Friday, September 9, 2011
Georgia Piedmont Arts Center to host “Harvest of Art” festival this Saturday in Auburn.
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Do you have artistic aspirations? Consider participating in a free mini art lesson during this weekend’s Harvest of Art festival, hosted by the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center. Participants will have three different lessons to choose from during Saturday’s event -- pastels, cartooning and watercolor painting. Lessons in pastels will be taught by Joan Duffey at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Whitney Wheeler will teach cartooning at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Renee Hewitt will offer mini lessons in watercolor painting at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Children can also participate in the day’s activities. Rebecca McCartt will lead a free “up-cycling” art activity for the younger festival-goers. There will be several art demonstrations …
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Local artist Henry Wood did extensive research to create his rendition of an 1837 church.
Henry Wood spent more than two years creating the painting that is now on display in the lobby of Dacula United Methodist Church. The painting, a rendition of what the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church might have looked like in 1837, required extensive research of the church's history and out-of-state historic sites in an attempt to accurately portray the frontier house of worship. Despite the effort involved, Wood said he had a good time working on the painting. “I thoroughly enjoyed it,” he said. Wood said he became interested in the project after realizing there was no information about the 1837 predecessor of the Dacula United Methodist Church in the church archives. Wood said he enlisted the help of the Gwinnett County Historical Society…
Monday, April 25, 2011
Waylon Jones of Dacula, and Ashley Judge will be representing the United States at the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival.
Every athlete dreams of reaching the pinnacle event of their sport. Football players dream of the Super Bowl, soccer players dream of the World Cup, golf players dream of the Masters. For professional ballroom dancers Waylon Jones and Ashley Judge, an invitation to the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival in England means their dreams are coming true. The Blackpool Dance Festival, also known as the British Open, is considered one of the top dance competitions on the globe. Jones and Judge, who compete in cabaret/exhibition dance, describe this invitation as a huge honor. Furthermore, the invitation demonstrates they are one of the rising couples on the ballroom dance scene. "They only select the top six couples in the world," said Jones…
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Honors part of the 2011 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Two Mill Creek students have received national honors for their entries in the 2011 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Hokyum Kim received a gold medal and Jana Rossouw won a silver medal. Kim and Rossouw were among more than 50,000 young artists and writers competing for top honors. A total of 1,300 students received national awards. The silver medal recognizes high honors at the national level and the gold award is presented to the most outstanding art pieces. Kim’s gold medal winning piece will be on display in New York during the 2011 National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibition this June. In connection with the awards, Kim and Rossouw are now eligible for scholarship opportunities. Their teacher, Mike Lasseter, was …
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
This week escape with the girls and show your artistic side.
When trying to come up with this week’s “Great Escape” and what you need to do to prepare for it, I realized it all depends on what we are trying to escape from. Is it an escape from the kids, from the housework that is piling up, from bills and financial issues, from the phone ringing and work calling? Maybe you need some time alone, just to yourself, or maybe your escape would be with that special someone in your life that you don’t seem to get to spend a lot of time with lately. For some of us an escape might even be with our children, something we can do with them and give them 100 percent of our attention while we escape from all the outside influences and pressures that come with everyday life. I don’t know what you need to …
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Dacula man wins award for watercolor.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Henry Wood Jr. of Dacula was honored this past weekend for his work in the "Radically Red" gallery art exhibition at the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC) in Auburn. Wood placed second in the 2D category with his watercolor "Happy Colors." Caroline Self of Athens won best of show for her mixed media work "Comic Strips." Marisela Marcialas of Sugar Hill placed first in the 2D category with her oil painting entitled "Butterflies." In the 3D category, Myrna Trapp of Monroe took first prize with her "Spring is Coming" clay piece. Bill Cooper of Hoschton placed second with his clay art work "Rocking Red." Marcialas, Kathleen Gill, Craig Gill and Susan Grilli each received honorable mention awards. Kathleen Gill, GPAC president, said she was …
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Henry M. Wood, Jr. places second in Shades of White gallery show at the Georgia Piedmont Art Center.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Dacula resident Henry M. Wood, Jr. was one of several artists honored at last weekend's Shades of White gallery show at the Georgia Piedmont Art Center (GPAC) in Auburn. Wood placed second in the 2-D category for his watercolor “Listen, Listen and You will Hear Sounds of the Image We Hold So Dear.” Wood was one of 17 artists participating in the show. GPAC president Kathleen Gill described the art center's first gallery show as a success. With 27 art entries, the cottage bloomed into a “lovely little gallery,” Gill said. Gill was also a participating artist, placing first in the 3-D category with her fused glass entry entitled "Choices." Best of Show honors were awarded to Bobbie Austin of Social Circle for her sculpture “Scout.” Larry …
Friday, December 17, 2010
Dallas Gillespie named top art educator.
Dallas Gillespie, a visual arts instructor at Osborne Middle School (OMS), was recently honored as the 2010 Georgia Art Education Association Middle Teacher of the Year. Gillespie, who has taught at OMS since the school opened in 2004, was selected for the award based on both his accomplishments and those of his students. "Their accomplishments are part of my accomplishments," Gillespie explained. "You put so much into them. You live through your students." As a painter, sculptor and professional photographer, Gillespie is eager to pass along his love of visual arts to his students. Gillespie said his goal is to teach skills students do not learn in other classes. "I show them a variety of techniques," he said. "I want them to have the …
Dacula High School hosts an event featuring student artists.
Pencil drawings and clay sculptures shared the stage with pantyhose and phone book pages as the fine arts department at Dacula High School hosted its biannual art show earlier this month. More than 500 pieces of art by DHS students of all grades and skill levels were on display Dec. 2. Carol Arrington, one of the visual art instructors at DHS, described the event as one of her favorite times of the year. "It shows these kids what they can do to showcase their talents – where they started and where they are by the end of the semester. It gives the kids a really good sense of pride in themselves," she said. Participation in the show was mandatory for art students and counted as part of each student's final exam. Students in introductory …
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