2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition Winners

Florence County Museum Announces Winners of 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition Sponsored by Chick-fil-A

Colleen Critcher :The Engagement

Jim Boden: Sirens I

Cat Taylor:The Genesis of Jihad

Yvette Cummings: December

Amy Smit:Freely Bound

On January 15, the Florence County Museum hosted the opening reception for the 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition at the museum’s newly opened adjunct gallery, The Waters Gallery located at 135 South Dargan Street in historic downtown Florence. 

First place in this year's competition was awarded to Colleen Critcher of Florence for her painting The Engagement. The other award winners include second-place oil painting by Hartsville resident Jim Boden titled Sirens I and third place, The Genesis of Jihad, by Longs artist, Cat Taylor. The honorable mention was awarded to an acrylic collage on canvas titled, December by Yvette Cummings of Conway. Each year attendees at the exhibit's opening reception vote for the People's Choice Award. This year's award was won by Freely Bound, an oil painting by Amy Smit.

The exhibit this year is composed of 38 works of art selected from 170 submissions by 77 artists representing northeastern South Carolina. This year’s exhibit is comprised from a balanced variety of paintings, mixed media, drawings, photography and three dimensional works. 

The presentation of awards was made by Mr.Blake Pate of competition sponsor, Chick-fil-A. "Chick-fil-A has partnered with the Florence Museum since 2000 to underwrite this art competition," said Andrew Stout, the museum's director, "and have also been exhibit sponsors for several solo art exhibitions here. They have shown real a commitment and support of our arts, history and culture in the Pee Dee."

This year's Pee Dee Regional Art Competition will remain on display until March 29. The exhibit can be viewed at the Florence County Museum Waters Gallery, 135 South Dargan Street, Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm.

For more information about the Pee Dee Regional Art Competition and other upcoming exhibits and events, please contact the Florence County Museum at 843.676.1200 or visit the website at flocomuseum.org."

January 15: Pee Dee Regional Art Competition Opening Reception

Florence County Museum to open Waters Gallery with the 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition Exhibition.

The Trustees of the Florence Museum are pleased to announce the opening of the 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition.Works by regional artists will be on exhibit in the Waters Gallery, located at 135 South Dargan Street, from January 15, 2015 to March 29, 2015. An opening reception will be held Thursday evening, January 15, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Thanks to this year's sponsor, Chic-fil-A, the reception will be free of charge and open to the public.

 

The Pee Dee Regional Art Competition showcases contemporary art (created within the last two years) by artists located in the Pee Dee region. The works on exhibit were selected by Judge, Lese Corrigan, from a total of 172 submissions.

 

Charleston native, Lese Corrigan, is the owner and operator of Corrigan Gallery, located on Queen Street in Charleston, SC. As a working artist, Corrigan has been a long-time supporter of Charleston artists and an active participant in the Southern Art scene. You can learn more about Lese Corrigan at her website, corrigangallery.com .

 

A first place cash award of $1000 will be presented at the opening reception on Thursday evening, January 15, 2015. Second place will receive $500 and third place will receive $250. The People’s Choice Award winner, which will be voted upon by attendees of the opening reception, will receive $150.

 

For more information about the Pee Dee Regional and other upcoming exhibits and events, please visit the website at flocomuseum.org or contact the Florence County Museum at (843) 676-1200.

 

General Information

The Florence County Museum is located at 111 West Cheves Street in Florence, SC. The museum is open to the public during the following hours:

Tuesday through Saturday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Sunday: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Admission is free” 

November 21-23: Submission Dates for the Pee Dee Regional Art Competition

The 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition: Call for Art

            The Florence County Museum is pleased to announce the 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, presented by the Florence Museum Board of Trustees and sponsored by Chick-fil-A.

            Entries for the competition will be accepted Friday through Saturday, November 21^st through 23^rd at the Waters Gallery, 135 S. Dargan Street, between the hours of 10 a.m and 5 p.m. on November 21^st through 22^nd, and from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 23^rd. Interested artists can download a prospectus and registration form from the museum’s website, flocomuseum.org.

            A first place cash award of $1000 will be presented at the opening reception on Thursday evening, January 15, 2015. Second place will receive $500 and third place will receive $250. The People’s Choice Award winner, which will be voted upon by attendees of the opening reception, will receive $150.

            Charleston native, Lese Corrigan, will be this year’s judge. Lese Corrigan is the owner and operator of Corrigan Gallery, located on Queen Street in Charleston, SC. As a working artist, Corrigan has been a long-time supporter of Charleston artists and an active participant in the Southern Art scene. Corrigan’s work is representational but more expressionistic than realistic. The paintings are full of color and the joyful playfulness of life; surfaces imbued with light – color and texture being the defining structure. Corrigan fully immersed herself in the visual arts in the late 1980’s, working her way through the different opportunities in the art community. An oil painter, whose portraits and landscapes pull together in a vibrant expressionistic manner the play of light and the resulting changes in hue and shade that delight the eye in the course of the day, Corrigan also works in other media - linocuts, photography and clay sculpture. Corrigan was the president for 2009 of the CFADA - Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association and remains active in the promotion of Charleston as the fine arts' destination it has been for centuries. You can learn more about Lese Corrigan at her website, corrigangallery.com

            The mission of the 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition is to feature the best contemporary art in the eastern region of South Carolina, including the counties of Florence, Darlington, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg, Dillon, Kershaw, Chesterfield and Lee.

            Each artist may submit up to four works in any medium at a registration fee of $12.50 per work. Museum members are allowed two entries free of charge. All work must be hand delivered on the scheduled drop off dates.

            For more information about entering the 2015 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, please contact the Florence County Museum at (843) 676-1200, or visit the museum website at flocomuseum.org to obtain a prospectus. The museum’s regular hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 pm. 

October 11th: The Pee Dee Regional Art Competition opens at the Florence Museum

The opening reception for the Florence Museum's 2012 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition is October 11th from 7-9pm.

The Pee Dee Regional is the oldest continuing art competition in the state and is presented by the Florence Museum Board of Trustees.

The Florence Museum is located at 558 Spruce Street in Florence.  For more information about the Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, call 843.662.3351 or visit the museum's website. 

Call to Artists: Pee Dee Regional Art Competition

The Pee Dee Regional is the oldest continuing art competition in the state and is presented by the Florence Museum Board of Trustees and sponsored by Chick-fil-A. The mission of the Pee Dee Regional Art Competition is to highlight the best contemporary art in the eastern region of South Carolina. If you are interested in submitting your artwork please download the prospectus to ensure your work meets competition criteria. Entries can be dropped off at the Museum September 20-22, 2012 during museum hours.

PROSPECTUS DOWNLOAD HERE