Anderson Artists Guild member Debbie Bzdyl is currently completing an intensive course focused on selling her artwork through galleries. The course, offered online, is called the Art Business Academy and is taught by gallery owner Jason Horejs. Through this course, Bzdyl has learned how to present her work in a professional way, to create a spreadsheet of 100 galleries to apply to, and then to actually make digital submissions. “I began submitting to the galleries in my sprea

As a kid, new Anderson Artists Guild member Lynn Guthrie once received a Kodak Instamatic camera for Christmas, a moment forever enshrined in—what else?—a photograph. While she enjoyed taking pictures and eventually got herself a “real” camera, it wasn’t until years later, after her kids were older, that she became serious about photography. One reason is her job as an administrative assistant at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University (AU). There, she is

Twenty-three Anderson Artists Guild members had artwork selected for inclusion in the 2022 juried show at the Belton Center for the Arts. Juror Isabel Forbes selected about half of the 144 entries by over 75 artists. The show opened with a reception on Sept. 24 and continues through Nov. 4. Ten AAG members won awards. Kathy Moore won the $250 third place award for Building Communities (found objects/acrylic). Purchase awards of $500 and $350, respectively, went to Sherron Fer

For the third year in a row, the South Carolina Arts Commission is offering Emerging Artist Grants to artists in the state who are in the early stages of their careers (up to five years). The grant was recently increased to $1800, which can be used for supplies and materials, equipment, furniture, and professional services in support of a project to be completed during the grant period (January to June 2023). The deadline to apply is Oct. 18, 2022. Anderson Artists Guild memb