The Dr. N. Lee Morris Gallery announces a call to artists
for an upcoming juried art exhibition.
The Dr. N. Lee Morris Gallery at the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation
Library in Florence, South Carolina announces a call to artists for the first
semi-annual Magic City Survey, a juried art competition. This art competition is open to all amateur
and professional artists ages 16 and up who reside in the Pee Dee region of
South Carolina. The exhibition will
showcase the highest caliber of art relating to South Carolina and will provide
a venue by which artists can express their talents and achievements. The theme for this year’s Magic City Survey
will be “Southern Impressions- Depictions of Life in the South.”
Entries
for this competition may be submitted from July 2, 2012 to September 30,
2012. The competition will be judged in
two phases. Initial judging will be
based on digital images of the works submitted.
Finalists moving on from the first phase will be invited to participate
in the Magic City Survey Finalists’ Exhibition which will be on display in the
Gallery from November 5, 2012 to January 4, 2013. On December 3-4, 2012 celebrated
watercolorist, Mary Whyte, will jury the finalists show and select winners of
the 2012 Magic City Survey. Those
artists will receive awards at the artists’ reception during the presentation
of Whyte’s new book Down Bohicket Road
on December 4 at 5:30 PM. Prizes include
invitations for solo exhibitions in the Dr. N. Lee Morris Gallery.
Artists who wish to submit work
may download the Magic City Survey instructions for submission and entry form
from the Dr. N. Lee Morris Gallery’s page at www.florencelibrary.org. Instructions and entry
forms may also be picked up from all branches of the Florence County Library
System and inside the Dr. N. Lee Morris Gallery. For additional information, please contact
the Gallery Curator, Hannah Davis at 843-292-7393. Submission of artwork for this competition is
FREE.
For more information, please
contact:
Hannah Davis, Gallery Curator
Dr. N. Lee Morris Gallery
HDavis@florencelibrary.org
509 S. Dargan Street, 2nd Level
Florence, South Carolina 29506
Ph: 843-292-7393
509 S. Dargan Street, 2nd Level
Florence, South Carolina 29506
Ph: 843-292-7393
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