People’s Choice Winning Painting by Julie Bernal | Canoes - Still Water

March 2009 – KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance collected nearly 6,500 votes from the general public to select artwork for the Top 40 Exhibition, a new group exhibition of 2-D and 3-D works presenting 25 artists from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The Top 40 Exhibition will be on display April 3-21, 2009, at the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street,

in Knoxville. A public reception will take place on Friday, April 3, from 5:00-9:00 PM, and a winner-take-all award will be given to the piece attracting the most cash “votes”.

Seventy-four artists submitted 182 pieces of artwork for the show. The Alliance invited the general public, art enthusiasts, and anyone around the world with an internet connection to cast their vote for their favorite ten works! The Top 40 Exhibition features works in the areas of acrylic, ceramics, charcoal, clay, collage, colored pencil, linoleum block print, oil, pastel, photography, watercolor, wood, and more.
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