Academic Artists Association
73rd Annual Exhibition
of Traditional Realism
May 21-June 18, 2023
Arts Center East
(formerly Vernon Community Art Center)
709 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon, Connecticut
Please see the calendar of dates to remember below. Dates are subject to change.
2023 Awards Judge - Del-Bourree Bach
Del-Bourree Bach in his studio
Contemporary realist Del-Bourree Bach has been a working professional painter for over 40 years. He is known for his striking and almost tactile depictions of man and nature. Although many are inspired by the sea and the life in and around it, he enjoys painting many subjects from rural farms to western vistas to city sidewalks. His paintings invite viewers to enter into the scene and challenge them to create their own stories. Primarily a studio painter, he works mainly in acrylic, but occasionally enjoys transparent watercolor.
Del's work is included in many private and public collections including the Florence Griswold Museum in CT, the Albrecht Kemper Museum in MO, the Salmagundi Club New York and the U.S. Embassy and Coast Guard Art Collections. He has received more than 350 awards in national and international competitions.
To learn more, please visit his website: del-bourreebach.com.
Jury of Acceptance
Entries will be juried for acceptance into the show by a committee of three members of Academic Artists Association, each representing a different medium. Members of the jury committee will be selected as the deadline approaches.
Jurors will be recruited based on artistic skill, willingness, availability and proximity to a convenient meeting place. They must be members in good standing of Academic Artists Association.
Founded by Springfield artist Harriet R. Lumis in 1949 in response to the developing trend in the art world away from representational work, Academic Artists Association has remained true to Lumis' founding principals. Each year, the Association has sponsored a show representing the finest of realism in art.
For more information about this show or Academic Artists Association, email glennmurray@comcast.net.
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