This press release came a little late for all our August deadlines, but since Carolina Gallery has been such a good supporter of Carolina Arts – Yada, Yada, Yada – we don’t let any of our supporters down. Not if we can help it. Perhaps we’ll have more about this exhibit in our September issue, but for now, this is what we know.
The 37th Artist’s Guild of Spartanburg Juried Exhibition will take place at Carolina Gallery on Morgan Square in downtown Spartanburg, SC, on view from Aug. 19 through Sept. 18, 2010. The opening reception will take place on Aug. 21, 2010, from 7 – 9pm, but the exhibit opens to the public on Aug. 19, 2010, during Art Walk Spartanburg, held every 3rd. Thursday in downtown Spartanburg.
Dr. Stephanie Heydt, curator of American Art at the High Museum in Atlanta, GA, is serving as juror for this year’s exhibition. Dr. Heydt, who has published widely on 19th and 20th century American art, selects works for the show based on digital entries. Award winning submissions will be determined in person, and announced at the artist’s reception on Aug. 21, 2010. More than $4,000 will be awarded in 4 categories, including 2-D, painting and drawing, 2-D, photography and digital art, 3-D, sculpture, ceramics and jewelry, and “Upcycled,” where the majority of the materials in the art must have been previously used.
Winter Hydrangea, photography on watercolor by Susan Johann,
First Place Winner of the 36th Annual Juried Exhibition
This is the first year that the Juried Exhibition has been open to artists in both North and South Carolina outside of the designated area for membership in the Guild. This is also the first year for Carolina Gallery to host the annual Artist’s Guild Juried Exhibition.
Carolina Gallery is located at 145 West Main Street on Morgan Square in downtown Spartanburg.
The Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg was founded in 1957 by a core of 16 local artists, in order to support one another in their artistic endeavors. Several charter members are still active in the Guild. The goal of the Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg is to serve as a source for creative art in the community by promoting, fostering, and cultivating knowledge of the visual arts and of local artists. It strives to provide enrichment and artistic education for its members as well as the community at large, and thus encourage a deepening appreciation, understanding, and love of art among the citizens of Spartanburg and surrounding counties.
For further information contact Laura Pinkley at 864/764-9568, e-mail to (artistsguildofspartanburg@gmail.com) or visit (http://www.artistsguildofspartanburg.com/).
