56TH ANNUAL “ART ON MAIN” FESTIVAL SET FOR OCTOBER 3 AND 4
The Arts Council of Henderson County is proud to present the 56th annual Art on Main fine art/fine craft festival along Hendersonville’s historic Main Street, October 3 4, 2015. Festival hours will be 10am–5pm both days.
One of the region’s most popular outdoor arts festivals, Art on Main will feature fine arts and fine crafts from local and regional artists, as well as many artists from states beyond the southeast region. More than 75 artists will participate in this juried and judged festival.
Among the new artists for this year is ceramic artist Bridget Fox. Bridget is a Southern Highland Craft Guild member from Micaville, NC. Bridget’s “biomorphic” designs invoke sea creatures of fantasy. She uses this imagery to make rattles, bowls and other vessels. Also new to Art on Main, local artist Kim McCrum makes silver jewelry with a contemporary edge and a touch of the southwest. Her perforated layers have depth and pattern. Kristen Eisenbraun comes to Art on Main from Greenville, SC and the farms and ranches where she grew up. She is a painter of gentle realism often incorporating the human body. Although not completely new to Art on Main, Harry Jarman returns after a few years absence from the show. Harry’s paintings include still life and landscapes with fine detail. “Harry was an annual fixture at Art on Main for many years,” says Kim Adams, Event Coordinator, “and we are thrilled to see him return.”
Hendersonville artist Amy Perrier, who was new to Art on Main last year, has had one of her paintings, “Reds in the Morning,” chosen as Art on Main’s marketing image for 2015. Her acrylic finger painting will be seen on postcards, posters and T-shirts promoting this year’s show.
An awards reception is being planned to honor all artist vendors who are participating in Art on Main on Saturday evening after the show closes for the day. $3,000 in prize money will be awarded. In addition to the $1,000 Best of Show Award, first place ($500), and second place ($300) prizes will be awarded in both categories of fine art and fine craft. Four Honorable Mentions of $100 each will also be awarded.
The Art on Main committee is pleased to have three distinguished judges for the 56th Art on Main. Tom Madison is currently the executive director of the Upstairs Artspace, a non-profit gallery of contemporary art in Tryon, North Carolina. He studied painting and art history at Virginia Commonwealth University where he later served on the faculty as administrative manager of the university’s Anderson Gallery. Subsequently he served as director and curator of Gallery 5800, a contemporary art gallery in Richmond, Virginia. He has been a freelance writer of artist profiles for “WNC” magazine and has continued his education by studying sculpture at UNC Asheville.
Jodi John Pippin has been painting professionally since May 2001 in her home studio. She taught for six years in the Art Department at Mitchell College in Statesville and has been working in arts administration since 2010 with the Iredell Arts Council, the Haywood County Arts Council and the Asheville Area Arts Council. Jodi is also the President of the Western Arts Agencies of NC, which is a group of leaders committed to making connections across WNC through arts organizations. Jodi received her BS in Cultural Anthropology from Appalachian State University with a Minor in Folklore, and she completed the first half of her Master’s of Architecture at UNC-Charlotte before becoming a mother.
Gary Lee Huntoon is a lifelong craftsman who has focused on ceramics. After studying at the prestigious Pond Farm with Marguerite Wildenhain, Gary decided that clay was his media. He has taught ceramics for high school and college students as well as workshops around the country.
Art on Main is presented by the Arts Council of Henderson County with major support provided by Morris Broadband. In addition, the festival is supported by the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority (www.historichendersonville.org), the Dr. Minor F. Watts Fund at the Community Foundation of Henderson County, the City of Hendersonville, and Mast General Store.
For more information please contact the Arts Council at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 828-693-8504. The web address is www.acofhc.org.
The Arts Council of Henderson County is a community organization that promotes, advocates for and nurtures the arts in Henderson County and western North Carolina. Its office is located at 401 North Main St., Ste. 302, Hendersonville, NC 28792. (Entrance on Fourth Avenue West.)
The Arts Council is supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, funds administered by the Community Foundation of Henderson County, Henderson County, and Henderson County Travel and
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