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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Monday, April 11, 2011
Artists and art lovers gathered at the GPAC art festival this past weekend.
This past Saturday, the Georgia Piedmont Arts Center (GPAC) hosted its "Spring Phling" tent festival. The event featured free art lessons, musical entertainment and beautiful arts and crafts from area vendors. GPAC offers art lessons year round and this summer will hold several art camps for teens and children. The GPAC cottage is located at 1396 Third Avenue in Auburn.
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 …
