By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
The first annual Geneseo Fine Arts Exhibit will be held Sunday, May 7, through Sunday, May 28, with displays of art work at the RutabagA Studio and Gallery, 108 North State St., and The Cellar Restaurant, 137 South State St., Geneseo.
The exhibit is being sponsored by RutabagA, the Heart of Regional Art, NFP and RutabagA Studio Corp. The exhibit is open to all area artists, high school age and older.
The judge for the event is Peter R. Xiao, professor of Art at Augustana College, Rock Island.
A reception and critique wlll be held at The Cellar, beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 7. The opening awards ceremony and judge’s critique will be open to the public. After the event at The Cellar, the RutabagA Gallery will be open until 5 p.m. The exhibit will be on display during regular gallery hours, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, and during open hours at The Cellar, 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, through Sunday, May 28.
Prizes will be awarded on May 7 at The Cellar with the Best of Show receiving $350. The first seven awards are cash prizes and the eighth and ninth awards are gift certificates from Dick Blick Art Supplies, Galesburg.
According to Sharon Michaelsen, president of RutabagA, there are more than 120 entries for the exhibit with art work by artists in Dixon, Kewanee, Clinton, Quad Cities and Geneseo.
She said unless a piece is market NFS (Not For Sale), all are for sale and all sales go directly to the artist. RutabagA retains no commission.
Sharon Michaelsen, left, and Kathy Williams show two of the entries received for the first annual Geneseo Fine Arts Exhibit sponsored by RutabagA Studio and Gallery. Art work entered in the Exhibit will be on display at RutabagA, 108 North State St., and at The Cellar Restaurant, 137 South State, Geneseo, from May 7 through May 28.
