Jean M. Judd in Mesa Arts Center's 33rd Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition

The Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona has selected textile artist of Cushing, Wisconsin for inclusion in the 33^rd Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition. Artwork selected for inclusion in the exhibit includes: Sound Waves #1. This year is Judd’s third consecutive one in this exhibition.

This exhibition highlights the finest in contemporary crafts from around the country and is a benchmark of innovation and quality produced within traditional craft forms such as ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, paper making and book arts. Exhibition juror Katie A. Lee, Assistant Director of the Center of Craft, Creativity, & Design at UNC Asheville, North Carolina, selected fifty artworks by thirty-eight artists from a pool of 242 submissions.

The exhibition opens on January 27, 2012 and is open through March 18, 2012. The artists' reception and awards presentation is on January 27, 2012 from 6 to 8 pm. The address of the art center is:

Mesa Contemporary Arts
One East Main Street
Mesa, AZ 85211

Visit the art center’s web site at www.mesaartscenter.com for more information about the exhibition and art center or call 480-644-6501 to speak to Patty Haberman, Curator of Mesa Contemporary Arts.