West Alabama Juried Exhibition - Works Accepted

West Alabama Juried Art Show

The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa is presenting its annual West Alabama Juried Show now until February 20, 2026, in The Arts Council Gallery at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. The show will be open and awards announced on February 6 during First Friday from 5–7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Awards will consist of the $1,000 Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Purchase Award, the $500 Gail Skidmore Memorial Award of Excellence, and a $100 cash award. A wide variety of media are represented, including oil, watercolor, fiber, mixed media, metal, and photography.

Following the conclusion of the exhibit, the Purchase Award will be displayed at the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama offices at 2222 9th Street. In partnership with The Chamber, selections of prior and upcoming Purchase Awards will be displayed throughout the building.

Visual artists residing in Bibb, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Perry, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties were eligible. The juror for the competition was Caycie Trotter, Graphic Design and Illustration professor at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss.

Works Accepted

  1. Will Henry, Andrew, Photography — $300
  2. Will Henry, Michael, Photography — $300
  3. Ginny Taylor, Gulf Tok, Photography — $150
  4. Ginny Taylor, End of liner, Photography — $300
  5. Pia Molina, Flying over Flowers, Cyanotype Print — $400
  6. Jeremy Butler, Iglesia de Dios Evangelio Completo Pentecostes, Photography — $250 (SOLD)
  7. Ella Frech, Yardwork, Ceramic — $400
  8. Ella Frech, Can’t have it all, Ceramic — $400
  9. Daniella Brown, Gutted Sink, Ceramic — $200
  10. Will Holley, Rebirth, Basketry — $750
  11. Will Holley, Planter, Basketry — $500
  12. Loretta Lynn, I am the ¬fire, the fi¬re is me, Fiber — $600
  13. Loretta Lynn, she flies, she burns, Fiber — Not for sale
  14. Hayes Dobbins, Hecate, Native clay — $750
  15. Hayes Dobbins, Minerva, Native clay — $900
  16. Watson Frank, Ayodega, Glazed Ceramic — $2,000
  17. Watson Frank, The Tree Book, Mud screen prints and etchings — Not for sale
  18. Watson Frank, Old Growth, Stone Lithography with Chin Collé — $500
  19. Isabella Baker, obsidian crown, Glass Shards on Plastic — Not for sale
  20. Shakiba Ebrahimpour, Sottotraccia, Acrylic & Gel — $1,500
  21. Elizbeth Golembiewski, Choking Hazard, Screenprint — $50
  22. Anna Holsonback, Blushing Petals, Charcoal and acrylic on paper — Not for sale
  23. Lucy Rentz, My sister, Pen — Not for sale
  24. Sue Blackshear, Grazing at Quail Springs, Oil on canvas — $1,400
  25. Deborah Hughes, Thinking it over, oil and acrylic on canvas — $1,200
  26. Deborah Hughes, On the same page, oil and acrylic on canvas — $1,200
  27. Deborah Hughes, Cloisonne with Gardenias, begonias, and pears, oil and acrylic on canvas — $485
  28. Kaitlyn Cockrell, the doll, Oil Paint — Not for sale
  29. Steven Tyler Estes, Pour my tea, Oil on canvas — $250
  30. Steven Tyler Estes, Clowns in the Attic, Acrylic on canvas — $500
  31. Janet Mego, The crow and the dream, Watercolor — $1,500
  32. Lorrie Lane, Crossing, Oil on canvas — $3,500
  33. Kristy Andrews, Monday Muses, Acrylic on paper — $195
  34. Craig Graves, The Clock, Photograph — $300
  35. Amy Henderson, Goulais Bay, Lake Superior, Canada, Oil — $750
  36. Leslie Hogue, Grind, mixed media wood/paint/paper/leaf on canvas — $150
  37. Elizabeth Rand, Seahorse, Photography — $175
  38. Maureen Shotts, Peonies in Rose Mandarin Bowl, Oil — $4,000

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