As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Water|Ways six-week tour stop in Camp Verde, the Yavapai College Verde Art Gallery is hosting a “Visions of the Verde” statewide juried art show Aug. 20 through Oct. 11. Artists are invited to submit original works for the show that “depict, address, and celebrate the Verde River” or that “are influenced by the Verde watershed.”

Friends of the Verde River, a non-profit organization based in Cottonwood, is partnering with Yavapai College to bring the Visions of the Verde show to the Verde Valley Campus. The exhibit welcomes all media, styles, and techniques. Submissions must be received by Monday, July 15, and artists will be notified by July 29. No entry fee is required.

A prospectus for the Visions of the Verde art show is available for download on the YC website at www.yc.edu/artgallery. Opening and closing receptions will be held on campus at the Verde Art Gallery, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23 and Friday, Oct. 11, respectively. Appetizers will be served, and the college’s award-winning, student-crafted wine will be available for purchase at both receptions.

Designed specifically for small-town museums and libraries, the Smithsonian Water|Ways exhibit began touring Arizona in 2018 and will continue its circuit through spring 2020. Camp Verde Community Library is one of 12 stops on the tour, and one of only two Water|Ways exhibitions in northern Arizona.

The Water|Ways exhibit, made possible in collaboration with Arizona Humanities and Arizona State University, is the catalyst for the Visions of the Verde art show and multiple other community events focusing on the Verde River, its economic and cultural impact on Yavapai County communities, and efforts to conserve and protect the Verde watershed.

For additional information about the Water|Ways exhibit and related community events, visit https://verderiver.org/waterways. Verde Valley Campus is located at 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ.