Opening Reception of "Cultural Crossroads"

The opening reception for "Cultural Crossroads" took place Thursday, October 14th at Associated Artists of Winston-Salem.  A national juried exhibition, this show featured work from all over the country - with a few international works of art as well!  The juror for this year's third annual exhibition was Colin Quashie, a renowned muralist and painter from Charleston, SC.  You can learn about his work by visiting his website at http://www.quashie.com/



Out of over 300 works of art submitted for entry into the show, Colin Quashie selected 74 for inclusion in the exhibition.  This year's winners were:

1st place: "Immigrants: Limboland" by Duat H. Vu
2nd place: "Caballeros" by George Schober
3rd place: "Free to Be" by M.M. Dupay
Honorable Mention: "Remembering Mr. Potato Head" by Brian Haverlock
Honorable Mention: "American Farm Splendor" by Charles Hildebrandt
Honorable Mention: "Faith Healing" by Kathryn Cook
Honorable Mention:  "La Vieja" by Antuco Chicaiza

The reception included live music from the Hispanic Arts Initiative.

Refreshments were brought by volunteers as well as donated by area restaurants.  Restaurants who supported Cultural Crossroads were Mooney's Mediterranean Cafe, Rana Loca, Hutch & Harris, the Grilled Asparagus, and Downtown Thai. 

Wine was provided by Total Wine & More.

Trena McNab (image below, center) was this year's show chair, and she did an amazing job coordinating all of the volunteers, art intake, food donations, hanging the show, etc.  She was tireless - as were all of the volunteers!  Thank you!

This year's exhibition was presented by Seth Moskowitz along with a matching gift from Reynolds American.  Additional support was provided by Park West Salon, Tuggle Duggins, Hispanic League, Salem Senior Services, Clarks Group, Piers Clarkson, & Vicki Schober.

To see more photos from the opening reception, please visit our Facebook Album

AAWS is Buzzing with Activity...

"Black & White" Exhibition Opening Reception,
Thursday, July 15th, 5-7pm at AAWS:

We had a fantastic turnout for the opening reception of "Black & White."   It was a wonderful evening full of intriguing art, good conversation, delicious hors d'oeuvres, and ... fun!  People of all ages enjoyed the various interpretations of this all-member theme show.  Black and white works of art hung on the walls, but the evening was in full color!

To see the full album of photos, please visit: Black & White Reception - Photo Album on Facebook

Carl Galie Workshop: "Preparing Digital Files"
Friday, July 16, 10am-12pm at AAWS

A good group of folks turned up to hear about preparing digital images for submissions.  Whether learning how to edit images for submissions to juried shows or how to format files for email and websites, this workshop was chock-full of tips, how-tos, and information!  

  

Carl Galie,shown above, an experienced photographer and active AAWS member, led the discussion with a presentation and robust question & answer session.

 

AAWS offers similar workshops and information sessions throughout the year - to learn about upcoming events, visit our calendar.