The Sautee Nacoochee Community Association (SNCA) announces a Call For Artists in conjunction with the 3rd Annual 12 Rivers Art Festival to be held June 9, 2012 on the campus of the Center. The Festival Committee of this juried, outdoor festival of fine art and fine crafts is looking for an artist’s work that represents the natural beauty, creativity and spirit of our region to be reproduced in poster form. There are no medium restrictions other than allowing the piece to be photographically rendered. Submissions must be original and not previously used for marketing purposes. There is no requirement that submitted works depict rivers or water unless so desired.

The selected artist will have their original work displayed in the SNCA art gallery before and during the Festival, and will receive the first commemorative poster framed. The poster contest winner will also be able to have a booth in the Festival at no charge if he/she so desires. Submissions for the 3rd Annual 12 Rivers Art Festival official poster should be delivered to the Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Highway 255 North, Sautee Nacoochee no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 17th.

Judging will take place on February 20th and the winner will be notified the same day. Further information may be obtained by logging onto the Center’s website, www.snca.org, by emailing jthomas@snca.org, or by calling the Center at 706-878-3300.

One of Gail Watson’s paintings is been shown at CELEBRATING GEORGIA WOMEN ARTISTS. Eighty works, juried from 243 entries, all contemporary artworks are on view at the Mable House Arts Center at Historic Mable House, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton, GA 30126.

The exhibit will be on display from January 19th through March 1st and the hours are Monday ­ Thursday from 10:00 until 5:00. The opening reception and awards presentation will be held on Saturday, January 21st from 7-9 p.m. The event is sponsored by the National League of American Pen Women, the Atlanta Branch.

Nature's Compliment

The seventeenth annual Foxfire Fall Heritage Festival will take place Saturday, October 1st at Rabun County Civic Center.

More than 35 exhibits and demonstrations such as pottery, cornshuck dolls, crocheted and knitted items, berry basket making, woodworking, broom-making, flint knapping, blacksmithing, chair-bottoming, folk art painting, nature & wildlife photography, hand-made jewelry, stained glass, railroad history, and more.

Several of the NGAG members will be exhibiting there. Please come and visit with your fellow artists.

Good food and good friends, gathering in a gorgeous place – what’s not to like? I would venture to say a fun time was had by all at our 2011 Picnic at Rabbit Eye atop Tiger Mountain!

Thanks to everyone who made it a great day: Kathy Ford reserved the perfect location and organized the fun event. June Landreth procured the wine and mouthwatering BBQ from Tomlin’s. Rennie Davant provided all the necessities, ice, tea, plates, cups, napkins and cutlery – without which we’d still be licking our fingers! And what a treat to sample all the yummy dishes brought by the picnic-ers!

Of course we conducted just a bit of business. Former President Bobby Scroggs introduced the 2012 Board of Directors and Lynn Roe proudly presented Alan Zarter with the $750 donation to the Lake Rabun Foundation from the artists participating at our 5th Annual Art at the Lake show.

Here are some pix taken by photographers Terry Guthrie, Patti Sells, and Lucy Venable.

The Lodge at Rabbiteye
By North Georgia Arts Guild  |  View on Facebook

The Great Locomotive Chase

Skip McNutt  and Ernest Neal painted this mural (8ftx20ft) with acrylic painting on five aluminum panels. It took 8 months to complete and its hanging on the front of the train depot in Adairsville, Ga.

You can more of Skip McNutt’s work here and Ernest Neal’s here.