Seeks Area Artists for Annual Show Sept. 28th in Lytle
Friendship Art Club calls area artists to participate in the 2024 Arts and Crafts Show on September 28 at Lytle Community Center. The annual show, which is from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, offers artist booths, student exhibit, judged competition for adults and students, people’s choice competition, and a raffle.
Applications for booths are now available from Jane Brown (janebrown@satx,rr,com or 210-415-2546). The deadline for applications is Friday, September 13, and booth space is reserved when the fee ($25 for members, $35 for nonmembers) is paid. Artists may exhibit paintings, photography, and drawings as well as 3-D objects such as wood, metal, clay-plaster, jewelry, mosaic, stained glass, etc.
Both club artists and guest artists (nonmember) are eligible for the Judge’s Choice Competition, and entries will be submitted on September 27 from 12 noon to 2:00 pm. No entries can be submitted after 2:00 pm. All entries for the competition must have been completed in the last three years, be wired for hanging, and meet criteria of originality and artistic technique. The People’s Choice Award is determined by votes of the public attending the show. Entries in the student exhibit will be judged separately.
The show, open to everyone, is free, and voting by the public is also free. The raffle includes some 25 items. Raffle tickets are $2.00, and they can be purchased at the door or from art club members.
Food trucks will be on site during the show, and the club has a hospitality booth.