~ PROGRAMS ~ Southern Arts Society

There are no programs in July and August. Next meeting will be Tuesday Sept. 2.

Shutter Light Group (photography club of Southern Arts Society)

Meeting Tuesday, July 15 at 6:00 will be an outing to Rankin Lake in Gastonia. Please bring cameras, and any other equipment of your choice.   Meeting August 19th at the Depot: Stuart McDaniel will wow us with another presentation on astrophotography. Details, please contact Ellen Devenny by email at LDEVENNY@carolina.rr.com.

Shutter Light Group meets the third Tuesday each month.

Social Time 6:30 Program 7:00 Visitors are Welcome! Bring a friend!

~ Fourth Annual Pottery Fest ~  “Earth and Fire” Pottery Fest opens Saturday June 28, from 7-9 p.m. at Southern Arts Society (the old depot). Over 20 regional potters will have their wares for sale. The reception is free and open to the public. Many of the potters will be on hand to meet the public and live music will be provided by the Log Cabin String Band. Traditional folkware pottery will be available along with more whimsical artistic creations. All sales are ‘cash and carry’ (SASI also accepts visa and MC). “Earth and Fire” is sponsored by Historic Kings Mountain Tourism and Development Authority and Southern Arts Society. Southern Arts Society is located in the old Southern Railway train depot and makes the perfect setting to show off the time honored tradition of pottery hand made from earth and fire.

~ 2014 I AM WOMAN COMPETITION ~ Saturday May 10 awards were presented at a reception for “I am Woman” at Southern Arts Society in Kings Mountain. This annual exhibit is dedicated to womanhood or the essence of being a woman. Over 70 works of art were entered in this year’s competition by artists from around the region. Judging the artwork was Hank Foreman, of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC where he serves as Director and Chief Curator of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Mr. Foreman selected first, second and third place prizes along with three merit awards. First place went to Lynn Schilling for her watercolor “Sienna”. “I found the person in this work to be overwhelmingly compelling… This piece is very intimate in a way that does not seem voyeuristic but instead relays to each of us a bit about those tiny moments of the human condition,” said Mr. Foreman of Schillings’ work. Second place went to Linda Vista for her assemblage “From Glass Ones to Brass Ones”. Third place went to Valerie Kramer for her mixed media piece “The Handmaiden” Special recognition went to the three artists selected for Merit Awards: Barbara O’Neal Davis, Window Dressing; Todd Baxter, Angela, Study I; and, Laurie Schorr, Three-Sided Coin. First Place “Sienna” watercolor by Lynn Schilling

ARTISTS HELPING ARTISTS Brian Dukes benefit

The Southern Arts Society raised over $3000 for the Brian Dukes family fundraiser. Brian is a wonderful animator and ceramic artist and wife Violet is a graphic artist and jewelry artist. Brian was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome a few days after the birth of their daughter Scarlett Rose. Brian in currently in rehab at CMC in charlotte and is making progress. A big thanks goes out to all those who donated items for the silent auction and especially those persons who purchased the art and objects!

SASI Newsletter

JUL / AUG 2014

~ ART TRACKS ~ June 28 – EARTH AND FIRE POTTERY Festival opens July 4 – Closed July 15 – Shutter Light Group 6:00 p.m. at Rankin Lake July 25 - Last day for Earth and Fire July 26 – Deliver art for A FRESH LOOK competition July 27 – Deliver art for A FRESH LOOK competition Aug 2 – Reception for A FRESH LOOK 7-9 p.m. August 19 – Shutter Light Group 6:30 p.m. Events are free and at the Depot unless noted otherwise ($)

~ Membership Dues ~ It is now 2014 and your membership is due. SASI depends on your dues to fund our projects throughout the year. Please pay your dues on time. Also, remember that you must be a member to have work in the gift shop. General Membership is $25 per year, Family is $35 and supporting Membership is $50. Please mail your membership dues to SASI at P.O. Box 334, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A membership form is available at the Depot or online.

SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY, INC. at the Depot P.O. BOX 334 301 N. PIEDMONT AVE. KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086 704.739.5585 Depot/Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 10am - 4pm

OFFICERS 2014 Co -President Camiel Bradshaw 704-739-6234 Vice President Beth Caveny 704-739-8616 Secretary Joan Painter 704-824-2768 Treasurer Johnsie Reavis 704-739-2056

COMMITTEES Calendars Lea Chrisawn 704-482-3064 Education Jennifer Borja 704-745-6960 Gift Shop Jo Ann Ford 704-629-5929 Historian / Library Beth Caveny 704-739-8616 Maintenance Camiel Bradshaw 704-739-6234 Membership Tammy LaFitte Exhibits / Newsletter Jewel Reavis 803-448-4578 Pottery Carol Picard 704-629-5952 Public Relations Bernice Chappell 704-739-5723 Publicity Cathey Noell 980-329-4030 Social Jewel Elliott & 704-538-7414 Jennifer Borja 704-745-6960 Webmaster Tammy Farley 704-739-7419

www.southernartssociety.org

~ A FRESH LOOK COMPETITION ~ Save the dates of Sat July 26, from 11 am to 4 pm and Sun July 27 from 1-4 pm to deliver your artwork to Southern Arts Society for annual competition “A FRESH LOOK”. Judge to be announced. The Reception for A FRESH LOOK will be Sat August 2, from 7-9 pm. Awards will be presented at 8 p.m.

POTTERY Ongoing pottery classes meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Details call Carol Picard at 704-629-5062.

~ I AM WOMAN Exhibit ~ “Song of the Sea” by Anne Harkness was the winner of our People’s Choice award in the “I AM WOMAN” art exhibit. Pictured

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