To view Exhibitions, click HERE.

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MAG's EastART Egg Auction and Grown-up Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 24,  4 - 6 pm

The Madison Artists Guild invites you to participate in the first Grown-up Egg hunt in Madison to benefit the Guild and the Caring Place of Madison.  This is an event that is geared toward the adults in the family, so get a sitter, make it a date night and bring your big sweetie for an outdoor afternoon of fun and frolic.

The Brady Inn at 250 N. Second Street will be the location of an amazing display and auction of original EastART eggs, works of art created by members of the Madison Artists Guild.  Proceeds from the auction will benefit not only the talented artists, but also the Caring Place of Madison and the Madison Artists Guild as well.

This afternoon event begins at 4 pm when we kick off a Grown-up egg hunt for "golden eggs" filled with coupons and prizes from local downtown businesses.  Join in the thrill of the hunt for a donation of $10 and run like the kid you used to be, trying to find where those prized eggs will be hidden in and around the lawn and gardens of the Inn.  What fun! 

There is no charge to participate in the wine and cheese reception/auction  The EastART silent auction will begin at 4:30 and conclude around 5:30 when we announce the lucky high bidders for these diverse works of art.  There are painted eggs on porcelain, ceramic, wood, and real blown out eggs.  There are even some made of baling wire!  Any one of the would be the prize winning egg in your Easter basket!  The artists have set a minimum bid for their eggs and the sky's the limit for bidding.  Remember you're promoting our artists, stimulating the economy and helping the Caring Place provide much needed food for those in need in our community.  It is definitely a win-win-win!

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Morsberger Speaks!

Saturday, October 15, 5 pm
at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art

Don't forget the Morsberger Family Workshop from 1-3 p.m.
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2011 FIREFLY FESTIVAL

Friday, July 29 from 7 - 9pm in Town Park

For the third year in a row, the Madison Artists Guild participated in the City's Firefly Festival at Town Park by staging a Twilight Paint Out.  Guild members Sam Traina, Wendy Adams and Cheryl Whitestone set up their easels and documented the festivities Friday and Saturday evening.  The Guild also had a large tent which housed other paintings and prints by the 3 painters.  The paintings that were created during the Firefly were sold at silent auction and several paintings sold.

This year, in addition to the Twilight Paint Out, the Guild offered a Kooky Craft Tent under which the kids who attended on Friday evening could paint and create Glow Worm Goggles or Firefly Wands.  MAG members who participated in the fun were Rita Knight, Louise Lauderdale, Marjean Meadow, Martha Lower, Lisa Hamilton, Stacey Lewis and Janet Mason.  As night descended on Town Park the Kooky Creations turned on the park as kids ran around showing off their glowing goggles and wands.  It was hard to pack up at 9 because more and more kids wanted to score on a pair!

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"Calculations:  What Could be Painting?" March 15, 2011
Hope you'll mark your calendars on Tuesday, March 15, 6:30 - 8:30 pm for an interesting Art Talk called "Calculations:  What Could be Painting?" by Richard Olsen.  Richard Olsen's exciting work is being featured at our first XLG SHOW @ TOWN 220 Restaurant and this talk is part of our program for that show.

This talk is free and open to the public, but Guild members get preferential seating so be sure your membership is current and that you let me know you want to attend!  The Conference Center is located at 220 W. Washington St, Madison and is on the downstairs level underneath the restaurant.

Here's the schedule: 

6:30 - 7:30 Socializing and self-guided tour of Ole's exhibit 

7:30 - Guild welcome at Conference room in the downstairs Conference
         Center (underneath the restaurant) 

7:30 - 8:40 - Richard Olsen speaks! 

8:40 - 8:45 - Questions and Wrap-up.

Become a member of the Madison Artists Guild and enjoy preferential seating at this event. 

Visit our website at www.madisonartistsguild.org to learn more about all the many shows and activities MAG has to offer.  Friend us on Facebook, or visit our blog. 

The Cottage Gallery is located at 248 W. Jefferson St. in Madison, open Wed - Sat, 11 - 4:30 and Sunday, 1 - 5 pm.

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SWING INTO SPRING DRAWING
MAG is teaming up with Artisan's Alley with a basket of wonderful items that will bring on an early case of Spring Fever!  The basket is worth nearly $900 and includes, among other things a $500 outdoor "loveseat" kind of swing with a canopy, and at least a dozen great items created by some of our artists including note cards, original paintings,  a giclee print on canvas, a necklace, several delightful as well as useful clay items, and much more!

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and the drawing will be toward the end of March.  The basket is at the cottage and folks can see it and a complete list of the items it contains as well as their value.  All proceeds go to help fund MAG programs.  Tickets can be purchased at Artisan's Alley too!  Guild members Jeannie and Gordon Clark own this gem of a shop that carries Native American jewelry, leather goods, Laurel Burch t-shirts and purses and so much more!  For a list of artists and items, click HERE.

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February 2011

XLG show AT TOWN 220     
Opening February 3, 2011

THURSDAY FEB 3 OPENING RECEPTION AT TOWN 220

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November 13 - December 2010

Gary Weiss: A Collection.　

An exceptional oil painter of landscapes, still lives and the human figure, Gary's work will be featured in the last of 2010s Art Underground Series at the Shops at the Icehouse Underground, 271 W. Washington St. in Madison. The opening reception which, is free and open to the public, is on Saturday, Nov 13 from 6 8 pm. The exhibit will be on display through December 2010.

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MAG PRIVATE ART TOUR - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2010
Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA: DAY TRIP starting at 9 a.m.

Director Kevin Grogan of the Morris Museum of Art will give our group a private tour of the permanent collection, which houses one of the finest southern art collections in GA with works by Herb Jackson, Benny Andrews, George Andrews, Lamar Dodd, Don Cooper, Ida Kohlmeyer and many others. In addition, we will be able to enjoy the exhibit the Painters Reel which shows the work of ten recognized contemporary GA painters. http://www.themorris.org/index.shtml

We will have lunch at Boll Weevil Cafe & Sweetery housed in a historical cotton warehouse along the river. The café has delicious lunch food and sweets. Look at the menu at www.thebollweevil.com.

After lunch we will meet one of the most admired Augusta artists, Philip Morsberger, in his studio.

Cost is $20 for MAG members, $40 for non members. Please contact Liselott Johnsson by email at liselott@liselottjohnsson.com or call her at 770-722-7278 for more information or to sign up.

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The Madison Artists Guild
Cottage Gallery at Town Park, 248 West Jefferson St., Madison, GA 30650
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday: 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 
706-342-5200