Founded 1984

SOUTHERN ARTS SOCIETY, INC at the DEPOT Sept - Oct 2011

~ PROGRAMS ~
Southern Arts Society Programs
Tuesday September 6 Ron Philbeck will give a talk on "Make Everyday Count" - a project to get people sketching on a daily basis. Ron's Pottery is a perfect example of how sketching has stretched and improved his work. A must for all artists! Tuesday October 4 our program will feature Richard Lee demonstrating his hand built ceramic Fun Fish. You can sign up for his upcoming workshop.

~ IN THE GALLERIES ~
MAIN GALLERY Shutter Light 2011 photography club exhibit runs through September 23. Fireside Gallery The colorful folk art of self taught artist Gypsy Hundley of Hendersonville, NC. To Gypsy there is nothing better than finding an old piece of junk and turning it into something splendid. An old window, tin shingle, scrap wood, instruments ....all of it is a perfect canvas for her imagination to go wild. Her combination of color and movement gives her work it's unique, identifiable look. Come meet Gypsy during the Gateways Festival on October 8. Workshop Gallery Lincoln County artists Meghan Seehorn and Amy Totzke share the space with two very different mediums. Amy totzke is a painter with a wide variety of subject matter. She feels proud and blesses to be an artist. One of her favorite things is creating memorial portraits. Amy takes time meeting with loved ones to capture the personality and spirit to provide a meaningful remembrance of a dear loved one. On a lighter side, she uses neon color to paint an exuberant portrait of a young boy Neon Issac. Her passion for art shows thru in all of her work. Meghan Seehorns series A Pregnancy grew gradually when a friend became pregnant and interested in natal castings. Meghan began making a cast thru each trimester. Soon, two other expecting friends joined in. While making the casts, Meghan listened to their stories of hope, fear, and pain. They told spoke of joy and sorrows while she mapped the changes in their bodies. She took stories from her own mother, and then from her best friend whose little boy is a big part of her life. Their stories are etched into the casts and smoked to somewhat obscure the writing. There are nine casts in all, ranging from 2 months to one month post partum. The casts are both beautiful and mysterious, and leave you with a sense of the sacredness of life. Meghan has several handmade clay masks also on exhibit.

SASi meets the first Tuesday each month. Social 6:30 Program 7:00 Visitors are Welcome! Bring a friend!

Shutter Light Group Meetings Tues. Sept 20 and Oct 18

(The photography club of Southern Arts Society)
The program for September 20 will be The math in photography by Walter Vess, Jr. Walter just joined the club and brings much experience to the group. For the October 18 program information check the website or call for Save our Resources! details. Upcoming monthly photo assignments are: GET Ghostly Self Portrait, VIA E-MAIL September - THE NEWSLETTER October - Night Photography of a Town, November - Patriotic Theme, Send request to: December - Natural Light Portraits. Bring your photos on a CD to the meeting for discussion. southernartssociety@gmail.com The club recently joined the PSA (Photography Society ofPut Southern Arts bring the benefits of America) which will in subject line. free software and meeting materials for all. Check out their website at www.psa-photo.org a great benefit to non profit camera clubs.

Shutter Light Group meets the third Tuesday each month. Social Time 6:30 Program 7:00 Visitors are Welcome! Bring a friend!

~ GATEWAYS To the South ~ Reception Sunday Oct. 2, 1-4pm

Southern Arts Society is proud to present Gateways to the South our annual art competition and exhibit opening with public reception on Sunday October 2, from 1 until 4 pm. Awards will be presented at 2 pm. Featured prominently in the exhibit are landscapes, historical sites, and the people and places that reflect our Southern history and culture. Artists may deliver work Sat. Sept 24th (11am4pm) and Sun. Sept 25th (1 -5pm). A prospectus and entry form is available online or at the depot. Our judge is Brent Skidmore, Assistant Professor of Art and Director of Craft Studies at UNC Asheville. He received his MFA in Sculpture from Indiana University in 1990 and a BFA in Sculpture from Murray State University in 1987. The exhibit runs through Nov 11.

Reception Saturday Sept. 10 for Amy Totzke and Meghan Seehorn

Everyone is invited to meet artists Meghan Seehorn and Amy Totzke at a public reception Saturday night September 10, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Depot. On exhibit through September 24.

~ Monday Night Movies ~

The first Monday of every month will be "Monday Night @ The Movies". We will be showing art related films. Free admission. Bring your own popcorn and drinks. 6:30 pm at the Depot. Dates: Sept. 5, Oct. 3, Nov. 7.

