RALEIGH.- Visual Art Exchange (VAE) is pleased to announce that Hutchison Law Group PLLC will sponsor the 17th Annual Never Exhibited Works (N.E.W.) Show this September. This annual juried exhibition attracts over 350 submissions from artists across the state to compete for selection and prizes. Each year, the work chosen represents a cross section of the newest, most innovative work in the state.

“Hutchison Law Group has stimulated new and innovative business in the Triangle for the past 10 years,” said VAE Executive Director Sarah Powers. “It is fitting that they are supporting an exhibition which attracts the most talented emerging artists in the state.”

"We're thrilled to support VAE and its continuing mission to enrich our cultural community and provide promising artists the opportunity to gain exposure," said Hutchison Law Group Member Rob Tyler. "Our organizations share a similar commitment in that we each partner with innovators to help them turn visions into reality. As a firm, Hutchison Law Group is deeply committed to making the community in which we live and work a better place."

Hutchison Law Group PLLC, founded in 1996, represents many of the premier information technology and life science companies in the Southeast. The firm provides venture capital financing advice, merger and acquisition counsel, licensing assistance, securities law advice, patent prosecution and intellectual property protection, employment law advice and counseling, and other business legal services to a wide variety of technology companies.

Carla M. Hanzal, Curator of Contemporary Art at Charlotte’s Mint Museum, will select work for the show. Since 2003 Hanzal has been at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, N.C., where she serves as Curator of Contemporary Art. Prior to this appointment, she was curator of the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (1997-2002) where she originated over 30 exhibitions featuring the work of national, international and regional artists. Hanzal moved to Virginia from Washington, D.C., where she was Director of Exhibitions at the International Sculpture Center (1990-1997). She coordinated major exhibitions for presentation in Japan including the Mark Rothko Retrospective, the David Smith Retrospective, Peter Voulkos Retrospective and worked with Prada MilanoArte in Milan Italy, to exhibit David Smith’s Voltri series. Hanzal contributes feature articles to art publications including Sculpture magazine. In 2005 Hanzal organized the exhibition, Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place which is touring nationally.

Visual Art Exchange (VAE) is the oldest, private, non-profit, visual arts organization in Raleigh. Formerly Wake Visual Arts, VAE has been operating for 26 years. It was the first art gallery to operate in downtown Raleigh and is a past recipient of the prestigious Raleigh Medal of Arts Award. VAE has an integral place in the art community in Raleigh and is a key cultural offering in the City Market neighborhood and Moore Square Arts District. VAE is dedicated to providing opportunities to emerging artists and enriching the cultural environment of the community through its exhibitions and programs.