| Mid-South Sculpture Alliance |
2026 Mining the Material - Conway, AR
Congratulations to the exhibiting artists! Gideon Agyeman | Mid-South Sculpture Alliance is excited to present Mining the Material, a 2026 MSA Thematic indoor exhibition juried by Beili Liu and held at University of Central Arkansas in the Baum Gallery. Mining the Material explores material as the language of sculpture—its history, how it records labor, and its transformation through the making process. Juror: Beili Liu Beili Liu is a visual artist who creates material-and-process-driven, site-responsive installations and performances. Liu’s current research focuses on environmental concerns and the urgency of the climate crisis on a planetary scale. Working with commonplace materials and elements such as thread, needle, scissors, feather, salt, wax, and cement, Liu manipulates their intrinsic qualities to extrapolate complex cultural and environmental narratives. As Kay Whitney wrote about Liu’s work in Sculpture Magazine: “Liu’s installations leap from obsession and repetition to something profound and expansive, merging the personal with the political…these remarkedly ordinary materials emphasize the disjunctive pairing of subtle beauty and cultural narrative.” |
For Exhibiting Artists - Shipping, Installation, and Deinstallation
All accepted artwork should either be shipped, or hand delivered at the artist's expense. All shipped artworks must arrive by end of day August 7, 2026.
Shipping address:
Windgate Center for Fine & Performing Arts, 131
Attn: Dr. Bryan W. Massey, Sr.
The University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035
In-person delivery:
Please coordinate in-person delivery in advance with Dr. Bryan W. Massey, Sr..
Email: bryanm@uca.edu to schedule an appointment for August 10-21, 2026.
Deinstallation:
Deinstallation will begin Evening of Saturday, October 3 and continue on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
Return Shipping:
All artists requesting return shipping of artworks must include a return shipping label.
In-person pick up:
Please coordinate in-person delivery in advance with Dr. Bryan W. Massey, Sr.. Email: bryanm@uca.edu to schedule an appointment for October 3 – 4, 2026