New Appalachia Mixed Exhibition w/ Special Guest Curator

Eligibility: all US artists

New Appalachia Mixed Exhibition seeks to capture the new and innovative artistic experience surrounding Appalachia and beyond.  Known as "The Paris of Appalachia", the Exhibition will be held in the cultural heart of Pittsburgh, PA, at Vestige Concept Gallery. 

We are seeking artwork of any kind, from Emerging, Mid-Career, and/or Professional Artists.  Work should encompass themes relating to something "new", and should offer a refreshing perspective on arts in the wake of the pandemic, so that visitors may feel a sense of enjoyment and familiarity of art once again, after remaining indoors for so long.  (Note, that the theme of the show does not revolve around the pandemic whatsoever, nor is exclusively "Appalachian").  
  
The Exhibition is Part Two of a two-part series of  shows taking place in April/May 2021 at Vestige Concept Gallery, in the heart of Pittsburgh's most vibrant arts and entertainment neighborhood: Lawrenceville.  The show will also appear in an online gallery format. 

About the Curator:  

Kyle Houser has been involved in fine art and art education for over twenty years including: teaching in public and private schools at the secondary level as well as international and Higher Ed. Along with teaching, his experience includes: arts management, gallery direction and curatorial work as well as curriculum and program development for higher education, public non-profits and residency programs like the School of Art within the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.

Currently, Kyle works full time as the Executive Director for Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Media.

Kyle received a B.S. in Studio Arts from Florida State University and an M.F.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

New Appalachia: Mixed Exhibition in-person opening reception will be held Saturday, May 8th, at 6 PM.

ELIGIBILITY

• May Mixed Exhibition is open to any artists over age 18, within the United States and Canada.
• Work should have been created in the last two years, and should convey new or fresh ideas in art, art perspectives, and creativity. 
• Work must not have been previously displayed in a Vestige Concept Gallery exhibit.
• Work must be for sale.
• No Glicees or reproductions of original works will be accepted, unless the work itself is a Glicee.  Please note this, if applicable.
   

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