Wichita's first ever Emerging Artists Award Exhibit was held during the Friends of Wichita Art Museum 55th Art & Book Fair last week. The exhibit was sponsored by Arts Council Inc. of Wichita and hosted by the Friends of Wichita Art Museum (FWAM). This was a special exhibit presentation of works by eight juried finalists at Century II, Exhibition Hall, May 9 -10, and the "La Noche de Fiesta" VIP Preview event, May 9th.
A painting by Tim Stone and a sculpture by Nam Le
I started installing my installation piece from the morning of the first day of the event and finished it right before the jurors came to see the work. It was nerve-wracking, but I had great fun making it. The finished work looked so fresh.
Above all this fun, I was chosen as one of the three recipients of the cash award! It is so encouraging to receive money through practicing installation art which is ephemeral and unsellable. I would like to send my special thanks to the jurors, Dan Rouser, Mary Werner, Carl Mitchell, Tina Murano, Bradshaw Bernadette, and Lindsey Herkommer. I feel so humbled and honored knowing that each juror is a great leader in various art scenes in Wichita. I also want to thank Christopher Gulick, the chair person of the Art & Book Fair event who supported us before and during the exhibit, and of course, I appreciate the person who nominated me to this event.
An article about the event is here.
Sojourning #16
My installation "Rewinding", paper & used video tape, 2014
An article about the event is here.
