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Presents

NATIONAL ART AND FLOWERS EXHIBITION,

APRIL 22 – MAY 21, 2016

at Arts Council Fayetteville/Cumberland County

 

As part of an ongoing commitment to promote the visual arts in Fayetteville, Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery (EWCG) will presents its “2nd Art and Flowers Exhibition,” a celebration pairing of original floral artworks created by today’s contemporary artists, with eye-catching floral arrangements created by local area floral designers and event planners. 

 

Preview Gala reception: on April 22nd from 6 – 8p.m. at the Arts Council for Ellington-White and Arts Council Members

 

This juried exhibition showcases over 60 works of art submitted from forty artists from across the country paired with art pared with local area floral designers and event planers. It demonstrates the continued significance by artists of botanical art through both conventional and innovative methods. The selected artists will be exhibiting a wide range of creative 2D media from traditional floral and abstract paintings, photography, collage, and fabric textiles. Submitted works come from as far away as San Francisco and as near as Fayetteville. 

 

Floral arrangements inspired by the art and created by top floral designers and event planers will be judged by nationally certified flower show judges from the GARDEN CLUB COUNCIL OF FAYETTEVILLE NC and garden clubs of the region will be exhibited with the works of art.

 

Image selection jurors were Professors Shane Booth, Soni Martin and Dwight Smith from the Department of Performing and Fine Arts at Fayetteville State University.

 

Visual Arts Award Juror was Vilas Tonape, Assistant Professor of Art, Methodist University

 

The exhibition at the arts council is open for viewing 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. from April 22 – May 21.

 

The Ellington-White Contemporary Gallery located at 113 Gillespie St., is an art gallery for emerging and professional artists, presenting a yearly exhibition schedule of national and local artists, national touring exhibitions, curatorial research projects in the visual arts and the humanities.

 

 

2nd ART AND FLOWERS

2016 Artist Listing

 

Linda Anderson, Fayetteville NC  •  Suzanne Aulds, Hilton Head Island, SC

Cindy Avroch, Long Island City NY USA   •  Wes Baden, Orleans, MA  •  Tony Ballas, Keyser, WV

Sara Bardin, Washington DC  •  Lyndall Bass, Santa Fe NM  •  Lynette Bettini, Jamestown NC

Gina Blickenstaff, Fort Collins CO   •  Alice Broughton, Bonner Springs KS

Christiane Corcelle, Belmont MA  •  Stephen Daly, Dripping Springs TX

Kittie Deemer, Wake Forest NC   •  Jeanne Dentzel, Ventura, CA  •  John Ellis, Avondale AZ

Aileen Fletcher, Christiansburg VA   •  Carol Flori, Texarkana AR  • Sandra Gottlieb, New York NY

Sydney Harter, Edison CA  •  Mary Higgins, Brandon FL  •  Jenna Kesgen, Asheville NC

Ann Marie McDonnell, Staten Island NY   •  Yulia Naganova, Palo Alto CA USA

Deborah Odum-Hutchinson, Santa Fe NM   •  Mallorie Ostrowitz, Glastonbury CT

Sally Painter, Delray Beach, FL  •  Elizabeth Panzer, Accord NY   •  Nancy Plank, San Diego CA

Deborah Reavis, Fayetteville NC  •  Mary Ritter, Cary NC  •  Barbara Schilling, Grand Rapids MI

Laura Sharp Wilson, Salt Lake City UT   •  Benjamin Shamback, Mobile AL

Jim Shirley, Athens OH  •  Tatyana Shurtz, Spencer NC  •  Eric Stampfli, Danville CA

Capel States, Pittsboro NC  •  Michael Tang, Los Angeles CA  •  Ouida Touchon, Mesilla NM

Hristi Wilbur, Glendale AZ   •  Clarissa Wong, New York NY

 

2nd ART AND FLOWERS 

FLORAL  DESIGNERS

 

Britt Mitchel  •  Kelly Lewis  •  Bill McPhail  •  Kathy McDowell  •  Barbara Coleman    

Chrissy Curran  •  Brian Tyler  •  Stephanie Bostock  •  Cynthia Ross  •  Ann Fair