Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Embracing Art VI: A Coming Together of Area Amateur and Professional Artists May 16th - June 14th

This exciting show is being presented for the sixth year in a row and features artists from the North Alabama area as well as other invited guests. An open call to artists invited those who work in all mediums to enter multiple submissions for consideration. The annual exhibit will be on display at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center through June 13, 2008. Regular hours are Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM - 6 PM and Saturday, 10 AM - 2 PM.

Juried awards have been given given for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place overall. Additional awards include the Director’s Choice Award and Honorable Mention in various medium catagories.

1st Place ($250)
Matt Welch
“Dismals Creek Canyon”
oil

2nd Place ($150)
Emma Janet Boyd
“Burger”
pastel

3rd Place ($75)
Trina Hunter
“Rainbow Tulips”
oil

Director’s choice
J. Richard White
“1956 Oldsmobile Convertible
paper mache, mixed media

The following artists received Honorable Mention awards in the various medium categories:

Oil painting
Hal Cronkhite
“Going Unnoticed I & II” (dyptich)

Watercolor
Shirley Tucker
“Italian Beauty”

Acrylic painting
Michelle Gray
“Birthday Cake”

Mixed Media
Luke Hamilton
“King Cotton”

Pastel
Lee Nabors
“Blackberry Summer”

Sculpture
Dennis Brickell
“Banyan Cave”

Junior Division
Stevi Dunn
“Charcoal Angel”