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October Issue 2005
Young Artists from Across South Carolina Honored at Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC
The Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia,
SC, present the second annual Young Artist of the Year soirée
and silent auction on Nov. 3, 2005, from 7-10pm. This event, established
in 2004, features young emerging artists between the ages of 18
and 35 in the state of South Carolina.
Out of a field of 48 artists who submitted art portfolios, a juried committee of three art professionals selected 24 artists to participate in the Young Artist of the Year soire and silent auction. Each of the 24 artists selected may display up to two artworks at the soire and silent auction. The jurors for the 2005 Young Artist of the Year award were Harriett Green, director of visual arts at the South Carolina Arts Commission; Wim Roefs, independent curator and art consultant; and Mike Dwyer, Columbia Museum of Art's exhibition designer and preparator.
The Young Artist of the Year, as selected by the juried committee, and a Contemporaries' Choice award recipient, as selected by a vote of attendees at the event, will be announced at the soire and silent auction. The recipient of the Young Artist of the Year award receives a cash prize of $500, a Columbia Museum of Art Contemporaries' membership ($50 cash value), and a reception in his/her honor at City Art Gallery (Columbia, SC) on Nov. 17, 2005, in conjunction with Columbia's "Vista Lights" celebration. The Young Artist of the Year's artworks will remain on view at City Art through Nov. 26, 2005. The Contemporaries' Choice award recipient receives a cash prize of $150 and a one-year membership to the Contemporaries group.
The following artists have been selected to
display their artworks at the 2005 Young Artist of the Year soire
and silent auction (listed alphabetically by hometown):
Camden:David Russell; Cayce: Benny Gessner, Grant Jackson; Charleston:Jessie
Renew; Columbia:Hank Fuseler, Lauren Gregory, Holly Haroff, Beth
Laderberg, Jelene Morris, Jacqueline O'Neill, Melissa Pullen,
Kathleen Robbins, Alice B. Waller; Gaffney:Nathan Brines, James
Burns; Greenwood:Carey Smith; Lancaster:Brittany Taylor; Lexington:Jason
Amick, Dylan Fouste, Kara Gunter; Pelion:Heather McCuen Dearmon;
Travelers Rest:Erin Dilworth; and West Columbia:Julie Jacobson,
Joseph Tolbert.
"The Young Artist of the Year soire is an opportunity for the community to witness its own emerging artists while supporting the Contemporaries' mission to cultivate a younger generation of museum patrons," said Carey Ward, chairperson of the 2005 Young Artist of the Year events.
WIS Television's evening anchor, Craig Melvin, will be the emcee at the 2005 Young Artist of the Year soire and silent auction. Thomas Happel of Fuse Productions will provide the evening's musical entertainment, and Cinnamon Hill Caterers will cater the event.
The 2005 Young Artist of the Year soire and silent auction takes place at the Columbia Museum of Art on Thursday, November 3, 2005, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $40 or $30 for Contemporaries' members and are available at 803/799-2810. A "Soire Signature Package" is also available for $100 and includes two soire tickets, a private preview of the artworks and recognition in the soire program. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales and from the silent auction goes toward the Contemporaries' Art Acquisition Fund.
The Contemporaries is an affiliate membership group at the Columbia Museum of Art that seeks to bring young professionals together in appreciation of the arts and to support the overall mission of the museum. The group hosts a variety of social and cultural events throughout the year for arts enthusiasts ages 21 and above. A portion of the Contemporaries' proceeds goes toward the Contemporaries' Art Acquisition Fund, designed to purchase contemporary art to add to the Columbia Museum of Art's permanent collection. Contemporaries' memberships are $50 for an individual and $75 for dual membership and include general membership privileges to the Columbia Museum of Art; memberships are valid for one year from the date of purchase.
For more information about the Contemporaries
or about the Columbia Museum of Art, visit the museum's website
at (www.columbiamuseum.org) or call 803/799-2810.
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