06/23/2026
We would love to give a huge THANK YOU to all who participated in Critical Mass 14! ๐
We had over 100 artists participate across visual, performance, and literary categories, and critics were blown away by the talent and dedication of NWLA artists!
Critical Mass isn't just a chance for professional critics to review local work, it's also a competition. One artist was selected from each category to be awarded $5,000.
๐And the winners are...
Visual: Ellen Soffer ๐จ
Literary: Mary Striegel ๐
Performance: Poetess Lady Munira ๐ญ
All three of these artists will produce their own solo show, which will be presented next year at Critical Mass 15! We can't wait to see what they create! โจ
Critical Mass 14 will be on display at artspace until August 7th, along with the solo shows of the winners from last year: Irene Gallion (visual) and Rebecca Macijeski (literary). Stop by artspace during regular hours to see this truly brilliant work!
Pictured: Our critics and Executive Director standing in front of Irene Gallion's (last year's visual winner) solo show