Whether you’re a newcomer or a long-time resident, the Brunswick Arts Council invites you to share what inspires you to create at the 2024 Brunswick Arts Council Fall Art Show. Works will be on display at Southport’s Franklin Square Gallery, 130 East West Street, from September 16 through September 28.
The show is open to two categories: 1) Adult artists: 18 and older who are residents of Brunswick County or who are paid members of the Art League of Leland, Associated Artists of Southport, Oak Island Art Guild, Waterway Art Association, Coastal Carolina Camera Club or the Brunswick Arts Council; and 2) Brunswick County Teens (rising 9th grade to just age 18) are eligible to enter work for Teen Category. Teens older than 18 should enter in Adult Category.
The application and entry fee (Adults $40, Teens $10) must be received by Saturday, Sept. 7. Application fees are non-refundable. Space is limited, so entering early will help ensure your work is entered. You can find all the entry information and the application at BrunswickArtsCouncil.org or simply scan the QR code accompanying this story.
Works must be hand delivered to Franklin Square Gallery on Saturday, September 14, between 10 am and 1 pm. A Reception & Awards Ceremony will be held Friday, Sept. 20 from 5 to 7 pm and will feature a Judges Walk-Thru from 5:15-6:15 pm allowing artists, family and friends to tour the show from the judges’ perspective. Removal of work is Sunday, Sept. 29 between 10 am and 2 pm.
This year’s Judge is William T. Miller of Myrtle Beach.
“William (Billy) H. Miller, originally from Western New York State, is a graduate of NYC’s Parsons School of Design. While he spent much of his career as a computer graphic artist and in online marketing, he never stopped creating his own art,” said BAC Executive Director Mary Beth Livers. “From New York to Texas, and now in South Carolina, Billy has been sharing his unique view of the world through his abstracts. Presently, Billy runs his own studio/art gallery in Myrtle Beach, sharing his own work and supporting the local art community. He has been a Winner & Finalist for Best Artist and Best Gallery in the Happening List and shown twice in ArtFields, and had a solo exhibition at the Art Museum. He is a member of multiple art groups and guilds in the Grand Strand area, and a founding member of the First Fridays Art Walk in the downtown Arts + Innovation District of Myrtle Beach. Billy also has served as a Board Member of the Franklin G Burroughs-Simeon B Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach for nine years before joining the staff as Institutional Planning Coordinator in 2022. As a creative catalyst, Executive Director of TheArtsGrandStrand.org, and Board Member of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Alliance, he is always looking for ways to support the Arts in our community. We are honored to have an artist of his experience and caliper as our judge this year.”
Entries must be original works, not previously shown at the BAC Annual Fall Exhibition. Ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or a combination of the listed media created in the last four years (2020-2024) will be considered. 2D art works must be suitably framed and securely wired ready to hang. 2D entries 30” or larger must be framed under plexiglas. All entries must not exceed 40” in any direction. 3D work must not exceed 50 pounds.
Each entry will be judged as a unique art work relating to the elements of art, success of craftsmanship, presentation and theme.
Artists will receive 100 percent of the sale price. Work may be listed as Not For Sale.
