The opening reception and awards ceremony for the 15th annual Bring Us Your Best art exhibition will be held Thursday, August 30, 5-7pm. Gathering the work of 100 or more diverse artists, this all-media visual art exhibition will be on display through Friday, September 14 in the Blue Ridge Conference Hall of the TEDC building at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.
First ($250), second ($150), and third ($100) place awards will be presented in four categories: 2-dimensional art, 3-dimensional art, fine craft, and photography. In addition, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville will announce the winner of the “One Planet, One World” award. The winning artwork will be the best representation of a world community recognizing the inherent worth and dignity of all beings, and the oneness and interdependence of all life and the artist will receive $250.
The Artist’s Choice award will be announced at the opening reception. Sponsored and presented by two local artist patrons, this award is selected by all artists who have work in the show. The Artist’s Choice award winner will receive a $300 cash prize from photographer Walter Arnold, and author John Patrick McAfee.
The Starving Artist Art Supply and Custom Framing Shop is sponsoring the People’s Choice Award, which will be announced on Friday, September 14, the last day of the exhibition. This award winner will be determined by the votes of all gallery visitors who will be encouraged to cast votes for their favorite piece in the show and will receive a $250 gift certificate from The Starving Artist. Ten Honorable Mention awardees will receive $25 gift certificates from The Starving Artist at the reception.
All artwork displayed in Bring us Your Best is for sale. Regular gallery hours for Bring Us Your Best will be 10-4pm Monday through Friday. A prospectus and application for the show are available on the Arts Council’s website, www.acofhc.org.
The Wax Family Memorial Funds, the Dr. Minor F. Watts Fund at the Community Foundation of Henderson County, The Starving Artist Fine Art Supply and Custom Framing Shop, and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville sponsor the exhibition
For more information, please contact The Arts Council at acofhc@bellsouth.net or (828) 693-8504. The web address is www.acofhc.org.
The Arts Council of Henderson County is a community organization that promotes, advocates for and nurtures the arts in Henderson County and western North Carolina. Its office is located at 401 North Main St., Ste. 302, Hendersonville, NC 28792. (Entrance on Fourth Avenue West.)
The Arts Council is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources; funds administered by the Community Foundation of Henderson County, Henderson County, Henderson County Tourism Development Authority, and the City of Hendersonville.
