Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening weekend events at the lovely Barrel 118 venue September 14 – 16.  The show continues at the Gallery through October 27!  Our amazing group of volunteers along with Shannon, the Gallery Manager, have managed to restage and hang all of the photos and accompanying pieces of artwork, minus a few that have already sold!  Enjoy a few photos from the opening weekend events.  Click on the photos below to enlarge and scroll through the images.

Congratulations to the People’s Choice Award Winners!

People’s Choice Winner for Favorite Artwork: Donna Abrams for Canada Cliffs (paper mosaic) (sold)

People’s Choice Winner for Favorite Photograph: Greg Miller for Wistful Thinker

Dual Vision: Art through Different Eyes is a collaboration between The Artisans Village Guild and Associated Photographers of Lake Oconee (APLO). Members of the photography club bring their best photos to a guild meeting and each guild member gets to pick up to two of them to transform into any medium of art of their choosing. This event is open to all members of the Art Guild and results in a beautiful side-by-side show in Downtown Eatonton.

DUAL VISION 2023 – IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, SEPTEMBER 8 – GUILD MEMBERS – The Big Reveal – at the Guild meeting at 10:00 a.m. at The Peoples Bank, Lake Oconee Branch.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – Opening reception 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Barrel 118

The Guild Board is thrilled to announce that we have the opportunity to host our Dual Vision: Art Through Different Eyes Reception on September 14, 2023, once again at beautiful, historic Barrel 118, located in downtown Eatonton at 118 N. Jefferson Street. Everyone is welcome to attend.  This is a FREE event open to the public!

Friday, September 15 

Barrel 118 will be open 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM PLUS join us for  HAPPY HOUR at Barrel 118 5:00 – 8:00 pm.  Join us for amazing craft cocktails, beer, and wine on Friday night!  Our Mixologist has come up with some interesting craft cocktails inspired by some famous works of art!  DUAL VISION Craft Cocktails!  Bourbon Event Postponed!

Saturday, September 16

Barrel 118 open 10:00 am – 3:00 PM + Pumpkin Pillow Painting Class!  We’re offering two times for this short and sweet little class.  Just $30 includes all the supplies.  Plus, we’ll have mimosas available too!  What a great way to spend a few hours on a Saturday!  Register online now for the class >

Below are some photos from the 2022 Dual Vision Event and display at Barrel 118.

ARTIST DETAILS & INFO:

What is Dual Vision?

As a reminder to longtime members and as an explanation for new members, since 2017 the Guild has collaborated with the Associated Photographers of Lake Oconee photo club for this event.  The photographers bring stunning photographs to our April monthly Guild meeting and Guild member artists of all mediums create art inspired by those photographs.   Five months later, we have the Big Reveal at our September monthly Guild meeting:  artists and photographers stand together to explain their inspirations and share their artistry.  The Guild hosts a fabulous reception at historic Barrel 118 at which the photos and the artwork are displayed for sale.  After a long weekend at the Barrel, the photos and artwork are moved to The Artisans Village Art Gallery, 110 W. Marion Street, Eatonton.  This show is not a competition and there is no fee to participate, although you must be a current member of the photo club or the Guild to participate.  We have the public vote during the Exhibition and award a Peoples’ Choice for favorite photo and favorite piece of artwork.

When and Where is Photo Selection?

Photo Selection will be at our monthly Guild meeting on Friday, April 14 at The Artisans Village’s beautiful, historic Livery Studio located at 109 East Marion Street, Eatonton.  Selection will be from 10:00 a.m. until noon.Each Guild member can select up to two photos.  A photo can only be selected once.  Please treat the photo(s) kindly as you will be asked to return them to the photographer.

When is the Big Reveal?

​The Big Reveal will be at our September monthly Guild meeting on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at The Peoples Bank, Lake Oconee Branch.

What Can you Create?

​All mediums are encouraged:  painting, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, mosaics, textiles, gourds, weaving, etc… You create whatever the photograph inspires in you. If you are a painter, you are not obligated to recreate the photo, although you are welcome to do that, too!  See the link to the guidelines for Artists below.

If you are a photographer in the Guild, have not contributed photos already through membership in the photo club, and want to participate, please plan to bring photos for Guild members to consider.  Remember, if a photo is selected, the Guild member will take it with them in May and you will be responsible for providing an 8×10 matted print of the photo for the reveal, show and exhibition.   See the link for guidelines for Photographers below.

GUIDELINES FOR ARTISTS / GUILD MEMBERS

GUIDELINES FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS