The 2010 Small Works on Paper touring art exhibition is currently on display at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas on 701 S. Main St. in Pine Bluff. Sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, the juried exhibition will be on display in the Kennedy Gallery through August 11.

Hours of operation for the exhibition are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 1-4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free.

Now in its 23rd year, this year’s Small Works on Paper exhibition presents 39 works by 39 Arkansas artists. More than 300 entries were submitted. This annual exhibition showcases up to 40 small-sized visual works (no larger than 24 x 24 inches) by Arkansas artists in a year-long traveling show to 10 or 11 galleries, often in rural areas or small towns. The juror, a professional from the arts community, selects the artwork and designates pieces for purchase awards.

This year’s exhibition was juried by Suzanne Bloom, a professor of art at the University of Houston. Bloom holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She is the recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and has served as juror for numerous national and local organizations.