Franklin Square Gallery will host its annual juried summer art show on June 21 for both 2D (paintings) and 3D (pottery and sculpture) works, but this time the process for submitting the work will be a little different. In the past, artists have sent in slides of their work to be reviewed for acceptance. This year, the original art must be brought to the gallery on Friday, June 18. Jury selection and judging will take place on Sunday, June 20, and the show will open on June 21 and run through July 17.
Because the art “has to be driven in,” as one committee member put it, this year’s show will draw from the southeast region, rather than the entire country, however, the committee expects to have just as many submissions.
“There is a tremendous amount of talent in this area,” said veteran judge Vae Hamilton, this year’s 2D judge and workshop instructor.
Hamilton is returning by popular demand, having been the judge and workshop instructor for Franklin Square Gallery’s summer show in 2004. She has impressive academic, publishing, and teaching credentials, and her paintings are exhibited in many galleries in North Carolina as well as in several countries around the world. As she tells it, her career began “when I was six or seven, and my grandmother said I drew the best pigs she ever saw.” Her more current work can be seen on her website, www.vaehamilton.com.
When asked what she would be looking for in this year’s show, Hamilton said, “I want to see the artist in the work. I want to see that they have invested some of themselves, that they were inspired. I like all kinds of art, across the board, so what will appeal to me might be the color, or the subject, or the design value.”
The judge for the 3D art is well-known Wilmington potter Dina Wilde-Ramsing. She has had exhibitions in cities throughout North Carolina and her work appears in several publications, including “Ceramics Monthly” and “The Ceramic Glaze Handbook.”
She describes her work this way: “Although my work is contemporary in design, it carries the influence of geology, history, and archaeology.” She said she considers her pieces to be personally symbolic, and “I would like for these symbols to establish an intimate connection between the viewer and myself.”
The 2D mixed media workshop, led by Vae Hamiton, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 21-23. She will talk about the basics – composition, design principles and elements, color, and other fundamentals. Workshop participants will be encouraged to explore new dimensions and experimental ways of painting with water-based acrylics. Hamilton said she hopes the participants will come away with a renewed enthusiasm for painting.
For more information on the workshop, you can contact Jan Boland at (910) 253-3101 or e-mail her at jboland1@ec.rr.com. For information on the show, please call Nancy Henkel Schulte at (910) 253-9177 or e-mail her at nschulte@ec.rr.com.
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