The Absolute Black & White XIII is an annual exhibition currently showing at Grayson College’s 2nd Floor Gallery that features original works executed in black, white, and shades of gray. The exhibit is sponsored by the Visual Arts Department. Professor and curator of the exhibit, Steve O. Black states, “The show is definitely a must see. There are photos, paintings, drawings, assemblages, glass work, sculpture, and mixed media works of art featuring 103 original works of art by fifty-eight artists from across the state as well as Oklahoma.”
Artists showing work in the exhibit include Donna Finch Adams, Sara E. Arellano, Deeya Bain, Austin Beavers, Lyncara Beshirs, Steve O. Black, Reba Browning, Tyler Carnley, Arlene Cason, Sarah Sparks Duran, Sonya Elmore, Brittany Gammon, Jacquelyn Gardner, Shelley Tate Garner, Aaron Glaser, Peggy Gottschalk, Lanie Griffin, Sarah Goodwin, Rachel Hendrix, Noel Hickman, Janice Howell, Alayna Hunter, Jennifer Infante, Glenda Jones, Mary Karam, Lyndsey Lamar, Jaci Leeper, George Mason, Judith McMillion-Smith, Tina Meschko, Marie Miller, Rose Miller, Eric Chance Mobbs, Tiffany Moser, Michael Murphy, Frank Neighbors, Jessica Neihardt, Jade Nowlin, Lance Nowlin, Jack A. Ousey, Sandy Ramstad, Loretha Riales, John Roberts, Wayne Ryon, Thelma Scribner, Eva Smith, Ceil Snoddy, Steven Songer , Doug Spillers , Jesse Strain, Pam Straus , Jeanne Sturdevant, Heather Taylor, Marie Van Arsdale, Erin Wageman, Claire Wageman, Arielle Wilcott, and Stephen Yochum.
A reception for The Absolute Black & White XIII artists will be held Saturday evening, April 13, from 6pm to 8pm. In addition to the exhibit and reception the art department will be hosting its 4thIncredible Edible Food Art Show the same evening from 6pm to 6:45pm. The exhibit will feature sculptures and assemblages made from edible food. Fifteen of the edible pieces will be presented by GC Culinary students. At 6:45pm that evening Black states “We eat the Incredible Edible Food Art Show.” Also, GC’s Visual Arts and Music Departments will conduct a silent auction for original one-of-a-kind art guitars from 6pm to 7:30pm. The Music Department has been collecting old guitars that can be turned into art pieces (some still playable) by area SMAACC artists, Grayson College student artists, and Southeastern College art students. Music throughout Friday’s event will be performed by Dr. Tecero’s GC guitar students from 6pm to 8pm.
The exhibit will be open to the public through April 26 and is located in the 2nd Floor Gallery, located on the first floor of the Arts & Communications Center. The exhibit and the Saturday, April 13 events are free and the public is welcomed. The 2nd Floor Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm. Individuals who would like to enter the Incredible Edible Art Show or interested in information on the exhibits, future exhibits at Grayson College, or SMAACC please contact Steve O. Black at (903) 463-8662 or blackst@grayson.edu.