Annual Autumn Arts Show at VGCC Seeks Entries

Autumn Arts 2009, the 34th annual juried art show sponsored by Vance-Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held Oct. 26 through Nov. 13. Autumn Arts will be open for public viewing from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, on the second floor of Building 7 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, N.C.

The Autumn Arts competition is open to all artists, amateurs and professionals, working in any two-dimensional media. Work must be original, have been produced in the past 12 months, and not previously exhibited in a Kerr Lake Art Society show, according to Lelia Brigham, the society’s president and a part-time VGCC art instructor who coordinates the event.

Entries must be hand-delivered to VGCC (located at Exit 209 off I-85 between Henderson and Oxford, N.C.) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Oct. 23 or Oct. 24. Judging is scheduled for Oct. 25.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the best original works, as chosen by the judge. The prize awarded for the Best Work in Show is $500. Second-place and third-places prizes, worth $250 and $100 respectively, will also be presented. Honorable mentions may be awarded at the judge’s discretion. The judge, or juror, will be North Carolina native Tim Costall. A painter of landscapes and rural scenes, Costall is a graduate of East Carolina University and the Fine Art Institute of Maryland. He is a featured artist at Art Space in Raleigh.

A new feature this year will allow members of the public to vote for their favorite piece of art. The “People’s Choice” winner, which will receive $50, will be announced Nov. 4. <

Artists may enter a maximum of three pieces for an entry fee of $20 for Kerr Lake Art Society members, or $25 for non-members. Works may not exceed 36 inches per side, image size. All entries must be framed, and sawtooth hangers are not allowed. Non-traditional works may be entered without a frame, but they must not exceed 36 inches and must be equipped for hanging.

All work entered must be for sale. Autumn Arts has commercial and private patrons who will select pieces they wish to buy prior to the opening of the show. Sales to the public at the value specified on the artist’s entry card will also be encouraged throughout the show. Works entered in the show will remain on display in Building 7 through Nov. 13, when the exhibit ends, and can be picked up on Nov. 14 or at other times by prior arrangement.

For more information, call Lelia Brigham at (252) 492-5281 or Donna Dodson at (252) 738-3316.