THE EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO ASSIST EMERGING VISUAL ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT THEIR WORK IN A PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN ALL ASPECTS ASSOCIATED.
RIVERVIEWS AWARDS VISUAL ARTISTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN THEIR ART AND A COMMITMENT TO THEIR CAREER WITH A MONTH-LONG EXHIBITION AS PART OF OUR EMERGING ARTIST SERIES.
Recipients have the opportunity to build relationships within an expansive community of artists and art professionals. The combination of exhibition and supplemental programing of “how-to” (curate, artist statements, apply for exhibits, building a CV) is intended to further the recipients’ artistic practice, while encouraging career sustainability and empowering their artistic voice.
The Emerging Artist Series serves to provide artists with an exhibition that can lead to similar opportunities and grow their confidence as an exhibiting artist. As an organization that values cultural equity, this program benefits a population of artists beyond the sphere of higher education that may not always be accessible to some artists. We thoughtfully engage a broad group of emerging artists and prioritize diversity in all areas, including artistic practice, gender, age, background, socioeconomic level, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and all levels of education.
We define “emerging” as those early in their artistic careers (regardless of age), who are gaining momentum and may be at a critical juncture in their career when this support would be the most impactful. These artists are not yet considered well-established professionally by indicators such as major gallery representation, extensive exhibition history and awards, or sustaining an income derived solely from art sales and commissions.
Individual artists can apply directly, and Riverviews will accept nominations of regional artists to be reviewed. A panel selects program finalists through a review process.
2023 Artists
JANUARY
Students of Cindy Wood
MARCH
Christina Davis
MAY
Ashley Wilkerson
JULY
Claire Capron
SEPTEMBER
Dennis Caldwell Jr.
NOVEMBER
Jerome Banks
2022
JANUARY
Jed Mickle
MARCH
Angela Dianna
MAY
Bunny Goodjohn
“Hags & Other Starratives”
JULY
Candy Henderson
SEPTEMBER
Adara Wright
NOVEMBER
Ella Morrison2021
2021
JANUARY
Kelli Seagle
MARCH
Megan Guzik
“Unplugged”
APRIL
Chelsea Snead
“To Those In-Between”
MAY
Glenda Shulleeta
“Gathered Blessings”
JUNE
Harmony Stewart
“Perception”
2020
JANUARY
Jennifer Henzi
“Here + There”
FEBRUARY
Siavash Mousavizadeh
“Wandering in Mystery”
MARCH
Twon Smith
“Drawing Distinctions”
JULY
Julie Bryant
“Eye of the Beholder”
AUGUST
Chanel Harris
“Of Flora and Fauna”
SEPTEMBER
Lindy Price
“Style and Sonder”
OCTOBER
Ellee Evans
“Moments”
NOVEMBER
Cat Rohr
“Esthesia”
DECEMBER
Abigail Follmer
“Whimsical Wanderings”
2019
JANUARY
Grace Eades
“28,60,58”
FEBRUARY
Veronica Jackson
“The Burden of Invisibility”
APRIL
Reed Dillon
“Semi~Precious”
MAY
Kiera Hight
“Natsukashii”
JUNE
Anna M. Filiaggi
“Epitome of Serendipity”
JULY
Bethany Hartman
“Remembered”
AUGUST
Sunshine Barlowe Lewis
“Transcendence"
SEPTEMBER
Baylis Quimby
“See-Through”
OCTOBER
Lori Stetson
“Wire and Whimsy”
NOVEMBER
Joshua Carter
“Metamorphosis: A Palpable Abstraction"
DECEMBER
Red Cesafsky
“Inward Reflection"
2018
JANUARY
Alex Sayer and Emma Mortemousque
“Alex Sayer: Bring Your Inner Artist To Life” and “L’eau”
FEBRUARY
Hannah Scott – “Local Native”
MARCH
Stephen Kissel – “Play Pretend”
APRIL
Ryan Crane – “Vibes”
MAY
Sage Latane – “Conversions”
JUNE
Larry Taylor – “A Vision Relayed”
JULY
Lindsey Winfrey – “Summer’s Simplicity”
AUGUST
Mariannette Oyola – “Dióko”
SEPTEMBER
Amber Rabie – “Time Capsule Canvas: Preserving Fleeting Moments in Peru”
OCTOBER
Lucas Huber – “#huberdesigns – Formless in Function”
NOVEMBER
Talula Mays – “Bethink Oneself of That Which Echoes”
DECEMBER
Michelline Hall – “AmericanWoman?”
2017
JANUARY
Carolyn Cornfield
FEBRUARY
Noelia Nunez
MARCH
Candace Christy – “visions with my eyes closed”
APRIL
Christina Ball – “Independence with Color”
MAY
Colleen Pendry – “Fragility”
JUNE
Angie Reiko
JULY
Travis Wells and Rebekah Hower – “Portraits, Posts, and Pointillism”
AUGUST
Candace Padgett and Hannah Kauffman
SEPTEMBER
Laura Snell – “Archetypes”
OCTOBER
Poet Rae – “Summer’s Progress”
NOVEMBER
Cameo Hoyle – “The Forest”
DECEMBER
ArtThrive Artists – “ArtThrive”
2016
August
Meg Einhorn
September
Victoria Towns – “Unforeseeable”
October
Hope Pianello
November
Nugent Kos
December
Brett Wicher