There are several months available for one man art shows for 2010. Call now to schedule a month to display your art work!

The Benton County Library promotes cultural awareness through a myriad of activities including art shows, which began in 2002. Promoting local and other area artists, the gallery space provides amateur, as well as professional level artists, the opportunity to showcase their talents in a variety of artistic media.

There is an annual show which welcomes all artists to exhibit, and monthly one man shows, which allow individual artists to share their talent with the community.

Each year in September a theme is chosen and work is displayed during that month by many area artists. A reception is hosted one evening during the month by the library, to allow artists and art enthusiasts to mingle, and enjoy the display. Books on art and artists are featured to provide visitors the chance to learn more at home. The show is free and open to the public, and community attendance is encouraged. The library is very grateful to the Benton County Arts Council for their support of this program.

Artist's Participation Requirements

• Please bring your art pieces to the library during the last week of August or the first week of September.
• The library has a limited number of easels. If you prefer easel displays, please bring your easels with you for the annual or one man art shows.
• All pieces should have a tag on the back that lists the artist's name and the name of the piece. You are welcome to include a short 1-2 sentence phrase about the inspiration for the piece, and if the piece is for sale, a price should be listed.
• All pieces sold by the library during any shows will need to include a 10% commission for the library, with the balance of the sale price going to the artist at the end of the show.
• A walk-through program is provided during the annual art show with pieces numbered by the library. One man show artists are welcome to submit a one page program or flyer that we will copy and share with visitors to the show.
• The library utilizes The Gallery System for hanging pieces. There are 30 hangars on which pieces can be hung for display and each one will support 90 pounds. We cannot be responsible for pieces that fall after placement.
• All artists are asked to plan to attend the reception for the annual show in September.
• One man monthly show artists may plan and conduct a reception or some other public event upon approval by the library and in coordination with the library calendar, but the library does not plan or incur expense for individual show receptions or activities. Typically individual show receptions/activities are scheduled on a Tuesday evening when the library is open late, so library staff is available.
• Art work of all types, in all mediums, by any age artist, and at all artistic capability levels are accepted. Any issues or concerns of an exceptional nature will be addressed with the individual artist.
• These are not refereed or prize awarded shows, but rather an opportunity for the library to provide artists a place and time to share their talents with the community and to provide, for the community, an opportunity to attend a program that might not typically be available locally.
• Anyone interested in being featured in a one man monthly show can contact the library to choose and schedule a month. Art work for monthly shows should be delivered to the library for set-up during the last week of the month before the show is to begin. The artist should have at least 10 pieces of art work and all pieces should be picked up by the 1st of the month following the completion of the show.

If you have questions or need further information please contact the library. The upcoming calendar for one man monthly shows and the annual art show is listed below.

2010 One Man Shows

January-Handmade Jewelry of Chad Douglas and Ellis Island Exhibit
February-Picturing Benton County photography by students
March-West Tennessee Basket Guild Weavers
April-Art Classes Exhibit with Reception on April 6th at 6 p.m.
May-Multi-Media Biomes from the After School Adventurers
June-Tim Pafford Single Piece Exhibit
July-Bill Butler Realism and Surrealism Acrylics Collection
August-OPEN
September-OPEN
October-Annual Community Art Show
November-Benton County Art Club-Student Exhibit
December-OPEN

Annual Art Show
October

Reception-October 19th at 5:30 P.M.
'Transformation'

With a special celebration of the work of Pablo Picasso and an exhibit about his life and art.