This first issue, as usual, is a sneak peek at the exhibit before it's open to the public this coming Sunday afternoon as well as a look at a few pieces that were invited to exhibit but were unable to do so.  Next week, we'll let you know which paintings and drawings were selected as award winners by our competition Awards Juror, Michael Shane Neal, NA and some of his comments about those artworks.  Next month, we'll open the People's Choice Award online voting (the winner will receive a selection of Richeson art materials) and we'll introduce you to some of the award winners in the gallery exhibit.  New this year, we'll also let you know a little more about Jack Richeson and Co., our parent company and manufacturer / distributor of fine art materials and studio furniture with product giveaways and opportunities for you to tell us your own opinions and ideas.

We're incredily grateful to the artists who allow us to showcase their work both in our physical gallery and this virtual gallery.  As the numbers of entries have grown, so too has the quality of those entries and the level of difficulty in selecting the best of the best.  Our competition books have expanded to include not only the finalists in the competitions, but "runners up" whose work struck us as also being worthy of recognition.  The success of this series of hard-cover "catalogs" has enabled us to undertake that growth of our original vision and being included in the book is, in itself, becoming a goal of competition entrants! 

Please remember that we value your input so email us at artschool@richesonart.com with your comments and questions!