This exhibit features art created by masters living and working in the South today. Audiences from communities throughout the country have the opportunity to be introduced to master artists and craftspeople living and working in the South today. Some will be forms familiar to Americans as “Southern”: quilting, sweetgrass basketry, face jugs and woodcarving. Others may surprise, from contemporary jewelry and bookmaking to art glass. Many works straddle the line between traditional materials and contemporary expression: Craig Nutt’s wooden Celery and Peppers Chair; Elizabeth Brim’s iron Floral Apron; and Gwendolyn Magee’s quilt series Blood of the Slaughtered.

The show is reformatted to be accessible to museums and nonprofit galleries across the U.S. and is enhanced by a full-color visitor's guide, audio guide, and exhibit website. Bookings for this unique exhibit are now being accepted. Visit www.traditioninnovation.org to learn more about these master artists and their work.

From Tradition/Innovation: Nicario Jiménez, The Mask Maker's Workshop (interior), 19" x 22" x 4", Mixed Media.
Photo by Mike Jensen