Kiawah Art Guild Newsletter - January 12, 2024
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Arts Etc. School Contest Winner
Arts Etc.'s School Contest Winner
Dear Kiawah Art Guild Members,
Happy New Year to all of you! We are ready for a new year and new
artistic inspirations! We want to share some news and updates.
Kiawah Island Town Municipal Center - Rotating Gallery
Starting next week four of our artists will be displaying several of
their works at Town Municipal Center this month through April. Please
stop by to see the talented works of: Katherine Gagnon, Ann Moriarty,
Vicki Parry, and Claudia Waldron.
Member Constructive Art Critique
We have scheduled a member critique on January 24th at 10am - 12pm.
Please sign-up on line (www.kiawahartguild.org) or send an email to Dan
(prickettdan@gmail.com ) and bring one
or two of your most recent paintings to share and discuss. There is no
fee to participate.
Fall Art Shows and Sales
This fall, KAG members participated in two important opportunities to
have our community view and potentially purchase their paintings.
11/4/23 - Kiawah Municipal Center all-day KAG sponsored art show was
highly successful with seven members displaying their work. Many
artists selling multiple paintings. The location highly very visible
and parking is plentiful. The visitors are typically interested in
purchasing art since that is the event's sole focus.
11/17-18/23 - The KICA Art & Artisans Show held at the Sandcastle
featured a wide range of hand-crafted arts ranging from jewelry to
cutting boards. The expanded floor space this year and the
complimentary wine on Friday evening for Kiawah residents, improved
attendance (exceeded 450 on Friday). Again, seven of our artists
participated including some first-time participants who had successful
art sales.
Collaboration with Arts Etc. for School Art Contest (upper right image)
KAG was honored to collaborate with Arts etc. and KICA to support the
education of fine art for young students in our community. KAG's common
objective with Arts etc. in supporting fine arts within John's and
Wadmalaw Islands schools, and to contribute to the visual artistic
development of our community. To that end, Barbara McDuffie of Arts
Etc. hand delivered the contest participant's student art, grouped by
grade to KAG, and we assembled a team to judge the submissions for the
purpose of rewarding students and encouraging participation. KAG's
judging team was comprised of Vicki Parry, Mary Houston, Dan Prickett,
and Lisa Giles. Works were judged for composition, perspective, color,
mark making, and sophistication by age group. Awards were given for the
following categories by elementary, middle school and high school:
Gold, Bronze, Silver, Honorable Mention and Participant. Thanks to Sam
Moreland of KICA who made adjustments for space to accommodate our team.
2024 Workshop Availability
Please take another look at the 3 scheduled workshops. Kyle Stuckey
March 4-6; Chris Groves April 15-17, Ciara Connell May 13-15. We still
have some spaces available, and hope to fill each workshop with KAG
members. However, if we don't have enough members six weeks prior, we
will open the workshops up to non-members.
Regular Location for Weekly Paint In
We are exploring a regular site for members to meet and paint on a
weekly basis. A few sites have not worked out yet, but we will keep you
appraised as we continue our search.
Thank you for your continued engagement and membership!
Mary Houston, Dan Prickett, and Lisa Giles
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