Arkansas Museum of Fantastic Arts broadcasts artists for ‘Delta Triennial’ exhibition

John Roberts (Memphis, Tennessee, 1974 – ), “Moses,” 2023, oil on wooden panel, 48 x 60 x 2 in., On mortgage from David Lusk Gallery, Memphis.

Following the Might 26 closure of “Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s,” the Arkansas Museum of Fantastic Arts will premiere its inaugural “Delta Triennial” exhibition in June, showcasing work from Mid-South artists all through Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

Among the many 39 artists chosen for the exhibition, 19 have a connection to Arkansas and 6 — together with Tim Hursley, Ajamu Kojo, Lisa Krannichfeld, Megan Mattax, Clark Valentine and Louis Watts — both presently stay in or have been born in Little Rock.

“This 12 months, AMFA obtained over 1,200 functions — a record-breaking quantity for AMFA’s ‘Delta’ exhibition,” Brian J. Lang, the museum’s chief curator, mentioned in a press launch. “The sheer quantity of candidates allowed jurors to pick out a very distinctive showcase of artwork from the Mid-South. The 2024 ‘Delta Triennial’ might be a show of unparalleled creativity and expertise, making it a must-see exhibition for artwork lovers and museumgoers alike.” 

Exempting these already talked about, right here’s a full listing of the chosen artists: Maryam Amirvaghefi, Vic Barquin, Jamie Bates Slone, Heidi Carlsen-Rogers, Kate Clements, Colette Copeland, Brian Ellison, Caroline Hatfield, Robyn Horn, Morgan Hill, Risa Hricovsky, Mark Jackson, Linda Jurkiewicz, Molly Kaderka, Amelia Key, Paula Kovarik, Michael LeBlanc, Kellie Lehr, Mark Lewis, Andrew Lyman, Hallie McNeill, Leigh Merrill, Cora Nimtz, Philana Oliphant, Lindsay Peyton, Lauren Phillips, Jocelyn Reid, John Roberts, David Robinson, Rachel Trusty, Aaron Turner, Tim Walker and Erica Westenberger.

Additionally on show might be seven invited artists: Kevin Demery, Christian Dinh, Anita Fields, Coulter Fussell, Letitia Huckaby, Andrew Scott Ross and Jerry Phillips, who’s Little Rock-based. 

“Delta Triennial” will run from June 28 via August 25 within the Harriet and Warren Stephens Gallery, and all seven invited artists will give an artist talk on July 25. Moreover, a collection of workshops and demonstrations led by artists from the exhibition might be supplied through the weekend of July 27. 

Although the triennial (as soon as each three years) mannequin debuts this 12 months, “Delta” programming has been a long-standing annual custom at AMFA, with its first exhibition beginning in 1958. Whereas the museum was in limbo throughout renovation, the exhibition pivoted to “Delta Voices: Artists of the Mid-South,” a collection finished in collaboration with different regional establishments.

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