SAAC’s 2019 juror René Paul Barilleaux selected a total of 52 pieces created by 30 artists from around the country to be included in the competition exhibit. Barilleaux is Curator of Art at McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. The exhibition will be open July 8-20 in the Merkle and Price Galleries. The artist reception will be Saturday, July 13, 6:00-7:30p.m., with awards presentation at 6:30.

Artists included in the exhibition are:

Brandin Barón • San Francisco, California
Rhonda Berry • Fordyce, Arkansas
Carly Bodnar • Brooklyn, New York
Aaron Calvert • Russellville, Arkansas
Kelly Campbell • El Dorado, Arkansas
Susan Chambers • Little Rock, Arkansas
Jana Edwards • Texarkana, Arkansas
Robert Fairchild • Memphis, Tennessee
Debilynn Fendley • Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Sarah Haig • Martin, Tennessee
Susie Henley • Little Rock, Arkansas
Whitney Hyde • Provo, Utah
George Lorio • Rockville, Maryland
Cindy Magee • Bossier City, Louisiana
Moises Menendez • Magnolia, Arkansas
Lorena Molina • Cincinnati, Ohio
Mary Murphy • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joan North • Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Jim Pearson • Lawrenceville, Illinois
Spencer Purinton • El Dorado, Arkansas
David Rackley • Russellville, Arkansas
Rose Anne Raphael • New Iberia, Louisiana
David Rollins • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Barbara Satterfield • Conway, Arkansas
Naomi Schlinke • Austin, Texas
Sandra Sell • Little Rock, Arkansas
Aj Smith • Little Rock, Arkansas
Bruce West • Springfield, Missouri
Yongzi Ye • Providence, Rhode Island
Jiawei Zhao • Brooklyn, New York