Where is the Human?
Opened Juried Exhibition by Glynis Berry & Joyce Beckenstein NOVEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 17, 2023
Where Is the Human?
What does it mean to be human? There are so many perspectives for judging, but one thing is clear:
Since the beginning of mortal time, Homo Sapiens have created art as a means of expressing what humanity, for better or for worse, is capable of.
Where Is the Human? is a national open juried exhibition inviting artists to consider the question of our humanity through the lens of our own time, as we evolve culturally, technologically, and spiritually.
This open juried exhibition showcases 71 works by 63 visual artists from around the country, including paint, mixed media, photography, sculpture, digital art, and video.
Winners:
Best in Show [$1000]: Cathleen Ficht – Outbreak
1st Place [$500]: Marga McBride – Untitled 2021
2nd Place [$250]: Ellen Wiener – Open Chest
3rd Place [$100]: Thomas Pickarski – The Silken City
Honorable Mentions:
- Amber Colagrande – The Darkness Within
- Andrea Cote – In/Out
- Glen Hansen – Praha “Masters”
- Gongsan Kim – Concentration Camp #16 in North Korea
- Mike McLaughlin – Ballerina
- Eileen Novack – Evolved Child
- Tami Phelps – Mending Her
- Alan Richards – Child’s Play
- Meredith Rose – 3Sum
Pamela Waldroup – Cypress Knee Dissected: Life Unveiled
About the Jurors
Glynis Berry – Glynis is a respected curator, architect, and sustainability advocate. A graduate of Smith College and the Master of Architecture program at Yale University, she and her husband run the firm Studio A/B Architects, which advocates sustainable and experiential designs. Glynis founded Art Sites in 2000, a contemporary art gallery ahead of its time on the East End of Long Island, and started the nonprofit Peconic Green Growth, whose mission focuses on the integration of community and environment of the same area. She has curated and juried innumerable art exhibitions and is looking forward to seeing how artists react to Where is the Human?
Joyce Beckenstein – Joyce is an established art critic, author, and speaker. She divides much of her time between NYC, the North Fork of Long Island, and Paris, connecting with art and artists across the globe. Joyce’s reviews and interviews are found in The Brooklyn Rail, Sculpture Magazine, and Art Critical among others. In both her writing and speaking engagements, Joyce challenges her audience to look past the status quo and consider new perspective
Participating Artists:
John Affolter · Mark Ahrens · Diana Aliberti · Thomas Anderson · Norman Aragones · Monica Banks · Marta Baumiller · Consi Handelsman Bennett · Jillian Bernstein · Ann Carlile · Tyler Cartier · Amber Colagrande · DJ Collins · Matthew Conboy · Andrea Cote · Kim Craig · Jody Cukier · Madeline Daversa · Sherry Davis · Olivia DeFeo · Mary Dolan · Corbin Ferguson · Cathleen Ficht · Dennis Gerwin · Ronald Gonzalez · Rainer Gross · Susan Guihan Guasp · Glen Hansen · Jeffrey Hartman · RJT Haynes · Holland Houdek · Holly Hunt · Edgar Jerins · Wm. Johnson · Stefanie Kane · Gongsan Kim · David Leitch · Marga McBride · Scott McIntire · Kerri McKay · Mike McLaughlin · John Melillo · Jessica Mungekar · Frankie Neptune · Eileen Novack · Conrad Obregon · Franklin Hill Perrell · Tami Phelps · Thomas Pickarski · Alan Richards · Meredith Rose · David Smith · Richard P Stevens · Eli Stoneman · Susan Tango · Ted Thirlby · Colin Tunney · Mary Twomey · Pamela Waldroup · Yidi Wang · Ellen Wiener · Charles Wildbank · John Wittenberg
Award Ceremony – December 15th at 6PM at 11 West Gallery
- Best in Show = $1000 cash prize
- 1st Place = $500 cash prize
- 2nd Place = $250 cash prize
- 3rd Place = $100 cash prize or gift card
- Honorable Mention recognition
- Prizes and Honorable Mentions are selected by the Jurors and awarded by East End Arts.
About the Jurors
Glynis Berry – Glynis is a respected curator, architect, and sustainability advocate. A graduate of Smith College and the Master of Architecture program at Yale University, she and her husband run the firm Studio A/B Architects, which advocates sustainable and experiential designs. Glynis founded Art Sites in 2000, a contemporary art gallery ahead of its time on the East End of Long Island, and started the nonprofit Peconic Green Growth, whose mission focuses on the integration of community and environment of the same area. She has curated and juried innumerable art exhibitions and is looking forward to seeing how artists react to Where is the Human?
Joyce Beckenstein – Joyce is an established art critic, author, and speaker. She divides much of her time between NYC, the North Fork of Long Island, and Paris, connecting with art and artists across the globe. Joyce’s reviews and interviews are found in The Brooklyn Rail, Sculpture Magazine, and Art Critical among others. In both her writing and speaking engagements, Joyce challenges her audience to look past the status quo and consider new perspectives
