Mar 04 2019
-
Apr 24 2019
TAG's 38th Annual Spring Juried Exhibit

TAG's 38th Annual Spring Juried Exhibit

Presented by Trenholm Artists Guild (TAG) at Best Mattress

The Trenholm Artists Guild’s 38th Annual Spring Juried Exhibit will be held from March 4 through April 24, at Best Mattress, 2930 Devine Street, Columbia, SC.

Augusta, Georgia artist Ed Rice will judge the show. Awards will be presented at the opening reception on Friday, March 8, 6-8 PM with the awards ceremony at 7:15. The public is invited.

Mr. Rice was born in 1953 in Augusta, GA and raised in North Augusta, SC. He was protégé of Freeman Schoolcraft from 1972-1979 and Director / Artist in Residence at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta from 1979-1982. The artist is the recipient of a South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts / Southern Arts Federation Regional Fellowship, and the Elizabeth O’Neil Verner Governor’s Award.

His paintings have been included in exhibitions at Babcock Galleries, New York; Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe; Heath Gallery, Atlanta; among numerous others.

His work is housed in the permanent collections of the Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina; the Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina; the South Carolina State Museum, Columbia; the Greenville County Museum of Art, South Carolina; the Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia; the Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia; and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.; as well as numerous corporate collections, such as the Duke Endowment, Charlotte, North Carolina; Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia; Medical Universities of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Spring Industries, New York, New York; Stephens Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas; and Troutman Sanders, Atlanta, Georgia; among others.

The show will include two and three-dimensional art pieces created by many renowned midlands-area artists. David Bishop’s oil piece, “Wind, Fire, Water,” won Best of Show in 2018. Other recent top award winners of TAG’s juried shows include Joong Bae Kim, Maureen Baird, Michael McGuirt, Meg McLean, Pete Holland, Karen Langley, and Denise Greer.

Trenholm Artists Guild, also known as TAG, has a membership of over 150. The group includes both amateur and professional artists who work in all media. Established in 1971, TAG is an incorporated, non-profit organization located in Columbia, South Carolina. It is designated an IRS 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization.

TAG was created to encourage and stimulate the practice and appreciation of the creative arts among the people living in the midlands of South Carolina. To achieve this goal, TAG works cooperatively with other groups to help build audiences and participation in the arts.

More information on TAG can be found at: www.TrenholmArtistsGuild.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/TrenholmArtists-Guild/239154022913081

Cliff Emery, Show Chair
e-mail: cjemeryjr@yahoo.com
Mobile: 860.212.1600
Or:
Renea Eshleman, Treasurer
e-mail: reshleman@sc.rr.com
Mobile: 803.767.5505

Admission Info

Free Admission

Dates & Times

2019/03/04 - 2019/04/24

Location Info

Best Mattress

2930 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205