Small Works artists include 2 locals

The Arkansas Arts Council has announced artists for the 2023 Small Works on Paper touring exhibition.

Local artists include Rashawn Penister of Pine Bluff and Tom Richard, Monticello, according to a news release.

The exhibit will open Jan. 4 at the South Arkansas Arts Center at El Dorado. Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18 inches by 24 inches.

The artists selected to participate in the exhibit are: Tony Baker, Little Rock; Judith Beale, Jacksonville; Dustyn Bork, Batesville; Maria Botti Villegas, El Dorado; Barbara Cade, Hot Springs; Gary Cawood, Little Rock; Terra Fondriest, St. Joe; Diana Harper, Little Rock; Neal Harrington, Russellville; Carol Hart, Fayetteville; Leigh Jacobs, Little Rock; Ekaterina Kouznetsova, Bentonville; Rhaelene Lowther, Magnolia; Mandy Mooneyham, Paragould; Jennifer O’Brien, Little Rock; David Rackley, Russellville; Sabine Schmidt, Fayetteville;Suzannah Schreckhise, Fayetteville; Trevor Segraves, Siloam Springs; Dominique Simmons, Little Rock; Gary Simmons, Hot Springs; Adrienne Thompson, Little Rock; Marcus Vasquez, North Little Rock; Jan Waldon, Bentonville; and Anna Zusman, Magnolia.

The exhibition spotlights Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online gallery designed to promote and market Arkansas art. Every year, an out-of-state juror selects works for Small Works on Paper from submissions by Registry members.

There will be an opening reception and artist talk Jan. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the South Arkansas Arts Center. The exhibition will run through Jan. 30 at the South Arkansas Arts Center, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Details: www.arkansasarts. org.