All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition XXXIV Selects Melms and Shell

'Birch Wood Glimmer' - Maria Shell

'Glacier Bay' - Diane Melms

'Glacier Bay' by Diane Melms and 'Birch Wood Glimmer' by Maria Shell have been selected to be included in the All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition XXXIV at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Oct. 5 - Feb. 3, 2013.

For more than 30 years, All Alaska Juried has recognized the unique contributions Alaska artists are making to the world of contemporary art. The exhibition also encourages Alaska artists to create new work and showcases the finest art being produced in the state. This highly competitive exhibition organized by the Anchorage Museum drew 479 submissions by 140 Alaska artists. Massachusetts-based juror Susan Cross selected 40 artworks by 27 different artists for the exhibition, which opens Oct. 5 and runs through February 3, 2013.