Art Council Sponsors Crawl

Among the art on display during the upcoming Art Crawl on Sept. 10, will be the work of John Davis, who has been made a “Fellow” of the Mississippi Craftsmen’s Guild. According to Julia Daily, Executive Director of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi there are currently 453 members of the Guild, from 19 states, of which only 154 are Fellows. To earn the designation of Fellow, a member must submit his/her work to be “juried” four times over a 10 year period and have it be judged of the highest

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WATER VALLEY – Mark your calendars! If you enjoyed the Water Valley Arts Council’s Studio Crawl last year, or kicked yourself for missing it, you are in luck!  The Arts Council will be sponsoring another Crawl on September 10, from 5:30 – 9 p.m.    

The event is free to the public and will coincide with the opening of a new show at Bozarts Gallery. This year we have 12 stops on the tour, including eight private home studios (five are new to the tour this year).

Each stop on the tour will offer visitors light refreshments and a peek into the private world of working artists.  Some studios will include displays of other local artists’ work.

Artists participating in this years crawl include Erin Austen Abbott, Sarah Albee, Rachel Ballentine, Leigh Ann Black, David Burke, Pati D’Amico, John Davis, Deirdre Favreau, Katrina Geenen, Gretchen D. Harris, Lizzy Gray Kitchens, Re-becca McGavock, Jennifer Pace, David Race, Julia Ray, Kyle Reeder, Deirdre Uncapher, Yvonne Vance, Bill Warren, Barry Weeks, Anissa Wilkinson.

Watch the Herald for details on where to get maps for the tour. For more information call Ramona Bernard (662) 473-9851

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