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200 artists submitted 569 works for Coos Art Museum's annual Expressions West painting exhibition - a juried competition for contemporary painters of the 13 western United States. Norman Lundin, contemporary painter and Professor of Art, Emeritus, University of Washington spent 2 weeks conducting a 'blind jury' of the 569 entries to select the 91 works by 85 artists into the exhibition. Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation presented a $5000 cash-purchase award for the 1st Place winner, a $3000 cash purchase award for the 2nd Place winner and a $2000 cash-purchase award for the 3rd Place winner. Founded as a regional art competition for painters residing only in Oregon & Washington in 1997, Expressions West '98 grew to include painters in California. The reputation of the competition grew so much that artists from outside the 3 western states asked to compete. In 2000 Expressions West expanded to include painters in the 8 western states. It was in 2003, that Expressions West expanded to include painters from the 13 western United States. Each year a new juror is selected by the Art Museum to conduct the jury process and the final selection of winners - thus each year offers a new approach to the selection and the competition. Submissions must be current works (created with in the past 24 months) and must have not been submitted for any previous Expressions West competitions. Founded by the Coos Artists League in 1950, Coos Art Museum is housed in Coos Bay's historic 1936 Post Office building. With 5 galleries, Coos Art Museum mounts 30 exhibitions annually and rotates on display its 480-piece Permanent Collection. "As the 3rd oldest art museum in Oregon, Coos Art Museum has long maintained a strong commitment over the years to exhibit the works of contemporary artists" MJ Koreiva, Executive Director, Coos Art Museum. "We feel by having the Coos Art Museum mount a juried exhibition of
contemporary paintings, we help support the emerging painters of the west.
For many, this is their first group exhibition within an art museum. For
some it's an opportunity to exhibit their work outside their home state or
region, while for others it is a chance for their works to become part of
a permanent collection of art", Dr. Stephen Kridlebaugh, President,
Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation. 14 artists from Washington: 11 artists from California: 5 artists from Colorado: 4 artists from Arizona: 3 artists from Montana: 2 artists from Idaho: 2 artists from Nevada: 2 artists from New Mexico: 1 artist from Alaska: 1 artist from Hawaii: 1 artist from Wyoming:
For more information on CAM, email info@coosart.org.
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