Events for November 15, 2024 - November 15, 2024

Small Works Inspired by Poetry is a small scale, abstract and figurative exhibition inspired by the five poems contributed by Clela Reed, Carl Britton, Dana Smith, Pat Adams, and Rebecca Baggett to create an opportunity for the written words of poetry to stimulate a visual response.

Alcantar, a member of Fine Art America since 2013, studied drawing for two years with artist Bill Stevens at the Hudgens Art Center. Alacantar had his first solo exhibition at the Mexican consulate and following that was invited to exhibit another solo show at Clila- Coalicion De Lideres Latinos in Dalton. Professional Memberships: Art Station (Stone Mountain), Atlanta Artist Center, Kudzu Art Zone (Norcross), Georgia Watercolor Society, Alpha Arts Guild (Alpharetta)

Janet lives in Bishop and discovered watercolor after she retired from the University of Georgia in 2001. She grew up on a Nebraska farm and nurtures a love for animals and rural scenes. She likes to find bold layers of color combined with the delicate interpretation of depth and details. She enjoys exploring a variety of subjects, but anything with a face — human or animal — is her favorite. Janet has taken workshops with nationally recognized artists including Stan Miller, Jane Angelhart, Lian Quan Zhen, Jeannie McGuire, David Lobenberg and Paul Jackson. She currently serves as the recording secretary for the Georgia Watercolor Society. She is a member of the Bowen Arts Center, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation in Watkinsville, the Artisans Village Guild in Eatonton and the Georgia Watercolor Society.

ARTIST INFO D.Q. Nguyen Learning the art fundamentals of proportion, figurative, compositions and others; I mainly learned through comic books at a young age. Attending Virginia Commonwealth University for painting and printmaking is where I degreed with a BFA. After decades of oil painting I current paint abstractly. I paint with no catagory; but to pull diffrent forms of art, experiences, knowledge, and emotions into creativity. Aestheticlly I am a very calculated thinker. However; at times you have to relying on risk, chance, and pure instinct. My focus is on every mark, shape, color, and other elements as my work progresses. My subject matters I try to keep relevant, my paintings universal, and ides to todays culture.

March is Arts Advocacy Month. For the entire month, we will highlight the importance of quality arts and education to the lives of our Oconee County Students through the Youth Art Month Exhibition (YAM). The exhibition will be on view March 5-26, 2021.

Danny Henriquez is a Dominican-American artist born and raised in New York City. The youngest in a family of four, he became interested in art while riding the public transit system. The bright colors of the Krylon and Rustoleum painted walls had Danny in a constant hunt to decipher the hidden meaning and eventually inspired him to try graffiti writing himself.