Now in its
17th year, the NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show has become a much anticipated annual
tradition our artist members and the entire community look forward to. A
harmonious and coordinated answer to the frenzy of Art-A-Whirl, Fall Fine Arts
is an impressive look at the art of over 150 of our artists, all in one curated
gallery show held at Solar Arts by Chowgirls in the Solar Arts Building in the
heart of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District.
Each year, the
board and executive director are responsible for choosing judges for the show.
For Fall Fine Arts Show, the committee look for judges with a reputable arts
background in many disciplines. Judges are responsible for selecting four
winners, including Honorable Mention, based on overall composition, artistic
quality, originality, and other factors.
Judges for
the 2016 Fall Fine Arts Show are:
John
Schuerman
Artist and
Curator, former director of Instinct Gallery
John
Schuerman is a self-taught artist and independent curator. From 2013 to 2016 he
was the Gallery Director for Instinct Art Gallery. Instinct was a contemporary
gallery with an emphasis on art that honors the natural world. His deep
interest in nature and human nature are visible in both his art and his
curatorial work which consists of group exhibitions focused on sociological
themes. His aesthetic style and social consciousness formed as he grew up on a
dairy farm in southern Wisconsin, coming of age during the cultural revolution
of the late 60’s and early 70’s.
He has
produced exhibits on topics such as Money, Gender Perspectives, Identity,
Environmentalism, Our Medicated Lives, and Human Overpopulation.
Susannah
Magers
Director and
Curator of Contemporary Art at Rochester Art Center
Magers
earned a BA in History and a BA in Photography from the University of California,
Santa Cruz, and an MA in Curatorial Practice from the California College of the
Arts, in San Francisco, CA. Magers relocated from Oakland, CA, and joined
Rochester Art Center on June 2, 2015. She has a background in independent
curatorial practice, writing, exhibition interpretation and management, and
public engagement with the arts. Her most recent experience includes working as
the Interpretation Manager for the site-specific exhibition @Large: Ai Weiwei
on Alcatraz, the unprecedented contemporary public art collaboration between
the FOR-SITE Foundation, The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and the
National Parks Service. Magers also co-directed the North Oakland, CA
alternative arts and project space, Royal NoneSuch Gallery, which supports
emerging and mid-career artists in the Bay Area with an emphasis on
experiential and experimental programming. In 2012, she managed visitor
engagement for the FOR-SITE Foundation’s International Orange, a site-specific
group exhibition featuring artists such as Allison Smith, Stephanie Syjuco,
Mark Dion, Doug Hall, and Courtney Lain at Fort Point National Park, in San
Francisco, CA.
Sarah
Balk McGrill
Owner,
McGrill Art Associates - Art Consultation Services
McGrill is a
photographer and owner, curator, consultant and designer at McGrill Art
Associates, an art consultation group, where she produces creative environments
for commercial and healthcare organizations through visual arts and exhibition
programs. With over 25 years of experience working with the arts community, she
brings the vision of clients to reality by collaborating with a network of
hundreds of talented artists, craftspeople and creative contributors. Her
clients include the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Hospitals
and Clinic, Amplatz Children’s Hospital, BWBR Architects, The Science Museum of
Minnesota, and Carlson Companies. McGrill was a visual arts educator at
Meadowbrook Elementary School in Golden Valley in 2004-06, and has helped
coordinate exhibitions at the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary Resource School
(FAIR) in Crystal. Ms. McGrill holds a degree in art history and theatre arts
from the University of Minnesota. McGrill Art Associates was founded in 2001
with the intent to promote local and regional artists to healthcare
organizations, commercial facilities and the architectural & design
industry.
More
about Fall Fine Arts Show:
NEMAA will
be hosting a Fall Fine Arts Show opening reception on Friday, September 16,
2016 from 6-10PM. Gallery hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 5-9PM and
Saturdays and Sundays from 12-6PM through September 25, 2016. In addition to
the artwork on display, guests are invited to enjoy a silent auction, live
music, food by Chowgirls Killer Catering, craft beer from Indeed Brewing and
special cocktails by Tattersall Distilling, open artist studios in the Solar
Arts Building, and a chance to meet and mingle with Northeast artists and art
enthusiasts alike. Overall winners selected by guest judges will be presented,
and guests will be encouraged to vote for the “People’s Choice Award.” For
more, visit https://nemaa.org/fall-fine-arts-show.
