Upcoming Exhibit: 3rd Annual Spruill Arts Student & Faculty Juried Exhibition

Spruill Gallery invites you to attend a summer exhibition of student and instructor art. Juried by the Executive Director of ART PAPERS, Saskia Benjamin, this all-medium exhibition will showcase artwork produced at the Spruill Center for the Arts.

Please join us at the Opening Reception for an opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice” Award!

Also Showing: Four Decades of Artistic Excellence
The Spruill Center for the Arts is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the arts. As part of the commemoration, there will be a special retrospective exhibit looking back on the last forty years as an organization.

Winners of the 2nd Annual Student & Faculty Juried Exhibition

The Spruill Gallery, is pleased to announce the award winners for the

 2nd Annual Student & Faculty Juried Exhibition.

Best In Show: Chery Baird, Notan Four, Mixed Media

Best Instructor Work: Joanne Hernandez, Sea Umbrella, Nickel, Commercial Bronze, Copper, Sterling silver, Freshwater Pearls, Glass seed beads

Best Student Work: Keok B. Lim, My Mother’s Sewing Box, Ceramics

Honorable Mention: Kim McGill Stuart, the_source_of_pain, Encaustic wax, nail, twine, scissors

Honorable Mention: Jung Johnson, Night Scene , Soft Pastels

Honorable Mention: Deeann Rieves, Invigorate, Machine embroidery, Mixed Media and Acrylic on wood

People’s Choice Award: Kathleen Radler, Thoughtful Reflection, soft pastels  

At this time Spruill would also like to acknowledge other popular votes for the People's Choice awards:

Sherry Robinson, Georgia Sunflowers, Oil on canvas

Joan Weiss, The Barn's OK, Acrylic

Terry Jacobson, Delta Dawn, Jewelry & Metalsmithing

Yvonne Wilhelmi, Singapore, Manipulated Photographs

Anne Rambo, Down on the Farm, Stained Glass

Karla Aromi, Almost Spring, Acrylic

Renne Orlin, Innocense, Acrylic

Randy Stephens, Kiowa Girl, Charcoal

Katie Phillips, Weathered, Acrylic

The Student & Faculty Juried Exhibition will run through August 9th at the Spruill Gallery. The Gallery is free and open to the public, Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-6pm.

Upcoming Exhibit

2nd Annual 

Spruill Arts 

Student and Faculty Juried Exhibition

Jurors

Lauren Bernazza 

Program Director of Abernathy Art Center

Independent Curator

Patrick Dennis

Founder and President of the AFFPS
Central figure in ATL's Art Market scene

Gallery owner, artist

Opening Reception and Awards Presentation

Thursday, June 5, 6-9pm

Best in Show: $1000

Best Faculty: $500

Best Student: $500

People's Choice: $200 Gift Certificate to Spruill Arts

 

 Installation view from the 2013 Juried Exhibit 

    

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Norm Citron at the Spruill Gallery

Spruill Arts friend and supporter, Pattie Baker made a visit to the 
gallery this week to view the work of Norm Citron.  Below is an excerpt 
from her beautiful blog posting on FoodShedPlanet.com

...Indoors, the exhibit of work from students and teachers from the related Spruill Center for the Arts education center (which is attached to the public library a few blocks away) stuns me with its quality and diversity. It is a juried competition judged by the curator of the Modern wing at the High Museum of Art (where I visit often, including just last week), and its layout (designed by Jennifer [Price]) includes many intriguing juxtapositions.  But it's when I turn the corner and see the room that features Norm Citron's special wall of art that my heart leaps.  There it is, his living energy, his essence, his bursts of color and movement and joy, exploding across the wall like a galloping horse. Yes, I realize immediately--that's Norm...

 

Image courtesy of Pattie Baker and FoodShedPlanet.com

   To read Pattie's entire posting 

and other fabulous musings, CLICK HERE

NEW GALLERY EXHIBIT

Spruill Gallery Presents

Spruill Arts Student and Faculty 

Juried Exhibition

June 14 - August 17, 2013

Opening Reception and Awards Presentation

Thursday June 13, 6 – 9 PM
Spruill Gallery invites you to attend a summer exhibition of student and instructor art. Juried by Michael Rooks, the Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the High Museum of Art Atlanta, this exhibition will showcase work in all mediums currently being produced at the Spruill Center for the Arts.  Please join us at the Opening Reception for an opportunity to vote for your favorite.

Also Showing: Special Selections from Norm Citron
A special exhibition has been organized in recognition of Norm Citron.  This collection of paintings was created during his many years as a student. Norm has been cherished by many in his years at Spruill, inspiring fellow students, instructors and staff along the way.