In 1984, a concept became reality when the East End Show, now simply known as "The Big Show", opened and a juried exhibit of Houston artists became an annual event. Originally sponosored by the East End Progress Association and held at the Lawndale Art Center's original location, the exhibit has grown into an annual open-call exhibit (juried, did we mention juried) to showcase artists whose work would possibly go unnoticed without this venue. This year, over 407 artists submitted 1,017 works for consideration. Guest curator, Aram Moshayedi selected 95 works by 60 artists for this years show. Running from July, 11 - August, 22, The Big Show kicks off tomorrow with a public reception from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - awards will be announced at 8:00 p.m.
Artists selected this year include: John Adelman, Isela Aguirre, Dran Alessi, Ron Arena, Steven Baptiste, Johann J. Boudreaux, James Burns, Joyce Cail, Christopher Cascio, Douglas Cason, Peter Chok, Christopher Comperry, Shannon Crider, Frederique de Montblanc, Jeremy DePrez, Ben Tecumseh DeSoto, Leah DeVun, Daniel Fabian, Garland Fielder, Haden Garrett, Raul Gonzalez, Tracy Jayne Goosen, David Hardaker, Dan Havel, Daniel Heimbinder, April Hernandez, L. A. Holloman, Renate Jones, Erin Joyce, Daniel Kayne, Sara Kellner, Hugh Dodd McDonnold, Linda Moore, Kia Neill, Alex Nguyen, Pam R. Olson, Gay Paratore, Ryan Perry, Ole Petersen, Brian Piana, John Paul Plauché, Forrest Prince, Anne J. Regan, Allan Rodewald, Rodrigo Romero Roit, John Runnels, Cameron Sands, Louise Schlachter, Carol Ellen Scott, Gregory Scott, Robert Sennhauser, Herbert Shapiro, John Slaby, Emily Sloan, Gabriella O. Solis, Sarah Sudhoff, Kamila Szczesna, Patrick Winkler, Henry Yau and Paul Zeigler.
The Big Show
Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main St.
713.528.5858 - please phone if you require addtional information
July, 11 - August 22, 2008
Reception July 11th from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Awards at 8:00 p.m. during the reception
Logo courtesy of Lawndale Art Center
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