Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Calls for Entries for Photography Competition

The Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, will present the exhibit, EXPOSURES 2012 – Photography Competition Apr. 6-27, 2012

ELIGIBILITY – Open to all photographers whose primary source of income is NOT photography, and who live, work, or attend school in the counties of Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Watauga, and Wilkes.

ENTRY FEE – A non-refundable entry fee of $10 entitles the artist to display up to three (3) works in any combination of categories.

SPECIFICATIONS Work must be delivered to the Caldwell Arts Council Monday or Tuesday April 2-3, 9am-5pm. Work must be picked up after 4pm on Friday April 27 or between 9-5 on Monday April 30; another exhibit is arriving the next day. All photography must remain in the gallery for the duration of the exhibit. All work must not have been shown in the Caldwell Arts Council gallery previously. All photography must be framed and ready to hang (hooks and/or hanging wire attached). Canvas-wrap photography is fine. Photography must not exceed 3′ in any direction. Complete and attach the Title Blocks on back of this prospectus to the bottom-right-front of each framed photo. We will remove these once printed gallery tags are matched up. Any piece not fulfilling the criteria will be pulled from the exhibit and the entry fee will be forfeited. The Caldwell Arts Council reserves the right not to display every piece submitted. Call us at 828/754-2486 or e-mail to Cathy McCoy at (office@caldwellarts.com) with any questions.

CATEGORIES – submit up to 3 photos in any combination of these categories:
“Found Moments” (images of everyday life)
“Places” (travel images, landscapes)
“Pictorial/Photoshop” (abstract, artistic images)
The photographer shall decide category for each image submitted.

AWARDS: The following awards will be issued at judge’s discretion; all awards may not be presented
First Place in each category …………… $75, Second Place in each category ………. $50, Third Place in each category ………….. $25.

RECEPTION – A reception will be held at the Caldwell Arts Council on Friday, Apr. 6 from 5-7:30pm. Everyone is invited to attend & bring friends. Awards will be presented at 6pm.

JUDGE – Phil Rhyne is an outdoors-man who captures his experiences in photography, with primary special-ties of wildlife and landscapes. In recent years he has devoted more time to sharing the photograph experience with others, by teaching how to record an image that reflects a subject correctly. He is a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography and a member of Nikon Professional Services. Whether capturing an image of a hungry grizzly or listening to the call of a loon, he is at home outdoors.

SALES – Artwork may be marked for sale or not for sale (NFS). The Caldwell Arts Council retains a 30% commission on all sales. Any work not for sale should have an insurance value indicated. Once price/insurance value of a piece is specified, it shall remain for the duration of the exhibit. The Caldwell Arts Council will conduct all sales transactions

The Caldwell Arts Council is located at 601 College Avenue SW, Lenoir NC.

For further info call 828/754-2486 or visit (www.caldwellarts.com).

27th Annual Sculpture Celebration Takes Place in Lenoir, NC – Sept. 8, 2012

The 27th Annual Sculpture Celebration takes place on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, from 9am-4pm, at T.H. Broyhill Walking Park, 945 Lakewood Circle in Lenoir NC

Sculpture Celebration brings over 70 sculptors with over 200 sculptures from all over the eastern US to compete for cash prizes totaling over $10,000. Preview dinner Friday evening is free to sculptors, $15 for guests. Meet sculptors and judge Jerry Bolas, newly appointed Executive Director of the City of Raleigh Arts Commission.

Last year’s top winner by Wayne Trapp

Sculpture Celebration is free to visitors; sculptors pay to compete.

If you would like to participate contact Cathy McCoy, at the Caldwell Arts Council by calling 828/754-2486, e-mail to (info@caldwellarts.com) or visit (www.caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Calls for Entries for Photography Competition

The Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, announces a “Call for Photographers” to compete in the “Exposures 2012 Photography Competition”, April 6-27, 2012.

This competition is open to photographers who live, work, or attend school in the counties of Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Watauga, and Wilkes, and whose primary source of income is NOT photography.

A prospectus for this competition is available on our website (http://www.caldwellarts.com), click on the For & About Artists tab.

The Caldwell Arts Council is located at 601 College Avenue SW in Lenoir.

This project is supported by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

For more information call the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or visit the website at (www.caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Announces Winners of County Student Art Exhibition

Caldwell County Middle and High School student artwork competed for ribbon awards during the latter half of February at the Caldwell Arts Council. Ginny Zellmer from Hickory Museum of Art judged this show. This display of student art will continue through Feb.24, 2012.

Stephen Burchette with his Best of Show work

BEST IN SHOW – Stephen Burchette (Hibriten)

6th Grade
1st Place – Bethaney Hanson (William Lenoir Middle)
2nd Place – Jonas Brown (William Lenoir Middle)
3rd Place – Nykolas Maskewit (Gamewell Middle)

7th Grade
1st Place – Anne Hunihan (Happy Valley School)
2nd Place – Justin Wilcox (Hudson Middle)
3rd Place – Amethyst Fernandez (William Lenoir Middle)

8th Grade
1st Place – Alexis McConnell (Hudson Middle)
2nd Place – T.J. Gordon (Hudson Middle)
3rd Place – Yash Patel (William Lenoir Middle

HIGH SCHOOL – Art I
1st Place – Mallory Guy (Hibriten)
2nd Place – Davone Jones (Hibriten)
3rd Place – Cheyenne Kimberlin (West Caldwell)
Honorable Mention – Josh Mann (Hibriten)

HIGH SCHOOL – Art II
1st Place – Kristy Hoyle (West Caldwell)
2nd Place – Ivan Rivero (West Caldwell)
3rd Place – Adina Jan (Hibriten)
Honorable Mention – Alex Moore & Colby Bell (South Caldwell)

HIGH SCHOOL – Art III
1st Place – Tory Thomas (West Caldwell)
2nd Place – Mackenzie Stoots (South Caldwell)
3rd Place-Kristen Stanley (Hibriten)

HIGH SCHOOL – Art IV
1st Place – Stephen Burchette (Hibriten)  (Also Best In Show)
2nd Place – Aliyah Wilson (Hibriten)

The Caldwell Arts Council, located at 601 College Avenue in Lenoir, is open Tuesday through Friday from 9am-5pm and provides a wide range of art programs and activities throughout the year.

For more information, please call the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or visit (www.caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Announces the Winners of the 2011-2012 Regional Artist Project Grants

Sponsored by a five county consortium of arts councils and arts organizations, the grants are made possible with funds from the North Carolina Arts Council. The state arts council funds are matched by the Burke Arts Council and Rock School Foundation in Burke County, Caldwell Arts Council in Caldwell County, Hiddenite Center in Alexander County, McDowell Arts Council Association in McDowell County and the United Arts Council of Catawba County.

The grants are given to artists who have demonstrated excellence in their fields for projects which will take them to the next professional level. Decisions for grant awards are made by peer panelists from each of the five counties.

This year’s winners include: jewelry maker Ellen Ball of Hickory, to acquire new equipment to accommodate a growing retail account base; visual artist Lindsay Barrick of Granite Falls, to take classes in encaustic painting at Penland School of Crafts; visual artist Vyvyan Emery of Morganton, for upgrades to her art studio; visual artist Steven Hoke of Newton, to purchase a computer for digital image making; visual artist Margaret Carter Martine of Lenoir, for a 3D project about a World War II Veteran; basket maker Susan Taylor of Old Fort, to study the Cherokee art of traditional river cane basketry at John Campbell Folk Art School; and paper maker Holly Whitsett of Marion, to create a line of marbled papers.

The Caldwell Arts Council is located at 601 College Avenue in Lenoir. For further info call 828/754-2486 or visit (www.caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Announces Grassroots Grant Awards

The Caldwell Arts Council, in Lenoir, NC, is pleased to announce that $9,000 in Grassroots Arts Program Grant Funds have been awarded to the following organizations & programs:

Happy Valley Ruritan – Barn Dance

JC Harper School of Performing Arts – Operating support

Caldwell Senior Center – Art classes

Foothills Performing Arts – performance of Christmas Carol

Lenoir Parks & Rec – Film and concert series

Action Theatrics – Royalties and PR for Main Street Theatre

Hibriten High School – Pottery residency

Grassroots Program Grants funds are awarded to local organizations for community art programs. These funds are allocated by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Arts Council to every county in the state. The Caldwell Arts Council serves as the county partner for the allocation of these funds.

To learn more about this valuable grant program, please contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or e-mail to (info@caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, is Seeking Artists and Crafters to Participate in the Annual Satie’s Holiday Show and Sale

The Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, is seeking artists and crafters to participate in our annual Satie’s Holiday Show & Sale, Dec. 1-23, 2011. If you haven’t seen this show, our entire house/gallery is turned into a lovely holiday consignment gift shop open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm & Saturdays 10am-3pm.

Items to be considered for the holiday sale will be juried by our Satie’s Holiday Committee. All items must be handmade, and the most successful items each year are those priced less than $50. We are always looking for a variety of exciting new gift items. We seem to especially need items for children and men. We also like having new food items for this sale.

There are two jury-in dates – please bring samples of items you wish to sell to the Caldwell Arts Council no later than 5pm on either Oct. 4th  or Nov. 1st. Include proposed pricing (including 30% commission to the Caldwell Arts Council).

Once accepted, you will receive further information on when to bring your items and how to mark them for sale for this show. Thanks for considering joining us for this wonderful holiday show and sale.

For more information call the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or visit (www.caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council Offers the 26th Annual Sculpture Celebration in Lenoir, NC – Sept. 9 & 10, 2011

On Friday evening, Sept. 9, 2011, 7-9pm, public invited meet participating Sculpture Celebration sculptors & judge during the Blue Jeans Preview Party at the T.H. Broyhill Walking Park on Lakeview Street in Lenoir.

Cost for this event is $15/person and reservations may be made by calling 828/754-2486.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, 9am-4pm the 26th Annual Sculpture Celebration will feature sculptural artwork by artists from the eastern US in competition for cash prizes totaling over $10,000.

First Place from 2010 by Whitney Brown

This art event is free to everyone, and is sponsored annually by local individuals & businesses, along with the Caldwell Arts Council and Tri State Sculptors Association.

Food vendors will be available, and Foothills Visual Artists Guild will provide art activities for children.

Musical groups performing during the day will be Sweetbriar Jam 10am-noon and local group Puddingstone will perform between 1-3pm.

Monetary awards will be announced at about 3:30pm, followed by a walking tour and discussion by the judge.

Lenoir is located in Caldwell County in the beautiful foothills of the North Carolina mountains, off Hwy 321 between Hickory and the Blowing Rock / Boone area.

The Caldwell Arts Council is located at 601 College Ave SW, Lenoir, and  the T.H. Broyhill Walking Park is located at 945 Lakewood Street, off Norwood Street in Lenoir.

For further information contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or visit (www.caldwellarts.com).

Caldwell Arts Council and Tri State Sculptors Association Call for Participation in the 26th annual Sculpture Celebration

The Caldwell Arts Council and Tri State Sculptors Association is calling for participation in the 26th annual Sculpture Celebration to be held in Lenoir, NC, Sept. 10, 2011.

Events include, a Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, from 7-8:30pm – Blue Jeans Preview Party – meet sculptors, judge and patrons; $15/person.

Sculpture by Mary Ann Prack from previous event

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, from 9am– 4pm at a new location this year – the beautiful T.H. Broyhill Walking Park in Lenoir, NC.  Admission to the Sculpture Celebration is free.

Sculptors wishing to participate can call Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or e-mail to (info@caldwellarts.com) for a prospectus.

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Calls for Applications for Grassroots Grants

The Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, announces that Grassroots Arts Program Grant Applications are now available. These grants support community art programs such as concerts, classes, and artist residencies. Applicants should be schools, community groups or non-profit organizations. All interested applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with the Caldwell Arts Council, and grant writing assistance is available to anyone who applies.

Applications are available at the Caldwell Arts Council office and online at (http://ncarts.org/elements/docs/GAPSubgrantApplicationForm11-12.pdf), and must be submitted to the Caldwell Arts Council by 5pm on Friday, July 15, 2011. Allocations will be decided by August 15, 2011.  A grant-writing workshop to provide assistance completing the application is scheduled for June 28, 2011, at 5:30pm.

Grassroots project applications are reviewed based on criteria established by the North Carolina Arts Council and implemented by the Caldwell Arts Council. Funds are awarded based on project merit, artistic quality, display of innovation and creativity, numbers of people to be served through the project, involvement of local artists, stability of applicant organization and the total level of community involvement in the proposed project. Non-profit arts organizations can apply for general support. Grants must be matched 100% and applicants may apply for up to $3,000 in grant funds. All of the projects funded must be completed by May 30, 2012.

The Caldwell Arts Council is the Designated County Partner for the Grassroots Arts Program funds. The funds are allocated to Caldwell County on a per capita basis by the North Carolina Arts Council and the Department of Cultural Resources. These funds are approved each year by the North Carolina General Assembly.

For more information, please contact the Caldwell Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or e-mail to (info@caldwellarts.com), Tuesday through Friday from 9am-5pm.