Winners Selected in Regional Juried Art Exhibition

Judi Brey of Cape Girardeau, Mo., is the Best in Show winner of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's Regional Juried Art Exhibition. Her watercolor painting featuring vibrant blue glass vases and yellow daffodils is titled The Call of Spring. As the Best in Show winner, Brey will receive a $500 cash prize.

The Regional Juried Art exhibit will debut during a First Friday With the Arts gallery opening Friday, Nov. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Arts Council Gallery, 32 N. Main in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

"This show is a great opportunity for local residents to see just how much artistic talent there is right here in our own community," said Melissa Miller, executive director of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. "You don't have to travel to a big city to find talented artists and inspiring works. We've got 'em right here in the heartland."

This competition was open to artists, age 18 and over, who live within 175 miles of Cape Girardeau. They were encouraged to submit works interpreting the people, places and things that represent this diverse region. Categories included painting, 3-D, graphic and mixed media. A total of 70 works were selected for display in the 2009 exhibition. The Regional Exhibition is located in Gallery 100 and the Lorimier Gallery, the Chapman Gallery as always will feature new works by the Local Artists Co-Op.

Peter Nguyen, director of the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus served as the contest juror.

First Friday reception food is provided by Ray's of Kelso. Wine tasting courtesy of Major Brands.

Additional prize winning artists are as follows:

Painting Award, $50

Priscilla Kasten of Millersville, Mo.

Next to the Vineyard

Oil painting

Painting Honorable Mention

Dodi Conrad of Marble Hill, Mo.

A Friend's Zinnias

Oil painting

3-D Award, $50

Karen Fiorino of Makanda, Ill.

See the Elephant

ornate ceramic teapot

3-D Honorable Mention

Misty Sawyers of Glen Allen, Mo.

Flight

Rubber and Wire Sculpture

Graphic Award, $50

Tom Neumeyer of Cape Girardeau

Callas

Photograph

Graphic Honorable Mention

Ida Domazlicky of Cape Girardeau

Water Street Assembly

Photograph

Mixed Media Award, $50

Sue Burton Cole of Cape Girardeau

Untitled

Mixed media painting

Mixed Media Honorable Mention

Robert Grable of Cape Girardeau

Celebratory Repast

Mixed Media Painting

The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is located at 32 N. Main Street in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization was founded in 1961 by metalsmith Otto F. Dingeldein, to encourage artistic awareness, participation, and expression. By showcasing the arts we hope to stimulate the exchange of new ideas and build a shared sense of community. Find us online at www.CapeArts.org , www.Facebook.com/CapeArts or www.Twitter.com/CapeArts.