"A Patron’s Collection" August 16 - October 8
"Oh, The Places You Will Go!" Jim Sutherland August 17 - September 17
"Oh, The Places You Will Go!" Jim Sutherland August 17 - September 17
A Patron’s Collection:
Select Works by Kiki Pollard’s Illustrators and Favorite Artists
The art of illustration was the business of Kiki Pollard’s company, Alexander Pollard Artist Representatives. The styles, mediums and techniques of the artists Kiki “repped” varied widely but what those illustrators had in common was the fact that they were all excellent visual story tellers. This skill is the essence of being a successful commercial illustrator—seamlessly blending art and commerce in such a way that the viewer can perceive the meaning behind the image.
Kiki’s talent lay in her ability to play the part of matchmaker between client and artist. Whether the project was a book cover, board game, travel article or racing coffee cups, the perfect pairing of art director and illustrator emerged in a story told in living color or sometimes dramatic black and white.
This creative process repeated itself hundreds of times in the 25+ years in which Alexander Pollard served the advertising and graphic design industry. So many wonderful works of art sprang from the heads, hearts and hands of these talented illustrators in collaboration with their creative directors. This fruitful symbiotic relationship helped build the illustration/art careers of many gifted artists.
The works comprising A Patron’s Collection are from the personal collection of Kiki Pollard and her late husband Dick Crooks. The majority of these curated pieces were created by Alexander Pollard’s illustrators. Other pieces simply struck a chord with Kiki and Dick. All of them span 45+ years of lovingly collected works of illustrated art.
Kiki’s connection to MAG began over 20 years ago when she and Dick moved to picturesque Madison, GA. They immediately found their creative “tribe” in the members of the Madison Artists Guild and began their enthusiastic volunteer participation in the group.
Kiki served selflessly as a Board member, Officer and Gallery worker volunteering her time and talents anywhere she saw an opportunity or need.
A Patron’s Collection, a benefit exhibition, is being held by MAG to express our gratitude for Kiki’s generous contributions to her beloved Guild and to offer our assistance at this stage of her life. 70% of the exhibit’s art sales will be donated to her long term care costs in her new home in Texas. After Dick passed away Kiki’s relatives saw the need for her to be near family so they helped her move to an assisted living facility near her sister. We are grateful to Kiki and her family for allowing us the opportunity to express our love and thanks to our fellow “Guildie” in this way.
MAGallery is open 11 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays through Saturdays and is located at 125 W. Jefferson Street in Madison.
Our retail gallery, supporting over twenty local artists and eight authors, is operated by Madison Artists Guild, a nonprofit dedicated to education and the encouragement of artistic endeavor in its members and the community through outreach programs, classes, workshops and social gatherings.
For membership information or to learn more about the organization, please use this link.
"Oh, The Places You Will Go!" Jim Sutherland August 17 - September 17
"Oh, The Places You Will Go!" Jim Sutherland August 17 - September 17
"Oh, The Places You Will Go!" Jim Sutherland August 17 - September 17
Oh, The Places You Will Go! brims with work that elevates the beauty and tenderness found in ordinary scenes: Greek widows visiting on a bench, a Frenchman admiring his flowers, moored shrimp boats in the low country, southern porches, Venetian waterways, Parisian sidewalk cafes.
Sutherland states, “Painting for me is the fascination of seeing a blank surface transformed into an image reflecting the things that people do, the beauty of the countryside or city scenes, and the expression of human emotion.”
Jim Sutherland is a self-taught artist from Clemson, SC, now retired from a 32-year career as a pediatric cardiologist. He attended Clemson University where he was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference basketball player. Sutherland began painting while stationed as a pediatrician with the U. S. Army in Augsburg, Germany, in the mid-70s.
Many years would pass in between those first works and the works that will be on view in Madison, but Sutherland knew he would always come back to painting. His involvement with art and painting accelerated in the last decade with shows in Tiburon, CA; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA; and Pawley’s Island, SC. Highlighting the decade was a show in Paris in 2013 that Sutherland organized for 10 artists.
The Madison Artists Guild is delighted to showcase Jim's oil paintings at MAGallery and MAG Online. Oh, The Places You Will Go! is one of MAGallery’s eleven special exhibitions for 2022 that showcases original artwork of emerging and established artists from outside the local community. MAGallery is open 11 AM – 5 PM, Tuesdays through Saturdays and is located at 125 W. Jefferson Street in Madison.
Our retail gallery, supporting over twenty local artists and eight authors, is operated by Madison Artists Guild, a nonprofit dedicated to education and the encouragement of artistic endeavor in its members and the community through outreach programs, classes, workshops and social gatherings.
For membership information or to learn more about the organization, please use this link.
Art for Life Student Photography Exhibit
"Oh, The Places You Will Go!" Jim Sutherland August 17 - September 17
Art for Life Student Photography Exhibit
Enjoy a personal collection of black and white photography by Morgan County Middle and High School Students.
This public installation can be viewed at any time as the photographs have been greatly enlarged and installed on the exterior brick walls of Morgan County Alternative School located at 1551 Bethany RD. Madison 30650. Please stop by and enjoy the work of these students!
The exhibit is sponsored by Art for Life: Building Creativity, Community and Connection - a Madison Artists Guild donor supported program.
One year ago, Art for Life was recognized by the Georgia General Assembly with Senate Resolution 185, which commended the program for many reasons including:
- As an art education and life skills development course unique to Morgan County Charter School System
- For its reputation of excellence in the community, as evidenced by it being entirely donor-funded
- For instilling among its students the importance of community by working collaboratively and giving back to and understanding one's place in the community
The success of Art for Life is due to the commitment of its excellent teachers, Elizabeth Collins Hanes, Angelina Bellebuono, and the late Chuck Hanes, whose vision for this program and love for the students is deep, genuine, and unwavering: "These are amazing, insightful and creative young people, with much to offer this world. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work with each and every one of them." - Elizabeth Hanes and Angelina Bellebuono, 2022.
Madison Artists Guild, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to education and the encouragement of artistic endeavor in its members and the community through outreach programs, classes, workshops and social gatherings.
For membership information or to learn more about the organization, please visit TheMadisonArtistsGuild.org or call 706-342-9360.