36TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION

ON DISPLAY SEPTEMBER 24^TH – OCTOBER 31^ST   

Seven categories of artwork are on display, Watercolor Media, Water Based Media, Oil Based Media, Dry Media, Mixed Media, 3-Dimensional Media & Photographic Media. CVAC is excited to reveal the breadth of interests and investigations from our participants within this juried exhibition. Our juror, C. Arthur Croyle, had the difficult job of jurying the submissions and selecting the 7 “Best of” Category winners of this exhibition.

This exhibition opens to the public on Tuesday, September 24^th and runs through October 31^st.  Awards will be distributed as the winners are celebrated during the 36^th Annual Juried Exhibition Artist Reception on October 18^thfrom 5:00-8:00 PM. A People’s Choice Selection process, starting September 24^th, shall dictate a People’s Choice Category winner for each category, to be announced at the end of the Artist Reception. Patrons will have the opportunity to mingle with the artists, enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres and purchase art during this free reception.

Juror Biography: C. Arthur Croyle
C. Arthur Croyle was raised in both Akron, Ohio and in Dorfen, Germany where his grandparents lived. His German grandfather was an artist and designer and profoundly impacted Croyle’s career path. Croyle completed a BA and BFA with an emphasis in graphic design and illustration at the University of Akron and worked at an advertising agency, an art studio, and a publishing company before completing his MFA at Indiana University. He then began a 33-year career as a college faculty member, first at Miami University of Ohio, then at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. During his academic career, he transitioned from teaching graphic design and illustration in the fine arts where he taught painting and drawing. Croyle was Director of Biological and Pre-Medical illustration Program at Iowa State and later served as Director of the Graduate Program in the Visual Arts and Culture Department. One of his career highlights was teaching four semesters in Rome and producing watercolors and drawing that recorded the beauty of the ‘Eternal City.’ His work in graphic design illustration, abstract and representational art has been exhibited regionally, national and internationally. Currently in retirement, Croyle is the Vice President of the Akron Society of Artists and is concentrating his creative efforts on representing life and subject matter in the greater Akron area.