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The Man at the Wheel, Patrick Taylor
Written By: Zach Claxton - Highlands-Cashiers Art League | Issue: 2018/04 - April
The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers’ 2018 season kicks off April 30 at 5:00 P.M. (wine social at 4:30 P.M.) in the Bascom Atrium with a presentation from a very special guest speaker.
Before Patrick Taylor became Mayor of Highlands in 2013 and prior to serving Highlands for 10 years as Magistrate of the North Carolina 30th Judicial District, Mayor Taylor’s background was deeply rooted in the visual arts. Holding a BA in Art from Valdosta State University, an MA ed. Art Education from the University of Georgia, and a PhD Art., Inter-disciplinary degree in Art from the University of Georgia, his long and storied career makes him well-qualified to deliver a meaningful and entertaining presentation to those attending.
Dr. (Mayor) Taylor’s accomplishments include teaching high school art, serving as an Elementary Art Specialist for the Clarke County School System in Athens, Georgia; being a Visiting Professor of Art at Nanjing Normal University in China; serving as a university liaison with Chinese officials concerning business and cultural exchanges; being the Founding Chair and Professor of Art at the Department of Visual Arts, at Kennesaw State University; and serving as Chair and Professor of Art, at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. Additionally, he served as Chair of the Facilities Committee for Building Development for The Bascom from 2006 to 2009.
Although his expertise spans virtually all visual art disciplines, he was drawn since high school to ceramics, and today is widely recognized as an exceptional potter, turning clay into beautiful and functional pieces from his home studio in Highlands. He served as the Bascom’s Potter in Residence from 2009 to 2011, a position for which he was singularly well-suited. He has exhibited extensively, and his pieces are to be found in more than 30 corporate and private collections. Serving as Mayor of Highlands has somewhat curtailed his time at the wheel and kiln, but he continues to produce his art as time permits, and his business, Taylor Pottery, continues to thrive.
The title of his presentation, “Theories of Art and How They Relate to Creative Artists,” promises to be instructive and appropriate for artists across all media. This is a program you will not want to miss. The presentation is free, as is the wine-social. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
For more information about the Art League, visit on the web at artleaguehighlands-cashiers.com.
