Welcome to the Aiken Artist Guild
Over forty years ago, six friends living in the sleepy little town of Aiken, South Carolina, decided to meet on a regular schedule to share their mutual love of Art. They yearned for a venue to display their work, the opportunity to learn more about various media, and to celebrate their energy and sense of wonder! The act of creating, the joy of the process, and the gratification of completion can only be more enhanced by sharing the final product with others.
Today, the Guild has stretched to over 150 members, features regularly scheduled meetings, juried shows, workshops, demonstrations and a scholarship named in memory of an original founder, Bobbie Cheatham. Media represented, but not limited to, is: painting, pencil, pastel, sculpture, fabric art and photography. We welcome visitors and prospective members. We always need volunteers and new talent. Please come and grow with us!
Artist of the Week - Christie West
At some point, Christie realized that he wanted to find a way to express some form of narrative in my work, and after taking classes in watercolor, he discovered marquetry. He took a class at John C Campbell Folk School and drawing on inspirations from reading, nature, and the voices in his heart, he has continued to refine and he likes to think, redefine, what marquetry can be. He was never happy with the 2 dimensional cartoonish or the classical floral arrangements and German castles on the Rhine images that he was seeing.
His work has come to be categorized in portraits and figure studies, life scenes (flowers and birds), and the Fey. He has found inspiration from the Pre-Raphealites, Japanese and Chinese watercolors and wood block prints, Khalil Gibran and Arthur Wesley Dow.
He is a member of the Aiken Artists' Guild, Secretary for the Board of Director's for the Salkehatchie Arts Center in Allendale , SC and on the Board of Directors for the Arts Council of Bamberg County, SC.
A Note From the President
Guild Members,
We are having a very exciting year with the Aiken Artist Guild.
Our next meeting will be held February 8th at 7:00 p.m. upstairs in the Brown Pavilion Room at the ACA. We will be giving out the Ed Warner scholarship award to an art student named Mabry MacGregor from USCA. She will be coming to our February meeting and bringing some of her art work. Our speaker for that meeting will be Mike Fowler, a collector of art work on Abe Lincoln. I think you will have an exciting evening.
We have unanimously approved to honor George Kierspe and Nancy Wilds with USCA Art scholarships of $1,000 each in their names. We will keep you informed as to when these will be awarded.
AAG 175th Aiken Anniversary Art Sale
Monday, 11 January 2010 08:01
Aiken is celebrating its 175th year in 2010 and on that note art will be the focal point for April and May. The Aiken Artist Guild will have an Art Show starting April 3 which will run for three weeks at the Aiken Historical Museum. The theme is anything about Aiken.
Artists of the guild can enter up to 4 pieces no larger than 8x10 including the frame. The fee will be $5 for each entry. Fees will go directly to our scholarship fund. 20% Commission on all sales to benefit the AAG Scholarship Fund. Please note if you do not put your painting or photo in a frame, the canvas should be at least 1 1/2 inches deep.
THIS IS A SALE--THERE WILL NOT BE ANY JUDGING!
Check the calendar for specific dates and times.