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HUNTINGTON -- Local artists are preparing for the 12th annual National Miniature Exhibition at Renaissance Art Gallery. Artwork submitted for the show is due by Monday, Oct. 15, and includes all fine art medium except photography.

The exhibition is a showcase of art all small or smaller than a 5-inch by 5-inch square. Previous years' competitions have included hundreds of art pieces from more than 50 artists in 17 states.

The exhibition will open with a reception Sunday, Nov. 4, and will run through Sunday, Dec. 9. The show will take place in the gallery at the old Huntington High School, 900 8th St., Huntington.

For more details, visit http://renaissancegalleryart.blogspot.com.

--The Herald-Dispatch

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Kay Chandler of Huntington works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Instructor Fern Christian, center, talks with her students, Wilma Hilton of Ceredo, left, and Sharolyn McCray, as they work on miniature paintings during Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Cristy Peters of Huntington works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Wilma Hilton of Ceredo works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Kay Chandler of Huntington works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Anna Starling of Huntington works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Sharolyn McCray of Proctorville works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Instructor Fern Christian puts finishing touches on a miniature painting during her Open Studio Painting for Adults class on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Wilma Hilton of Ceredo works on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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Art students work on a miniature painting during Fern Christian's Open Studio Painting for Adults on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington. An opening reception will be held for the annual Miniature Art Exhibition on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at the Renaissance Art Gallery in Huntington.

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