Bossier Arts Council THE ARTS REVOLUTION STARTS HERE
Artist Statement:
The stories I create are presented through cryptic tableaus inspired by my personal life. The viewer is to use his or her own perceptions of the symbols to extrapolate underlining themes and create an entertaining narrative. I encode the visual experience of private moments through the use of symbolic figures placed in ethereal landscape enacting indefinite scenarios. I want the viewer to have an active role in establishing the chronology and meaning of each story. In both painting and printmaking drawing plays a key role in the outcome of the artwork. I prefer the immediacy of painting with acrylic, and drawing with ink.
Bio:
Joshua Chambers received his Master of Fine Arts from Louisiana Tech University. His printmaking and paintings have been featured in national and international exhibitions in the United States and Europe. His work has been published in New American Paintings, Creative Quarterly, Studio Visit Magazine, and The Red Clay Survey. He also has work in the permanent collections of the Lessedra Gallery in Bulgaria, and Osage Gallery in the Gilcrease Museum of the Americas. He is currently a teacher for the Talented Art Program of Ouachita Parish Schools in Louisiana. Joshua lives in Ruston, Louisiana with his wife Leigh Anne, and their daughter Sophia.
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Artist Statement
I have been blessed to travel extensively and experience the variety and sweep of beauty in God’s creation; that is the common thread through all that I am currently showing. A quick read of Psalm 36: 5 through 9 will summarize my outlook on the world, its beauty, and the source of my inspiration to both experience this beauty and communicate it to others.
It is because I was born without vision in one eye that I cannot take it—seeing—for granted. That reality is part of what drives me to see acutely, capture images with a camera, and share them . . . to photograph while I can . . . to create artistic images because I can.
My career in business has required an analytical mind that can take the whole—be it process or organization—and explore the elements, look for patterns. That was the process used as I went about finding the images of river rocks. I started taking images of a river valley, then captured drops of river water suspended in mid-air as they dashed against boulders. This honing of the lens focus near the river’s surface yielded glimpses of something that further caused me to investigate what was below the surface glare of the sun and beneath the clear, rushing mountain water--abstract beauty.
I have learned that sometimes it is through a process of exploration and analysis that a compelling image can be found; and sometimes that image just shouts “Hey, I’m over here—act now, don’t wait!”
I appreciate the arts in each form and medium, their power to evoke an emotion, to provoke a response, to entertain, to inspire. I especially enjoy capturing and sharing the line, the texture, the color, the shape—the moment—in a photographic image and lingering in it.
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Juried by the Bossier Arts Council East Bank Gallery Committee
Show Title: This is Me
Show Theme: The theme is to encourage students to express themselves with original ideas and creative expressions.
Further Explanation: Each student is to create an Original piece of artwork that is expressive of themselves, their likes, or interests. Freedom of Expression is a fundamental value that art instills in students. We want this show to give students the opportunity to express the visions within themselves.
Inspiration: Remember imaginary friends, fairy tales and what you want to be.
Eligibility: WORKS MUST BE ORIGINAL IN CONCEPT, DESIGN, AND IMAGERY AND NOT PREVIOUSLY EXHIBITED IN ANY OTHER ART SHOWS. Students must be in the 6th- 12th grade in Bossier Parish Schools. All accepted entries must correspond to the show's theme. Open to all media. Each school may submit up to 20 pieces.
Teacher commitment: Each teacher must notify the Bossier Arts Council by Thursday February 16th, of the size and quantity of the works to be submitted. Each student must have a signed image release form.
Deadline for Entries: No entries will be accepted after 5:00 pm, Wednesday, February 28th. Entries should be delivered to the Bossier Arts Council, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City, LA 71111
Media: Accepted entry types include: drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, graphic art, digital and traditional photography. All media accepted, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional, provided that the material is not inappropriate. (All media must be secure and completely dry and ready to hang or the artwork will not be accepted for entry.)
Size: May not exceed 18” x 24” matted.
Preparation: All artworks must be display-ready. Works on paper should be mounted on grey or black foam core or matte board with a saw tooth hanger attached to the back. All canvases must be wired. (Taped on wires will NOT be accepted) The artist's name and the artwork's title, dimensions, medium, completion date, school and price must be included on a label attached to the back of the work as well as on a label for the wall. Artists may include an artist statement with each work. The written/typed statement should be no longer than two paragraphs and should describe how the artwork ties into the exhibition theme. Please Note - Any school that submits a plagiarized piece of artwork will be disqualified from participating in Bossier Arts Council Exhibits for ONE (1) year.
Selection Process: Each participant may submit 1 piece of work. Please note that all entries may not be exhibited in the show due to space limitations.
Opening Reception: March 8th at 5:30pm - Students and their families are invited to attend the opening reception/ awards ceremony.
Deadline to pick up entries: April 13th at 5:00pm. All entries not picked up by this date become property of the Bossier Arts Council.
January 23, 2012 - March 1, 2012
Reception: January 27, 2012 @ 5:30pm
Reception: September 30 @ 5:30pm
Live music by sax legend, Kenny Alderman from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Kenny spent 13 years playing saxophone on Bourbon Street and moved to the Shreveport-Bossier area after hurricane Katrina.
Devin Nelson is a Guest of Shreveport Pastel Society; he'll be showing his pastel that won the Lone Star Art Guild Convention year Show last May, 2010 in Houston in 500 paintings. He's a home schooled young man with talent in art.
Reception December 2, 2011 @5:30pm By Pamela G. Viviano A Detroit native who has lived in Shreveport for 21 years, Pam earned a double B.A. in studio art and psychology from Michigan State University. Her emphasis was drawing, printmaking, and portraiture. In the last few years she has expanded her interests to include photography, which she has used to document her trips around the country and which she has exhibited at East Bank Gallery, Broadmoor Library, Louisiana Public Broadcasting Art & Travel Auction and the Meadows Museum Triennial Competitions I and II. Her two public sculptures Mark Twain-Fish and Bistineau Blues Fish were included in the Volunteer For Youth Justice fundraiser Katfish 4 Kids. Pam’s approach to life is to have fun while teaching people to grow. She is a certified yoga teacher (experienced registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance) and has taught since 1994. Currently, she conducts retreats on art and yoga and private classes for children and adults. She has been a program manager for the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Youth Enrichment Program (YEP), and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Caddo-Bossier. She is currently working on her Masters at LSUS.