Juror: Clint Willour, Curator, Galveston Arts Center

 

Theme: Man's Inhumanity to Mankind

 

Exhibition dates: September 30, 2016 through February 27, 2017

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Eligibility: Professional artists (18 and over) born, studying, or working in Texas. Works must not have been created under supervision of others.

 

Juror Biography: Clint Willour has been an art professional for over 40 years.  From 1973 - 1989 he served as director of a commercial gallery in Houston. Since 1990, he has been the curator of the Galveston Arts Center, serving additionally as Executive Director from 1995 - 2005.  In addition, he curates exhibitions and serves as a juror for numerous commercial and non-profit organizations throughout the United States as well as serving on selection panels and boards for various commissions and museums. He was given the Arts Professional Legend Award by the Dallas Contemporary Arts Center in 2001, was named the Texas Art Patron of the Year 2007 by Art League Houston, and in 2013, was declared a Texas Master by the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft.

 

Awards and Catalog: $5000 in prizes were awarded; $2500 for first, $1500 for second, and $1000 for third.