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Competition/exhibition   ​Cool, Cool, Cool   January 29 to February 18, 2023,  ​Art related to a season of cool. 

Congratulations to the winners
First:  Footprints in the Snow, by Matthew Strawn
Second:  The Coolest Chick in Town, by Vyvyan L. Dunne
Third:  Forecast: A Skiff of Snow in Higher Elevations, by Judy Rider
Honorable mentions: 
Farmer Hubbard Was Caught Off Guard As Jack Frost Skipped Through His Pumpkin Patch at Dawn,  by  Cinders
Outrageous, by Lesli Garvett
After the Ice Storm, by Meredith Janssen

Judge for the show was Thomas Thielemann, Director / Instructor of the Visual Arts Program at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
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On-going Event
ART BOOK SALE   
A sale of slightly-used books to raise funds for Full Circle Arts. 
​Books generously donated by Christopher S. Whitener of Equity Financial Group, and others.


Guest exhibition, Lenoir-Rhyne University Visual Art Program Advanced Studio Practices.  Three senior Visual Art majors, Lauren Conroy, Jess Zeppeli, and Neve Duston, display their work.  The show continues to March 4.
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Upcoming Events
Reflections     March 9 - April 8, 2023.  Intake of entries will be February 23 and 25.  
Full Circle Arts is calling artists to enter its photography exhibition / competition..
An exhibition open to all visual artists in the area using photographic media
The purpose of “Reflections” is to give area photographers a means to display their art.  They are asked to look for reflected images in the world around them. For this exhibition photographs are expected to be in printed format,  The show may be juried, depending on space available, and will be judged for ribbons, First, Second, Third, Honorable Mentions, and a People’s Choice certificate.
Entries are due at Full Circle Arts Thursday, February 23, or Saturday, February 25.
Reception. Thursday, March 9, 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Full Circle Arts.
For more information and registration, click here.
Spring Competition, April 27 - May 27.  All media accepted.  Intake of entries will be April 13 and 15
Past Events
​​Tenth Annual TINY ART Show, and Student TINY ART Show,  October 20 – November 12, 2022
Full Circle Arts continues display of the very small in all sorts of visual media.  There is also a Tiny Art Show by students from Northview Middle School.
Congratulations to the winners:   First, Silhouettes, by Chris Witherspoon;  Second, Dog Walk #2, by Karen Parker;  Third, Cold Windy Winter Day, by Judy Rider'  
Honorable mentions:  Before the Wedding, by Anita Rhoney;  We Didn't Do It, by Anita Rhoney;  From Where the Waters Flow, by Chris Parsons;  Autumn Crown, by Krystallin Loudermilk;  Untitled, by Elizabeth Vanover;  Daisy, Daisy, by Judy Rider;  Is It Friday Yet?, by Jennifer Cline;  Studio Figure, by Ellen Schwarzbek;  The Wanderers, by Alison Willard;  Apple of My Eye, by Maria Register;  Moms on the Run, by Jill Jarrell;  Still Waters, by Meredith Janssen.
People's Choice:  Untitled (dog, close up), by Connie Dale

Genie Greenlaw created special tiny ribbons for the adult category.
The show was judged by Randy Bell, recently retired art instructor from Fred T. Foard High School and part-time teacher at Lenoir-Rhyne University, drawing and painting, sculpture, printmaking, and art history.  He is currently teaching a watercolor class at CVCC.  Mr. Bell studied art at Marshal University in Huntington WV. He earned a bachelors degree in art and physical education and a masters degree in art education and art supervision.
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First, Silhouettes, by Chris Witherspoon
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Second, Dog Walk #2, by Karen Parker
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Third, Cold Windy Winter Day, by Judy Rider
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People's choice: Untitled (dog, close up)
Clay + Wood, September 8 - October 1
A show of pottery and woodworking.
Artists are Carla Brandel, Virginia 'Gin' Hurley, Ron Sinclair, Varian Swieter, Dale Zimmerman, Debra Zimmerman
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Salon de Refuse' Art Swap Project, August 25 - September 17
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Hot, Hot, Hot,  July 28-August 27, 2022
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This is a free-wheeling show where artists are presenting their personal expression of what “HOT” means to them.
The winning art is:  First prize: Watchfires, by Karen Parker; Second prize: Chaise, by Carol Turner; Third prize: Forest Heat, by Andrew  Atkin                                            
Honorable mentions:  Cooling Off, by Jennifer Cline;  A Midsummer Night's Bloom, by Vyvyan L. Dunne;  Itsy Bitsy Still Fits, by Millie Hefner;  Paloma, by Maria Register;  Hot Debate, by Tommy Stine
The competition was judged by Paula Koch Miller, Program Manager at Children’s Hope Alliance Heartstrings Therapeutic Music and Art Program in Statesville. 
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FCA Member Show, June 2 - July 9
A show of art by Full Circle Arts Exhibiting and Associate members. “FCA Member Show”, an exhibition of art by Associate and Exhibiting members of the organization.  It displays a gathering of excellent visual art created by local artists.  Our congratulations to the winners:
First prize:  Berry Bowl by Karen Parker;   Second prize:  Autopathic Vehicle (E) by Walt McGervey;   Third prize:  Two Blue by Ellen Schwarzbek
Honorable mentions were awarded to:   Hydrangeas by Janice Harris;    Amber in the Fading Light by Meredith Janssen;   Autopathic Vehicle (D) by Walt McGervey;   #Cat Trap #Shadow Dance by Karen Parker;    Birdmama by Alison Willard
​The show was judged for ribbon awards by Claire Pope, assistant art professor and visual art program coordinator at Lenoir-Rhyne University.  Ms Pope has degrees in studio art and art history from Berry College, University of Kentucky, and School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Her art has been shown nationally and internationally.

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Spring Competition, April 21 - May 21, 2022
​There was no specific theme for this competition; all ideas were welcome. 
Art and Nancy Cozart juried and judged.  Art is known as the “Cup Guy” and Nancy is a painter and photographer.
Congratulations to the winners:
First prize:   Dog Cat Tree Man, by Karen Parker;   Second prize:   Red Fox, by Beth Oczkowski;   Third prize:  A Walk in the Park, by Melissa Crosson
Honorable mentions: 
Farmer Icenhour Numbered All His Pigs, by  Cinders;   Monochromatic Falls, by Jordan K. Ellis;   My Other Tools Are Paint Brushes, by Heather Friday;   Blue and Pink Poppies, by Janice Harris;   Grandma's House Smells Like Grandpa, by Margaret Moose Landers;   Treasures of the Sea, by Judy Rider;   Eastern Bluebird, by Alison Willard
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CityScapes: Urban Photography, March 7 - April 2, 2022
The photographers were asked to express their views of the urban spaces around them.  They have come up with a wide variety of images, from far away and close to home.

 The show was judged by Jeff Cline, businessman, photographer and world traveler.
 Winners are: First prize,  Modern Day Cliff Dwellers (Chicago), by Timothy J. Ambrose:  Second prize,  Watch Tower, by Cynthia Martin;  Third prize,  Memphis Blues, by Meredith Janssen.  Honorable mentions:  Stand Tall, by Melissa Crosson;  Ironing in the Rain, by Allen Finley; P. O. B. Rainbow, by John Koval.
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