the State" at The Arvada Center galleries presents 191 works by 160 Colorado artists  ~ DenverPost.com

..."it does capture the nature of work in Colorado these days, which is to say much of it is good and some of it is great. There's a terrific diversity in the rooms, stretching from a recent piece by 80-something Bernice Strawn to up-and-comers like Zach Reini, who graduated from theRocky Mountain College of Art + Design just last year. "

 

The impressive Art of the State showcases the work of 160 Colorado artists  ~ Westword.com

A juried effort at the Arvada Center, Art of the State, has been attracting big crowds: When I was there last week, the galleries were mobbed, but not as much as at the opening, says exhibition manager and curator Collin Parson, noting that more than 800 people showed up that night.

Westword blog, Susan Froyd

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2013/01/art_of_the_state_arvada_center.php

 

Month of Photography blog post

http://mop2013.blogspot.com/2013/01/arvada-center-art-of-state.html

 

"New exhibit shows varying styles in Colorado" ~ OurArvadaNews.com

"Colorado is home to a vast and diverse number of artists in all kinds of mediums, and the Arvada Center’s Art of the State exhibition is offering a snapshot of that talent."

 

Eden Lane "In Focus" feature

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYpslMyMKEU&feature=youtube_gdata

 

 

“Four Artists to Represent Valley in ‘Art of the State’ Exhibition”

Feature article written by Andrew Travers in Aspen Daily News on January 19, 2013 

 

 

 

 

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Opening Reception Photos

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Timelapse Video of floor re-finish and installation

Thank You Colorado Hardscapes for a beautiful  new floor and a great video piece to showcase us and your fine work!