EXHIBIT OPENS JUNE 7; AWARD RECIPIENTS SOUGHT

Art Experience `92, an exhibit sponsored by the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts, opens June 7 at Gallery 100.

The works of 86 artists were submitted, and the best were selected by Katie Anderson of Locus Gallery in St. Louis.

An opening reception will be held June 7 from 2-4 p.m. at the gallery, situated at 100 Broadway. The public is invited.

Artists from 18 states are represented in this year's show, said Beverly Strohmeyer, executive director of the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts. Six artists are from Missouri.

"The fact that Missouri artists compete with artists in New York, California, Washington and Florida shows what excellent work is produced here," she said.

The opening reception will also be an awards ceremony. The exhibit will be displayed through June 30.

Nominees for the Otto Dingeldein Award for Excellence in the Arts are being sought by the arts council.

Deadline for nominations is Oct. 1. The Award will be presented at the annual membership meeting in the fall.

Nominations of individuals in any area of drama, writing, dance, music or visual arts will be accepted. Letters of nomination should be attached to a resume omitting the nominee's name and detailing the individual's participation in or support of the arts, impact on the community, public recognition, length of involvement and the name of the nominating individual or organization.

Past honorees include: Jake Wells, Jean Bell Mosley, Jack & Betty Palsgrove, Wendy Rust, Grant Lund, Miki Gudermuth, Carol B. Horst, Marjorie Suedekum, Dan B. Cotner, Aileen Lorberg, Judith Crow, Ruth Alice Knote, James V. Parker and Frances B. Crowley.

For more information on the nominating process, call the arts council at 334-9233.