Wendy Bruce of Largo, Florida, received the exhibition’s top honor, the Judy and Brandt Bynum Award, for her embroidery work, “Today Will Be Different.”
Artists Collective | Spartanburg has announced the award winners of its eighth annual Juried Exhibition, featuring 70 works by 66 artists from across a seven-state region.
Wendy Bruce of Largo, Florida, received the exhibition’s top honor, the Judy and Brandt Bynum Award, for her embroidery work, “Today Will Be Different.” The award includes a $2,500 prize.
Bruce’s work is joined by the other award-winning pieces and selected works in the Solomon Gallery at Artists Collective | Spartanburg, 578 W. Main St. The exhibition will remain on view through Saturday, Oct. 25.
This year’s award recipients are:
- Judy and Brandt Bynum Award, $2,500: Wendy Bruce, Largo, Florida, “Today Will Be Different,” embroidery
- William and Sandra Mayrose Award, $1,000: Terri Bright, Greenville, South Carolina, “Untitled (from Meditation),” photography
- Artists Collective | Spartanburg Award, $500: Adelle Pruitt, Greenville, South Carolina, “Summitbluff Dr.,” painting
- Julia Burnett Watercolor Award, $500: Jackie Dorsey, Athens, Georgia, “To What End,” watercolor
- Anonymous Ceramics Award, $250: Gerry O’Meara, Augusta, Georgia, “For Someone,” ceramic
Merit Awards, $400
- Regina Bos, Shelby, North Carolina, “What Opens Reaches,” sculpture
- Mark Flowers, Alexander, North Carolina, “A Walk on Faro Beach,” mixed media
Merit Awards, $300
- Tripp Brown, Simpsonville, South Carolina, “Red White and You,” mixed media
- Zach Riga, Greenville, South Carolina, “Phoenix Rising,” acrylic
- J. Adam McGalliard, Jacksonville, Florida, “Antheia,” oil
- Leslie Wentzell, Anderson, South Carolina, “Kept Close,” ceramic
The exhibition can be viewed online at
https://exhibitions.artistscollectivespartanburg.org/2026-annual-juried-exhibition/
The 2026 Juried Exhibition drew an exceptional response from artists throughout the Southeast. A total of 207 artists submitted 500 works for consideration, representing South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Florida and Alabama. Artists from all seven states were represented among the works selected for the exhibition.
“We are so thrilled to have so many artists submit their extraordinary works for the Juried Exhibition, and we are delighted to have distinguished painter, educator and mentor Ryan Roth as this year’s juror,” said Beth Regula, chair of the Artists Collective | Spartanburg managing board. “He brings with him a dynamic combination of artistic excellence, academic leadership and professional experience.”
Roth described the selection process as both rewarding and challenging.
“It was an honor to serve as juror for this extraordinary exhibition,” Roth said. “The quality, range and thoughtfulness on display made the selection process far more difficult than I anticipated. Behind each work was an artist who had made deliberate choices, taken creative risks and put something honest of themselves into the process.”
The Juried Exhibition is on view in the 2,000-square-foot Solomon Gallery through Oct. 25. Admission is free, and the gallery is open to the public 10am – 4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays.