The Greenville Museum of Art in Greenville, NC, is accepting entries from North Carolina visual artists, 18 years and older for the GMA’s “Biennial Juried Art Exhibition”. Entry fee and cash awards.
Deadline: June 17, 2013.
For more information and to download the prospectus visit (http://gmoa.org/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/).
Fine artists and amateur and professional photographers from across the state were invited to participate in the “2013 Judged Fine Art and Judged Photography Competitions & Exhibitions”, organized annually by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department and presented May 3-11 as a component of the 2013 North Charleston Arts Festival in North Charleston, SC. A total of 168 fine art entries were accepted in the categories of oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing/pastel, and 2D mixed media. Cash awards totaling $3,250 were made at the sole discretion of the judge, Sara C. Arnold, Curator of Collections at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston.
After making her selections, Arnold stated, “The Lowcountry is fortunate to have such an event that displays the talents of our local artists.” She continued, “All the applicants should be commended for their entries. It is a pleasure to see such variety in both media and in style represented in the competition.”
A total of 230 entries were accepted in photography, which were split into the divisions of Professional/Advanced and Amateur and categorized as color or monochrome. Cash awards totaling $1,450 were awarded by a panel of three judges using the Photographic Society of America Print Guidelines. Each judge evaluated entries as a whole, considering the areas of impact, composition, and technique.
In addition to awards given by the judges, three fine art pieces were selected for City of North Charleston Purchase Awards. These pieces will be added to the City of North Charleston’s Permanent Public Art Collection, which is on display within North Charleston City Hall throughout most of the year.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Best in Show – Fine Art
“In My Mother’s Arms” by Nizar/Kelvin Blufton
City of North Charleston Purchase Awards
“The Stretch” by Bob Graham
“Due South” by Elliot B. West
“Green Wave” by Angela Smith
Fine Art – Acrylic
1st Place – “Festival Fiddle” by Brenda Gilliam
2nd place – “Study in Public” by Jean Spencer
3rd Place – “Insomnia” by David Helmerick
Honorable Mention – “Play On” by Pedro Rodriguez
Honorable Mention – “Ishmael” by Amanda McLenon
Honorable Mention – “Against the Odds” by Jack Vanderpol
Fine Art – Oil
1st Place – “The Promise” by Blaine Tailer-Kimball Dixon
2nd Place – “Waiting” by Sherri Bardsley
3rd Place – “Gullah Woman” by Denny Stevenson
Honorable Mention – “Strolling the Gardens” by Sandra J. Booker
Honorable Mention – “Decelerating” by Sally Accetta
Honorable Mention – “A in Green” by Judy McSween
Honorable Mention – “Street Crossing” by Peter Scala
Fine Art – Drawing/Pastel
1st place – “Second Glance” by Bob Graham
2nd Place – “Blended Trees” by Dolores Hayes Lott
3rd Place – “Pitcher & Pine Cone” by Sherry Bevins
Honorable Mention – “Live Oak” by Nancy Davidson
Honorable Mention – “Fishing Spot” by Mary Brigman
Fine Art – Watercolor
1st Place – “Kevina” by Lynda Lawrence
2nd Place – “Abandoned” by Becky Taylor
3rd Place – “Daybreak in the Town of Two Harbors” by Dorothy Shromoff
Honorable Mention – “Cosmos in Bloom” by Becky Taylor
Honorable Mention – “Evil Eye” by Charlotte Holman
Fine Art – 2D Mixed Media
1st Place – “Ship High in Transit” by Denise Greer
2nd Place – “All the Earth” by Deborah Neal
3rd Place – “Equilibrium at Risk” by Lara Neece
Honorable Mention – “Home Grown” by Linda Wasielewski
Honorable Mention – “City Jail” by Shawn Allison
Honorable Mention – “See Through” by Paige Duvall
Honorable Mention – “Resting in Style” by Don Roberts
Professional Photography – Color
1st Place – “Bride of Magnolia” by Donnie Smith
2nd Place – “Daughters of Confederacy Building” by Vanessa Kauffmann
3rd Place – “Forster’s (Tern) Flight 39″ by Raymond Colin Murray
Honorable Mention – “Relics of the Past” by Raymond Colin Murray
Honorable Mention – “Edwin S. Fishing Pier at Twilight” by Raymond Colin Murray
Professional Photography – Monochrome
1st Place – “Studebaker” by Peter Ingrasselino
2nd Place – “Got an Itch” by Gloria Welch
3rd Place – “Abandoned” by Vanessa Kauffmann
Honorable Mention – “Shem Creek – Rigged & Ready” by Chris Rogers
Amateur Photography – Color
1st Place – “Snow Ram” by Rick Dandridge
2nd Place – “Osprey #1″ by Andy Reilly
3rd Place – “Dolbadarn Castle” by Rick Dandridge
Honorable Mention – “Henpecked” by Jim Miller
Honorable Mention – “Bumper Pool” by Jim Miller
Amateur Photography – Monochrome
1st Place – “Racer” by Andy Reilly
2nd Place – “Girl with Cup” by Mark Melcher
3rd Place – “Remembering Italy: Tempi Passati” by Gabi Simon
Honorable Mention – “Carousel Horse” by Kaitlin Carroll
Honorable Mention – “French Hugenot Church at Dawn” by Douglas A. Fraze
Honorable Mention – “Hold on to Faith” by Brenda Bihlear
For information about additional exhibition opportunities offered by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, call 843/740-5854 or e-mail to (culturalarts@northcharleston.org). For details on the North Charleston Arts Festival, visit (www.NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com).
The Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, NC, is hosting an indoor juried exhibition called “Road Trip” in conjunction with an upcoming outdoor event called “The AutoLawn,” showcasing European automobiles of all makes, models, and ages. Artists are invited to submit work for “Road Trip” that expresses a theme relating to cars, journeys, and the open road. The exhibition will be held in HMA’s second floor Coe Gallery from Aug. 31 – Jan. 5, 2014.
The Hickory Museum of Art wants you to explore the theme of the personal automobile as it relates to your generation or your life’s journey or perhaps how it defined a certain personal Road Trip or a particular phase. How have you seen life from behind the steering wheel?
Joyce Kay Gordon, “Blue Motorcycle”, pastel on paper
The Museum is using (www.CallForEntry.org) (CaFÉ) to manage this call for artists. All entries must be submitted through CaFÉ by June 30, 2013. To view the prospectus, visit the CaFÉ website or (www.HickoryArt.org).
CaFÉ provides artists with an easy-to-use system to create a profile with contact information, upload digital images of their artwork, and apply to a number of open calls for entry at one time. There is no cost to register for this service.
Artists may submit up to three (3) images for a non-refundable $35 fee. (A $15 off coupon code is available for members of the Hickory Museum of Art. Please call Blair Phillips, Development Manager at 828/327-8576 for code.) Entry fees are non-refundable. Artists may enter their work ONLINE ONLY through CaFÉ (www.CallForEntry.org). CaFÉ accepts Mastercard/Visa.
The Museum is offering two cash prizes. Best in Show, selected by the jury panel, will receive $350 and a solo exhibition at the Museum. The People’s Choice Award will be selected by the public during The AutoLawn on Sept. 14; the winner receives $250. Voting will take place the day of event between 10am-3pm (only one ballot per person).
For further info call 828/327-8576 or visit (www.hickoryart.org).
Fine craft artists and artisans from across South Carolina were invited to participate in the “12th Annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition”, the state’s only juried fine craft competition and exhibition. Organized annually by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, the show was presented May 3-11 as a component of the 2013North Charleston Arts Festival held in North Charleston, SC.
Following an extensive pre-jury process, 47 applicants were asked to participate and 120 entries were submitted in the categories of clay, fiber, metal, wood, and 3D mixed media. Cash awards totaling $6,500 were made at the sole discretion of the juror, Karen Derksen, Director of Winthrop University Galleries and lecturer for the Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Design at Winthrop in Rock Hill, SC. After making her selections, Derksen stated, “Jurying a show is one of the most gratifying undertakings of my position and also one of the most challenging. I enjoy the opportunity to view the inspiring work being created in our state and as expected the entries in this year’s Palmetto Hands exhibition demonstrate what accomplished artists and creative, high quality work is being produced in South Carolina.” She continued, “It is always exciting to see what is developing in fine craft, as it captures traditions and evolves into a modern contemporary context. Overall, I was impressed with the quality of the submissions. My heartfelt congratulations go to all included artists, and especially to the award winners.”
“Baseball Shoe High Top” by Dennis Vernon (Best in Show)
After awarding ribbons, Derksen also selected pieces from the show to assemble a “South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Traveling Exhibition”, which will tour the state through the South Carolina State Museum’s 2013/2014 Traveling Exhibitions Program. “One of my goals was to select a show that would express the diversity of the mediums and styles that I was observing,” Dersken said. “My purpose when selecting an exhibition is to be intentional about the relationship of one artwork to another and create an overall totality that tells a story.” The Traveling Exhibitions Program gives galleries, museums, and art centers across South Carolina the opportunity to request the exhibit to tour their facilities, thus providing additional exposure for the selected artists.
In addition to awards given by the juror, three pieces were selected for City of North Charleston Purchase Awards. These pieces will be added to the City of North Charleston’s Permanent Public Art Collection, which is on display within North Charleston City Hall throughout most of the year.
Congratulations to the winners of the “2013 SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition”:
Best of Show
“Baseball Shoe High Top” (Mixed Media) by Dennis Vernon (Okatie, SC)
Outstanding Merit
“A Smoked Salmon” (Clay) by Patz Fowle (Hartsville, SC)
From Tuscaloosa to Timbuktu (Mixed Media) by Kim Keats (Okatie, SC)
City of North Charleston Purchase Awards
“Upright Fish with Octopus” (Clay) by John Davis (North Charleston, SC)
“The Elegance of Grace” (Mixed Media) by Georgette Willis Sanders (McClellanville, SC)
“Hands Off!” (Clay) by Pamela Steele (Gilbert, SC)
“A Smoked Salmon” by Patz Fowle (Outstanding Merit)
Honorable Mentions
“A Price Greater Than Rubies” (Mixed Media) by Dina Barron (Summerville, SC)
“Within” (Clay) by Fiorenzo Berardozzi (Charleston, SC)
“Botanicals (Illustrations From My Garden)” (Mixed Media) by Cynthia Colbert (Lexington, SC)
“Beetle with Bumps” (Clay) by John Davis (North Charleston, SC)
“Hourglass Dulcimer” (Wood) by Dean Eades (Seneca, SC)
“Petals” (Clay) by Sheri Farbstein (Hilton Head, SC)
“Anonymous” (Fiber) by Susan Lenz (Columbia, SC)
“Red Coral” (Clay) by Deborah Mather (Murrel’s Inlet, SC)
“Original Tartan Design #1″ (Large) (Fiber) by Beth Melton (Rock Hill, SC)
“Glory” (Mixed Media) by Georgette Willis Sanders (McClellanville, SC)
“Enlightened Fish” (Mixed Media) by Matt Wilson (North Charleston, SC)
“The Potato Help” (Mixed Media) by Michael Woodle (Conway, SC)
SC Palmetto Hands Traveling Exhibition Selections included:
“Jughead” (Clay) by Deborah Appleby (North Charleston, SC)
“A Price Greater Than Rubies” (Mixed Media) by Dina Barron (Summerville, SC)
“Beachcombers” (Mixed Media) by Margaret Bass (Eastover, SC)
“Koi Pond” (Mixed Media) by Margaret Bass (Eastover, SC)
“Every Child Deserves a Home” (Fiber) by Ellen Byrd (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
“A Place of Her Own” (Fiber) by Ellen Byrd (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
“Doll House” (Fiber) by Ellen Byrd (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
“My Garden of Earthly Delights” (Mixed Media) by Cynthia Colbert (Lexington, SC)
“Beetle with Bumps” (Clay) by John Davis (North Charleston, SC)
“Serving Platter” (Clay) by John Davis (North Charleston, SC)
“Petals” (Clay) by Sheri Farbstein (Hilton Head, SC)
“Patz’s Picasso Pot” (Clay) by Patz Fowle (Hartsville, SC)
“Play – Circle No. 2″ (Clay) by Miyako Fujiwara (Charleston, SC)
“Play – Circle No. 7″ (Clay) by Miyako Fujiwara (Charleston, SC)
“Phillip Simmons Heart Gate” (Fiber) by Arianne King Comer (North Charleston, SC)
“My Life as a Tree Totem” (Mixed Media) by Kim Keats (Okatie, SC)
“Anonymous” (Fiber) by Susan Lenz (Columbia, SC)
“Red Coral” (Clay) by Deborah Mather (Murrel’s Inlet, SC)
“Tuned” (Clay) by Deborah Mather (Murrel’s Inlet, SC)
“Original Tartan Design #1″ (Large) (Fiber) by Beth Melton (Rock Hill, SC)
“Baseball Shoe High Top” (Mixed Media) by Dennis Vernon (Okatie, SC)
“The Potato Help” (Mixed Media) by Michael Woodle (Conway, SC)
“From Tuscaloosa to Timbuktu” by Kim Keats (Outstanding Merit)
For more information about the “South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition” and other exhibition opportunities, contact the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at 843/740-5854, e-mail to (culturalarts@northcharleston.org), or visit (www.NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com).
Organizations interested in hosting the traveling exhibition should contact Jeff Powley, South Carolina State Museum Outreach Manager, at 803/737-4159 or e-mail to (jeff.powley@scmuseum.org).
701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC, announces that the jury panel for the 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2013 will consist of David Furchgott of Washington, DC, Cecelia “Ce” Scott of Charlotte, NC, and Frank McCauley of Sumter, SC.
The two-part SC Biennial exhibition will take place September – December at 701 CCA. South Carolina artists have been invited to submit materials and be considered for the Biennial, which is the second organized by 701 CCA.
The deadline for artists’ submissions is June 1, 2013.
Furchgott is the president and founder of International Arts & Artists in Washington, DC. The non-profit organization is one of the country’s major producers of traveling fine arts exhibition. Through its exhibitions, IA&A promotes cross-cultural understanding and exposure to the arts internationally. Prior to his involvement with IA&A, Furchgott, a Charleston, SC, native, for 15 years headed the International Sculpture Center in New Jersey, where he founded the organization’s prominent “Sculpture” magazine.
Scott is an artist, curator and a co-founder of the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC, where she worked from 1994 – 2012. As the creative director at McColl, the Detroit, MI, native curated exhibitions and was the driving force behind the center’s artist-in-residence program, which is considered among the best in the country. Scott also worked as creative director at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Art + Culture, also in Charlotte. She also is a private chef.
McCauley is an artist and chief curator and assistant director of the Sumter County Gallery of Art. The Jacksonville, FL, native, used to be the director and curator of Spark Contemporary Art Space in Syracuse, NY, the city where he received an MFA at Syracuse University. For 701 CCA, McCauley in 2012 curated the new media exhibition “Faster Forward”.
Click here for more details on Biennial Submissions (http://www.701cca.org/2013/04/701-cca-south-carolina-biennial-2013-call-for-artist-submissions/).
Please submit further inquiries by e-mail to (director@701cca.org) or call Sheldon Paschal at 803/319-9949.
The Crystal Coast Quilters’ Guild will present its 31st Annual Show which will be at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell Street in Morehead City, NC, Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 9am to 5pm each day. Admission is only $6 and children under 12 are admitted free!
Visitors can purchase tickets to win the 2013 Opportunity Quilt which will be awarded on Saturday, May 18 at 4:30pm. (Need not be present to win.) Tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 and can be purchased from guild members or at the show.
Special exhibits which will appeal to the art community are two travelling exhibits. A special trunk show, “This Is a Quilt”, will showcase a collection of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) members’ creations. SAQA members are well known internationally and this is the first time an exhibit of theirs has been offered locally.
The second special exhibit is from the Artrageous Quilters’ 2013 Collection. Their work is “back by popular demand” and will surely please viewers as much as the past exhibits have.
The Crystal Coast Quilters’ Guild (CCQG) is a non-profit organization of quilters in eastern North Carolina dedicated to furthering the art of quilting.
Since 1982, our guild members have included quilters from several counties near Morehead City, as well as out-of-state members. In addition to hosting an annual quilt show each spring, members make and donate quilts to support local community charitable projects. The guild is committed to education and sponsors several workshops throughout the year, in addition to programs presented at the monthly meetings.
Guild membership is open to the public, and we invite you to join us at a meeting soon. Come and see what the Crystal Coast Quilters’ Guild has to offer you!
For further info visit (www.crystalcoastquiltersguild.org).
The Yadkin Arts Council announces that submissions are now open for the “3rd Annual Juried Show – Eye of the Artist”. The award total has been increased this year to $3,000. Winners will be announced at the opening reception the evening of Friday, July 12, 2013 at 6pm.
The show is open to all North Carolina artists over the age of 18. The submission deadline is June 10, 2013. Both 2D and 3D works may be submitted. The show will be judged in entirety.
Page Laughlin, a Professor of Art at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, will be judging the exhibition. Laughlin has exhibited in numerous galleries throughout the US from New York to San Francisco and was awarded a North Carolina Arts Council fellowship in 2007. She was also a nominee for the USA Artist Fellowship. Her paintings have been shown in 39 solo and group competitions.
Details and application forms for the juried show are available at (www.yadkinarts.org).
Charlotte, NC’s, premier cultural destination, Levine Center for the Arts, is celebrating the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum Day 2013 by offering “pay what you wish” admission to museum visitors on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Three of the cultural institutions at the South Tryon Street campus, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, and Mint Museum Uptown, are joining forces to offer visitors an unparalleled arts experience. The Mint Museum is also offering “pay what you wish” admission at its other location, Mint Museum Randolph. (Normal admission is $8 each to the Bechtler and Gantt Center and $10 to the Mint, or a Levine Center for the Arts joint admission pass is available for $20 on CarolinaTix.org.)
Since 2010, the AAMD has encouraged art museums across the nation to participate in conjunction with the International Council of Museums’ (ICOM) International Museum Day, dedicated to promoting the value of museums in society. Over 100 AAMD member museums have participated each year. This year’s theme is “museums (memory + creativity) = social change.”
At the Mint, other special promotions and opportunities are surrounding the Art Museum Day 2013 effort. Beginning Monday May 13, anyone who “shares” the Mint’s Facebook posts at (facebook.com/mintmuseum) or “retweets” at (@TheMintMuseum) is eligible to win prizes including free guest passes and tickets to the museum’s May 30 “Party in the Park” event. On Saturday May 18, the Mint will offer a one-day-only special 50 percent off price for annual memberships, which brings unlimited free admissions to both museums and a host of other valuable benefits. And Mint Museum Uptown will be hosting two special events: a gathering for grandmothers, mothers, and daughters benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank called F.O.O.D. and Fellowship (registration required at mintmuseum.org/happenings) and a residency by local performance artist John W. Love, Jr. entitled FECUND. Special exhibitions on view at Mint Museum Uptown include F.O.O.D. (Food, Objects, Objectives, Design); Sociales: Debora Arango Arrives Today; and Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto. At Mint Museum Randolph, new exhibitions on view include American Glass; Arts of Africa; and the fashion exhibition Dior, Balmain, Saint Laurent: Elegance & Ease.
Visitors who are familiar with one or two of the institutions are encouraged to use the day to experience one they may not know as well.
All donations by museum visitors support making the priceless artistic treasures of these facilities more accessible to the larger community, as well as enabling museums to mount unforgettable educational programming.
More information about supporting each museum can be found at (bechtler.org) click on “Support”; (ganttcenter.org) click on “Join & Support”, and (mintmuseum.org) click on “Support”.
Jim Arendt, director of the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery at Coastal Carolina University, n Conway, SC, won the $50,000 grand prize at ArtFields, a juried art competition and festival held in Lake City, SC, from April 19-28, 2013.
Arendt’s winning entry was a piece titled Jamie, composed entirely from cut denim fabric. Arendt uses blue jean material to produce his three-dimensional, wall mounted artworks, because, he says, “for the people I want to depict, this material is truer to their experience.”
Jamie
Arendt, who joined the CCU staff in 2011, is a native of Flint, MI. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, MI, and a Master of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in painting from USC.
Arendt’s work has been exhibited regionally and internationally, most recently at the Hub-Bub Gallery’s Emerging Carolina exhibit in Spartanburg, SC, where he was awarded Best in Show. His work will also be displayed in the Fiberarts International 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA, and the 2013 Museum Rijswijk Textile Biennial in the Netherlands. Prior to joining CCU, Arendt was the gallery director at FAB Gallery at South Carolina State University and an art instructor at the University of South Carolina.
More than 400 pieces of art, including paintings, sculptures, photography and two- and three-dimensional pieces, were exhibited in Lake City’s inaugural ArtFest. A total of $100,000 was awarded to participating artists at the 10-day event.
Works by Arendt will be featured in the exhibition Jim Arendt: Selvage, on view at the Sumter County Gallery of Art in Sumter, SC, from May 16 through July 5, 2013.
For further information call 843/349-2711 or visit (www.coastal.edu/bryanartgallery/) or (http://jimarendt.com/JimArendt.com/Home.html).
Join Downtown Tryon, NC, on May 11, 2013, from 5-8pm for the second monthly Tryon Gallery Trot of 2013. Galleries and business will open their doors on the second Saturday of every month through October for extended hours welcoming “Trotters” with a variety of items to peruse and purchase. Find the perfect gift for Mom while in one of the many galleries and businesses in the downtown area.
Some highlights will be:
Live music: The Polk County High School Band will be playing in the center of town; paid for with funds from Polk County Community Foundation.
Sculpture 2013: a juried sculpture show at Tryon Fine Arts Center featuring work of sculptors throughout the Southeast. Pieces will be on display in Gallery I and the lobby as well as outdoors in the newly remodeled campus.
New View Realty: at 285 North Trade Street in Tryon will have a sampling of home brewed beers made especially for the Gallery Trots. Sip and enjoy new art work from Jim Shackelford and Linda Hudgins.
Bill the Blacksmith will be offering hands-on experience at the Saluda Forge on Ola Mae Drive above Trade Street. Bill says, “I always try to offer the opportunity to have someone experience the joy of striking hot metal for themselves.” Besides the demonstrations at the forge, the Gallery next door will have work of local artists and refreshments.
Vines and Stuff Gift Shop in Shops of Tryon on Trade Street will feature work from Little Mountain Pottery and hand-turned wood bowls by Jim Mellberg. Also enjoy samplings of gourmet treats while browsing for those last minute Mother’s Day gifts.
The Depot Room at Millard & Company at the railroad crossing in the center of town is displaying 20 years of poster design in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Barbeque Festival just in time for the Gallery Trot on May 11th. The festival is one of our nationally known local traditions so whet your appetite by stopping by to view these posters.
Thompson Art and Garden Gallery on Palmer Street will present “The Art of Outdoor Living”. The Thompsons represent 38 local artists in the Gallery and carry Kingsley-Bate Outdoor Furniture, Pawley’s Island Hammocks and more.
Work by Richard Christian Nelson
Skyuka Fine Art on Trade Street will have a drawing to win a Charcoal Portrait by Richard Christian Nelson. Nelson, owner of Skyuka Fine Art, is an internationally recognized and award-winning portrait artist. Most recently, Nelson won 5th place in the “Portrait Society of America’s 2013 International Competition” where thousands of entries from around the world were narrowed down to 20, and then 10. Nelson has also won 1st place in the “Member’s Only Competition-Commissioned Portraits”, a “Certificate of Excellence”, and an “Honorary Mention” from the Portrait Society of America; where he has also served on their faculty. Tickets are on sale now or can be purchased the night of the Gallery Trot. There will be a second ticket drawn for a certificate of 50% off of a commissioned portrait as well. Contact Kim Nelson to buy your tickets via e-mail at (info@skyukafineart.com) or phone 828/817-3783.
Maps of all the locations on the Trot will be available in each of the Tryon area locations.
Other businesses participating in the Trot will be Terra on Trade, the Book Shelf, Ferullo Studio, Green River Gallery, 1906 Pine Crest Inn, Tryon Arts and Crafts, Tryon Painters and Sculptors, and Upstairs Artspace.
For more information e-mail to (info@skyukafineart.com).
Carolina Arts Unleashed
