Silver wins Best in Show

      

Mary Hardy, head of the Art Department of Mississippi Gulf Coast College, judged the Vicksburg Art Association's 25th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibition, and chose Lesley Silver's Mixed Media painting/collage entitled: Stories Without Morals as Best in Show from among the 138 entires in the show. Ms. Silver received a cash award of $500.

Awards were given in nine categories:

Watercolor, Photo Mono, Photo Color, Drawing, Mixed Media, 3 Dimensional, Oil, Acrylic, and Print.

A complete list of winners is available here.

And read comments made by the judge about many of the award winning pieces.

The Vicksburg Art Association would like to thank the following members of the community for sponsoring purchase awards:

Linden Plantation Gardens

Dr. & Mrs. Shawn Panzer

Ms. Carol Bonelli

Mrs. Gayle McCarty - Hinds Community College

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Waring

Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Atwood

Mr. David Dabney - The Martha Vick

The show may be viewed at the Old Constitution Firehouse Gallery during the following hours:

Oct. 23 Sun.........Show hours: 1:00 p.m -4:00 p.m.
Oct. 24, Mon....Show hours: 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
Oct. 25 Tue......Show hours: 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
Oct. 26, Wed.....Show hours 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

    

    

Fall Show Opens Saturday

      

Join us at the Firehouse Gallery for the opening of the 25th Annual Mississippi Artists Exhibition Saturday, October 22 at 8 PM. Complete calendar is below. Click to see a printable version of the catalog of the 138 pieces from the show.

    

    

November Program Announced - Icons

      

On Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30 PM the Very Reverend John Morris of St. George Orthodox Christian Church will present a program called - Icons-Art for the Spirit. The talk will be complemented by an exhibition of art by area artists who paint icons.

The program will be held at the Constitution Firehouse Gallery. For more information call 601 634-0434.

    

    

November Workshop Details Released

      

Adult Drawing Workshop,

November 5, 10 am - 3 pm, and November 6, 1:30 - 3:30 pm.

The teacher is Lisa Grant. Beginning with the basic concepts of pencil drawing, workshop participants will experiment with and practice various styles of drawing, shading, and other techniques. From there, they will move into charcoal, colored pencil, and pen and ink with watercolor washes.

Ms. Grant will furnish all materials.

The cost is $50 for members, $60 for nonmembers. Registration is required. To register or for more information, contact Brenda Neumann, 601-638-8426 or 601-529-0448.

Since 1981, Ms. Grant has taught art in local schools, the Vicksburg Senior Citizen Center and the Southern Culture Heritage Center. She currently teaches at Vicksburg Intermediate School. Ms. Grant received a Bachelor of Science degree in Art and a Master of Education degree from Mississippi College.

    

    

Vicksburg Stained Glass Artists present program

      

Drew Miller (right) and Linda Jackson discuss ³Art in Glass,² the program they will present at the Vicksburg Art Association¹s October meeting. Miller and Kathryn Lord operate Amberstar Glass, where they design, construct, and restore stained glass windows and lamps inpired by Tiffany, Frank Lloyd Wright, and others. Jackson is owner of ³Suncatchers² where she sells stained art-lass supplies and teaches the craft. She works on projects with art glass, including beads and hot glass. She also creates glass mosaics and stained glass objects of all sizes.

The VAA meeting is at the Firehouse on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m., with the general public invited to learn all about stained glass.