Parker McCollum connected instantly with the sold-out Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd of 9,000 Friday and delivered a superb show of his distinctive Americana-meets-traditional country with a pop sheen.

A new exhibition about the indefinable performer and designer won’t pigeonhole him, though it will bring his work to a much broader audience.

The multimedia portfolio, commissioned by writer and curator Michael Slenske, features 13 artist’s interpretations of the Oscars statuettes.