About the Event
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Exhibition/Awards
Community Fun Quick Draw
Sponsors

Exhibition
A reception and exhibition will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Customs House Museum, 200 S. Second Street. The award ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m.


Awards
1st Place - $500 (courtesy of TriStar Beverage / Hand Family Companies)
2nd Place - $250 (courtesy of Planters Bank)
3rd Place - $125 (courtesy of Heimansohn Steel and Salvage)
Honorable Mentions - $40 (courtesy of Bettye Holte)


Juror
We are honored to have Austin Peay State University professor emeritus of art Kell Black as juror for this year's 2Rivers Paint-Out.

Kell Alexander Black earned his MFA in Drawing and Sculpture at the University of Connecticut, and he taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design and Austin Peay State University, retiring after 30 years in the classroom. He has exhibited internationally and has won many awards.

Past jurors have included distinguished artists and Austin Peay State University professors and professors emeriti, Max Hochstetler, Dr. Jim Diehr, Bettye Holte, Billy Renkl, Susan Bryant, Melody and Ken Shipley, Claire Coyle Taylor and Dr. Dixie Webb, as well as internationally acclaimed artist Kitty Harvill.

Questions? Contact Ellen Kanervo at 931.551.8870 or kanervoe@apsu.edu