The Light Factory 345 North College Street.

The Sixth Juried Annuale is now on view at the Light Factory in uptown Charlotte.  This year’s juror, Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson, president and CEO of the Mint Museum of Art, selected six finalists from 110 entries as winners of the Annuale. The winners include:

• Rachel E. Andrews from Denver, N.C., whose introspective series explores the relationship between our self conscious and our inner voice. Inspired by “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll, Andrews questions the validity of her own internal thoughts.
• Timothy McCoy from Cumming, Ga., whose gold-toned albumen prints follow the life course of a particle of water from its origin in mountain pools to its eventual flow into the sea. McCoy was intrigued by the concept of Tao and uses water as a metaphor for this concept.
• Laura Williams from Chapel Hill, N.C., for her series of photographs that explore natural objects through a variety of layers and lenses. The photos are meant to convey a clear physical feeling much like recalling a dream.
• Mitchell Kearney from Charlotte, N.C., whose series “From—A Dream” is displayed on a wall-mounted video that cycles through images connected to their companion poem from “Bedtime Story II” by Ce Scott.
• Susan Alta Martin from Cullowhee, N.C., for her photographs exploring the reality game show “Wipeout.” Alta Martin’s series questions and examines the reality TV show craze and its application to “real life” games.
• Jessica Naples from Columbus, Ohio, for her series “Here Without Me,” in which the snapshot artist’s identity is explored and questioned. “Here Without Me” utilizes the thumb of the person taking the picture, the artist, to reveal and conceal his or her identity.

The Light Factory was extremely pleased that almost all of the six artists chosen by Dr. Jameson, unbeknownst to her, came from North Carolina or nearby regions, thereby showcasing the amazing talent in the southern region of the United States.  Don’t miss this fascinating exhibition, open until September 15, 2013.

The Light Factory: 345 North College St., Charlotte; 704-333-9755; www.lightfactory.org. Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 1-6 p.m.