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July 8-11, 2010 ~ Children and Youth Day July 7, 2010
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IMAGES 2010
Robeson Gallery
HUB-Robeson Center
University Park Campus of Penn State
The work in Images 2010 was chosen by Dan Mills, Director of the the Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University.
The reception is sponsored by Nittany Bank.
Dan Mills served as the juror for Images 2010. Mills is an artist and the Director of the Samek Art Gallery at Bucknell University in Lewisburg. [Read the Juror's Statement]
As the director of Samek Art Gallery, Mills organizes its nationally recognized exhibitions program that 'brings the world to Bucknell.' He also oversees the gallery’s permanent collection, organizes programming for the university and regional community. Mills has curated numerous major thematic group exhibitions, and in-depth solo exhibitions that have been presented at museums in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and throughout the US. Mills is on the board of the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries. As an artist, Mills exhibits extensively.
Mills has curated numerous major thematic group exhibitions, and in-depth solo exhibitions that have been presented at museums in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and throughout the US. These include Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US, Agnes Denes: Projects For Public Spaces, and Issues of Identity in Recent American Art. For more curatorial information, go to www.bucknell.edu/Samek. A frequent lecturer, juror, panelist and guest critic, Mills has presented lectures on a variety of topics at universities and museums throughout the United States and has juried college, regional and national exhibitions, and served as a reviewer for regional and state artist fellowships. Mills is on the board of the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries.
Mills exhibits his work extensively Recent solo shows: Meditations on Empire, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Museum, China; US Future States Atlas, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Future States Atlas, University of Tennessee; American Icons & Morphs, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago; Empire, Millersville University, PA and Lynchburg College, VA. His work has been curated into exhibitions at institutions including the Chicago Cultural Center; China Art Archives & Warehouse in Beijing; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Long March Space, Factory 798 in Beijing; Pratt Manhattan Gallery in New York; Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery; and White Box in New York. The book Dan Mills: The US Future States Atlas was published by Perceval Press in 2009.
Juror's Statement
Jurying a regional exhibition is an exciting and daunting task. The excitement comes from having the opportunity to view hundreds of works across disciplines by artists from near and far (in this instance, throughout the mid-Atlantic region). Selecting a number of that, to me, are the strongest works submitted and that will fit well in the Hub-Robeson Galleries is the challenge. As a curator who focuses primarily on the art of our time, and as a practicing artist, having the privilege to serve as juror is a responsibility I feel appropriately up to the challenge.
Curated projects often have a narrow thematic, historic or other premise, which by nature result in a focused exhibition. Juried shows are open calls to artists, with few limitations but perhaps geographic boundaries and practical considerations such as scale and weight. While the former may deeply investigate a premise, the latter usually serves to broadly represent the artists and their work within the exhibition parameters.
This year's submissions were strong and varied in media, subject and approach. Many works were submitted in Fiber, Mixed Media, Painting, and Photography. Not surprisingly, these categories have the most accepted works. Other categories including Ceramics, Paper, Printmaking, and Sculpture had few to no works submitted. (Mid-Atlantic artists working in these categories take note: this is a call to submit in 2011!)
From artists informed by current art issues to those creating in long-standing folk traditions, from subjects ranging from mystical to bawdy, and from works of art that are aesthetically subtle and delicate in execution to those bold and dramatic, "Images 2010" represents the breadth of works submitted to this juror.
Visitors: I invite you to slow down and take the time to look closely and enjoy the fine work of artists from your region.
Thank you to all artists who participated, and congratulations to artists whose works were accepted, and especially to award winners.
Dan Mills
May 2010
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2010 Images Winners | |
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Awards of Merit | |
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 James ParlinEdinboro, PA Aging Athlete |
 Diane ParodaState College, PA A Pair’s Journey |
 Bill SantelliRochester, NY The Path 1 |
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