Robeson Artwork Guild to host its first juried artwork present

LUMBERTON – The Robeson Artwork Guild shall be internet hosting its first-ever juried artwork present on Saturday in Lumberton’s Osterneck Auditorium.

From this native CAM (Up to date Artwork Museum) juried present, unique artwork items shall be chosen for the upcoming Raleigh CAM artwork exhibition. The Lumberton present is a qualifier for the bigger contest within the state capital.

Hours on Saturday in Lumberton shall be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the exhibition shall be accessible for viewing and personal excursions by roughly Jan. 29.

Admission is free.

“Now we have fashioned a partnership with CAM in Raleigh, and we’re doing a program underneath a program they’ve known as CAMERA. That’s an acronym for CAM with Rising Rural Artists,” mentioned Carole Blaney, one of many administrators of the Robeson Artwork Guild and the data know-how director. “It’s funded by Wells Fargo and the N.C. Arts Council.

“Below that,” Blaney added, “they’ve having the large present in Raleigh of Robeson County artists. We needed to do a juried present.”

For the present, juror Raj Bunnag visited Lumberton and chosen 31 items from the 100 paintings items submitted. These juror alternatives shall be displayed in Raleigh’s juried present.

Blaney known as the gathering of Lumberton selections “very robust. It was a tough choice. He labored very exhausting on that for a number of hours. He had area to select from, fairly organized from dimension to high quality of artwork,” she mentioned of Bunnag.

So, the method for the CAM Raleigh Exhibition will get underway with the January juried present in Lumberton.

“It’s a superb present,” Jim Tripp, who works with the Robeson Artwork Guild, mentioned of the Lumberton exhibition. “This is a superb alternative to be on the state stage. We’re the primary county within the state to be on this exhibition. Twelve counties are lined up behind us.”

The Lumberton present is now open to the general public within the Osterneck Auditorium, 102 North Chestnut St.

“To make sure that all artists can take part,” states publicity supplies for the present, “there shall be no charges for the juried present nor for the main present at CAM Raleigh.

Art work doesn’t need to be on the market, nor will commissions be due for many who select to promote their work.

“Our artists right here have a really restricted promoting vary,” mentioned Blaney. “It is a nice approach to have work higher identified. It’s nice for the artists. The probabilities of promoting are a lot better.”

Entry within the Lumberton present is required for the CAM Raleigh present, which is scheduled to open March 24.

Artists are eligible to enter as much as 4 unique artwork items within the Lumberton exhibition.

It’s the accountability of every artist to make sure that the work submitted suits the necessities of the exhibition. The complete Prospectus for the January 2024 CAM Juried Exhibition is offered on-line. Click on this hyperlink: Info and Prospectus for January 2024 Juried Present for CAM Exhibition.