Expressions West

You get that letter, you know the one, the one that says you have been accepted into the show. You scream, you do the happy dance, scare the cat and run into the other room waving the letter and grinning like an idiot and say, "I did it!" And your partner/spouse/significant other looks up from the television and say, "What?" And what do you say then? That's the problem with actually getting in to a show, you feel great, you have a chance to win awards, you can force your live-in to slave like crazy, but what have you actually done and why?

It's the why that drives artists crazy. But not the lucky few who were juried into the Expressions West show at the Coos Art Museum. The juror, Kevin Kadar, took the artists and the general public on a walk through critic of the show.



And his audience listened!



And they paid attention.



Even the museum director took a moment to study the art and listen while Kevin explained the elements which guided his decisions.



People joined the walk through in progress...



There was no pushing or shoving to get close to the guru, just patient calm and deep concentration.



And through it all, Kevin answered every question, no matter if it was the artist asking about their work or the public trying to grasp the complexities of art competition.



The Big Boss listened and followed



Until finally the last gallery brought things to a close.



But of course Kurt Hitch had to have the last word.