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N e w s l e t t e r
Monday
April 18, 2022

Upcoming Events
Voices Made Visual
June 23rd - July 28th

A juried art exhibition and competition celebrating the majesty and plurality of voices that shape our national dialog.  Contact ACA for details on this unique event.
 
2022 AAG Member Show

We're all looking forward to a great turnout for the show this year.  Registration for the 2022 AAG Member Show is open on the AAG website.  Please remember, if you plan to participate in the show, AAG membership dues must be paid by April 30th!  In addition, you need to be registered online by May 2nd.  
Artist Opportunities!
 

Greater Augusta Arts Council
We've just been made aware of a wonderful opportunity! Any artist in the CSRA can apply for the 'Project Grants to Individual Artists' program.  Funds are available for allocation to artists planning a project between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.  Guidelines and application form can be found at the web site below:

https://augustaarts.com/project-grant-to-individual-artists/

Artist Critique
Have your work reviewed to receive constructive feedback or help.  You can bring 1-2 pieces of your work per month.  The next session is Tuesday May 10th at the Family Y conference room from 10-12. Take advantage of this wonderful opportunity!

Artist Display
If you have art to display and sell, please remember these venues allow AAG members to exhibit (based on availability).  You can inquire by reaching out to the venue and/or contact person:

Rose Hill (The Stables) - TBD
Kitfox Dentistry - Judy Adamick
ACA Guild Gallery - Celeste Malinowski
Aiken Y - Pamela Moore

The Family "Y" only has one month open for displaying your art.  If you're interested please email your request to pamelamooreart7@aol.com or 
arbutus.studio.3432@gmail.com


The AAG Gallery dates for 2022 have now been filled.  Thanks to all for a great response.  Openings for 2023 will be announced this fall.
The next exhibit will feature artists Carol Sue Roberts and Sharon Taylor Padgett.   

Carol Sue Roberts
"I am primarily a still life painter. (Note that I used the word painter, not artist. I consider it presumptuous to call myself an artist). Silver, brass, copper, or other shiny objects appear frequently in my paintings. I am fascinated by the effect of light and reflections. All of my still life paintings are from set ups in my studio. The light source may be artificial, or from the north window in my studio, but the source is always from the left. Often rotting fruit or tired flowers struggle while I complete a painting. My favorite painting of a pear on a silver plate is one from nineteen years ago. The pears time on earth had expired (for consuming), but the colors were wonderful".

Carol is the winner of numerous awards and her paintings are in collections internationally.  She has studied extensively with many artists.  She is also a retired organist, but is currently volunteering as an interim organist at All Saints Anglican Church In Aiken.
Sharon Taylor Padgett
Sharon has been painting and teaching for more than 40 years. Originally from Allendale, SC, she grew up in Florida and was influenced by her tropical surroundings. The way light falls on a subject – whether landscape, still life or people is what inspires her art.

Painting in oils and acrylics, her subjects and step-by-step style of teaching is what defines her as a painter.
Sharon studied art at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fl., and from various accomplished painters including the late Livio Valentini, Bea Kulhke and Zita Mellon. She has taken many workshops throughout the years gaining knowledge of techniques in painting and
in turn, shares these steps with her students.
She is past-president of the Aiken Artist Guild and a former award-winning newspaper reporter and illustrator. Sharon teaches monthly painting workshops at Aiken Center for the Arts.

 
Get involved!  Volunteer Position Open
We are still looking for someone to manage the refreshments at the general meeting. This involves emailing or calling the volunteers for each meeting to ask them to bring food, setting up before the meeting and cleaning up after.

Contact Chris McKeel if you can  volunteer for either of these positions at 803-443-8526.
Memberships

Please renew your AAG membership ASAP.  Please be advised renewals are now considered late, incurring a $5.00 late fee.

Reminder, guild membership is a prerequisite for participation in the AAG member show.  You may become an AAG member or renew your membership through the AAG website. In the Menu pull down just select Membership.
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