Several pieces included in the Biennial Judged Show are seen at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Several pieces included in the Biennial Judged Show are seen at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Kenai Art Center opens Biennial Judged Show on Friday

The show features art across a variety of mediums, including photography, painting, watercolor, sculpture and metalwork

The Kenai Art Center this month will host its Biennial Judged Show, featuring work submitted by local artists and judged by Oluf Hartvigson.

The show will open with a reception on Friday, Oct. 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. During the reception, awards will be given to first, second and third place.

The show features art across a variety of mediums, including photography, painting, watercolor, sculpture and metalwork.

Hartvigson, according to information provided on the center’s website, “is an experienced realist and fantasy sculptor of figures and animals” who has won awards nationally and internationally for his sculptures.

The exhibition will be available for viewing at the Kenai Art Center during business hours, noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday until Oct. 28.

For more information about the Kenai Art Center, visit kenaiartcenter.org or facebook.com/KenaiArtCenter.

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@peninsulaclarion.com.

A photograph by Genevieve Klebba is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A photograph by Genevieve Klebba is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A painting by Suzie Scrivener is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A painting by Suzie Scrivener is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A sculpture by Laura Faeo, right, is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A sculpture by Laura Faeo, right, is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A painting by Starla Ferguson is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A painting by Starla Ferguson is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A sculpture by Chris Jenness is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A sculpture by Chris Jenness is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A fire pit crafted by C.O. Rudstrom stands at the center of the gallery, in front of several other pieces included in the Biennial Judged Show at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A fire pit crafted by C.O. Rudstrom stands at the center of the gallery, in front of several other pieces included in the Biennial Judged Show at the Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A photograph by Hunter Morrison is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

A photograph by Hunter Morrison is included in the Biennial Judged Show at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Several pieces included in the Biennial Judged Show are seen at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Several pieces included in the Biennial Judged Show are seen at Kenai Art Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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