sponsored by E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy LLP

ART IS ESSENTIAL

November 19 - December 11

Artist Reception & Award Ceremony, Dec. 2, 6 – 8 pm

The Arts Center of the Capital Region would like to announce and congratulate this years’ FENCE Select artists and winners

FENCE SELECT ARTISTS

Artists included in this year’s Select exhibit include:

Jason Allendorph, Fern Apfel, David Austin, Alison Bachorik, Michele Bager, Justin Baker, Royal Brown, Carol Caruso, D. Colin, Jaime Courcelle, Allison Crerand, Chris DeMarco, Thomasa Dwyer Nielsen, William Fillmore
Margaret (Peg) Foley, Jay Freud, Kyra Garrigue, Karen Gerstenberger, Benj Gleeksman, Michael Gwozdz, John Hampshire, Martin Hatcher, Niki Haynes, Susan Hoffer, Moira Kelly, Mary LaFleur, Sonja LaPointe, Drea LaRose, Renée Lessard, Ellen Mahnken, Mandi Manning, Renata Memole, Robert Moylan, Michael Oatman, Joe Putrock, Catherine Quinones-Austin, Steve Rein, Marion Reynolds, ORT Project Rockwell-Nelson, George Rutledge, Caroline Skrebutenas, John Smolinsky, Armando Soto, Marilee Sousie-Strom, Linda Tommasulo, K. Velis Turan, MaryPat Wager, Alex Waters, Margaret Watrous, Jeff Wigman (Honorable Mention), Kate Wolford.

This year’s Best in Show artist is Susan Hoffer with her work titled “A new blank tablet: January 20, 2021 12:00 PM EST” and our Runner Up artist is Royal Brown with his artwork titled “Yemonja.” Both artists received a cash stipend at our September award ceremony. Hoffer will also receive a solo exhibition in one of our Arts Center Galleries. The FENCE Select awards support artists of all levels of experience and are made possible through the generous support of E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy LLP.

THANK YOU

We would like to thank this year’s FENCE Select Juror Dan Cameron, a New York based curator, writer, and educator for choosing this year’s select works. Cameron chose over 50 pieces of art for FENCE Select including our Best in Show and Runner Up artists. FENCE Select will remain on display through December 11th.

FENCE STUDENT EXHIBIT

New to this year’s exhibition, the Arts Center welcomes Fence Student work to our Foyer Gallery during the months of November & December during our Fence Select Exhibition. Students K-12 are have entered their work into the show either as part of their school or as individuals with a student membership. Congratulations to all. Great work!

GALLERY HOURS

Monday & Friday | 9 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday – Thursday | 9 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday | 9 AM – 2:00 PM