There’s never a shortage of visual arts’ happenings around the Augusta area, and here are a few of the offerings currently available.
A new exhibit opens at Sacred Heart Cultural Center May 13 featuring four artists – Rebecca Congleton, Kelley Igo, Jacki Mayo Van Dyke and Cameron Young.
It’s a new experience for Congleton, a photographer who specializes in street photography capturing the daily and mundane through an artistic lens.
“I’m honestly pinching myself a little bit still. I feel very fortunate to have this door open to me. The other three artists are all extremely talented, with fun, colorful, unique work. I think it’s going to be a fabulous exhibit, and I hope to meet lots of new people on Tuesday at the reception. I’ve chosen photos I hope will make people feel something, whether it’s intrigue or joy or silliness. I want viewers to feel!” said Congleton in a message.
The opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart.
A shoutout to Staci Swider, whose mixed-media piece “The Seedkeepers” won Best in Show at the South Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Women Artists’ annual exhibit at Brookgreen Garden’s Rosen Gallery in Murrells Inlet.
I’m working on a feature about Staci that should run by the weekend. Stay tuned.
The North Augusta Cultural Arts Council’s 2025 Student Art Show opened May 5 at the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta.
An open house is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. May 15.
Student artwork will be on display in the main and upstairs galleries through May 22.
At the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art’s Main Gallery is the work of Harry Boone, and Traci Rutherford’s work is on display in the Creel-Harison Gallery through June 6.
The Greater Augusta Arts Council, Destination Augusta and Augusta & Co. is celebrating Augusta’s rich history with textiles through an exhibit called “Augusta Intertwined” with artists including Makenzye Barfield, Mary Fly, Jennifer Monroe, Krystal Kay Lyon, Heather René Dunaway and Genevieve Lucas.
Work will be on display at Augusta and Co., 1010 Broad St., through June 26.
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