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102 Washington St.
Gainesville
678-971-8091

Artist: Ann Brodie Hill

A Signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists, the Georgia Watercolor Society, the Coast Guard Artist Program, and Member of Excellence of the Atlanta Artist Center, Anne has become known as the Lake Lanier Artist. She has painted a series of the Bridges of Lake Lanier, Lake Lanier Holiday cards, and a historical series of the Downtown Square in Gainesville. Her watercolor painting the “Brilliant” was accepted for the North Light Book Splash 7, a Celebration of Light, the Best in Watercolor. The “Brilliant” is also included in the juried 2008/2009 ASMA National Exhibition which is travelling to five museums. She also paints commission work in acrylics and watercolors on canvas. She was a consultant for Tara Materials, the world wide supplier and manufacturer of Fredrix Fine Artist Canvas, to develop Archival Watercolor Canvas. Collectors of her work include Waterfall Country Club (Lake Burton), Eagle’s Landing Country Club (Stockbridge, GA), H.A. Wheeler, former President of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Kaiser Permanente (Atlanta), United States Coast Guard, and the International Canoe Federation (Germany).

Barry Sons has something to say. He’s seen the way the marshes from his native Louisiana have been treated and believes it’s time for a change, especially in light of last summer’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

“We need the oil fields, but let’s be responsible about it. Don’t let that happen again,” said Sons, an Atlanta-based artist.

“The marsh provides protection from hurricanes — for every 2.7 miles of marsh, a tidal surge is decreased by 1 foot — and it provides food for our families. The marsh is family and you gotta take care of family.”

Sons, the headlining artist in the Quinlan Visual Arts Center’s latest art installation, is trying to convey his message in a series of oversized oil paintings.

Each of the 16 panels conveys a different message about the importance of preserving coastal marshes. The first four panels depict summer, fall, winter and spring on the marshes of his childhood.

“These are real places,” Sons said.

Other scenes depict expressionistic and impressionistic portrayals of how the oil spill has tainted the marshes.

The nonprofit Gainesville art organization’s latest showing also includes works from Judy Bynum George (“Breakthrough to Beauty in a Hostile World”), Jill Schultz-McGannon (“From the Source”) and Bob White (“81 Pots”).

“We are really, very excited to have four exceptional solo artists showing their work,” said Amanda McClure, Quinlan executive director.

The other artists’ work will include still-life and landscape paintings. The center will hold an opening reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today, at its gallery, 514 Green St..

The reception is free for Quinlan members and guests of the artists. There’s a suggested $5 contribution for everyone else.

During the reception, Sons will be sharing poems that he’s written about each of the canvases in his “As It Should Be: The Story of the Louisiana Marsh” show. The poems tell a story, which conveys Sons’ wish for marshes all around the country to be treated with respect and preserved for the future.

“For eight years, I have worked to bring this work to fruition and here it is — a drop in the Gulf, but it is my drop,” Sons said.

“My hope is that some day, my grandchildren can stand with their grandchildren — toes shoved into the blue-green clay of the river bank — and show them the wonder-filled south Louisiana that was my backyard.”

Winter Art Exhibition

Where: Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St., Gainesville

When: Through Feb. 20. Opening reception 5:30-7 p.m. today; gallery hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays

Cost: Free for members and guests, $5 contribution for others.

This year’s event features over 90 artists whose works include fine art, sculpture, pottery, photography, and wood carving as well as jewelry and other artistic endeavors. Enjoy live entertainment, music, special performances by clowns and dancers, a Youth Artist Market sponsored by INK (Interactive Neighborhood for Kids), and an artistic Cake Decorating Contest hosted by Main Street Market.

Downtown on the Square
Gainesville, Georgia

Silent Auction to Benefit Challenged Child and Friends
August 18 through September 18, 2010
Two Silent Auction Locations!

Go to Gallerie 110, 110 Washington Street on the Square, to bid on paintings.
Gallerie 110 is hosting the Silent Auction with 40 fabulous paintings donated by talented local artists. One hundred percent of all proceeds goes to Challenged Child and Friends. The artwork will be on display from August 18 through September 18, 2010. Bidding closes at 4:00pm on September 18, 2010.

Go to Frames You-Nique, 104 Main Street, to bid on miniature hand-painted lamps.
Frames You-Nique is hosting the Silent Auction for hand-painted miniature lamps from August 18 through September 18.

Silent Auction bidding is open to the public. Please join us in support of Challenged Child and Friends.

For more info on Art in the Square – click here.

