The juror has made his selections and the room is filled with art! Thank you to all who entered the 20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition! The show will be on display from November 9, 2023 – January 11, 2024 in the Grace Center Gallery, located at 495 Cardinal Road, Mills River, North Carolina. Our gallery is located in a multi-use building that also houses a church and an auditorium, Monday- Thursday, 9am-12pm, Sundays, 9am-12:00pm (closed on Friday & Saturday).

Juror: Miryam Rojas, founder and curator of Mars Landing Gallery in Mars Hill, NC

Congratulations to our 2023 Winners

Best in Show:
Kimberly Dow, Fair, Oil, 36x48

1st Place:
Don Blackwell, Trade Beads, Pen and Ink 37x28

2nd Place:
Joan Lesikin, Premonition, Oil on Linen, 48”x36”

Best Emerging Artist:
Lisa Vogel, Autumn Crescendo (left, 16x12)
& Eventime Return (right, 20x16), Acrylic

Honorable Mentions:

Eleanor Palmer, Tempest, Acrylic Ink on Textured Plastic, 36x26

Sandra Shelly, To My Heart, Mixed Media Collage, 9x16

Paula Entin, Steel Rain, Fiber Art, 26x38

Terri Leslie, Wet Grizzly, Pastel,18x40

Cindi Lemkau, The Mountains Are Singing, Mixed Media, 9x7

Natalie Rockley, I Have a Name, Quilt, 41x46