ArtFields is pleased to announce that the assemblage of “Steve Jobs” by Columbia artist Kirkland Smith has been named the winner of the People’s Choice Award and has received the attendant $25,000 prize. The prizewinning artwork can be viewed at ArtFields E X T E N D E D at Gallery 80808 in Columbia, SC May [...]
ArtFieldsSM, a first-of-its-kind, Epic Southern artfest competition and celebration held April 19-28, 2013, in historic Lake City, South Carolina, has announced the winners of the art prize awards. James Arendt, of Conway, South Carolina, and Director of Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery, won the $50,000 Top Prize for “Jamie,” his work of cut denim. Leanna Knapp, [...]
We are proud to announce the winners of the inaugural ArtFields Art Competition. $50,000 Top Prize: “Jamie,” James Arendt of Conway, SC $25,000 People’s Choice: “Steve Jobs,” Kirkland Smith of Columbia, SC $25,000 Juried Panel Prize: “Shell,” Leanna Knapp of Juliette, GA
Don’t miss Saturday’s Portrait Contest, a battle of the brushes from 10 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Two dozen artists (see below) will compete for bragging rights and a $1,000 prize as they capture the likenesses of local farmers and horticulture professionals. The face-off will take place on The Green, with 20 minute breaks between [...]
The first weekend of ArtFields just wrapped, but there’s still plenty to do in Lake City! Check out this list of events happening through the end of this epic Southern artfest. Most events are free, and ticketed events start at $5. Free Art Events Before I Die wall: daily through April 27; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. [...]
Raised in a rather creative family, Kelly Atkinson was brought up around the arts, studying music early on and then shifting to the visual arts during her teen years. Beginning with classes under Marbury Brown at Queens College in Charlotte, NC, Atkinson has continued advancing her education throughout the years, studying with many well-known artists [...]
About Leesa Phipps Leesa Phipp’s has the keen ability to express herself through natural elements and attributes this to her hometown, Galax, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Phipp’s heart is the lyrical part of her life, and draws her inspiration from the nature she experienced early on in the mountains. She has learned [...]
Art Mag recently interviewed ArtFields’ Installation Artists of the Carolinas for a feature story in its April/May issue. Read excerpts from the interviews below. Jonathan Brilliant AM: Can you tell us anything about the installation you are creating for ArtFields? Is it a brand new concept, or a theme or project you’ve been working on [...]
The Talented Andrea Hazel to Lead Plein Air Workshop Andrea Hazel’s burning desire to paint led her to change career paths. The former mathematics college professor got a breathe of fresh air in 2001 when she decided to put down the pen, pick up a brush and become a painter. She now paints as much [...]
Renowned Painter West Fraser’s Plein Air Workshop Since his childhood, West Fraser’s passion has been capturing landscapes of the Lowcountry that he calls home. A native of Savannah, G.A., Fraser’s inspiration was the desire (as a teenager) to save–in paint–the natural places that were threatened. This personal belief has shaped his professional pursuit and has [...]
