The Postcard Art Competition and Exhibition 2009 (PACE 2009) opens at the Lake County Discovery Museum on Saturday, October 3. This international exhibition showcases 36 original designs selected as finalists from 443 entries submitted from the United States, Canada, Japan and China. A variety of media such as watercolor, collage, digital art and photography are represented in the exhibit, which will be on display at the Museum through January 3, 2010.
PACE 2009 celebrates the postcard as art form and visual document by challenging fine artists to produce original works in postcard size. The resulting show consists of an eclectic mix of tiny artworks in a wide variety of media. Judging is based on creativity, content, technical expertise and reproducibility as a postcard. This year’s judges were Keith Sadler and Michael Williams. Sadler is a long-time collector of postcards, photographs and folk art. Williams is the author or co-author of six books including “Who We Were: A Snapshot History of America” and “Chicago: Photographs of a Lost City.”
Local artists in the exhibition include: Paul C. Balan (Round Lake, IL), Nancy Goodman (Highland Park, IL), Denis Hagen (Wheaton, IL), Kristen Janes (Naperville, IL), Randee Ladden (Glenview, IL), Mike Pavelich (Kenosha, WI) and Ron Testa (Wilmette, IL).
Other artists include: Jessica Beagan Archer (Pawtucket, RI), Russel Box, Sr. (Alamosa, CO), Archie Brennan (New York, NY), Allegra Burke (Santa Rosa, CA), Lana Carter (Vallejo, CA), Elizabeth Concannon (St. Louis, MO), Yael Dageny (New York, NY), Cheryl Dawdy (Ann Arbor, MI), Phoebe Ann Erb (Chestnut Hill, MA), Dora Aldworth Grinnell (San Jose, CA), Marianne Fanelli Irvin (American Canyon, CA), Carol P. Kunstadt (New York, NY), Jean-Louis Lassez (Magdalena, NM), Regina Marzlin (Antigonish, Nova Scotia) , Sarah Musser (Seattle, WA), Brian Novak (St. Louis, MO), M. Parfitt (Sacramento, CA), Leslie Peterson (Tualatin, OR), Doug Travis (Indianapolis, IN), Dasha Wagner (State Center, IA), Carrie Wild (Indianapolis, IN) and Junko Yamada (Jackson Heights, NJ).
These artists are eligible for one of the top three Awards of Excellence, to be announced at the exhibition’s awards presentation and reception, held October 18 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the reception.
In addition to the 36 top entries, the show will also feature a selection of tapestry works by Archie Brennan, a three-time PACE winner.
The Daily Herald is the media sponsor for the PACE exhibition. For more information about PACE 2009 or the Curt Teich Postcard Archives, visit online at www.TeichArchives.org or call 847-968-3381. |
