Welcome to The Fredericksburg Center
for the Creative Arts

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A Non-Profit Organization
Located in the Historic Silversmith House, circa 1785
and a Partner of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

  FCCA 2010 Small Wonders
National Art Exhibit

November 28th, 2010 - January 28th, 2011

Frederick Gallery

BJ Kocen, juror

"Small Wonders" December 2010 National Art Exhibit  juror's bio -- BJ Kocen:
Juror's Statement  &  Awards

BJ Kocen is owner and Co-Director of glave kocen gallery, a contemporary fine art gallery in Richmond, VA. He provides guidance to buyers for private art collections and serves as a consultant for corporate collections. He also provides spatial planning for home and office collections.

BJ has been involved in the arts since a very young age and carried that interest through college graduating from VCU with a Theatre Performance degree. From acting BJ moved on to his love of Music and became Promotions Manager of the Ashland Coffee and Tea where he helped build the room as a place for National touring acts. It was there in Ashland where he met his wife Jennifer Glave and they have been working together in the visual arts now for 6 years. The glave kocen gallery just celebrated three years and has quickly become one of the most popular galleries in the Greater Richmond Area. BJ still enjoys playing music and just recently released his first solo recording," The Breaks" produced by international touring artist Paul Curreri.

December 2010 "Small Wonders" National Art Exhibit dates:
Juror: Ms. Marti Kirkpatrick, Exhibition Coordinator at Lorton Workhouse Arts Center
Prospectus; Artist Contract;
Entries Due: by 4:00pm October 22; Slideshow by Carolyn Beever;
Jurying: October 26, 2010;
Notification Letters Mailed:
Accepted work due at FCCA: November 26, 2010; Catalog of accepted work;
Exhibition Dates: November 28, 2010 – January 28, 2011; Flier; Invite;
Show Opens: Sunday, November 28, 2010;
Opening reception: First Friday, December 3 from 6 - 8:30 p.m; Juror's Talk at 6:00pm; Awards;
Show Closes: Friday, January 28, 2011;
Pick up hand delivered works: Saturday, January 29, 2011;
Anticipated Return Shipping Date: Monday, February 1, 2011.

Awards  Catalog of Accepted Works  Juror's Statement  PDF

FCCA homepage
Other Frederick Gallery jurors:
December - BJ Kocen
November - Marti Kirkpatrick
October - Michael Lease
September - Amie Oliver
August - Jennifer Glave
July - John Blee
June - Matt Lively
May - Joseph Di Bella
April - Joyce Jarrett Thor
March - Traci Horne
February - Laura Tenekjian
January - N. Elizabeth Schlatter

Curator's Reports