2009 Texas Biennial Artist Announcement & Ice Cream Social September 6, 2008

2009 Texas Biennial Group Exhibition Artist Announcement & Ice Cream Social
Saturday, September 6, 2008
2-4 PM, Artist Announcement at 2:30 PM
The 2009 Texas Biennial is delighted to invite the public and press to share our enthusiasm for the final selection of our 2009 Group Exhibition artists. After careful deliberation of over 500 applicants from all over the state, our guest curator, Michael Duncan, has come to the final selection of only 63 artists. These artists will be showcasing their newest work this coming spring at the Mexican American Cultural Center Gallery and at Women and Their Work Gallery, in two complementary exhibits. In keeping with our Texas roots, we will be celebrating this momentous event with an old-fashioned ice cream social to meet and greet a few artists personally and to enjoy the tale end of the Texas summer.
In the past, the Texas Biennial’s participants have been picked by groups of jurors, leaving the selections to majority rule. While the results showcased a wide variety of media and delivered a nice overall cross-section of Texas work, it also left the shows without a unified statement. Chosen from a single curator, the Texas Biennial believes that these newly selected artists will truly harness the spirit of the Biennial and deliver an inspiring and fresh, but most importantly genuine view of the contemporary art climate in Texas.

Official Website: http://www.texasbiennial.com/