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Georgetown Arts and Culture Program Seeks Exhibit Subcommittee Applications

The Georgetown Arts and Culture Program seeks members for the 2024 Exhibit Subcommittee. This subcommittee will consist of 5 members and be responsible for managing the visual art exhibits and related exhibit programming at the Georgetown Art Center. The Georgetown Art Center will be managed by the City of Georgetown Arts and Culture Program beginning in January 2024. The Georgetown Art Center features 9 major exhibits per year including the annual Art Hop. An annual Call for Exhibit Proposals is published at the beginning of each year for the exhibit season the following year. There is also an option for 1-2 popup exhibits throughout the year. The 2025 Call for Exhibit Proposals will be published early 2024, and the Exhibit Subcommittee will finalize the exhibits for the 2025 exhibit season at the Georgetown Art Center based on the submissions to the Call for Exhibit Proposals.

Deadline for applications is November 30.

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2023-24 Sculpture Tour Awards Announced

The City of Georgetown Arts and Culture Board has awarded Elizabeth Bonura the first prize award in the 2023-24 Sculpture Tour, a juried year-long outdoor exhibit in the historic Downtown Georgetown Cultural District. Bonura won for her piece Babywearing Family, a concrete sculpture with bronze metal coating that features a family of five with three young children inspired by the sculptor’s own family. The sculpture is located at the corner of Rock and Seventh streets, near Blue Corn Harvest.

Second prize went to Steve Southerland for Bending Sound, a 10’ guitar sculpted from steel, copper, and steel wire. This piece is located at the corner of Austin Avenue and Sixth Street, near the Monument Cafe.

The other sculptures accepted into the tour and awarded Honorable Mention include:

• Long Journey Home by Caroline Walker
• Joyful Journey Color Column by Laura Armstrong
• Cerebral Drama by Anthony St. James
• Fight or Flight by John Luke
• Monarch on the Grass by Pascale Pryor
• Spherical Embodiment by Scott Shubin
• Urban Flower by Anthony St. James
• Red Plant Form by Laura Sturtz
• Bird in Blue by Laura Sturtz
• Big Baby Bluebonnet by Mylinda Farr

Two sculptures from last year’s tour — Moment of Reflection by Dan Pogue and Whirlwind by Tim Glover — will remain for another year.

The board selected these 13 new sculptures from a total of 16 pieces submitted for consideration by 13 artists. All sculptures will remain on exhibit until October 2024.

For more information, including a map of the sculpture tour and images of the sculptures, visit arts.georgetown.org/art/sculpture-tour.

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