Visual Language Wrap Up

An engaged group of artists and community members gathered on Saturday, October 24 for our closing reception for the Visual Language exhibition. The multi-layered juried exhibit featured 21 artists who creatively incorporate text or language in their artwork. The reception included award acknowledgements and an open discussion with artists in the show which was led by juror/curator, Annamarie Buller. The $200 prize for Outstanding Media & Message went to Wendy Withrow of Grand Rapids for her skillfully hand-crafted accordion fold book entitled, 100 Days: The Persistent Undoing of Us. An Honorable Mention award went to Sarah Lynn B. (Boersen) from Grand Rapids for her video and linocut print entitled, Antiperfect. And H.J. Slider, from Caledonia, also received an Honorable Mention for their assembled sculpture entitled, Yes: In My Backyard.

We are grateful to Annamarie for leading the discussion and for all the artists who participated in this show and for the artists’ willingness to open up and share their personal stories about the creation of their artwork. It was an enlightening afternoon!  Many thanks to our sponsor for this show, the White Lake Community Fund of the Community Foundation for Muskegon County. This funding enabled us to broaden the scope of the show and reach artists across the state and region.

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Images from the Visual Language Reception, October 24, 2026