News > Piccolo Spoleto 2015 Recap: Juror Talk with Tyrone Geter

The 2015 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition at City Gallery at Waterfront Park was juried by artist and educator Tyrone Geter. On Sunday May 31, Jeter gave a juror’s talk that was free and open to the community about the process of selecting the works, and he gave critiques to the pieces that he selected.
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Geter gave some insight into the art critique world, particularly that everyone is a critic and that artists are obligated to listen because something might just click.

Geter is familiar with the space as his show, Drawing From the Lifeline, was shown in the City Gallery earlier this year. The guidelines for the exhibition were that the work had to be completed in the last two years, only South Carolina residents could apply, previous work exhibited in various exhibitions could not be resubmitted, and the work must be gallery ready. The awards include Best Photography, Best Printmaking, Best Sculpture, Best Painting, Best Drawing , and Best in Show.
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Geter’s philosophy on selecting works was simple: how good is the piece? He used simple questions like this to decide which pieces to put in the show and which ones should win awards. Which piece did he want to take home? He believes that if the painting is good then it should speak for itself without reading the tag. It will have a statement or something to say just by looking at it, and thus he is able to decide it is a great painting. He looked for artists that broke tradition or had great ideas that were visible in their work. Artists that took risks were applauded such as Michael Morrison’s piece, 2 of 7, that won best sculpture. Morrison cast concrete and stuck it in salt water allowing barnacles and other sea growth to make it their home. Over the course of 2 years, he moved the concrete sculptures to different locations, and made adjustments in the cement mix to create a mix with more iron, which resulted in more sea growth. The piece he submitted was the second out of seven he created, and Jeter wished he had submitted all seven to see the entire series and evolution of the work. Geter believed that Morrison took a risk in manipulating Mother Nature and his materials.

Kristy Bishop, Black Center, was awarded Best in Show with her acid dyed silk chiffon with charmuse. Her work was thought provoking and Geter admitted that he knew he could not make it himself. Each piece of fabric is hand dyed and he described the work as a mystery where one was sucked in but not trapped. Geter believed that the work had continuity even though it was broken forcing the viewers eyes to move around the piece.

Geter is a Professor of Drawing and Painting at Benedict College; his knowledge and teaching style was evident in his talk as he explained that his role was to bring out the creativity of individual artists by teaching techniques and developing their skills. He believes that everything learned should be shared and there should be no secrets. Geter believes that artists must trust where their work is going and be honest with themselves and others in order to create the best work that they can.

Piccolo Spoleto’s Juried Exhibition is free to view and will be on display until June 7 and is open from 10am – 4 pm. The gallery is located at 34 Prioleau Street in Charleston, SC.

words and images: Rachel McDermott