The Renaissance Art Gallery, an artist run art co-op in Huntington, WV. Membership; open to artists in West Virginia, Southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky.
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to promote art and art education in the community and among its members. To encourage and promote a public interest and understanding of art; to create and develop a closer relationship between art and the community and further the education and artistic development of its members.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Miniature Exhibition 2013, Statement from our Juror
"First I want to thank everyone at the Renaissance Art
Gallery for putting their trust in me to select the award winners for the 13th
Annual National Miniature Exhibition. This is a fabulous exhibit, with
participants from across the U.S. Including the Tri-state region.I applaud the Renaissance Art gallery for
continuing to present this quality show, and for attracting artists from around
the country to Huntington.I am so
pleased to be a part of this, and love the fact that all who enter have their
works displayed (if they meet the miniature criteria).It was a difficult decision to select a few
award winners out of so many excellententries.
in a world of Mega-malls and McMansions, where everything
is SUPER-sized and phrases like "bigger is better" have become the
norm, it is refreshing to view an entire gallery of small-scale artworks that
require up-close, intimate inspection. Skill and expertise in a chosen medium
is required to work on a small scale such as this, and the talent of the miniature
artists is apparent.
The range of subject matter tackled in the exhibit was
impressive, and much broader than what I imagined would be found in a miniature
show. I was expecting more portraits – as is the historical precedent of
miniatures.I also expected everything
to feel small, yet many of the works had a BIG feel in a tiny format. I enjoyed
this entire process immensely and hope interest in the exhibit will continue to
grow."
"First I want to thank everyone at the Renaissance Art
Gallery for putting their trust in me to select the award winners for the 13th
Annual National Miniature Exhibition. This is a fabulous exhibit, with
participants from across the U.S. Including the Tri-state region. I applaud the Renaissance Art gallery for
continuing to present this quality show, and for attracting artists from around
the country to Huntington. I am so
pleased to be a part of this, and love the fact that all who enter have their
works displayed (if they meet the miniature criteria). It was a difficult decision to select a few
award winners out of so many excellent
entries. 
in a world of Mega-malls and McMansions, where everything
is SUPER-sized and phrases like "bigger is better" have become the
norm, it is refreshing to view an entire gallery of small-scale artworks that
require up-close, intimate inspection. Skill and expertise in a chosen medium
is required to work on a small scale such as this, and the talent of the miniature
artists is apparent.
The range of subject matter tackled in the exhibit was
impressive, and much broader than what I imagined would be found in a miniature
show. I was expecting more portraits – as is the historical precedent of
miniatures. I also expected everything
to feel small, yet many of the works had a BIG feel in a tiny format. I enjoyed
this entire process immensely and hope interest in the exhibit will continue to
grow."
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