Springville Center for the Arts is accepting artwork submissions for the juried annual Downtown Springville Art Crawl. The deadline to submit is April 22nd, 2022.

Art Crawl will take place Saturday, June 4th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All of Springville’s East Main Historic District will transform into an art gallery for one night. Come stroll through town to view artwork, shop local stores and vendors, hear live music, and more. There will also be food trucks, demonstrations, and other activities.

To submit artwork, artists are asked to email images of their submissions and an entry form to SCAArtSubmissions@gmail.com. Five original pieces of any medium may be accepted. There is no restriction on size or age. If accepted by the jury, artists will be notified by May 2nd. Work must be delivered ready to display by May 28th. A submission form and details are available at www.crawl.springvillearts.org

Performers, community organizations and others interested in participating should call the center at (716) 592-9038 or email SCAArtSubmissions@gmail.com.

The art jurors this year are Veronique Cote, Edreys Wajed, and Bruce Blair.

Véronique Côté is the Executive Director & Chief Curator at Buffalo’s Center for Exploratory & Perceptual Arts (CEPA). Côté has extensive background in photography, interdisciplinary curatorial practices, and arts administration. She also teaches in graduate and undergraduate programs at various universities. A Quebec native, Côté completed her MFA at SUNY Buffalo in 2006. She also holds an MA in Museum Studies from Harvard University, and a BIA from the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi. Most recently, Côté held a position at the prestigious Pérez Art Museum leading the Museum Management Internship & Leadership program.

Edreys Wajed is a full-time artist and multi-disciplined creative, with achievements in music performance, video, jewelry design and entrepreneurship respectively. Wajed has been recognized for his artistic contributions to the historic Freedom Wall mural, with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; several other regional murals; and as ASI 2019 Artist of the Year Award Nominee. Wajed co-owns and operates a multi-media agency called Eat Off Art, specializing in curating transformative experiences through creativity and art.

Bruce Blair is most known for his spontaneous landscapes in watercolor and acrylic. He has exhibited extensively in the Western New York area since the early 1970s; his first solo show was actually held in Springville, New York. Blair studied at the Art Institute of Boston, Massachusetts from 1970-1973 as well as under his father, renowned artist Robert Blair, and is a member of the Buffalo Society of Artists. Blair has won multiple awards for his work, and his work is found in numerous public and private collections.

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