11/21/2011
2012 Gallery Exhibits Annouced
The Shelby County Arts Council announces the 2012 Calendar of Visual Art Exhibits to be held in their Gallery located in Columbiana, Alabama. The Art Council's Gallery is a gem in Shelby County that attracts local and regional artist each year. All art exhibits are free and open to the public.
The 2012 calendar is filled with exciting Visual Art Exhibits being coordinated by Susan Dennis Gordon, Arts and Education Director and Terri Sullivan, Executive Director of the Shelby County Arts Council.
The Calendar includes:
January/February – Director’s Invitational featuring the visual art of public school teachers in Shelby County, Alabama.
March / April – Regional Folk Art Exhibit with guest Curator Bruce Andrews. Mr. Andrews will create a cohesive, high quality body of Folk Art works featuring regional outsider-artists. An Outsider-artist is a contemporary, self-taught artist whose creations celebrate daily life, diversity and culture.
June/July – Sisters in Art, A duo show with sisters, Diane Ellis and Sylvia McDonald, displaying their acrylic and oil paintings along with stoneware pottery.
August – Shelby County Arts Council Instructor/Student Show and Open House . This exhibit features works in a variety of mediums from Professional Artist Instructors of the SCAC and their students.
September/October – 4th Annual Juried Art Show attracts talented artists from across Jefferson, Shelby and other neighboring counties. Over $1,000 in awards is available for top entries in each category and Best of Show.
December - 4th Annual Artist Market – Presented by members of the Shelby County Arts Council the Annual Holiday Market will feature one-of-a-kind items created by council members.
Additional informational and photos of past Gallery exhibits may be found at www.shelbycountyartscouncil.com .
