TURLOCK — From a record-breaking 312 entries, jurors have selected 94 works for this summer’s Carnegie Art Showcase, the annual juried exhibition at the Carnegie Arts Center in Downtown Turlock. The show, which awards $2,350 in prize money, will run July 7 through Aug. 29 in the center’s Ferrari Gallery. A free public reception is scheduled for July 10 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Artists from across Central California and beyond submitted work in a wide range of media, including painting, watercolor, drawing, pastels, prints, ceramics, wood, photography, fiber arts, collage, mixed media and installation. The final group represents 64 artists from 29 communities: Altaville, Atwater, Avila Beach, Clovis, Coalinga, Coarsegold, Elk Grove, Fairfax, Groveland, Gustine, Hickman, Hughson, Keyes, Kingsburg, La Grange, Livingston, Lodi, Mariposa, Merced, Modesto, North Fork, Oakdale, Oakhurst, Patterson, Sacramento, Stockton, Tracy, Turlock and Woodlake.
Carnegie Arts Center Director Lisa McDermott said the Showcase continues to grow in reach and diversity. “We are reaching more artists every year and seeing an increasing variety in the works we get to feature,” she said. “Works by many well-known and established regional artists can be seen in the show, but the opportunity also attracts young artists and draws in artists from farther afield. Several artists are appearing in the CAC galleries for the first time, and this is what makes the show unique and exciting every year.”
This year’s judges were painter John Karl Claes of Turlock, printmaker Monique Wales of Oakhurst, and sculptor and mixed media artist Matthew Warner-Davies of Merced.
John Kifer of North Fork received Best of Show for his acrylic painting Leap of Faith. Awards of Excellence went to Larry Lew of Modesto for Dancing Cranes (wood) and Kristina Reid of Tracy for In the Cool of the Evening (acrylic). Awards of Merit were presented to William Calvin of Modesto, Amber Gariety of Modesto, Chella Gonsalves of Modesto, and Marilyn Wear of Turlock. Honorable mentions were awarded to William Conrad of Turlock, Hannelore Fischer of Mariposa, Carolyn Hartling of Coarsegold, Loren Lukens of Merced, Cathy O’Donnell of La Grange, and Mikaela Purcell of Keyes.
The exhibition features work from artists across the region, including Stephen Abbas of Turlock; Alex Aguilera of Patterson; Cruz Andrade of Turlock; Linda Ball of Elk Grove; Rita Barbano of Oakdale; Blake Bautista of Patterson; Elizabeth Bedard of Clovis; Dee Brooks of Modesto; Timothy Brown Jr. of Turlock; Sydney Butler of Kingsburg; William Calvin of Modesto; Susan Conner of Altaville; William Conrad of Turlock; Randy Crimmel of Modesto; Jason Crinklaw of Gustine; Janine Echabarne of Livingston; Moises Enriquez of Turlock; Hannelore Fischer of Mariposa; Susan Fisher of Hickman; Jennifer Fosgate of Merced; Barbara Garcia of Modesto; Amber Gariety of Modesto; Chella Gonsalves of Modesto; Don Hall of Turlock; William Harris of Modesto; Carolyn Hartling of Coarsegold; Andria Hernandez of Turlock; Greg Hubbard of Sacramento; John Kifer of North Fork; Mary-Jane Kiskanen of Modesto; Mark Knize of Tracy; Jared Langley of Modesto; Mary-Ellen Latino of Avila Beach; Kelly Lemons of Oakdale; Larry Lew of Modesto; W. Vaughn Lew of Hughson; Ricardo Lopez Martinez of Turlock; Loren Lukens of Merced; Kathy Marks of Oakhurst; Audra Martin of Coalinga; Geneva Mello of Lodi; Ingrid Montgomery of Stockton; Pam Moreno of Modesto; Amy Morgan of Clovis; Jack Morris of Modesto; Cathy O’Donnell of La Grange; Rhett Regina Owings of Turlock; David Patton of Groveland; Vivian Patton of Groveland; Joseph Powers of Modesto; Mikaela Purcell of Keyes; Kristina Reid of Tracy; Rogue 7 of Merced — Frank Ayala, Abel Corchado, Richard Gomez, Eddie Rodriguez, Ruben Sanchez, Oscar Torres and Lisa Viney — John Russell of Stockton; Deanna Lynn Schmitz of Merced; David Schroeder of Modesto; Lura Schwarz Smith of Coarsegold; Mayra Soria of Turlock; Cristal Tadeo of Woodlake; Sue Thompson of Merced; Christopher Viney of Atwater; Marilyn Wear of Turlock; Larry Whatley of Turlock; Virginia White of Modesto; and Jane Zich of Fairfax.
Gallery Talks with award-winning artists will be held July 23 and Aug. 27 at 6 p.m.
The Carnegie Arts Center is located at 250 N. Broadway in Downtown Turlock and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 general, $5 for seniors and students, and free for Carnegie members, children 12 and under, CalFresh/EBT cardholders, and all visitors on the first Friday of each month.
