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City of Hot Springs to Sponsor 6th Annual Invitational Sculpture Exhibit
The City of Hot Springs, Arkansas is sponsoring an invitational sculpture exhibit. Because April marks the 100 year celebration of the National Park, we have received special permission for this Sculpture Exhibit to be placed in the National Park in front of each of the seven bath houses, offering opportunity for national publicity, exposure, and sales. Since this is a highly visible outdoor pedestrian area with limited space, only 14 sculptures will be selected.
This is an invitational exhibit so there will be no entry fee. The City of Hot Springs Arts Advisory Committee, made up of artists, gallery owners, art enthusiasts, and city directors, will serve as jury for the showcase. This committee has assisted in acquiring more than $3 million in public art for the community during the past 9 years. This public art collection is one of the reasons Hot Springs continues to be one of the best small art communities in the United States.
Sheila Cotton is December's Featured Artist
Sheila Cotton is a contemporary Realist, sometimes linked to the School of magic Realism for the subtle, evocative mystery imbued within her images. Critics praise her talent for “creating works imaginative in theme and execution,” and remark on her “sensual intellectualism.” All her paintings are oil on canvas.
She has an international career, with museum exhibitions and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and Bermuda. A native of Arkansas, she has spent much of her career living outside the South; in 2008 , she returned to Little Rock to live and paint full-time.
Cotton’s new work, stemming from her Arkansas focus, has swiftly attracted collectors and critical praise. Already in the first half of 2010, four national and regional museum exhibitions have featured her paintings of southern subjects.
Mike Coulson is our Featured Artist for November
Mike Coulson lives and works in Collierville, TN. He received an MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Georgia in 1975, and a BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Memphis in 1972. Over the years he has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. Coulson’s artwork has been accepted into numerous regional and national competitions and exhibited in group and one man shows. His paintings have recently been shown at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, Harrington Brown Gallery and Wyatt, Tarrant, & Combs Law Firm... Read More >>
Al Glann to be October's Featured Artist
Arizona sculptor Al Glann will be the featured artist for the October Gallery Walk at Taylors Contemporanea Fine Arts, 204 Exchange Street in Hot Springs.
Glann’s work has been part of the 2010 Hot Springs City Sculpture Exhibit since May including St. Francis and The Diva, which was chosen by the prestigious Festival of Arts of Chiggio, (Venice) to be miniaturized as the highly coveted Eleanora Duse’ Diva Award first presented on July 3 in Italy. The award was commissioned by Manuela Metri, (pictured) who is an award recipient and a famed producer/actress in Italy. The figure will be on display as part of the exhibit of 11 steel sculptures and four bronze horses, new in the Glann line.
Owen Hunt is Featured Artist for September
Owen Hunt was born in Arkansas and grew up in Hot Springs. After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he then studied art in San Francisco, and in Kyoto, Japan under a Japanese Cultural Studies Program. Currently, he resides most of the year in Japan, where he teaches art at Osaka University of Arts, and returns to the U.S. regularly to exhibit, teach painting workshops and visit friends and family.
His New Orleans jazz series is inspired by the wonderful music as well as its exciting visual quality. His energetic method of painting, with a nod to classical art, evokes the music and spirit of the jazz scene and the heritage of New Orleans music.
Joe Slack and John Wolfe are Featured Artists for August
Joe Slack and John Wolfe are featured artists for the month of August. Meet them in person Friday, August 6th, at our Hot Springs Gallery Walk reception.
Polly Cook is Featured Artist for July
A native of Tennessee, she now calls Arkansas her home. With a B.F.A. IN CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE, Cook’s exhibition history spans over twenty years and her work is included in the permanent corporate collections of Embassy Suites, The Pepsi-Cola Company and others. Commissions include a 16 foot ceramic mural located at Vanderbilt University and the illustration of an Olympic CD for MCA Records. Her work has been featured in homes on HGTV, House Beautiful and Metropolitan Home.