~ GATEWAYS FESTIVAL ~ Saturday Oct. 8, 10am-6pm

This annual Kings Mountain fall festival is celebrated all across town Sat. Oct 8, 10am 6pm. A free Trolley will take to all the locations: the Gazebo, the Historical Museum and Commons area, the Library and the Southern Arts Society at the old Depot. Downtown Classic Car Show, Cute Critters Competition, a Linemans Rodeo and a variety of music. Re-enactors depicting life during the Revolutionary War years will share living history thru demonstrations and an historical encampment. The Southern Arts Society will hand out Moon Pies and RC Colas while they last. Ken Hagans will demonstrate woodcarving 10 am-noon, then Lorene Lovell will demo watercolor. Artist Gypsy Hundley will be on hand to speak about her work in the Fireside Gallery. Kids can create a Make and Take art project. The Log Cabin Band will play bluegrass and folk music from 13pm. Come park at the Depot and catch the trolley!

OFFICERS 2011
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Bernice Chappell Camiel Bradshaw Kathy Pope Johnsie Reavis 704-739-5723 704-739-6234 704-739-2373 704-739-2056

COMMITTEES
Calendars Education Gift Shop Historian Library Maintenance Newsletter / Exhibits Public Relations ShutterLight Photog. Social Webmaster Bonnie Price 704-482-3064 Lorene Lovell 704-825-0698 Jo Ann Ford 704-629-5929 Beth Caveny 704-739-8616 Kathy Pope 704-739-2373 Camiel Bradshaw 704-739-6234 Jewel Reavis 803-448-4578 Bernice Chappell 704-739-5723 Ray Clemmer 704-739-6526 Jewel Elliott & 704-538-7414 Jennifer Borja 704-435-5902 Ray Clemmer 704-739-6526 www.southernartssociety.org

~ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ~
Hosts - We need hosts for Wed. afternoons, All day on Thursdays and of course, Saturdays. Call Bernice Chappell if you can be a host 704-739-5723. Gift Shop - Call Jo Ann Ford if you are interested in helping with sales in the Gift Shop. 704-629-5929 Paint the Fence Project - Before we can start putting the courtyard together we MUST paint the fence. Camiel Bradshaw will be heading up this committee. To volunteer call 704-0739-6234.

~ CLASSES ~
If you have suggestions or would like to teach a class email Education Chair Lorene Lovell at stargazerstudio@hotmail.com or phone 704-8250698. Ongoing Pottery Classes with Ben Davison Tues. & Thurs. from 7-9 pm. 85.00 for eight weeks plus the price of the clay. Beginners or Intermediate potters welcome, Wheel and hand-built offered. Classes are ongoing and students can join at any scheduled class time. Ben Davison 704-678-7827.

~ THANK YOU ~
A big Thank You to those who helped make our first Earth and Fire Pottery Festival a great success! The volunteers - Jennifer Borja, Ray Clemmer, Camiel Bradshaw, Beth Caveny, Bernice Chappell, Jo Ann Ford, Kathy Pope, Jewel Reavis, Johnsie Reavis, all of the fabulous Potters, the wonderful Log Cabin String Band, the Community of Kings Mountain, Kings Mountain Travel and Tourism, the Kings Mountain Herald, the Shelby Star and the Gaston Gazette.

~ MEMBERSHIP ~
Dues are payable January 1st each year. Individual Membership is $25 and Family Membership is $35. We hope you will consider joining at the Supporting level of $50 or above.

~ 2011 Open House ~

Artists get ready for our 2011 Open House and Art for Christmas at the Depot Sun Nov 25, 1-5 pm. Take In art starting Saturday, November 12.

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, Wed & Fri 10am - 4pm Thurs 10am - 9pm open studios, and Sat 11am - 3pm

~ ART TRACKS ~ Sept. 5 Monday Night at the Movies Sept. 6 Tues. SASi General Meeting Sept. 10, Sat. 6-8:30pm Reception Seehorn/Totzke Sept. 20 Tues. Shutter Light Group Meeting Sept 24-25 Take in for Gateways Art Comp. ($) Oct. 2 Sun. Reception Gateways to the South Oct. 3 Monday Night at the Movies Oct. 4 Tues. SASi General Meeting Oct. 8 Saturday Gateways Festival Oct. 18 Tues. Shutter Light Group Meeting
Events are free and at the Depot unless noted otherwise ($)