Okefenokee Heritage Center Seeking Artists for 2010 Exhibitions

Dear Members and Friends of the OHC,




Below is a press release with details for anyone interested in exhibiting as Artist of the Month at the Okefenokee Heritage Center during 2010. If you are a visual artist and are interested in exhibiting at the OHC please read the release and submit a portfolio before the given date. If you are not an artist, but know an artist, please pass this message on to them and let them know of this opportunity. Many thanks for your continued support.



Steve Bean



OHC Curator



















Okefenokee Heritage Center Seeking Artists for 2010 Exhibitions







The Okefenokee Heritage Center in Waycross is seeking submissions for Artists of the Month in 2010. The exhibit program features visual artists from southeast Georgia on a monthly exhibit schedule. The program has been in place at the regional art center and history museum almost since the institution’s inception over thirty years ago. Over the years, scores of talented artists have shown their work, illustrating the rich diversity of visual art in the region.



All artists, amateur or professional, working in all media, including sculpture, may be considered for exhibition. Interested artists should submit a portfolio showing photographs of their work, along with an artist’s statement explaining the type of work that they do, their inspiration for doing it, and the number of pieces that the artist has to exhibit. The portfolio should include a cover letter with the artist’s contact information in it, showing their name, address, phone numbers, and email address, if they have one. Anyone with questions about preparing a portfolio should contact Steve Bean, OHC Curator, at 912-285-4260 or by email at sbean@wayxcable.com.



The portfolios should be mailed or hand delivered to the Okefenokee Heritage Center office at 1460 N. Augusta Ave., Waycross, Ga. 31503. Office hours are 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Portfolio material may also be submitted via email. The deadline for portfolio submissions is Saturday, January 30.