One of Charlotte’s most popular art shows returns with a new name and location
The Charlotte Art Collective, formerly Artists at the Pavilion, a grass roots group of local artists will offer their art wares at a juried show on Saturday, November 14th, from 10 until 5.
The show will be at 2821 Park Road in Dilworth between Lilac and Scott Avenue at MacLean Fellowship Hall on the campus of Avondale Presbyterian Church. There is ample free parking for the day long art show. The local artists work in different mediums, including painting, prints, jewelry, collage, ceramics, sculpture, fiber art, beadwork and garden art. There’s even a chocolatier offering chocolates as a work of art.
"We were ready to move into a higher profile location", says co-chair Patti Bryan. "We are inspired to be resourceful, believing that Charlotte art-lovers will enjoy and attend the show. We really miss our city-wide art show SpringFest".
Formerly known as Artists at the Pavilion, the group held five successful, well-attended art shows at the Indoor Pavilion at Freedom Park. Moving to a larger space in a prominent location on Park Road signals that the Charlotte Art Collective is a cohesive and resourceful art organization that is growing and evolving. While the group has grown, the focus remains the same: the support and friendship of fellow artists who create a way to display and sell their fine art and crafts.
All the artists are professional, most with gallery representation, including galleries throughout the country and in Europe. Among the group, several artists are former Artists in Residence at the McColl Center. Others lead workshops in their media or run their own galleries and shops in the Charlotte area. The group also mentors an emerging group of new artists. The art mix always proves to be lively and provocative.
Southern mixed media artist Wan Marsh uses reclaimed and found objects in unexpected ways. Amy Hart also uses 100% recycled or found objects (or whatever she can kick out of the dirt pile) for her sculptural artwork. There are turned wooden vessels and bowls from exotic and domestic wood by Richard Seigel. Stoneware pottery is offered by both Celena Hudgins and Valerie Hawkins. These are only a few of the delightful artworks to be found at the show.