SOUTHWORKS 2010 ARTS FESTIVAL

April 2 to May 8 2010  

  Southworks Artist Market will be held from May 1st & 2nd, 2010. The festival begins with a Gala Reception for the National Juried Art Exhibition, April 2nd from 6 to 8 PM. The Exhibition runs until May 8th in our 2000 sq. ft. Main Gallery, as well as the Directors Choice. Both exhibits will be on dispaly throughot the market and are free to the public.

On May 1st and 2nd, from 10 AM to 5 PM each day, we hold our 15th Annual Juried Art Market. With Southworks we celebrate the arts by bringing a variety of art forms to the community: Outdoor Artists Market, Music and Performance Stage, Literary Booth, Kidworks, a newly dedicated Sculpture Garden and a variety of food booths. The festival is FREE & fun for the entire family and it's a great place to find one of a kind Mothers day gifts!

Southworks Entertainment Schedule

To be Announced

Juried Artist Market: May 1-2 2010

Typically over 60 artists display and sell a wide variety of original artwork in many media, including watercolors, mixed media, textiles/rag rugs, hand built pottery, metal/jewelry, acrylic painting, woodturning, jewelry, metal yard art, stained-glass, clay sculpture, stone sculpture, bead-wire jewelry, woodworking, photography, pen & ink drawings, soapstone vessels, folk art, handmade soaps, paintings and prints.

Last years Artist Market participants were:

A juried national fine arts exhibit beginning April 2^nd features 2D & 3 D artworks from across the country by established and emerging artists. Exhibition kicks off with a gala reception & award presentation Friday, April 2^nd from 6to 9pm. Refreshments will be provided.

Artist statement:

I want to make the best artwork that my abilities will allow.

I don't really like the title "artist" due to the fact that everything can be considered art ( if it needs a whole lot of talk...it probably needs a little more work). I guess this would be my painter-drawer-occasional sculptor-statement. I work within a self-imposed set of parameters with respect to craftsmanship, chemistry, and my interpretation of aesthetic beauty. Lame? Yeah, I think it's the use of the word "beauty".

I don't really have much of a religious, political, social or moral agenda ( there's a whole "gang o' folks" who have that covered). Also, I change my mind too much to stick with any one philosophy.

I mostly paint about my life and my silly little observations.

So... I guess I just want to make the best work that my abilities will allow.