Upcoming Energy Art Show at Meridian Museum of Art and my Subconscious Meandering Show still ongoing

My exhibition entitled "Subconscious Meandering" is still ongoing at the Depot Gallery on the Mississippi State University Campus. The gallery is located above the Welcome Center in the Barnes and Nobles Building beside the Football Stadium. The show will be up through August 31st. The gallery is open from 8 AM to 5 PM Mondays through Fridays.

I have approximately 35 pieces of art in the show including a variety of surreal type drawings and mixed media paintings ranging in size from 8 X 8 inches to 4 X 4 feet. Additionally, some of the artwork includes collaborative works that I have done with several artists from around the world including Bernard Dumaine, Marcel Bakker, Debra Valentine, Gromyko Semper, Janelle McKain, Ben Tolman, Joseph Larkin, Sally Hunter, and Peter Sibrin.

Write-up by Steve Nalley about the exhibit in the Starkville Daily News : http://starkvilledailynews.com/node/5823

Info about the show was also in the Starkville Dispatch Newspaper: http://www.cdispatch.com/lifestyles/article.asp?aid=11506

More info about the show: http://www.visit.msstate.edu/gallery/
and on the MSU Art Dept. Blog: http://caad.msstate.edu/wpmu/artnews/2011/05/


Upcoming Energy Art Show at Meridian Museum of Art

In other art news, the Energy Art Movement of which I am a member will be having a show at the Meridian Museum of Art in Meridian, Mississippi from October 5th through November 26, 2011 with a reception at 7 pm on October 29 with a gallery talk by artists.

The Energy Art Movement was started in May of 2008 by a group of artists collectively interested in raising the standards of artisitic expression. They believe that visual dynamism - "Energy Art" - is a natural evolution of art trends that preceded it, particularly those trends which reflect the complexity of civilization. As technology and science hurtle forward, this international movement holds that art should do more than reflect our surroundings: it should aspire to capture the energetic essence of life.

My drawing "Manic Depression"

Reception for show in 2 days!

The reception for my exhibition entitled "Subconscious Meandering" is only 2 days away! The reception will be held Thursday, June 2nd from 5-7 pm at the Depot Gallery on the Mississippi State University Campus. The gallery is located above the Welcome Center in the Barnes and Nobles Building beside the Football Stadium. The show will be up all summer from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday from 3 May to 31 August 2011.

Some of the artwork included will be collaborative works that I have done with several artists from around the world including Bernard Dumaine, Marcel Bakker, Debra Valentine, Gromyko Semper, Janelle McKain, Ben Tolman, Joseph Larkin, Sally Hunter, and Peter Sibrin.

Collaboration with Peter Sibrin

If you can make the reception, great, if not, the show will be up all summer.

A nice write-up by Steve Nalley about the exhibit was in yesterday's issue of the Starkville Daily News : http://starkvilledailynews.com/node/5823

Info about the show was also in the Starkville Dispatch Newspaper: http://www.cdispatch.com/lifestyles/article.asp?aid=11506

More info about the show: http://www.visit.msstate.edu/gallery/
and on the MSU Art Dept. Blog: http://caad.msstate.edu/wpmu/artnews/2011/05/

"Subconscious Meandering" Reception June 2nd, 5-7pm

The reception for my exhibition entitled "Subconscious Meandering" is less than one week away! The reception will be held next Thursday, June 2nd from 5-7 pm at the Depot Gallery on the Mississippi State University Campus. The gallery is located above the Welcome Center in the Barnes and Nobles Building beside the Football Stadium. The show will be up all summer from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday from 3 May to 31 August 2011.

Some of the artwork included will be collaborative works that I have done with several artists from around the world including Bernard Dumaine, Marcel Bakker, Debra Valentine, Gromyko Semper, Janelle McKain, Ben Tolman, Joseph Larkin, Sally Hunter, and Peter Sibrin.

If you can make the reception, great, if not, the show will be up all summer.

A nice write-up by Steve Nalley about the exhibit was in yesterday's issue of the Starkville Daily News : http://starkvilledailynews.com/node/5823

More info about the show: http://www.visit.msstate.edu/gallery/

and on the MSU Art Dept. Blog: http://caad.msstate.edu/wpmu/artnews/2011/05/

"Lithophillic Hallucinations", collaboration with Filipino artist Gromyko Semper and me.

Joe MacGown Art Exhibition -Depot Gallery, MSU

My exhibition entitled "Subconscious Meandering" featuring some of my surreal drawings and paintings is up and running at the Depot Gallery on the Mississippi State University Campus. The gallery is located above the Welcome Center in the Barnes and Nobles Building beside the Football Stadium. The show will be up all summer from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday from 3 May to 31 August 2011.

There will be an opening reception on Thursday, 2 June 2011 from 5 PM to 7 PM. Come join me for some refreshments while you view my somewhat strange artwork! Feel free to ask questions about how and why I draw the stuff I do.

Some of the artwork included will be collaborative works that I have done with several artists from around the world including Bernard Dumaine, Marcel Bakker, Debra Valentine, Gromyko Semper, Janelle McKain, Ben Tolman, Joseph Larkin, Sally Hunter, and Peter Sibrin.

If you can make the reception, great, if not, the show will be up all summer.

More info about the show: http://www.visit.msstate.edu/gallery/

and on the MSU Art Dept. Blog: http://caad.msstate.edu/wpmu/artnews/2011/05/

Cotton District 5k

Had a great day at the Cotton District Arts Festival in Starkville, MS yesterday! As I have the last few years, I submitted some artwork to the Juried show. I have had pretty good success with this show the last five years, especially considering that a different juror judges the show each year. This year, my piece entitled "Manic Depression" won first place in the Drawing/Mixed Media category!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to view my artwork, and the other art in the show.

Joe MacGown Art Exhibition -Depot Gallery, MSU

I will be having an exhibition entitled "Subconscious Meandering" featuring some of my surreal drawings and paintings at the Depot Gallery on the Mississippi State University Campus. The gallery is located above the Welcome Center in the Barnes and Nobles Building beside the Football Stadium. The show will be up all summer from 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday from 3 May to 31 August 2011.

Some of the artwork included will be collaborative works that I have done with several artists from around the world including Bernard Dumaine, Marcel Bakker, Debra Valentine, Gromyko Semper, Janelle McKain, Ben Tolman, Joseph Larkin, Sally Hunter, and Peter Sibrin.

An opening reception will be held on Thursday, 2 June 2011 from 5 PM to 7 PM.

If you can make the reception, great, if not, the show will be up all summer.

More info about the show: http://www.visit.msstate.edu/gallery/

Cotton District Arts Festival 2011

The 2011 Cotton District Arts Festival will be held tomorrow (April 23rd), and it looks like it will be a pleasant day for it! I entered 3 pieces of artwork in the juried show and all 3 were accepted! The three I entered were Manic Depression, Vent, and Out of the Fold. Hopefully, one or more of these will win something in the show! This year's juror is Terry Cherry, an accomplished watercolorist and art teacher extraordinare at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, MS. If you get a chance, come by the festival and check out the juried show, which will be held in the Visual Arts Building on University Drive. Awards will be presented at 9:30, but the arts festival will be all day!

Manic Depression 48 X 48 inches

Out of the Fold, 19 X 24 inches

Vent, 20 X 20 inches