Fredericksburg Art Guild

Fredericksburg Art Guild's First Friday features the opening reception of the 8th Annual Gillespie County Faces and Places juried art exhibit. Gillespie County Faces and Places is funded by the Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance/OktoberFest. The "Faces and Places" opening reception is 2 pm to 8 pm Friday with awards presented at 5:30 pm. "Gillespie County Faces and Places" is juried by Pat Sreenan. The show features work by artists who reside in the Fredericksburg Gillespie County area or who are members of county art organizations. First, second and third place awards will be given in three categories including Oil and Acrylic, Pastel and Watercolor and an open category for Photography, Colored Pencil, Collage and Printmaking. A Best of Show ribbon will also be awarded. Marla Moriarty, April Artist of the Month, will open a retrospective of her work which includes oil, watercolor and photography. Marla studied at the Museum of Arts Houston , Glassell School of Art. The Fredericksburg Art Guild represents 36 Hill Country Artists and exhibits fine art , jewelry, sculpture, photo- graphy, stained glass and more. The Guild's hours are 10 am to 4 pm~open until 8 pm on the First Friday of each month. The Guild is closed on Tuesdays. The Fredericksburg Art Guild is located behind the Nimitz Museum at 308 E. Austin St. Ample, free parking is available behind the Convention and Visitor's Center. The Guild can be reached at 830-997-4949 and fredericksburgartguild@austin.rr.com. Our website is located at http://www.fredericksburgartguild.org/