‘WORKS ON PAPER’

National juried art show hangs at McNeese through May 9

“Moments With You,” a graphite on paper piece by McNeese art major Camille Vizena of Lake Charles, is part of the 2019 “Works on Paper” exhibit.

“One,” a relief print on found paper by McNeese art major Collin Adams of Moss Bluff, is on display at the “Works on Paper” exhibit. A third McNeese student, art education major Mackenzie Best, also had work excepted for the show.

The 32nd annual McNeese National “Works on Paper” Exhibit is on display in the Grand Gallery of the Shearman Fine Arts Annex at McNeese State University. The juried exhibit, which opened March 21, will hang through May 9.

Juror Stephanie Mitchell, executive director of the Lawndale Arts Center in Houston, chose 66 works for this year’s show from among the 805 pieces submitted by 286 artists, said Lizzie Weber Pullin, McNeese visual arts department administrative assistant.

The “Works on Paper” exhibit is open to all artists living in the United States.

“The pieces submitted from farthest away come from Everett, Wash. — about 2,400 miles away,” Pullin said.

Of the 10 artists who entered from Lake Charles, four had work accepted in the show. Of those four, three are McNeese students — Collin Adams, Camille Vizena and Mackenzie Best. Adams and Vizena are art majors. Best is an art education major.

The 66 selected pieces in the exhibit include paintings, drawings, photographs, prints and mixed media pieces. Work in any medium using paper as a component part was eligible for submission.

The “Works on Paper” exhibit was introduced 32 years ago by art professor Heather Ryan Kelley and former Department Chair Bill Iles, Pullin said.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call the department at 475-5060.

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Online: www.mcneese.edu/mcneese-national-works-on-paperexhibit