Gonzales Art Group hosts Come & Take It Art Show

The Gonzales Art Group will sponsor the 2022 Come and Take It Art Show from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at the Crystal Theatre.

There is a limit of no more than eight total pieces of art per artist, with not more than three in any one category.

The fees for each entry are $5 for non-members and $4 for members, and students are $1.

The categories for the entries are: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel/Charcoal, Pencil/Pen and Ink, Sculpture/Pottery/ Stained Glass, Mixed Media, Workshop Art, Alternative Arts and fiber arts. All work must be original, not from a kit. A photography category will be judged separately for students and adults. All entries there must be matted.

Student categories for entries are defined by age and/or grade.

Any member, non-member or student artist entering work in the Come and Take It art competition show and sale shall not hold the Gonzales Art Group, the Crystal Theatre, Chamber of Commerce or the Come and Take It committee responsible for any harm or loss suffered in the competition show or sale.

Anyone interested in displaying or selling their artwork other than what is shown in competition should contact the Chamber of Commerce about an individual booth. Exceptions are donations to the silent auction sponsored by the Gonzales Art Group.

Donations for the silent auction will be accepted, and funds raised go to the Scholarship Fund for students in the county looking to further their education in visual art.

Times for the Art Show are Friday, Sept. 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.mm. The silent auction will run from opening Friday until 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

For students, pictures should be mounted on stiff backing, matting, posterboard, construction paper or the like. The whole picture and mat should not measure more than 11X14 (high school age is allowed to have slightly larger). Students entries will be judged separately from the adults, with ribbons awarded. Categories are Pre school, Pre-K-K; grades 1-2; grades 3-4; grades 5-6; grades 7& 8; grades 9-12. No nude or obscene work will be accepted for exhibition, adults or students.

Adults entries should be framed, unless it is painted on a gallery canvas. Please bring easel with your name on it if you have one, florist type or other. All pictures must be ready to hang with wire or have their own floor easel.

All artwork will be accepted at 2 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 at the Crystal Theatre and must be picked up on Sunday, Oct. 2 between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. All artists shall be responsible to bring and pick up their own work.

Ribbons will be awarded in each category, adult and student. Best of Show will be awarded to adults and students.

For additional information please contact Janice Williamson at (830)857-5694 or jsw0883@gmail.com or Sarah Bailey at (830)857-5695.