HAL 2019 Exhibition is now open!
HAL 2019 Exhibition is now open!
This annual exhibition features artwork by many of the 300+ Hampton Arts League Members in all media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, crafts, sculpture, and watercolor. Artworks in a wide range of styles, content, and sensibilities are included. As an open exhibition, it includes established artists as well as young or emerging artists.
About the Judge
Richard Ward received his BFA and Art Education Certificate from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1982 and his MFA degree from Howard University in 1997.
Judge's Statement
Of his judging criteria Ward states, “I understand that creative processes are always as diverse as the artists who implement them and their expressions are also endless. I appreciate the skill and craftsmanship required to develop an idea into the beautiful work that it will become. I respect the artist’s right to express him or herself as he or she may please. And most of all, I love the innovative approaches of the creative soul. As I ponder these attributes and the world in which we live, the beauty and fascination of art leaves me inspired; and I am humbled. I therefore pledge to assess each work with respect, sensitivity and due diligence."
Judge's Awards
| James Warwick Jones Best in Show | Rhonda Hughes | Persephone's Return |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Levinson Award For Craft or Folk Art |
Bill Pinkham | Freeform Sculpture |
| First Place | Margaret Morris | Nuts |
| Second Place | James Warwick Jones | Descending Staircase |
| Third Place | Stephanie Faleski | Wiggle Room |
| Award of Merit | Julia Payne Swartz | Coleman Bridge at Dusk |
| Award of Merit | Johnny Mack | Collection |
| Award of Merit | Eric Thingstad | Break In The Clouds |
| Award of Merit | Sue Danehy | Confusion – Hot or Cold? |
| Award of Merit | Curtis Eley | View From Tilden Avenue - Great Bridge |
| Honorable Mention | Joann Sybil Lawson | Brownlee's Boots |
| Honorable Mention | John J. Moore | Prince Hall |
| Honorable Mention | Sarah M. Bushey | Matthews Marsh |
| Honorable Mention | Chuck Mosser | Forest Project Reliquary |
| Honorable Mention | Barbara Anne Harris | Carolina Low Country |
| Honorable Mention | Devi Anne Moore | Emerging |
| Honorable Mention | A. Lee | Surviving Renal Failure |
| Honorable Mention | Sharolyn Hayes | An Alice Idea |
| Honorable Mention | Akiko Tanaka | Seeds of Baobab Tree |
| Honorable Mention | Ed Obermeyer | Summer Daze |
| Honorable Mention | Emily Christoff Flowers | Listening to Birdland |
| Honorable Mention | Shirlie Anson | Lady In Red |
| Honorable Mention | Robert Biedron | Return to Sand |
Join us for creative Arts Happenings centered around the Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition!
Gallery Talk & Poetry Inspired by Art
Sunday, March 3 at 2:30pm
Meet the artists featured in the exhibition and learn more about the artworks on display. Poets are invited to write poems inspired by the artworks in the exhibition and participate in a poetry reading. The poems are displayed adjacent to the artworks, with the permission of the artist and are also available in notebooks for perusal by our visitors.