ARTS COUNCIL OF HENDERSON COUNTY ANNOUNCES 

BRING US YOUR BEST XIII, AN ALL-MEDIA VISUAL ART EXHIBITION

The opening reception and awards ceremony for the 13th annual Bring Us Your Best art exhibition will be held Friday, August 5, from 5pm to 7pm. This all-media visual art exhibition will be on display through Friday, August 19 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 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 fourth year, an Artist’s Choice award will be sponsored and presented by two artist patrons.  This award is selected by all 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 the People’s Choice Award, which will be announced on Friday, August 19, 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 at Bring us Your Best is for sale. Regular gallery hours for Bring Us Your Best XIIIwill be 10am to 4pm Monday through Friday, and 1pm to 4pm on Saturdays. A prospectus for the show is available on the Arts Council’s website, www.acofhc.org.

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.