April 03, 2010 — April 25, 2010
Gerry Neustrom Young Artist Challenge
at Salina’s Central Mall
Closing Reception with the artists: Sunday, April 25, 4:00 pm
The Gerry Neustrom Young Artist Challenge is an annual exhibition held each spring at Salina’s Central Mall. This memorial competition, coordinated by the Salina Art Center, is supported by Gerry Neustrom’s family to honor her interest in encouraging and recognizing aspiring young artists. High school students in central and northwest Kansas are invited to submit artworks created during the school year. Each year, a regional art professional is asked to serve as the juror for the exhibition. An awards ceremony is held at the conclusion of the exhibition honoring the participating students.
This year marks the seventeenth annual Gerry Neustrom Young Artist Challenge and the exhibition is being curated by Jaime Warren. Warren (b. Waukesha, WI, 1980) is a curator, performance artist, and photographer who creates theatrical, humorous, self-portraits in different scenarios and locations. Sometimes working in her kitchen, in her car, and at the zoo, Warren’s work has a candid, snapshot style feel. Living and working in Kansas City, Missouri, Warren is represented by Higher Pictures, New York, and has exhibited at White Flag Projects, St. Louis; Smith-Stewart, New York; Getsumin, Osaka; Beida University, Beijing, and Rocket Projects, Miami, among other venues. Her photography has been published in numerous national and international publications.
Gallery hours:
Wednesday – Saturday, 1:00 – 6:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Salina Art Center programs, exhibitions and films are presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deerves great art.