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.
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.
