Brand Associates in partnership with Brand Library & Art Center, announced the opening of Brand 49 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, on view from Sept. 11 through Oct. 29. The exhibition includes 125 artworks chosen from 1200-plus submissions selected by juror Marvella Muro, director of Artistic Programs and Education at Self Help Graphics and Art (SHG) in Los Angeles. The exhibition will be presented both in person and online. The opening ceremony on Sept. 11 will begin with a live stream tour of the galleries and will also be available on YouTube for those who are not able to attend in person. A complete catalog will be available virtually at no cost and there will be a grid presentation of all artworks. In addition, a printed catalog for sale will accompany the exhibition.

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This year, financial barriers to Brand 49 were removed with entrance fees that were greatly reduced and, if necessary, waived completely.

As the country continues to reckon with a public health crisis and deeply ingrained racial injustice, artists responded to the Brand 49 call with bold creative works grappling with current events and our collective social questioning.

“Artists from around the country responded with enthusiasm to our call for artists and this year we will have a record-setting 125 artworks on display,” said Brand Associates president Debra Thompson. “Once again, we will have artworks in a wide variety of paper-based media with content ranging from the intimate and personal to the expansive and political. Returning to the Brand Gallery with a physical exhibition is something for which we had been hoping and planning. Brand 49 will be a great opportunity to join together in celebration of artists and art.”

Prizes totaling $4,700 will be awarded to six works in the show, including the Juror’s Award selected by Muro, the Jane Friend Award, the Robert Brown Award, and three Brand Associates awards selected by the board of Brand Associates. These awards will be announced in the Sept. 11 opening event.

“Jurying Brand 49 has been both an honor and one of the most challenging tasks I’ve accepted,” said juror Marvella Muro, director of Artistic

Programs and Education at Self Help Graphics and Art (SHG). “We received an astounding number of submissions, each unique in style, medium, and theme. Despite these differences, the artists’ need to create and express themselves during a dark period is a linear thread that connects this group beyond the exceptional work on or made of paper.”

The artwork in Brand 49 is available for sale.

Brand Library & Art Center is a branch of the City of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department.    

All artworks’ copyright are owned by the artists, unless otherwise notated.

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