Noon Nap, oil on panel, 1992, by Dean Mitchell is among the works on display at Southern Journeys: African American Artists of the South.

An opening reception for Southern Journeys: African American Artists of the South will be held from 5-7 p.m. today (Feb. 3) at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. Entertainment will be by jazz musician Rodney Block. Refreshments will be served, and admission is free.

The exhibit, which will remain through Aug. 11,  presents the responses of 54 artists to the South through a selection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and mixed-media works.

Artists in the exhibition range from the generation maturing in the 1930s to those who came of age in the 1990s and 2000s.  Among them are Leroy Allen, Benny Andrews, Radcliffe Bailey, Richmond Barthe, Romare Bearden, Beverly Buchanan, Elizabeth Catlett, David Driskell, Clementine Hunter, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, and Charles White.

For more information call (501) 683-3593 or visit www.maaa.org and www.eusa.org.