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Upcoming Exhibitions

RUSTY WALTON
Through December 16, 2009
Main Gallery

Artist Rusty Walton brings a compelling series of large-scale mixed media portraits to our Main Gallery in November. An accomplished photographer, painter and designer, Walton incorporates elements of each of these disciplines in his images. Though minimal in its composition, each piece is emotionally evocative, seeking to visually draw the viewer closer.

MELANIE MILLER LONGSHORE
Through December 16, 2009
Creel-Harison Community Art Gallery

Noted Aiken artist Melanie Miller Longshore will exhibit a selection of her recent pastels and oil paintings during November and December. An accomplished painter and educator whose work is held in private and corporate collections throughout the South, Longshore has studied under internationally known artists in the U.S. and abroad.

KRISTIN CASALETTO: SELECTED WORKS
January 8 – March 5, 2010
Main Gallery

Opening the New Year in our Main Gallery is an exhibition of recent works by printmaker and Augusta State University art professor Kristin Casaletto. Seen in galleries across the United States as well as in Australia and Italy, Casaletto’s artwork incorporates printmaking, drawing, and sometimes painting and other media.

Opening Reception and Gallery Talk
: Friday, January 8, 2010, 6 – 8 p.m. Free to members; non-members $5.

LAURA UMPHREY: BEFORE IT'S GONE
January 8 – March 5, 2010
Creel-Harison Community Art Gallery

North Augusta artist Laura Umphrey will mount a solo exhibition featuring works in mixed media and photography.

Reception on Friday, January 8 from 6 – 8p.m., in conjunction with the opening of the Kristin Casaletto exhibition
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AGNES MARKWALTER YOUTH ART COMPETITION
February 26 – March 19, 2010
First- and Third-Floor Galleries

Held in conjunction with National Youth Art Month, the Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition marks its 31st anniversary with an exhibition of works inspired by the theme Going Green! Open to K-12 students in CSRA public, private, and home schools, the event seeks to promote the value of quality art education for all children in our community. Please join us in celebrating the achievements of these gifted young artists! The Agnes Markwalter Youth Art Competition is generously sponsored by the Irish-American Heritage Society and the Markwalter family.

Reception
: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Open to the public; free of charge.


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