An All-Media Visual Art Exhibition

Patty Smyers

The opening reception and awards ceremony for the twelfth annual Bring Us Your Best art exhibition will be held Friday, August 14, 2015, from 5-7 p.m.

This all-media visual art exhibition will be on display through Friday, August 28, 2015 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, 3-dimensional, fine craft, and photography. In addition, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville is sponsoring and selecting 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.

For a third year, an Artist’s Choice award will be sponsored and presented by two artist patrons. This award is selected by all other artists who have work in the show. The Artist’s Choice award winner will be announced at the opening, and will receive a $300 cash prize.

The Starving Artist Art Supply and Custom Framing Shop is sponsoring ten Honorable Mentions from across all four categories. $25 gift certificates will be awarded to the winners at the opening reception. The Starving Artist also sponsors the People’s Choice Award, which will be announced on Friday, August 28, 2015, 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 Art Supply and Custom Framing.

All artwork displayed at Bring us Your Best is for sale. Regular gallery hours for Bring Us Your Best XII will be 10am to 4pm Monday through Friday, starting Monday, August 17, 2015, and running through Friday, August 28, 2015.

The exhibition is sponsored by 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.

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 Cultural Resources; funds administered by the Community Foundation of Henderson County, Henderson County, Henderson County Tourism Development Authority, and the City of Hendersonville.