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UNITED WE STAND
ART FOR DIVISIVE TIMES 10TH ANNUAL JURIED SHOW Juror: Billy Myers Exhibition dates: Thursday, August 7 through Saturday, August 30, 2025 Opening Reception: August 7, 5-8:00 pm Art Forum Online: August 21, 7:30 pm (Register for Art Forum) |
FEARLESS, by Heather Hacker, photograph
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MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE, by Kyra Teis, Mixed Media
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UNITED WE STAND: ART FOR DIVISIVE TIMES
10TH ANNUAL JURIED SHOW
Juror: Billy Myers
Patricia A. Bajek, Jean Barberi, Annaliese Bischoff, Gregory Brown, Stacy Chapman, Janna Essig, Kenneth J. Gagne, Adrienne Ghilani, Charlie Gould, Paul Gruhn, Heather Hacker, Betsey Hansell, Lauren Hazel, Debra Hoyle, Susan Johnson, Hallie Krause, Bernie Kubiak, Deborah Levenson, Ken Levine, Arch MacInnes, Maureen Manning, Barbara Milot, Alan Morin, Philip Ouellette, Sigrid Miller Pollin, Bernard Re Jr., Maurice D. Robertson, David Robinson, Nan Salky, Leslie Schomp, Marc Simmons, Wednesday Nelena Sorokin, James Steinberg, Kyra Teis, Mr Twogoobs, Mary Witt, and Jeff Wrench.
AUGUST EXHIBITION AT GALLERY A3
“In these divisive times, art can ask questions and suggest answers—and give artists an opportunity to speak through their artwork, whether it be overt commentary, thought-provoking, healing, contemplative, timeless, or contemporary,” says exhibit coordinator Paula Hite. The juror, Billy Myers, is the Artistic Director and Curator of the Art for the Soul Gallery. An Opening Reception will be on Thursday, August 7, 5–8:00 pm, and an online Art Forum, open to the public, is scheduled for Thursday, August 21, at 7:30 pm.
Gallery A3’s Annual Juried Show offers artists an opportunity to exhibit their work in a downtown Amherst gallery. In turn, it gives the community a chance to see work by established artists who may be well-known in the area along with the opportunity to discover emerging artists and others who may be exhibiting their work for the first time in western Massachusetts.
The exhibit showcases 45 works by 37 artists from New England and New York, and the media include drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture, mixed media, and fiber works. “Gallery A3 began more than two decades ago, as artists in the community responded to the tragedy of the attacks of 9/11,” Hite states. “Now, with our 10th Annual Juried Show coming at another momentous time in our country’s history, it is exciting to see how the responses to the theme of UNITED WE STAND range from personal to political, abstract to conceptual, and humorous to iconic imagery.”
STATEMENT FROM THE JUROR
Judging an exhibition is a challenging task.
The parameters and vision behind the work, along with the connections woven into a collective narrative, shaped my evaluation. Did my chosen theme prompt a literal response, or did it fall into cliche? I sought subtle impacts — humor, irony, or layers beneath the surface.
From a subjective perspective, it was the content's nuances and recurring motifs throughout the selection that guided my overall assessment. The dialogue created by the artwork offered a deeper narrative, one that transcended individual works and united them as a part of a cohesive whole.
- Billy Myers
Judging an exhibition is a challenging task.
The parameters and vision behind the work, along with the connections woven into a collective narrative, shaped my evaluation. Did my chosen theme prompt a literal response, or did it fall into cliche? I sought subtle impacts — humor, irony, or layers beneath the surface.
From a subjective perspective, it was the content's nuances and recurring motifs throughout the selection that guided my overall assessment. The dialogue created by the artwork offered a deeper narrative, one that transcended individual works and united them as a part of a cohesive whole.
- Billy Myers
ABOUT THE JUROR
Billy Myers is an independent lighting and exhibition designer with forty years of museum and gallery experience. He has curated and organized exhibitions both regionally and internationally. He became involved with Zone Art Center, a multi-disciplinary arts organization, in 1985. Currently, Myers serves as the Artistic Director and Curator of the Art for the Soul Gallery in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he continues to shape dynamic and impactful artistic experiences.
Billy Myers is an independent lighting and exhibition designer with forty years of museum and gallery experience. He has curated and organized exhibitions both regionally and internationally. He became involved with Zone Art Center, a multi-disciplinary arts organization, in 1985. Currently, Myers serves as the Artistic Director and Curator of the Art for the Soul Gallery in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he continues to shape dynamic and impactful artistic experiences.
NO WAY!, by Arch MacInnes, Monoprint
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USE THIS, by Adrienne Ghiliani, Ceramic Sculpture
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