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The Saline Arts & Culture Committee is pleased to announce that 37 artists submitted a total of 88 works for Art Around Saline 2020 and that 6 of the works have been chosen for reproduction to grace downtown buildings beginning some time later this year. The six works are
- "Fogged In" by Frederick Beutler
- "Heavy Clouds" by Sarah Merkle
- "Neighborhood Gossip" by Robert Cameron
- "Saline 48176" by Kevin McCown
- "Serenity Lane" by Jill Stefani Wagner
- "Under Cover" by Antoinette Oliverio
A jury of four, drawn from Saline’s creative community, used a blind selection process to choose the works. Many thanks to jurors Eze A. Enriquez, Heidi McClelland, Karrie Waarala, and Jorge Guzman De Branoff, representing Saline Area Schools, the Saline Main Street Design Team, the Saline District Library, and the City of Saline Arts & Culture Committee. Design Team member Heidi McClelland commented, “It was great to be a part of this process. So many wonderful artists and entries to choose from made the decisions difficult, but we were happy to be able to showcase these amazing artists! Congratulations to those whose works were chosen, and very well done to everyone who submitted work this year."
Next steps for the project are creating the reproductions, selecting locations for their display, building frames, and installing the works. While the submission and review processes were electronic and internet-based, remaining steps require hands on work. At the present time, due to public health measures, the Arts & Culture Committee is not able to predict or announce dates for completion of the remaining parts of the 2020 project. Additional announcements and progress will come later, when circumstances permit.
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