Opening Reception for Creative Tallahassee 2019

Celebrate the skill, talent, ingenuity and creativity of some of the most exciting artists in the Big Bend area.

Highlighted in this multi-media show is the work of many established and emerging local artists. This highly-anticipated annual, juried exhibition features 58 paintings, drawings, photographs, textiles, and sculptures.

The competition was steep. There were more than 255 individual artworks submitted this year by 81 artists. From those, 55 artists were selected by a special jury to have their work shown in this year’s Creative Tallahassee.

Those artists are:

Natalia Andreeva, Alina Bachmann, Rita Barker, Christine Bloor, Lanny Brewster, Debra Brienen, Randy Brienen, Tammy Brown, Jeff Byers, Leslie Cohen, Terrie Corbett, Joe Cowdrey, James Daniels, Mignon Deshaies, Kathy Ferrell, Neil Fletcher, Brenda Francis, Gigi Gaulin, Elizabeth George, Scott Geraci, Ghita Heidt, Sharon Hester, Nancy Holland, Jaye Houle, Ann Kawamoto, Mary Jane Lord, Pattie Maney, Aldo Mazanet, D. Arthur McBride, Richard McDowell, Lee McHugh, Linda Menke, Tristan Audrey Mor, Yoshiko Murdick, Adieren Narro, Elvi Nichols, Rob Nixon, Kate Piretti, Roger Raepple, Brigette Riley, James Russell, Becki Rutta, Rick Shopfner, Stephen Bennett Smith, NED, Anne Stagg, Will Stone, Mikiko Tanaka, Randy Traynor, Doell West, Sherry Whitney, Tavani Williams, Harris Wiltsher, Kaleigh Wright, and David Wright.

There is no charge for the reception or the exhibition and the show will be on display through June 3, 2019.

It is one of many exhibitions curated by the Council on Culture & Arts for the Art in Public Places program on behalf of the City of Tallahassee. For more information about this program, click here. For more information about this exhibition, upcoming exhibitions, or the Art in Public Places program, contact Amanda Karioth Thompson at COCA, (850) 224-2500 or amanda@tallahasseearts.org.