2008 Woodie Awards
Shared Expressions from the Mobile Arts
Kathryn Garikes
Staff Writer
Issue date: 6/11/07 Section: Fine Arts
On June 29 - Sept. 16, the Mobile Museum of Art will be displaying Shared Expressions: The Bay Area Art Partners. This show recognizes the important and influential role that affinity organizations play in the artistic life of the greater Mobile area. The works displayed in the show vary, but all share a common interest. The works range from clay sculpture to watercolor paintings to intricate woodwork. Each artist and his or her works are a celebration of the past 50 years in these organizations.
The Mobile Museum of Art has invited several organizations to participate in this celebration including the Azalea City Quilters Guild, the Azalea Woodturners, Camera South, Clay Artists, the Mobile Art Association, the Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, the Mobile Arts Council and Shibui Chapter and the Sume Society of America.
The Azalea City Quilters Guild was created to promote the accomplishments of aspiring quilters on a national and international scale. The Azalea Woodturners is a local group of people who meet monthly to create and discuss intricate wooden forms. Visitors are welcome at these gatherings. Camera South is a photography club with the goal of providing its members a chance to exchange ideas, learn new techniques and learn about the art of photography. Clay Artists is an organization centered on pottery and sculpture. The Mobile Art Association, the Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, and the Mobile Arts Council promote and encourage artistic values.
Over the past few decades, these organizations have worked to provide fellow artists with the opportunity to exhibit together and learn new ideas and techniques from one another. Overall, they support all forms of art in the community. Each individual organization will choose the artists it feels best deserve to be included in this celebration.
The Mobile Museum of Art has invited several organizations to participate in this celebration including the Azalea City Quilters Guild, the Azalea Woodturners, Camera South, Clay Artists, the Mobile Art Association, the Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, the Mobile Arts Council and Shibui Chapter and the Sume Society of America.
The Azalea City Quilters Guild was created to promote the accomplishments of aspiring quilters on a national and international scale. The Azalea Woodturners is a local group of people who meet monthly to create and discuss intricate wooden forms. Visitors are welcome at these gatherings. Camera South is a photography club with the goal of providing its members a chance to exchange ideas, learn new techniques and learn about the art of photography. Clay Artists is an organization centered on pottery and sculpture. The Mobile Art Association, the Mobile Watercolor and Graphic Arts Society, and the Mobile Arts Council promote and encourage artistic values.
Over the past few decades, these organizations have worked to provide fellow artists with the opportunity to exhibit together and learn new ideas and techniques from one another. Overall, they support all forms of art in the community. Each individual organization will choose the artists it feels best deserve to be included in this celebration.
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