Ten weeks in Europe convinced Anderson Artists Guild member Lori Solymosi that art was her future. After graduating from The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, she received the Cresson Traveling Scholarship, which allowed her a summer of travel through Paris, Rome, Greece, and Germany, where she spent most of her time in art museums. “It solidified my desire to spend the rest of my life doing this,” she said. As a kid in Connecticut, Solymosi had drawn all the time. She calle

Anderson Artists Guild President Diana Gilham really wanted to go to art school in the 1970s. “But I thought I wouldn’t be able to make a living doing that and chickened out,” she said. Instead, she attended Columbus Business University in Ohio, where she grew up, then devoted herself to a secretarial career before staying home to raise her children, followed by a position at a veterinary office. “It was not my passion, but I was good at it,” she said. But once she retired, s

Because she is not an artist herself, April Cameron was initially hesitant about taking over as executive director of the Anderson Arts Center (AAC), a position she has held for about a year now. But it turned out to be a perfect match. With her background at nonprofit organizations and in fundraising, the position ended up being a really good fit. “I love it,” she said. “It’s one of my favorite jobs I’ve ever had.” A Georgia native, Cameron grew up about 60 miles from Savann

JoAnne Anderson is a lifelong student, teacher, and champion of art. A founding member of the Anderson Artists Guild around 1970, she will speak about the guild’s history at the next meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Anderson Arts Center. Born in Anderson, she has traveled widely. She and her husband, who was in the Air Force, moved 22 times in 20 years and traveled all over Europe, including a six-year stint in Germany. Anderson majored in art (with a focus on