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Art League Partners with Community
Written By: Zach Claxton - Highlands-Cashiers Art League | Issue: 2019/01 - Winter
Although The Art League’s active season is over for 2018, behind the scenes, plans are underway for this year. It’s also a time when the League’s Board reflects on the year just ended.
We are proud of what we have accomplished and look forward to an even better season in 2019.
There were six free quality public presentations given at The Bascom. Among the highlights was a captivating presentation of one of his commissioned projects by Academy Award-winning sculptor Wesley Wofford. We must thank The Bascom for providing its marvelous venue for the presentations and for providing space for the Art League’s Board Meetings.
The Summer Art Camp for area youth was again a success, with 27 children attending. This summer program was a truly joint effort of The Bascom, Highlands Recreation Park, and The Art League. Special thanks are due to League member Bonnie Abbott, our artistic leader during the camp.
The Art League’s two annual shows, Summer Colors, held in Sapphire Valley, and Fall Colors, held in Highlands, were well-attended and gave Art League members the opportunity to showcase their work and interact with the public.
In past years, the last public meeting has been in September, but last year a new “Show and Tell” presentation was added in October, where members were invited to bring a piece of artwork and talk about it for a few minutes. It was well-received and likely to become an annual event.
Membership grew in 2018, and we look forward to continued growth in 2019. The new members will bring fresh ideas and energy to the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers. By all measures, 2018 was a good year, and we hope you will join us in 2019.
As plans are being made for 2019, Vice President and Program Director Patty Calderone, wishes to invite local and regional artists who would like to be a presenter for 2019 to contact her for consideration at [email protected]. For more information about The Art League, visit artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.
