WEYBURN - The 41st edition of the James Weir People’s Choice art exhibition will be closed for viewing on Friday, March 14. It is currently the sole exhibition in the Weyburn Art Gallery.
“This year, for the James Weir People’s Choice, we have 23 unique works on exhibition,” said Regan Lanning, arts curator for the Weyburn Arts Council.. “They range from paintings to drawings to fibre works, to clay and wood-burning. We have a chest of drawers, and we even have a painted guitar case. It’s literally everything you can imagine on display..”
Ballots are available as viewers come in to the gallery, and people are encouraged to vote for their favorite three pieces.
The artists’ names have been removed so as not to impact the voting process, and this year artists were invited to include an artist’s statement if they wished.
The chest of drawers, featuring several types of wood in its design, includes an extensive artist’s statement explaining why all of the types of wood were included, and what kinds of wood were used.
Voting will be all in person this year. Last year, 10 per cent of Weyburn’s population came out to vote with a record-setting number of ballots cast at 1,549 votes. “That’s how we trend. Every year we get more votes than we had the year before, and I’d love to see that trend continue,” said Lanning.
Winners of the James Weir People’s Choice will be announced Friday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Weyburn Art Gallery, located in the Credit Union Spark Centre.
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