Buford
Movies Under the Stars, Buford. Live music, 6:30 p.m.; movies at dusk each Saturday through July 31, Mall of Georgia Village Amphitheater, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford. Free. 678-482-8788.

Gainesville
The Arts Council kicks off its annual summer Movies on the Green series with the blockbuster hit “Avatar.” Showing on the grass behind the Smithgall Arts Center in downtown Gainesville, the film, which starts at dusk, will be shown on a 35-foot inflatable screen on the lawn. Gates open at 7:30, and there will be games and other kid-friendly activities prior to the start of the movie. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children/students and free for Arts Council members. Concessions will be available for purchase. Next month, the film series will present “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” on July 1. In case of rain, either film’s rain date is Aug. 5; otherwise, a third movie may be shown on that date. For more information, call 770-534-2787 or visit www.theartscouncil.net.

Terry Rowlett populates paintings with characters from contemporary life – a biker and his woman astride their Harley, cheerleaders, a homeless man, and the denizens of coffee shops and clubs. With obvious technical skill and effortless art historical reference he places these figures in settings and poses suited for classical portraits of saints, heroes, and poets.

Story by Kristen Morales, Gainesville Times

Gainesville artist Chad Shore says he never intended his graphic acrylic painting, “My Angel,” to be seen outside of his private collection at home.

But as it turns out, the painting of a red-lipped woman adorned with wings will appear on a limited edition series of 1800 Tequila bottles, since Shore is one of a dozen artists named winners in the national Essential Artists competition sponsored by the tequila company.

To mark the honor, there will be a reception of Shore’s work, along with bottles adorned with his painting on the label, on Friday at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center in Gainesville. The reception is open to guests age 21 and older.

There were 60,000 people who entered artwork in the Essential Artist competition sponsored by 1800 Tequila. Ten winners were chosen, along with two celebrity artists.

The original artwork for the bottle label, “My Angel,” is a 48-inch square acrylic on wood painted in 2005.

“The series I keep in my personal archive. These are my personal collection,” said Shore, a full-time artist who also has his own clothing design company, Sixtus, which features his self-titled “fashion art” on custom T-shirts. Shore has also created advertisements, logos and vehicle graphics for local and national companies.

But the artwork on a tequila bottle is a new place for his work to be shown.

“I mix up my own paints and I do a finish on top that makes it look like glass,” he said of his paintings, which have a pop art style. But you won’t be able to check out the original “My Angel” painting at the Quinlan. “It’s in New York now in Proximo (Spirit)’s private gallery.”

Born in Gainesville, Shore graduated from Johnson High before leaving for school and eventually traveling around the world. After a while, Shore said he realized he wanted to set down some roots in his hometown and do art full time. “I finally decided, ‘Hey, I’m going to finish college and be an artist,’ ” he said. “This is probably the hardest job, but I love

That’s what you might usually hear at fine art galleries, but at “Lollipop, Lollipop,” a candy-colored art exhibit on view at Gainesville State College’s Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, you can touch and even take a ride on some of the pieces.

Sculptor Didi Dunphy designed striped skateboards for the exhibit, which will be on display through Sept. 24. The boards represent one of the goals of the show: To make the gallery approachable and “friendly” to the art-shy.”

Exerp from the Gainesville Times By: Tasha Biggers

When:  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday through Sept. 24; reception, noon Sept. 24
Where: Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, Gainesville State College, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood
How much: Free
More info: 678-717-3707

The last exhibit of the academic year will feature works of the current graduating class of art students.  This is an annual event that allows the students to showcase their hard work in a professional gallery setting and provides the community with a sneak-peek at these emerging artists. 

The featured student artists are:  Joshua McDonald of Baldwin; Kinsley Compton of Braselton; Lesther Martin, Jamie Raper, and Blaine Watson of Cumming; Heather Bearden of Dawsonville; Mary Ledford of Flowery Branch; Marjory Clark, Curtis Footit, and Brian Looper of Gainesville;  Amy Fischer of Lawrenceville; Shawnna Wright of Sugar Hill; and Richard Gnann, IV of Winder.

The Closing Reception for the exhibit will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 5:30 p.m. in the Gainesville State College Continuing Education/Performing Arts Center Lobby near the Roy C. Moore Art Gallery.

The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.  For Gallery hours and additional information, contact:  John Ammos, Gallery Director and Assistant Professor of Art, jammos@gsc.edu, or call the Gainesville State College Humanities and Fine Arts Division at 678-717-3697.