33rd Annual Art in Gadsden

Detail Images of artwork accepted into 33rd Art in Gadsden

A Regional Exhibition of Fine Art

July 9–September 18, 2021

This annual tradition of Gadsden Arts showcases recent art by the area’s top artists and artists new to the region. Exhibited works span the mediums of watercolor, egg tempera, acrylic, oil, photography, clay, encaustic, wood, metal, glass, and serigraph.

The founders of the Art in Gadsden exhibition, Beth Appleton and David Harbaugh, wanted to bring fine art to Gadsden County, foster the careers of local artists, and draw the community together through this special event. Beginning in 1989, Art in Gadsden was displayed in empty downtown storefronts in Quincy, all put together and organized by a dedicated and all volunteer community. This exhibition draws visitors and patrons from across the region each year, and is an exciting opportunity for regional artists to share their work and for Gadsden Arts to celebrate the creativity within our community.

Juror: Aja Roache

Aja Roache has been selected to be the juror for the 33rd Art in Gadsden Exhibition. Roache serves as the gallery director at Foster-Tanner Fine Arts Gallery on the campus of Florida A&M University (FAMU). Her role at FAMU also includes teaching Museum Studies courses as an adjunct professor and as an internship host for Museum Studies and Arts Administration students. Aja has curated exhibitions for multiple local cultural institutions including 621 Gallery, the Meek-Eaton Black Archives, and The Havana History and Heritage Society. She is currently finishing her doctoral degree at FSU's in Museum Education and Visitor-Centered Curation in the Art Education Department. Aja received her BA in Fine Arts from FAMU and a master's in interdisciplinary studies at New York University.

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33rd Art in Gadsden Award Winners
selected by Juror Aja Roache

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Mark Georgiades
Behind the Facade, 2021
welded steel cut nails, 18 x 69 x 25 inches

This sculpture feels like a study in dualities, and that really intrigued me. This work is both mysterious and inviting, using masculine media and depicting a feminine form, the hard exterior, and the visible transparent interior---these binary dynamics are executed so effortlessly. While looking at this sculpture, I also asked myself is she is putting her mask on or taking it off?

~Juror Aja Roache