2021 Memento Juried Exhibition

Art that reminds us

Humble, ordinary items can become sacred artifacts when they are imbued with personal sentiment. This exhibition explores the objects that encapsulate a specific moment in our personal stories, and our attachment to those memories. In this thematic art show, submissions were graded equally in two categories:

1. Visual Impact 2. Interpretation of Theme

9th Street Studios assembled a panel of jurors from a variety of disciplines, who lived and worked outside of the Wichita Falls Art Scene. The Call to Artists attracted submissions from all over the state of Texas, Oklahoma and as far away as Canada. The result is a bright and diverse selection of art that evokes emotion that only mementos can.

Selected Artists:
Audra Miller, B.C. Gilbert, Bob Barrow, Catherine Miles, Danielle Janecek, Elizabeth Bentley, Jackie Davis, James Gilbreath, Jason Bly, Jessica B. Johnson, Joanne Kendall, Jose Zambrano, Kerrigan Reyes, Kim Ward, Kris Newlin, Krystal Solis, Larry Hamilton, Lauren Berend Deges, Lynn Thorne, Madison Moody, Nancy Gail Kizis, Natalie Oliphant, R.J. Palat, Ramona Stegal, Robert Comello, Sally Struck, Scotty Coppage, Sandi Gant, Sharon Gibson-Bly, Shem Alexander, Simon Welch, Stefanie Rhoads, Stormi Arnold and Veronica Vaughan.

In 2021, the MEMENTO exhibition featured text panels of every Artist essay in English and Spanish with QR codes linked to audio recordings of the essays in both languages. Recordings in English were created by Miss Milan. Recordings in Spanish were generously provided by Claudia Montoya and Philip Allen from MSU Texas.

View the full exhibition and Essays

This exhibition is available for scheduled small group tours M-F, 10:30-5:30 from Sept 20th-Nov 30. Call (940) 613-4797 for availability.