JULY/ AUGUST EXHIBITS

• TED BURN: LIGHT, LIFE & LOVES IN LA
June 3 through August 29

• AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, INC.: One Hundred Forty-Second International Exhibition
July 3 through August 1

* ART TREASURES
July 3 through July 30

* WEEKS BAY PHOTO CONTEST
July 3 through July 30

* ALABAMA SOUTH JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2009
August 7 through August 29

* WILLIAM C. MORRIS: ART AS A PURPOSE
August 7 through August 29

*LYNDA SMITH TOUART: EXAMPLES
August 7 through August 29

"FALLING WATER" JURIED EXHIBITION
Call for Entries Has Been Extended to
July 31, 2009
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"ALABAMA SOUTH JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION"
APPLICATION DEADLINE
JULY 1, 2009
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28th ANNUAL GRAND FESTIVAL OF ART BY THE BAY
APPLICATION DEADLINE
July 31, 2009
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WELCOME TO THE EASTERN SHORE ART CENTER

The Eastern Shore Art Center is located in beautiful downtown Fairhope, Alabama and houses five galleries with exhibits that change monthly, as well a gallery featuring member artists' work for sale. The Academy offers a wide variety of classes and workshops in five spacious studios. Classes are offered on a quarterly basis to both adults and children.

The Art Center is open to the public Tuesday - Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.

HISTORY OF THE EASTERN SHORE ART CENTER

The Eastern Shore Art Association was founded in 1954 by a group of local artists and art patrons. Construction was begun that same year on a one room gallery on the site of the former Pinewood Pottery that had operated in Fairhope for over twenty years making functional ceramics from local clay.

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STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

OCTOBER 17 AND 18, 2009
GRAND FESTIVAL OF ART BY THE BAY
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2009

The Eastern Shore Art Association is pleased to present the 28th Annual Grand Festival of Art held on the beautiful shore of Mobile Bay in downtown Fairhope. This signature event offers an exciting opportunity to display and sell your artwork to hundreds of visitors. There will be a total of $3000 in cash awarded.

Download an application here.

Artist Opportunities At ESAC

PAINTERS PARADISE

The Eastern Shore Art Center is pleased to announce the publishing of a beautiful coffee table book about Fairhope and the Eastern Shore titled “Fairhope and the Eastern Shore – A Painter’s Paradise.”

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JULY, 2009

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 6 TO 8 P.M. MEMBERS FREE/GUESTS $2

LUNCH & LEARN WITH ARTIST TED BURN, WATERCOLOR LECTURE/DEMONSTRATION AND GALLERY TALK, THURSDAY, JULY 23, NOON, FREE

ART TREASURES SILENT AUCTION, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 6 P.M., $10 PER PERSON

AUGUST, 2009

ALABAMA SOUTH JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY RECEPTION & AWARDS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

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SLIPS, TEXTURES, TEMPLATES & MOLD-MAKING, Insturctor: Maria Spies, August 3-7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

LOOSE AND COLORFUL PAINTING WORKSHOP, Insturctor: William D.Thompson, Friday and Saturday, August 7 & 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP, Insturctor: Jeri Jones Harrison, Saturday, August 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.