Unfinished Business, an oil painting by John Harlan Norris of Jonesboro, was selected for a purchase award in the Small Works on Paper exhibition.

The touring 2011 Small Works on Paper art exhibition is on display at Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) in Conway.

Now in its 24th year, the exhibition showcases 39 works no larger than 24 inches by 24 inches by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online art gallery coordinated by the Arkansas Arts Council.

The works were chosen by Patter Hellstrom, a partner in Hellstrom+Zirnis LLC, a bicoastal artist/curator team based in San Francisco and New York specializing in collections acquisitions and managing public art projects, who also selected pieces for purchase awards. Purchase award winners receive the cash amount equivalent to the value of their works. Funded by entry fees, the purchase award pieces become part of the exhibition’s permanent collection.

Presented by the Arkansas Arts Council, the exhibition can be viewed through Jan. 27 in the AETN Atrium, 350 S. Donaghey St. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free.

The art will be on display in 10 galleries throughout the state in a year-long touring show. To view the touring schedule and the list of the artists whose work was selected click here.