Member Show Artists: Please do NOT drop off your art for the Member Show before 12 noon on May 12.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW:
More that 80 members registered for the Member Show.
The Member Show drop-off date is Friday May 12 from 12 noon to 6:45 PM. Your work must be dropped off at the main lobby at the ACA within this time frame. Please do not drop off your work before 12 noon on May 12.
The Member Show reception is on Thursday May 18 from 6-8 PM.
A special award honoring Ellene Southerland will be given at this year's Member Show. Details follow.
PLEASE RENEW YOUR AAG MEMBERSHIP AT THE AAG WEBSITE!
EVENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES
THE MEMBER SHOW, MAY 18-JUNE 22, 2023
Important Dates
April 15: Registration for the Member Show is now closed. You must be registered to participate in the show.
Friday, May 12: Drop-off date from 12 noon to 6:45 PM in the main gallery at the ACA. You may bring one or two pieces. At least one piece will be accepted for the show. Work not dropped off within this timeframe will not be accepted.
Please do not try to drop off your work before 12 noon on May 12.
This award will be given for the first time this year at the Member Show. It will apply to 3D art such as sculpture, pottery and silversmithing, and 2D art that is not painting such as mixed media, textiles and glasswork.
The award will be presented to a guild member whose entry shows the same spirit of adventure that characterized the work of our dear friend, Ellene Southerland.
If you would like to donate to this award please send a check made out to AAG with "Ellene Southerland Award" in the memo line to Aiken Artist Guild, P.O. Box 148, Aiken SC 29802. You can also make a donation on the AAG website. Thank you.
THE AIKEN ARTIST GUILD GALLERY
AT THE AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Three Interpretations: En Plein Air
Bill Daniel, Sally Donovan, Andrew Murphy
The Elite Hearing Center Next to Publix
Kim Harding
Opportunities
Critique and Classes
2023 South Carolina Agricultural and Art Tour is coming to Aiken County (May 13th-14th)
Tour sites will include farms, farmers’ markets and ancillary sites with art at each location. Artisans on the tour range from weavers, painters, musicians, storytellers, metalworkers and craftsmen to poets and live musical performances. Some farms will offer items such as jarred and canned foods, honey, baked goods or even farm-fresh meals.
This year the tour will include 10 tour sites across Aiken County that will host artisans. The sites are:
• Trusty Farms: Jackson
• Boondock Farms: Jackson
• Jenks Farmer’s Flower Farm: Beech Island
• Southerlee Farm: Williston
• Eudora Farms: Salley
• Proveaux Plantation: Wagener
• Aiken Horse Park: Aiken
• Aiken County Farmers Market: Aiken
• Aiken Center For The Arts: Aiken
• Bettis Academy: Trenton
• Center for African American Heritage, Art and Culture: Aiken
• New Ellenton Farmers Market
Every second Tuesday of the month Pam holds a group critique at the Aiken Family Y at 10:00 AM. Bring one or two pieces and come join the fun!
Artist Display
Arts 4 Pets Sponsored by Southside Gallery
The First Annual ART4PETS Art Auction will be held at Woodside Country Club, Thursday, April 27 from 6-9 p.m. with proceeds benefitting the Albrecht SPCA Center. We are looking for entries - originals, prints, 3-d from local artists for this juried show.
Email photos with dimensions to: thom@southsidegallery.com
Work does not have to be animal related.
AAG 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:
Kitfox Dentistry - Judy Adamick (803 480-0009)
ACA Guild Gallery - Celeste Malinowski (the schedule for 2023 is full)
Aiken Y - Pamela Moore
Elite Hearing Centers of America - Monica Wells (the schedule for 2023 is full).
Memberships
Please remember to renew your AAG membership in a timely manner. The current membership year goes from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
You may become an AAG member or renew your membership through the AAG website. In the Menu pull down just selectMembership.
