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Ornament Extravaganza

November 24-December 31, Searle Gallery

View a sampling of the ACM Member Show & Ornament Extravaganza Gallery. Want to see more? We invite you to visit our galleries. Please wear a mask, we practice social distancing. MFS, 9-5, TWTh 9-6, closed Sunday.

Hundreds of handcrafted ornaments in clay, wood, glass, metal, basket weaving, glass, wire wrap, egg, fabric, mosaic and more!

The ornaments are not included in the ArtFul Holidays Party & Sale in the LiveArtFully Market.

Hours: MFS 9:00-5:00, TWTh 9:00-6:00. Closed Sunday.

ACM Members Show 2020

MEMBER SHOW

The Red Couch by Elaine Anagnos, 1st place

On Display Nov 24-Dec 31

A member only, all media, juried exhibit
Kellogg and Reid Hodges Galleries

View a sampling of the ACM Member Show & Ornament Extravaganza Gallery. Want to see more? We invite you to visit our galleries. Please wear a mask, we practice social distancing. MFS, 9-5, TWTh 9-6, closed Sunday.

Juror: Diane Chencharick As a painter, watercolor continues to be Diane’s preferred medium, although she works in all forms of water-based media. She is known for her strong use of color and keen sense of design and shows her award-winning work in galleries, as well as many regional, national and international exhibitions. She is a Signature member of the National Watercolor Society and will be on its Board of Directors in 2021. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Water Color Society for more than 15. She is an active member of the Venice Art Center in Venice FL and has served on the Exhibition Committee since 2018.

“I believe that making art is not just a mastery of technique, but something that comes through you almost effortlessly when you can get our of your head and let things naturally flow.”

 

Fishing For Diamonds Call For Artists

On Display: Oct 13 – Nov 20
Online Entry by Oct 1, 5:00pm
In-person receiving: Oct 10, 9:00-3:00pm

An open, all media juried exhibit with a twist (or two), sponsored by Jess Jewelers. First, the subject matter must be of a sea creature or a seascape, the second is that said creature needs to be wearing a diamond earring or the seascape must include a diamond earring. Why the specific guidelines? Jess Jewelers will present the top three award winners with a pair of genuine diamond earrings, as well as large cash prizes. So challenge yourself to think outside the tackle box and bring us your best whimsical sea creatures wearing some bling! 

First Place: $1000 and diamond earrings valued at $1000
Second Place: $750 and diamond earrings valued at $750
Third Place: $500 and diamond earrings valued at $500
Merit: $200
Best in 3D: $250
Best in Jewelry: $250
Honorable Mentions (3): $50 each

Sponsored by Jess Jewelers

Exhibition Requirements

 

In the Making Exhibit


In the Making is an open, all media, juried exhibit
On Display: Sep 9 – Oct 9
Pick up Date Oct 10, 9:00-4:00

Juror: Ryan Buyssens:
Ryan Buyssens was born and raised near Detroit, MI; an environment that imparted a rich, lifelong influence from the automotive industry’s mechanized culture. He received his MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art, is a recipient of the North Carolina Artist Fellowship and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. Notable exhibitions that his work has been included in are: Kinetica – 2013 at Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH; the 2014 World Maker Faire, New York City; the 2015 3D PrintShows featured in London, Paris and Dubai; and at the 2018 Currents New Media in Santa Fe, NM. His work can be found in the collections of Fidelity Investments, Ultimaker Corporation and The Orlando Science Center. Ryan is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at New College of Florida. As an artist, inventor and maker, he expresses his commentary on logic and progress through the manipulation of various media. Recently, he has been exploiting interactivity of objects and environments in order to create novel experiences for participants. Ryan creates with the use of electronic sensors and microcontrollers, computer design, 3D printing, laser-cutting, deft hand skills and good-old-fashioned-patience.

Exhibition Requirements

Create Exhibition

On Display: June 16 – August 6 (Thursday) in all galleries

Pick up: Friday, August 7, 9:00-4:00pm

This open, all media, juried exhibit is sponsored by the Bradenton Area Arts & Culture.

Juror’s Statement
First of all, what a pleasure and honor it is to be welcomed into ArtCenter Manatee, in the middle of June of 2020, as uncertainty swirls around us. What I came to find in the impressive entries submitted to “Create,” was the very spirit that sustains us when we struggle. Over and over again, the work spoke of universal ideas and shared experience witnessed and reported in a lyrical use of varied media. The themes that emerge after a sustained look: memory, tenderness, frustration, fragility and resilience. My selections reflect the ability of the chosen work, an apparent core desire, to communicate clearly. I can see the labor in my selections and the intention of the artist reaches me in a way that feels surprising, insightful, and memorable. The bravery and innovation I walk away remembering is a welcome gift. Thank you.

Katherine Bzura Gallery Director, Assistant Professor State College of Florida

Juror: Katherine Bzura
Bzura has been a photographer (and the Vice President of a multi-million dollar woman-owned aerial photography company), an art consultant for painters and sculptors in New York, and an award-winning gallery owner in Ybor City.  She is now committed to showcasing art in Bradenton, and bringing examples of creativity and resilience into the lives of students at State College of Florida. In her current roles as Gallery Director of the Gallery @ SCF, the curator of the Art Collection @ SCF and an Assistant Professor teaching art history and art appreciation, Bzura continues to focus on the connections that exist between artists of all types and the communities and audiences they seek to reach. Katherine Bzura is a Florida native, the first National Merit Scholar to ever sign a four-year athletic scholarship at the University of South Florida who went on earn her Master’s Degree in Art History there.

Digital Art Quilt

We thank all the artists who participated in our digital art quilt for the 2020 Giving Challenge to help show the power of art to heal. We received 79 pieces of art. All we can say is WOW! and Thanks!

Watercolor Works: Kathy Simon-McDonald: Kellogg Gallery & Online Exhibit

Kellogg Gallery
May 11-June 12
Pickup: June 13, 9:00-4:00
View the watercolor works of Kathy Simon-McDonald in the Kellogg Gallery and online. Our Galleries will be open M-Sat beginning May 11 from 9:00-4:00. We will be wearing masks and ask that you do as well, and we’ll comply with the CDC guideline of 6 ft social distancing.

“What inspires me to paint is the challenge of translating a visual image I have seen through the lens of my camera to paper while trying to capture the intensity of what attracted me to that image in the first place. The ‘I want to capture that image on paper’ challenge is what always starts the painting. Then, the bigger challenge is whether I can convey in my painting the emotional intensity that attracted me to that image in the first place.”

Kathy Simon-McDonald

Exhibit Program PDF


Points Of View Exhibit

Searle & Reid Hodges Galleries
May 11-June 12
Pickup: June 13, 9:00-4:00

An open, all media, juried exhibit
View the all media works online or in our Galleries. Our Galleries will be open M-Sat beginning May 11 from 9:00-4:00. We will be wearing masks and ask that you do as well, and we’ll comply with the CDC guideline of 6 ft social distancing.

Exhibit Program PDF

Our Location

ArtCenter Manatee
209 9th St West
Bradenton, FL 34205

MFS 9-5, TWTh 9-6. Closed Sunday

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