55TH ANNUAL TOM PEYTON MEMORIAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Schedule
Fri, 21 Apr, 2023 at 06:00 pm
Location
First United Methodist Church Alexandria, La | Alexandria, LA
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55TH ANNUAL TOM PEYTON MEMORIAL ARTS FESTIVALAPRIL 21 – 30, 2023
The Annual Arts Festival of First United Methodist Church, Alexandria, Louisiana, was established in 1967 to encourage use and understanding of the arts as a means of healthy expression. The First Annual Festival presented the first juried art competition in Central Louisiana.
For more than 50 years, the Festival has offered a variety of exhibits as well as programs of music, film, literature and drama. The Festival was renamed in 1980 to honor the memory of The Rev. Tom Peyton, a former associate minister whose ministry to the entire community’s arts and educational efforts was especially significant. An endowment in Peyton’s memory contributes to the Festival’s budget, which is otherwise supported by patrons’ gifts and grants. The Festival enjoys the guidance and services of the church’s staff and the use of its facilities. The core of the Festival remains the juried art exhibit.
Philip R. Jackson, Juror
Representational artist Philip R. Jackson is a Professor of Art at the University of Mississippi in Oxford where he currently teaches and heads the painting area.
Jackson’s work is included in the permanent collections of art museums in Evansville and Fort Wayne, Indiana; Huntsville, Alabama; Jackson and Meridian Mississippi. His paintings have been featured in numerous publications, including Art in America, Southwest Art, American Art Collector, and American Artist Magazine. Jackson has received awards from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation in Montreal, Canada; AIR Serenbe; Mississippi Museum of Art; Mississippi Arts Commission; Tyrone Guthrie Foundation in Monaghan, Ireland and numerous scholarly research grants from the University of Mississippi.
He received his B.F.A. from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, and his M.F.A. from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Jackson also studied abroad at Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy. He is a member of Zeuxis, a painting collective of artists focusing on still life. His work is represented by the Chris Winfield Gallery in Carmel, California.
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Where is it happening?
First United Methodist Church Alexandria, La, 2727 Jackson St,Alexandria,LA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: