A Breath of Fresh Air

TOUR ANNUAL ART CONTEST

Air itself is a vital element of life. The air of our shared atmosphere connects us globally, through the life sustaining breath that passes through each of our bodies. Artworks in this competition promise to be an imaginative journey through the invisible, kinetic, ethereal, and freshness of air. An open window, cloudy skies, a windy day, fresh laundry on a clothesline, a child’s balloon, the atmosphere/environment, our lungs, or perhaps an abstract painting that feels as fresh and new as “a breath of fresh air.”

We have invited artists who are registered for the 2025 Open Studio Tour to submit their best work that captures the essence of water. Maybe they are drawn to its serenity, its mesmerizing movements, its destructive power, its different forms - ice, rain, snow, fog, steam, etc., or its symbolic meanings, we encourage you to create artwork that flows with imagination.

We look forward to sharing the entries and winners of the contest after they are announced in May, 2025.

 

Kevin Gilmore, 2025 Annual Contest Juror

ABOUT THE JUROR: Kevin Gilmore is an interdisciplinary artist, working as a painter, experimental sound composer, and educator. Originally from Rhode Island he spent over a decade exploring the landscapes of Wyoming, Oregon, Italy, and Brooklyn. As an abstract visual artist working with collage, acrylic and oils, the sense of place becomes the subject of his abstract canvases. Gilmore works with sound as a medium, composing experimental soundscapes from field recordings, acousmatics through contact microphones, digital instruments and analogue synthesizers. His teaching philosophy has developed through a similar intuitive process, with experience leading workshops and teaching undergraduate art classes. After starting a family in NYC, Kevin returned to his native state... as Rhode Islanders often do. His interdisciplinary art practice is located close to the sea where he also lives with his wife, two children and his dog.

 

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