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Don't miss the fantastic work in the Bassett Gallery changing every 4 to 8 weeks.
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Meet the artists at their opening receptions and enjoy their gallery talk. All gallery receptions are FREE and open to the Public!  You may just find something for your home! Check back for updated information. Admission to the gallery is FREE.

Also, visit the Fine Arts Center's Sculpture Garden next to the Douglas-Reed House.

Philip Hultgren & Marti Boykin Wallace
Two accomplished local artists showcase their artistry with natural materials, with the creation of three-dimensional pieces in wood and ceramics.
Opening Reception
September 14, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
On exhibit through October 15
FREE and open to the public

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Equine Artist Pamela Baldwin
Equine and sporting life paintings by this talented artist from Raleigh, NC. Pamela's artwork has recently been featured on several recent covers of Salt Block Gazette, equine magazine for the Carolinas.
Opening Reception
October 23, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
On exhibit through November 16
FREE and open to the public

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Camden Art Association Members Show
With diverse work by both professional and amateur artists, this show displays a wide variety of media and styles.
Opening Reception November 29, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
FREE and open to the public
On exhibit through December 18

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Lee A. Breuer
Lee Breuer's paintings use broad layers of vibrant color to evoke a sense of movement, time and place. A native of Georgia, Lee is a graduate of The Citadel and attended art school in Atlanta prior to moving to Columbia, SC in 1992.

Opening Reception
January 8, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
On exhibit through January 25
FREE and open to the public

Lee's paintings are primarily in the style of "chromatic impressionism" introduced by such composers as Debussey and Grieg, and widely eclectic musical influences -- from the sounds of the Southern Blues and Jazz to the more modern Christian music of Third Day and Sonic Flood --propel his brushstrokes on the canvas. From the swaying of the Carolina Palmettos to the undulating wake of a shrimp boat to the vibrations of the cello, Lee’s work is imbued with a feeling of fluidity and motion.

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Robert Urban
A non-traditional landscape painter, Urban’s work reflects the ongoing struggle to coexist between nature and humankind.
Opening Reception
February 5, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
On exhibit through February 29
FREE and open to the public

The title of Urban's exhibit, Hidden Treasures, is a reference to the artist's interest in scenic natural settings that are often under appreciated by the public at large. Several of the artworks in the show directly depict and reference Goodale State Park in Kershaw County, a park the artist visited for the first time last summer. . The show's title also refers to Urban's artworks themselves; they build up over time through many thin layers of acrylic paint. Words, phrases, and objects are often partially obscured from view, thereby becoming "hidden".

In his paintings, Urban will rub, scrape and sand away the surface to reveal layers underneath. "By creating an image and then destroying all or part of it, my art mimics what happens in our natural environment, either directly or indirectly through human interaction."

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You Gotta Have Art!
Youth Arts Month Exhibit in the Bassett Gallery
March is Youth Arts Month, and this gallery show represents the best student artwork from schools throughout Kershaw County. Works of art from each grade level will be chosen to be part of a traveling art exhibit which will tour Kershaw County the following year.
March 11 – 28
Bassett Gallery
Free Admission

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Stacy Morgan
An award-winning painter from Lexington, SC, Morgan focuses on coastal nature scenes and capturing personalities of animals in pet portraits.
Opening Reception
April 8, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
On exhibit through May 5
FREE and open to the public

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Camden Art Association Honors Show
Winners from the fall members show have the opportunity to showcase their favorite pieces.

Opening Reception
May 13, 6 - 7 p.m.
Bassett Gallery
Free and open to the public

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Arts Arising 2008
Arts Arising is a program for third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders from Kershaw and Lee County Public Schools who have been identified as gifted or talented in visual art, music, drama and dance. The selection process begins at the students' individual school in January 2007. Students go through an extensive audition process. The 2007 program will be held at the Fine Arts Center from June 2 - 26, 2008
Arts Arising Exhibit Dates: June 26 - August 2008

 

Interested in exhibiting in
the Bassett Gallery
for the 2007 - 08 season?
Send ten slides, resume,
bio and artist statement to:

Exhibits Committee
Fine Arts Center
of Kershaw County
PO Box 1498
Camden, SC 29021