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Congratulations to James Shaffer!

5/28/2015

James took many trips and long hours of hiking and searching Stone Mountain Park, then following these two Bucks in order to get a photo of them together in the same frame. Both were taken within the park boundaries in North Carolina over the course of many trips. Because of his hard work and the excellent photography, James's two images are now part of the newly redesigned Art Gallery at Stone Mountain State Park located at 3042 Frank Pkwy, Roaring Gap, NC 28668. Congratulations James !

Check it out!

5/18/2015

The Guild Website has a NEW SECTION. We now have a President's Blog where the Guild's Presidents can share their thoughts or news on Art and Creativity. Visit it frequently for updates and leave a comment if you'd like.

CAG 2015 Spring Judged Show

5/4/2015

Some information and guidelines from the Judge

In general the judge would like everyone to keep in mind that every judge is different. If your art work was not selected for an award in this show, that doesn’t mean that another judge won’t select it. Also she wanted to you know that she didn’t look at the tags on the artwork except to see the medium on a few. In general, what she was looking for was first a concept (or story), followed by design elements working together to create a great composition. For example, values, selection of color combinations, repetition, variety, etc. Lastly, she looked for solid techniques, how you handled the medium you are working with. Also important to her was how the art was presented; the frame, mat, or pedestal should complement the artwork and not detract from it. And the last comment was that this was a very difficult job with such wonderful art to choose from.