The BIG & small of It
Judged Art Competition and Exhibit
Runs February 6 thru April 2, 2026
Winners for BIG and small 2026
Regional Artists are invited to show recent works in a variety of Sizes from Large too Small. No restriction on size – as long we can fit it in! Also acceptable are artworks of big and small subjects juxtaposed together. Subjects can be Larger or Smaller than life. Big and Tall, Short and Small, we want to see it all!
There were 87 total entries in the show featuring paintings in all media – watercolor, acrylic, oil and pastel, along with colored pencil, photography, and 3-d work in wood, paper, leather and clay.
About the Judge
Our Judge is April Flanders, Professor of Studio Art and Printmaking at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
April Flanders is a studio artist living and making in the mountains of Western North Carolina. A keen naturalist, her work has been featured in solo and group shows at museums and galleries nationally and internationally, including the Center for the Book Arts, in New York, the Global Print International, in Douro, Portugal and the Anna Leonowens Gallery, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Her work addresses the problem of invasive plants and animals on a global scale using a variety of media including printmaking, painting, drawing and installation. As a classically trained printmaker she employs ink on paper to create compelling rhythms with color, texture and repetition using a variety of print methods.
April’s recent honors include an online exhibition as a finalist in the 87th Annual Competition at the Print Center in Philadelphia, PA and a residency at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts in Amherst, VA. Recent solo exhibitions include Unchecked at Artspace in Richmond, VA and Advance at the Pioneer Bluffs Gallery in Matfield Green, KS. Her work is in several public collections, including the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the Tucson Museum of Art and the Turchin Center for Visual Arts. April earned a Master of Fine Arts from Arizona State University, and she has taught printmaking for fourteen years at various universities nationally and internationally.
