Arts about in downtown Washington this weekend, as musicians take over downtown Washington tonight. But those wandering around, taking in the street performances, might want to wander into the Turnage Theater gallery and its current collection of photography.

The exhibit gracing the walls are the juried selection of photographer Jerome De Perlinghi, a renowned photographer who just happened to be working on a project in Wilson and graciously consented to judge the Beaufort County Arts Council’s seventh annual Juried Photography Exhibit, according to BCAC Executive Director Joey Toler.

“He was very generous and very nice and very grateful for the opportunity. I contacted him on a lark. I had gotten three names (for jurors) and one of them suggested Jerome,” Toler said. “He came in and spent one Monday afternoon looking at everything.”

On that Monday, De Perlinghi whittled 121 works submitted by 36 different photographers down to the final 41 that make up the exhibit.

“It’s a very strong show,” Toler said. “Each juror has the ability to hand out as many honorable mentions as he wants. I think because he was a little bit strict with his awards, it made for a very strong show. And it really looks good in our gallery here at the Turnage.”

The juried photography show is an offshoot of the BCAC’s annual Fine Arts Show, a mainstay in the eastern Carolina arts scene for almost 50 years. Because of the revolution of digital photography, more photos were being submitted to the show, their styles too broad to be lumped under a single photography category, Toler said.

“Because it had grown so much and we had so many entries, I felt it warranted its own show,” Toler said.

Awards include first, second and third place, plus honorable mentions in five categories: documentary/people, landscapes/places, nature/wildlife, mixed media/alternative process and a youth division. Special awards, including the Washington Daily News award fro the work best depicting photojournalism, are also chosen.

The exhibit will be open Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. until Aug. 14. The BCAC Gallery is located in the historic Turnage Theater at 150 W. Main St., in downtown Washington.

 

2014 Juried Photography Exhibit

List of Award work

 

Stewart’s Jewelry Store Best In Show Award

Soule Cemetery, by Guy Livesay, Williamston

 

Washington Daily New Award

For work best depicting photojournalism

Momma Martin, by Check Beckley, Beaufort

 

Jeff & Helen Sommerkamp Inman History Award

For work best depicting a sense of history

Lake Mattmuskeet, by Erin Duncan, Raleigh

 

Jesse Lee and Corinne Mayo Smith Memorial Award

For outstanding work in by a youth, sponsored by Kevin Scott Cutler

Cub In Hiding, Hannah Wing, Cary

 

Best Color (Digitally Enhanced)

Sponsored by ASAP Photo & Camera, Inc.

The Waiting Room, by Justin Casey, Washington

 

Best Color (Non Enhanced)

Sponsored by ASAP Photo & Camera, Inc.

Color From Sylvan Heights, NC, by Rebecca Sipprell, Washington

 

Documentary/People

1st Place  Alone In The Alley, by M.J. Peters, Chocowinity

2nd Place  Snout, by Valerie Lurvey, Greenville

3rd Place  Graduation, by Chuck Beckley, Beaufort

Honorable Mention

Lunch At Chelsea, by Chuck Beckley, Beaufort

7 A.M., by Bobby Davis, Washington

Bonner Street, by Bobby Davis, Washington

Abandoned, by Anne Grimes, Washington

 

Landscape/Places

1st Place  Soule Cemetery, by Guy Livesay, Williamston

2nd Place  Last Glance, by Neil Loughlin, Washington

3rd Place  Pampas, by Justin Casey, Washington

Honorable Mention

Rain In New Orleans, by Lisa Baker, Washington

Bath Creek Backwater, by M.J. Carbo, Washington

Honky Tonk Grill, by Justin Casey, Washington

Boathouse Reflection, by Ron Holloman, Washington

Spruill Farm Reflection, by Guy Livesay, Williamston

Native, by Neil Loughlin, Washington

Sunset Walker, by Scott Sipprell, Washington

Trestle, by Scott Sipprell, Washington

Derelict, by Alan Welch, Bridgeton

 

Nature/Wildlife

1st Place  Momma Martin, by Chuck Beckley, Beaufort

2nd Place  Family, by Erin Duncan, Raleigh

3rd Place Lighting Bugs/Star Trails, by Guy Livesay, Williamston

Honorable Mention

New Beginnings, by Kimberly Brookback, Greenville

Tightrope Walker, by Jennifer Calfee, Washington

Wild Horses, by Justin Casey, Washington

Iguana Face, by Gary Duncan, Washington

Egret Rising, by Evie Chang Henderson, Oriental

Starling, by Evie Chang Henderson, Oriental

I’m Thinkin’, by Gerald Seighman, Jr., Washington

Color From Sylvan Heights, NC, by Rebecca Sipprell, Washington

Washington, NC Lotus, by Rebecca Sipprell, Washington

Carrot Island Gambol, by Alan Welch, Bridgeton

 

Mixed Media/Alternative Process

1st Place  The Waiting Room, by Justin Casey, Washington

2nd Place  Southern Snow, by Erin Duncan, Raleigh

3rd Place  529 Esplanade, by Richard Caudle, China Grove

Honorable Mention

Camp Fire Dreams, by Rick Bland, Brevard

Stairs To Where, by Jennifer Calfee, Washington

Someone’s In My Garden, by Karen Mault, Morehead City