Sumter Artists Guild

Congrats to Jen Pepper on her show at the

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

810 Lyttleton St, Camden, SC 29020

In the Bassett Gallery

The show runs through 29 February

Go and see the phenomenal 3-D work of Jen Pepper. Her work explores the intersection between language and the body, and the interaction of the two with the physical and emotional environment. A Canadian-born installation artist, Pepper is an associate professor of art at he Cazenovia College in New York where she also directs the Gallery. And she is also a member of our guild.

For more info call 803-425-7676

or visit their website

www.fineartscenter.org

Last night was a great success. We had 153 entries this year, that is the most since I have been involved in the guild.

Pictures will be up this weekend, Until then here a list of the award winners

1st Place – Gerald Williams

2nd Place – John Cotner

3rd Place – Adriana Vasilut

Honorable Mention

Denise Greer

Mike Fowle

Michael Broadway

Congratulations to all the winners, and Thank You to everyone who participated to make this show one of the best ever.

Here is the link for the information for the Art show for the State Fair.

http://scstatefair.org/fair/competitive-exhibits/art/fine-art/index.php

Also here is the link for the Art Show at the Sumter County Fair.

http://www.sumterfair.com/art.html

Everyone is invited to join us to celebrate all the wonderful artist of Sumter and the surrounding areas. The show opening is on the 7th of July at the Sumter Gallery of Art at 5:30pm. At 200 Hazel St, Sumter, SC. Admission is free to Guild members, and $5 for non-guild members the night of the opening, and free at all other times.

Winners will be announced, and a special celebration for one of our founding members.

Exhibition showcases Sumter Artists’ Guild

By IVY MOORE
Item Features Editor
ivym@theitem.com

Artists in the Sumter area will exhibit some of their best work when the annual Sumter Artists’ Guild Show opens Thursday evening. The opening reception is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m., and guild president Laura Cardello expects most exhibiting artists to be present.

The guild has around 100 members, and each member of the guild is invited to enter up to three works, she said, so the show should fill both large exhibition spaces at the Sumter County Gallery of Art as well as the hall gallery.

“This influx of new artists, coupled with the strong tradition of longtime guild artists, results in a fresh and diverse Sumter Artists’ Guild Show – a treat for art lovers in Sumter and surrounding areas,” said Karen Watson, director of the gallery. “Prize money has been increased in the hopes of attracting former guild members, as well as new members, to enter their art. The Sumter Artists’ Guild show also offers a great opportunity to purchase high quality art at reasonable prices.”

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The Sumter Artist Guild is our annual summer break following our picnic in May.

We will begin meeting again on September 9, 2009 at 7pm at the Sumter Gallery of Art.

Make sure to check out the calendar that was added to the site.

Now you can keep up with Sumter Artists Guild happenings as well as openings and art events taking place in Sumter.

We hope that you have a great summer, but don’t forget to spend a little while doing some art! =)

Here are few images from our annual picnic held this past Wednesday at Memorial Park in Sumter’s Historic District, enjoy!

We are turning several new leaves here at the Sumter Artist Guild, one of which is a new and improved website.

Why change? Because this new software will allow us to archive our posts and links, allow you to comment, it has a easy to use search function and will even allow you to share information contained on this site with your friends and family — easier than ever before.

We appreicate  your patience and understanding as we get the ball rolling and tweak our new website.