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I am just wanting to share a bit of good news with my friends here. It is probably small potatoes to most of you, but a big honor for me.


The following artwork was selected as a purchase award for the Arkansas Arts Council's Small Works on Paper exhibition for the year 2012. They are buying the art and it goes into the Arts council's permanent SWOP collection. This artwork will travel for a year across the state and then become property of the AAC for future SWOP tours.

I will be asked to speak at the reception in January, Rip I am coming your way! LOL in Little Rock.

Out of hundreds of entries 30-40 pieces are selected for the show. Purchase Awards
Up to $2,000 will be available for juror selected awards. Selected
works will become part of the SWOP permanent collection.

They purchase the work for what I asked for it. I don't know right now how it placed. I think they save that for the reception.

Below is the winner.

The title is: When Smelly met Stinky

Six purchase awards were selected. I don't think they have a first, second, third, etc. You were just one of the 6 selected to be purchased for the permanent collection.

Ginger, that's awesome! Would love to catch your appearance at the reception if possible. Keep me posted!

artist4perry wrote:I am just wanting to share a bit of good news with my friends here. It is probably small potatoes to most of you, but a big honor for me.


The following artwork was selected as a purchase award for the Arkansas Arts Council's Small Works on Paper exhibition for the year 2012. They are buying the art and it goes into the Arts council's permanent SWOP collection. This artwork will travel for a year across the state and then become property of the AAC for future SWOP tours.

I will be asked to speak at the reception in January, Rip I am coming your way! LOL in Little Rock.

Out of hundreds of entries 30-40 pieces are selected for the show. Purchase Awards
Up to $2,000 will be available for juror selected awards. Selected
works will become part of the SWOP permanent collection.

They purchase the work for what I asked for it. I don't know right now how it placed. I think they save that for the reception.

Below is the winner.

The title is: When Smelly met Stinky

Congrats Ginger! That's one of my favorite works of yours.

Gin gin...that's incredible news!

Who knew steveo would prove to be
such great subject matter for you.:/
Throw a few cents his way, would you...

Rip Rokken wrote:Ginger, that's awesome! Would love to catch your appearance at the reception if possible. Keep me posted!

Reception: Jan. 6, 2012, William F. Laman Library in North Little Rock. A reception and artist talk that night. (Usually they have food Rip! Hey a free snack time! LOL)

January, 6, 6-8 p.m. Your invited. Unless we get snow I am going to try and be there.

P.S. Thanks guys.............I sold one! Wooo hooo! LOL

<standing and clapping>

Way to go, Ginger!

Way to go Ginger!

Congratulations, Ginger!

Thank you. I just want to say that it is really hard to put your work out there. There are so many great artists out there right now it is quite humbling to see the competition.

This is the third thing I have entered. The first was chosen for the exhibition which is an honor in itself, and traveled but did not win an an award.

The second I tried a site with a contest, and well, it did not get chosen, but I did not feel bad because a lot of great stuff, things I would think kicked my butt, did not get chosen.

The third this one. Now I am going to try one next month with a large one. Keeping my fingers crossed this means good things.

Rip Rokken wrote:Ginger, that's awesome! Would love to catch your appearance at the reception if possible. Keep me posted!

Awwwww on the Av, Rip ...

Rip Rokken wrote:Ginger, that's awesome! Would love to catch your appearance at the reception if possible. Keep me posted!

Another great Av Rip!

There were only 6 purchase awards, don't think I said that.