JR Futcher photography exhibit to open with reception July 20
Professional photographer JuneRose Futcher has won her fifth Delaware Division of the Arts grant.
A Lewes native, Futcher produced a portfolio of five photographs with an essay about inspiration and visual storytelling. Her Delaware Atmosphere collection is a showcase of surf and energy with a good measure wildlife and color impact featuring the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
House of Coffi will display an exhibit of eight photographs by Futcher in its cafe gallery. In conjunction with the venue’s fifth-anniversary celebration, an opening reception will be held from noon to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 20, at 14 W. Loockerman St,. Dover.
Futcher said she is honored to work with cafe/gallery owner Kristin Stonesifer on their fourth project at House of Coffi. Stonesifer said she is proud to support many artists, but is equally honored and delighted to support homegrown and talented grant-funded Delaware artists like Futcher. For more information or to arrange a private tour, call 302-645-8829. For cafe hours and events, call 302-672-0059.
On the achievements of her arts education in Delaware public schools and at Delaware Tech, Futcher earned her first opportunity grant award in 2013 that featured maritime and sailing photographs at the former Buttery restaurant in Lewes. Futcher has grown and expanded her body of work in ceremonial law enforcement and arts education. She holds multiple awards, is a popular charity art donor and is a member of the Delaware Artist Roster. Her pursuit of and achievements in grant funding have inspired Futcher to become a professional working artist, advocate for the arts and credentialed teaching artist with Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education. Her dream to be selected for a Delaware Individual Artist Fellowship, supported by the Mid-Atlantic Arts Council, will take inspiration from a lifetime of study, achievement and professional recognition.
The criteria for individual artist grants requires the artist to have a concept for presentation, development of materials, project budget and anticipated outcomes. Futcher said the grant process is elaborate and measured, drawing on her strengths in presentation and concept to tell a complete and original visual story.
Futcher has been producing her body of work over the course of many years, working closely with Rehoboth Art & Framing and Lewes Printing. With custom mattes and premium photo lustre in the giclée process, she assembles all photographs and stock frames in her home studio. Futcher said she is always grateful to the Delaware Division of the Arts for believing in the working individual artist.
Futcher’s exhibit is supported in part by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
