(detail) Depletion of a Woman
Sypsa's work will be included in the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.
George Ohr’s National Challenge: The Juried Exhibition
September 19 - November 7
Artist from twenty-eight states are participating in the return of a major juried art exhibition, the George Ohr National Challenge, which opens September 19 at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.
This is one of the museum’s most popular shows, offering sales of contemporary art in the months before Christmas. A total of $4,000 in awards will be presented to artists exhibit works in 2D and 3D.
Jurors for the exhibit were nationally-known artists as well: Jim Tanner of Minnesota, a ceramist, and Ron Pokrasso of New Mexico, a print maker.The accepted artists include a number from Mississippi as well as those from California to Texas to New York. Many are art professors at major universities and others are esteemed artists in their own regions.
The exhibit will run through November 6.
MUSEUM HOURS:
M-F: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information, call the museum at 228.374.5547 or see http://www.georgeohr.org./
The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art is located at 1596 Glenn Swetman Street in Biloxi, Mississippi USA and is open seven days a week.(map)
Sypsa's work will be included in the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.
George Ohr’s National Challenge: The Juried Exhibition
September 19 - November 7
Artist from twenty-eight states are participating in the return of a major juried art exhibition, the George Ohr National Challenge, which opens September 19 at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.
This is one of the museum’s most popular shows, offering sales of contemporary art in the months before Christmas. A total of $4,000 in awards will be presented to artists exhibit works in 2D and 3D.
Jurors for the exhibit were nationally-known artists as well: Jim Tanner of Minnesota, a ceramist, and Ron Pokrasso of New Mexico, a print maker.The accepted artists include a number from Mississippi as well as those from California to Texas to New York. Many are art professors at major universities and others are esteemed artists in their own regions.
The exhibit will run through November 6.
MUSEUM HOURS:
M-F: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information, call the museum at 228.374.5547 or see http://www.georgeohr.org./
The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art is located at 1596 Glenn Swetman Street in Biloxi, Mississippi USA and is open seven days a week.(map)
