Southern Artist Showcase

Feb. 28 – Sept. 7, 2025

Self-taught Southern artists have in common a powerful belief that they simply ARE artists, and most seem driven to express themselves visually,” said Bill Hickerson, executive director of the WTRAC.

The Southern Artist Showcase features some of the best-known painters, photographers, sculptors and other fine artists to come out of the South.  Rotating frequently to expose visitors to the widest variety of art possible, this show features works produced in a variety of mediums.

The next Southern Artist Showcase will feature the art of Dave Dunn.

The art in this exhibit, titled Reelfoot Critters, is inspired by Dave Dunn’s childhood summer visits with family in the nearby river port town of Hickman, Kentucky, where he spent days on the Mississippi River and at Reelfoot Lake.

Dunn creates his “Reelfoot Critters” with movement and whimsy by welding found, repurposed and new metal objects into his artwork. His work is displayed in collections around the US and in Europe.

This Southern Artist Showcase is sponsored by Conley and Conley Law Firm.