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Featured Member Artists: Art and Jerrie Abdon

Posted on June 2, 2020 by
Featured Member Artists: Art and Jerrie Abdon I had the pleasure of getting to know Arts Council member artist couple, Art and Jerrie Abdon, a little better this week. “Art the Artist” Abdon seems to be everywhere in Augusta, in person and online, and particularly online now that we live in the international world of
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Featured Artist Member Karen Gordon

Posted on May 24, 2020 by
Artist Member Karen Gordon Last week I asked Karen Gordon for 10 minutes to talk about her life for this issue of our Newsletter. Karen is a woman on the go.  Karen Gordon, The Empress of Cool, or, to me- the goddess of all things jazz, is a local musician, an event producer, a gig-
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Featured Member Artists: Colleen Beyer and Wesley Stewart

Posted on May 18, 2020 by
Featured Member Artists: Colleen Beyer and Wesley Stewart It was a pleasure to exit my quarantine existence last Friday to meet with Colleen Beyer and Wesley Stewart to learn about their Public Art practice.  Of course, Rhian Swain with RedWolf joined us, mask and camera ready to document this creative couple and 2 examples of
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Pax Bobrow Editorial on 1970 Augusta Riot Observance

Posted on May 18, 2020 by
I was thankful to be included in the work of the 1970 Augusta Riot Observance Steering Committee for almost two years. The historians and researchers in the group performed the heart of the work, but all were welcome to contribute whatever skills and time that they had to the labor of shining a light on this
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Artist Emergency Relief Fund Available for Gig-Artists

Posted on May 18, 2020 by
A new Artist Emergency Relief Fund was initiated by representatives of a special consortium of local arts non-profits, who met to discuss the impact of Covid-19 and its negative effect upon local Gig-Artists, contracted, or self-employed artists of all disciplines including visual, musical, literary, performance, etc. The grants will allow artists to recover income lost
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Going, going, GONE! The WetPaint art auction close Going, going, GONE! The WetPaint art auction closes in ONE HOUR! Get your bids in now for those favorite pieces you have your eye on.
Thank you for joining us for the 2021 WetPaint Par Thank you for joining us for the 2021 WetPaint Party & Art Sale! We had a blast and we hope you did too. 
If you didn't hear, the auction will stay open until tomorrow, Sunday, at 6PM! So get your bids in for those special pieces in the auction catalog. Thanks for joining us, we hope to see you IN PERSON next at next year's WetPaint party!
The WetPaint Party & Art Sale is happening LIVE in The WetPaint Party & Art Sale is happening LIVE in ONE HOUR! Get your Cure cocktails ready and plan to join us! You can find us live on Facebook, Youtube and Eventeny.
As if the WetPaint Party couldn't get any cooler K As if the WetPaint Party couldn't get any cooler Kigg Cherry, one of tonight's MCs, helped his chickens make a glow-in-the-dark masterpiece that he's agreed to add to the art auction! If you didn't know you need chicken art in your life, now you do. The set is titled "Ode to Chanticleer" and you can find it in the online catalog now!
🎵TOMORROW, TOMORROW, WE PARTY TOMORROW!🎵 The 🎵TOMORROW, TOMORROW, WE PARTY TOMORROW!🎵 The WetPaint party is tomorrow! You can find the link in our bio for the raffle to win +$900 in local biz gift cards, a link to the art auction and a link to join the live stream party tomorrow at 8PM! See you there!
Erica Pastecki's "Pop a Cork" is giving us serious Erica Pastecki's "Pop a Cork" is giving us serious 😍 😍 !  Support local art and the Arts Council every time you take home a piece of gorgeous art from Saturday's event. **Update: This piece has been purchased!! There are still incredible pieces available so don't wait to make that bid or buy that special piece!**
If your desk needs a little pep, you're in luck. T If your desk needs a little pep, you're in luck. This darling terrarium by Irina Wnorwski is just what it needs. This piece is available in the WetPaint auction right now! Go bid on this cutie, your desk thanks you. {link in bio}
FEATURED ARTIST: Ashley Gray Ashley Gray is an Ai FEATURED ARTIST: Ashley Gray

Ashley Gray is an Aiken, SC ceramic artist with a love for creating public art. She is one of the four artists who were selected in Phase ONE of the Golden Blocks Project, and she is also a recipient of a 2020 Porter Fleming Foundation grant to create, Basking Turtles, a piece along the Augusta Canal Trail. Her bas relief work is also hanging at the Sweet Auburn Curb Market in Atlanta, Georgia's Sweet Auburn Historic District.
To read more: https://www.augustaarts.com/member-artist-interview-ashley-gray/

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Here's to hoping that June Klement's "Nature's San Here's to hoping that June Klement's "Nature's Sanctuary" is a moment of zen on your timeline today. This piece is one of 70+ pieces in our WetPaint auction, available for purchase. You can find the link to the auction in our bio.
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