Circular Solutions
WHEN: June 2 – November 4, 2023
WHERE: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
HOW: Free & Open to the Public
OPENING RECEPTION: July 7, 2023, from 5 – 9pm
As part of CENTER’s annual award and grant program, recipients are offered an exhibition at selected venues across the country. This year in 2023, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts is pleased to host the exhibitionCircular Solutions: CENTER Award + Grant Recipients 2021 & 2022 showcasing the creative work of the 2021 and 2022 CENTER Award and Grant recipients.
CENTER’s mission resonates deeply with the curatorial emphasis at the Turchin Center which supports exhibitions addressing critical issues facing our nation and the world today. Placing an emphasis on diversity and inclusion in the selection of our artists and exhibitions enables the Turchin Center to fulfill its vision of an equitable future for the arts.
Celebrating two decades of excellence in exhibition, education and outreach programming in the visual arts, the Turchin Center turns 20 in 2023! Celebrate summer at the Turchin Center at this fun and festive event, while engaging with a variety of new exhibitions, discovering the world of the contemporary visual arts, and connecting with others who share a passion for the arts. On July 7, the Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments and spend time with fellow arts patrons while exploring one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of six galleries filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art by local, regional and international artists.
Learn more about the exhibition on the Turchin Center website.
2021 Award & Grant Winners
Ana Cristina Vallejo; Image from the series Neuromantic
Lizzy Cross; Coast and Valley, from the series Window Peeps
The CENTER Awards
Personal Award // Selected by Juror Merry Scully, Head of Curatorial Affairs, Curator of Contemporary Art, New Mexico Museum of Art
• Lizzy Cross, Window Peeps
Social Award // Selected by Jury of Panelists from the CENTER Team: staff, former grant recipients & an Advisory Council member
• Peter Merts, Incarcerated Artists
Environmental Award // Selected by Juror Melissa Dale, Interim Director of Photography, The Nature Conservancy
• Ella Morton, The Dissolving Landscape
Excellence in Multimedia Award
Selected by Juror Cosima Amelang, Senior Producer, Mobile Storytelling, National Geographic Partners
• Anna Cristina Vallejo, Neuromantic
Project Launch Grant
Selected by Juror Marisa Sage, Director, University Art Museum at New Mexico State University
• Jane Whitmore, The Bikini Project
Me&Eve Grant
Selected by Juror Annick Shen, Head of Editorial, Adobe Stock
• Leah Dyjak, As we play God
2022 Award & Grant Winners
Heather Evans Smith; Paint It Blue, from the series Blue
Esha Chiocchio; Horned Locus, from the series Good Earth
The CENTER Awards
Personal Award // Selected by Juror Danyelle Means, Executive Director, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe
• Arista Slater-Sandoval, Parable for Hysteria
Social Award // Selected by Juror Jess T. Dugan, Artist & Co-Founder, Strange Fire Collective
• Luis Corzo, Pasaco, 1996
Environmental Award // Selected by Juror Paula Trotto, Photo Project Manager, Environmental Defense Fund
• Esha Chiocchio, Good Earth
Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award
Selected by Juror Mary Anne Redding, Curator, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University
• Dan Fenstermacher, Food Chain
Project Development Grant
Selected by Juror Karen Irvine, Chief Curator & Deputy Director, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago
• Maximilian Thuemler, Born From the Limb
Project Launch Grant
Selected by Juror Grace Deveney, Associate Curator of Photography & Media, Art Institute of Chicago
• David Walter Banks, Practice Resurrection
Me&Eve Grant
Selected by Juror Sarah Leen, Founder & Editor, Visual Thinking Collective
• Heather Evans Smith, Blue
