ROSE LITTRELL, ANIMAL CARICATURE SCULPTOR, TO SHARE CRAFT
ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010, AT 6 P.M.
FRANKLIN, Tenn., December 10, 2009—Dickson sculptor Rose Reed Littrell will share her amazing talent to create animal caricatures during the free educational program of The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), “Art: Up Close & Personal,” Monday, January 11, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Williamson County Public Library.
Originally from Franklin, Tenn., Littrell, who is a self-taught and trained artist, has developed her own style in a variety of art forms, often using painted fiberglass with steel armature or papier-mâché as her media. She explains that her art work “is deeply rooted In her love of all animals especially horses.”
Her most well-known work is featured in the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville where 15 life-size realistic and caricature sculptures of horses and cows become a focal point of the restaurant. Other works include a 28-foot long diorama at Bowie Nature Park in Fairview, Tenn.; fun sculptures at Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman, N.C.; and extra large fiberglass “Bees” for The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. Her commissioned work has been sold and exhibited from San Antonio, Texas, to New York City, N.Y. Each piece of her art reflects a special love, gift and talent. She has previously taught at Tullahoma Elementary School in Tullahoma, Tenn., and Pegram Elementary in Pegram, Tenn.
Scott B. Hodes, director of visual arts for the Arts Council of Williamson County, points out, “The lecturers have been asked to share the experiences that have culminated in that artisan being able to fulfill the role of professional working artist in the community, such as background, history, choices and decisions, education and technique, work experience, and artistic and life influences.”
The Williamson County Public Library and O’More College of Design are sponsors for this series developed to educate students in the arts as well as those in the community who have an interest in the arts. The lecture series is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
The main branch of the Williamson County Library is located at 1314 Columbia Avenue in Franklin. For more information about the event or the Arts Council, visit www.artscouncilwc.org or call (615) 428-3845.
The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) service organization that exists to enrich the lives of the citizens of Williamson County, Tenn., by bringing the arts and people together. The Arts Council envisions a dynamic, lively and diverse arts community, which is accessible to all and which is a major cultural destination.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
ART: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010, AT 6 P.M.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tennessee Rep art & crafts fair at O'More College
Art for the Arts, an arts & crafts fair benefiting Tennessee Repertory Theatre in partnership with O’More College of Design, is currently accepting vender applications.
The event will take place on Saturday, October 17 outdoors on the campus of O’More College near downtown Franklin, TN.
contact for an application:
Kate Foreman
Props Assistant/Technical Coordinator
Tennessee Repertory Theatre
(615) 349-3220
kate@tennesseerep.org
Visit us online at:
http://www.tennesseerep.org/
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
THIRD ANNUAL ART FUSION SHOW 2009 SET FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 5
THIRD ANNUAL ART FUSION SHOW 2009 SET FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 5,
THRU SATURDAY, JUNE 6, AT FACTORY AT FRANKLIN
FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 2, 2009--The Third Annual Art Fusion Show 2009 will feature the fine art and crafts by members of the Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) and artists from The Row @ The Factory, on Friday, June 5, at 1 to 9 p.m. and continuing Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The juried art show will open on Friday, June 5, at 1 p.m. The Friday evening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. will include a wine tasting by Del Rio Wine & Spirits, music by Jack Grant, gourmet food by Garden Gate Catering and lots of great art to view. On Saturday, the art show and sale will continue all day with music by Orchestra Nashville from 1 to 3 p.m.
Artists scheduled to participate include Adornments, Eleanor Ann Bailey, Shirley Barker, Sandra Barrett-Hoomani, Bebo, Troy Berggren-Lacey, Guy and Bev Bozard, John Cannon, Angie Daniel, Deborah Gall, Carol Hall, Pam Hall, Deann Hebert, Jay Jackson,Bob Jones, Eric Lankford, Mike Lawson, Christina Long, Rose Reed Littrell, Emily Martinez, Linda McLaughlin, Dawn Neumann, Kelly O’Neill, Angie Parl, Roz Ramey, Bethany Reiser, Dorit Riley, Carol Roberts, Mike Serkownek, Connie Shaw, Lindsay Shepherd, Midge Simpson, Norb Skalski, Dot Small, Mike Summers, Dolores Weaver, Julie Westall and Donna Zimmer.
The event benefits The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC), and is hosted by Abide Studio, The Row @ The Factory and Merchants of Building 12 in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road in Franklin, TN 37064. Filled with working art studios and galleries, Building 12 has become one of the art centers in the Franklin area, and provides a great setting to see the artisans actually working on their pieces.
The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) service organization that exists to enrich the lives of the citizens of Williamson County, Tenn., by bringing the arts and people together. The Arts Council envisions a dynamic, lively and diverse arts community, which is accessible to all and which is a major cultural destination.
For additional information, please call 615-428-3845, or email info@artscouncilwe.org. Interested persons can also find out more about many of the ACWC artists at the website www.artscouncilwc.org.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Studio space available from AdornmentsOnline - Factory at Franklin
My name is Laura Lempke; I am a member of Adornments and we are looking for local artists in need of studio/retail space in which to work and sell their creations. We have a small gallery in the Factory at Franklin and we are hoping to expand our current gallery into a larger communal retail space with several various sized booths out of which artists can work. We would handle any sales for you (at no cost) whether you are present or not (we'd be there during business hours) and you would have 24 hour access to the space for work. We are looking specifically for artists who are capable and willing to work in their space several days a week so that the community can come and see artists at work. Booth sizes range from 10x10 or 8x12 down to 8x8 or smaller (you can also have larger if you so choose) with prices ranging from around $400 to $600 a month based on size of space desired. You may also consider getting a small group together to split the cost of the booth rental.
