~ PROGRAMS ~

Southern Arts Society

There are no programs in July and August.
Next meeting will be Tuesday Sept. 2.

Shutter Light Group
(photography club of Southern Arts Society)
Meeting Tuesday, July 15 at 6:00 will be an outing
to Rankin Lake in Gastonia. Please bring cameras, and
any other equipment of your choice.
Meeting August 19th at the Depot: StuartMcDanielwill
wowuswithanotherpresentationonastrophotography.
Details, please contact Ellen Devenny by email at
LDEVENNY@carolina.rr.com.
Shutter Light Group
meets the third Tuesday each month.
Social Time 6:30 Program 7:00
Visitors are Welcome! Bring a friend!
~ Fourth Annual Pottery Fest ~
Earth and Fire Pottery Fest opens Saturday June 28,
from 7-9 p.m. at Southern Arts Society (the old
depot). Over 20 regional potters will have their wares
for sale. The reception is free and open to the public.
Many of the potters will be on hand to meet the public
and live music will be provided by the Log Cabin String
Band. Traditional folkware pottery will be available
along with more whimsical artistic creations. All sales
are cash and carry (SASI also accepts visa and MC).
Earth and Fire is sponsored by Historic Kings
Mountain Tourism and Development Authority and
Southern Arts Society. Southern Arts Society is located
in the old Southern Railway train depot and makes the
perfect setting to show off the time honored tradition
of pottery hand made from earth and fire.


~ 2014 I AM WOMAN COMPETITION ~
Saturday May 10 awards were presented at a
reception for I am Woman at Southern Arts Society in
Kings Mountain. This annual exhibit is dedicated to
womanhood or the essence of being a woman. Over 70
works of art were entered in this years competition by
artists from around the region. Judging the artwork was
Hank Foreman, of Appalachian State University in Boone,
NC where he serves as Director and Chief Curator of the
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Mr. Foreman selected
first, second and third place prizes along with three merit
awards.
First place went to Lynn Schilling for her watercolor
Sienna. I found the person in this work to be
overwhelmingly compelling This piece is very intimate
in a way that does not seem voyeuristic but instead
relays to each of us a bit about those tiny moments of
the human condition, said Mr. Foreman of Schillings
work.
Second place went to Linda Vista for her assemblage
From Glass Ones to Brass Ones.
Third place went to Valerie Kramer for her mixed
media piece The Handmaiden
Special recognition went to the three artists selected
for Merit Awards: Barbara ONeal Davis, Window
Dressing; Todd Baxter, Angela, Study I; and, Laurie
Schorr, Three-Sided Coin.




First Place
Sienna
watercolor
by Lynn Schilling










ARTISTS HELPING ARTISTS
Brian Dukes benefit
The Southern Arts Society raised over $3000 for the
Brian Dukes family fundraiser. Brian is a wonderful
animator and ceramic artist and wife Violet is a graphic
artist and jewelry artist. Brian was diagnosed with
Guillain-Barre Syndrome a few days after the birth of
their daughter Scarlett Rose. Brian in currently in rehab
at CMC in charlotte and is making progress.
A big thanks goes out to all those who donated items
for the silent auction and especially those persons who
purchased the art and objects!



SASI Newsletter
JUL / AUG 2014
~ ART TRACKS ~
June 28 EARTH AND FIRE POTTERY Festival opens
July 4 Closed
July 15 Shutter Light Group 6:00 p.m. at Rankin Lake
July 25 - Last day for Earth and Fire
July 26 Deliver art for A FRESH LOOK competition
July 27 Deliver art for A FRESH LOOK competition
Aug 2 Reception for A FRESH LOOK 7-9 p.m.
August 19 Shutter Light Group 6:30 p.m.
Events are free and at the Depot unless noted otherwise ($)
~ Membership Dues ~
It is now 2014 and your membership is due. SASI
depends on your dues to fund our projects throughout
the year. Please pay your dues on time. Also,
remember that you must be a member to have work
in the gift shop.
General Membership is $25 per year, Family is $35
and supporting Membership is $50. Please mail your
membership dues to SASI at P.O. Box 334, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086. A membership form is available
at the Depot or online.




















SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY, INC.
at the Depot
P.O. BOX 334
301 N. PIEDMONT AVE.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
704.739.5585
Depot/Gallery Hours:
Tues-Sat 10am - 4pm

OFFICERS 2014
Co -President Camiel Bradshaw 704-739-6234
Vice President Beth Caveny 704-739-8616
Secretary Joan Painter 704-824-2768
Treasurer Johnsie Reavis 704-739-2056
COMMITTEES
Calendars Lea Chrisawn 704-482-3064
Education Jennifer Borja 704-745-6960
Gift Shop Jo Ann Ford 704-629-5929
Historian / Library Beth Caveny 704-739-8616
Maintenance Camiel Bradshaw 704-739-6234
Membership Tammy LaFitte
Exhibits / Newsletter Jewel Reavis 803-448-4578
Pottery Carol Picard 704-629-5952
Public Relations Bernice Chappell 704-739-5723
Publicity Cathey Noell 980-329-4030
Social Jewel Elliott & 704-538-7414
Jennifer Borja 704-745-6960
Webmaster Tammy Farley 704-739-7419
www.southernartssociety.org
~ A FRESH LOOK COMPETITION ~
Save the dates of Sat July 26, from 11 am to 4 pm and
Sun July 27 from 1-4 pm to deliver your artwork to
Southern Arts Society for annual competition A FRESH
LOOK. Judge to be announced.
The Reception for A FRESH LOOK will be Sat August 2,
from 7-9 pm. Awards will be presented at 8 p.m.
POTTERY
Ongoing pottery classes meet Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. Details call Carol Picard at 704-629-5062.
~ I AM WOMAN Exhibit ~
Song of the Sea by Anne Harkness was the winner
of our Peoples Choice award in the I AM WOMAN art
exhibit.


















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