Welcome to the Artists' Guild of Columbia County
The Guild is a group of professional and amateur artists and patrons of the visual arts located in Columbia County, Georgia. We provide opportunities for artists to exchange creative ideas and business information, to show and sell their work, and to increase their knowledge through workshops. We promote the visual arts, sponsor exhibits and offer projects of interest to artists and those interested in the arts.
LATEST NEWS
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Portrait Group
Our next meeting is Wednesday, September 8 at 7pm at Emily Shipe's house. Bring your drawing tablet and materials, and a small munchie or drink to share. For more info, contact Christina.
Twisted Tuesday
Paige Brown will be the featured artist at Twisted Fence Gallery in September and will be celebrating with a reception at the gallery on September 7, 7 - 10pm.
New Exhibits
September shows include Paige Brown at Twisted Fence Gallery, Ruth Pearl at Queensborough Bank, and Cathy Tiller at the Government Complex. Several Guild members will exhibit thier work at Elmcroft on September 15.
Check out the Members' Exhibits page to see more upcoming shows.
Exhibiting Your Art on the Website
Thanks so much to everyone who sent in images for their online galleries! And for those of you who don't know about this feature, one of the many benefits of joining the Artists Guild is that you can display you art here on the website in an online image gallery. It's like having a mini-website of your own where potential customers can view your portfolio.
To start your gallery, just send jpgs of your art to Christina Rice, along with a short bio, and she will add your page. Please name your images with lowercase letters, underlines, numbers or dashes, for example, my_work23.jpg or beach-sunset.jpg. The software displays the images in alphabetical order, but it won't do capital letters - so if your camera names the image 001.JPG, please change it to 001.jpg. You can have up to 25 pictures in your gallery.
Artist of the Monrth - Susan Glazner
Susan Glazner, Georgia Wildlife artist, has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for Quail Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited and National Wild Turkey Federation chapters across the country. She received the Partner's in Conservation award from Quail Unlimited and her work has been featured on the covers of Quail Unlimited, Waterfowl, Turner's Outdoorsman and Deerhunters United magazines. She was featured artist for the Atlanta Wildlife and Outdoor Expo' and her poster print, Tailgatin', commemorated Quail Unlimited's Celebrity Quail Hunt and Upland Hunting Expo in Kansas City. Susan's work was also featured in the Winchester/Purina HiPro promotion of Quail Unlimited.
Susan's corporate clients include Radio Flyer (little red wagons), Sunshine Mills (dog food) and Taylor Instruments (outdoor thermometers). Her work is featured on two outdoor thermometers distributed through Ace Hardware and has been incorporated into numerous Christmas cards.
Susan did her undergraduate and graduate work at Augusta State University as a Reading Specialist, and taught in the public school system before beginning a career as a self-taught artist. She currently paints twice weekly at the MACK in McCormick, SC.
Susan specializes in dog portraits and takes commissions.