In exchange for that rent we would provide studio space with 24 hour access to you, use of our credit card machine and packaging materials for sales(free to you), advertising in various publications and advertising on our website (http://Adornments-Online.net).
Please let me know if you are interested or if you know of other local artists who may be interested in this opportunity. You can reach me at AdornmentsOnline@gmail.com
Thanks,
Laura Lempke
Monday, December 8, 2008
Arts Council of Williamson County announces “Brown Bag Lunch Bunch” guest speaker, Stacy Widelitz - Dec 12, 2008
Arts Council’s announces “Brown Bag Lunch Bunch” guest speaker, Stacy Widelitz.
The Arts Council of Williamson County’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Bunch’ will meet on December 12, from 11 am – 1 pm at the Williamson County Public Library (main conference room), 1314 Columbia Pike in Franklin.
With a multi-platinum album for his contribution to Dirty Dancing, an Emmy nomination for a wildlife documentary score, more than a dozen television themes, and music for more than two dozen movies for both the big screen and TV to his credit, composer Stacy Widelitz has already built up an impressive resumé.
Stacy first came to prominence with the song "She's Like the Wind," co-written with Patrick Swayze and featured in Swayze's blockbuster Dirty Dancing. Featured on the movie's wildly successful soundtrack, which sold 11 million copies in the United States alone, it was the third single to be released and reached no. 3 on Billboard's top-40 chart (no. 1 among adult-contemporary radio listeners). He also received two BMI awards for the tune as among the most-performed songs of that year. He has scored features, more than twenty made-for-TV movies, written the end-title song for Disney’s Pocahontas II, and has received four Gold Addies for music he composed for advertising. Stacy wrote the title song and scored all the episodes of Children’s Television Workshop’s acclaimed animated series Cro, and has worked with directors such as Todd Holland, Waris Hussein and James Contner.
Stacy also composed the score and much of the dance music for the film One Last Dance, which garnered him a Best Music Award at the Nashville Film Festival. Subsequently, Stacy was asked to join the board of the festival, and he's now serving his second term as president. He has also worked with many noted musicians, such as Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Edgar Winter and Danny Wilde (The Rembrandts). Stacy is noted for his diversity, being as comfortable in front of an orchestra as he is in the state-of-the-art digital studio he maintains at his home.
‘Supplies for Soldiers’ collection continues again this month. The Arts Council is collecting supplies for troops stationed in Iraq. They will be collecting simple, everyday supplies for them (preferably something easy to ship). You bring the supplies, we'll get them to the soldiers.
Grab your lunch and join them for a lunch time of artistic fun and camaraderie. You provide your lunch; they’ll provide the location! The Arts Council’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Bunch’ meets 2nd Friday of each month.
For more information, visit www.artscouncilwc.org, call 428-3845 or email info@artscouncilwc.org.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Arts Council of Williamson County announces “Brown Bag Lunch Bunch” guest speaker, Melanie Jackson - Sept 12, 2008
Arts Council of
The Arts Council of Williamson County’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Bunch’ will meet on September 12, from 11 am – 1 pm at the Williamson County Public Library (main conference room), 1314 Columbia Pike in Franklin.
Melanie Jackson, of Prism Art League, will be speaking about ‘The Art of Teaching’. Melanie is an award-winning artist and is represented in private collections in the
‘Supplies for Soldiers’ collection continues again this month. Julie Long, an Arts Council member, is collecting supplies for her brother-in-law and troops stationed in
Grab your lunch and join them for a lunch time of artistic fun and camaraderie. You provide your lunch; they’ll provide the location! The Arts Council’s ‘Brown Bag Lunch Bunch’ meets 2nd Friday of each month.
For more information, visit www.artscouncilwc.org, call 428-3845 or email info@
Monday, February 4, 2008
Mamamade Market Spring 2008: Call for participants. Deadline: March 1, 2008
1. WHO Looking for creative mothers- artists and high quality crafters to participate in Spring 2008 Mamamade Market. 2. WHAT We are a group of mothers (and a few Honorary Mamas) that possess creativity, an artistic eye, and the determination to see Mamamade products enjoyed by all. We value innovative design, handmade, and quality. Mamamade is about showcasing, promoting, and selling our creations. We are in our fourth year. 3. WHEN Market Day: Saturday April 26, 2008 (9am-2pm) Applications due by March 1, 2008 for the $60 booth fee, after March 1st the fee is $75 4. WHERE Lillie Belle's in Franklin, TN. The sale will be in their *covered* back garden courtyard and will be accessible from the street. 5. WHY Promotion and sales! We keep a website and will link to participant's individual pages (www.mamamade.biz). The sale is open to the public, and will also benefit from the foot traffic coming from the Franklin Main Street Festival that is the same day just one block over! Expected traffic in downtown Franklin that day is 50,000- 100,000 people. 6. CONTACT INFO Tisra fadely: tisra@fadely.net
Monday, October 1, 2007
Historic Franklin License Plate Design Competition (Deadline: Oct. 17)
Historic Franklin License Plate Design Competition Deadline: October 17
Franklin, TN
A vehicle license plate has been approved for Franklin and a formal competition will determine its design. Design submission is free. Artists of all genres are invited to apply. Designers are asked to visualize Franklin's quality of life in 6x12 inches. For more information, visit www.franklinplate.com.
