Ware's Folly

Upcoming Exhibitions

AGNES MARKWALTER YOUTH ART COMPETITION

Through March 20, 2008
First- and Third-Floor Galleries
This 28th annual competition celebrates National Youth Art Month with an exhibition of works by K-12 students from Aiken, Burke, Columbia , McDuffie, and Richmond counties. The event is sponsored jointly by the Irish American Heritage Society, the Junior League of Augusta, the Markwalter family, and the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art.

SPRING ARTISTS’ MARKET AND FESTIVAL
March 14-15, 2008
Main Gallery
Join us for a truly “artful” weekend as we host our second annual Spring Artists’ Market!  Local artists will fill our galleries and grounds with pottery, paintings, photographs, and more, all well-priced and perfect for gift-giving or for adding to your own collection. Demonstrations, hands-on art activities for children, and tasty refreshments add to the fun. Festival hours are 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday. Admission to all activities is free of charge.
Artists’ Reception: Friday, March 14, 2008 , 6-8 p.m. Open to the public, free of charge.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: A SENSE OF PLACE 2008
Entry Deadline: June 6, 2008  
The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is now accepting entries for its 28th annual juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place. Juried by Amanda Cooper, Curator of Exhibitions at The Arts Center, St. Petersburg , FL , the competition is open to all U.S. artists age 18 and older working in the following media: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. Cash awards totaling $1,750 are available. For a prospectus, please call 706.722.5495, or click here to download in .pdf format.

LIFE IN RELIEF: WOODCUT PRINTS BY KENT AMBLER
April 18 – May 23, 2008
Main Gallery
Seneca, South Carolina artist Kent Ambler brings an exceptional collection of recent woodcuts to the Institute’s Main Gallery this spring. Expressionistic in style and often deeply personal in its inspiration and subject matter, Ambler’s work reaches beyond the surface of representation and explores his deeper concerns for nature.
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Friday, April 18, 2008 , 6 – 8 p.m. Open to the public; non-members $5.

DAVIDSON FINE ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL SENIOR EXIT EXHIBITION
April 17 – May 2, 2008
First- and Third-Floor Galleries
The Ware’s Folly student galleries welcome graduating seniors from Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School back this spring for an exhibition showcasing some of their finest work. A variety of media, including paintings, drawings, photographs, three-dimensional pieces and more will be featured. We hope that you will take a moment to stop by and admire the creative accomplishments of these very talented young artists!

STEPHEN LAWSON: TIME SCENE
June 19 – August 1, 2008
Main Gallery
A component of the inaugural Augusta Photography Festival, this special exhibition features the work of noted West Virginia-based photographer Stephen Lawson. Lawson’s arresting photographic montages have sometimes been described as “sculpting the materials of time and space”. Horizontal, circular, or even spiral in shape, his images are created using unique hand-crafted cameras that incrementally record scenes over time, showing changes in subject, light and weather.
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Thursday, June 19, 2008 , 6-8 p.m. Open to the public; non-members $5.