April 27 & 28, 2024
Open Call to Artists 18 years & Older
SHOW DATES
April 27, 2024, 5-8 PM
April 28, 2024, 11 AM-4 PM
Abita Springs Town Hall
22161 Level Street
Abita Springs, LA 70460
AWARDS RECEPTION
Saturday, April 27, 5-8 PM
Abita Springs Town Hall
22161 Level Street
Abita Springs, LA 70460
See Prospectus and Registration Links Below
exhibit information
The Lacombe Art Guild's 2024 Spring Art Show, "Brushstrokes & Beyond", will open on Saturday, April 27, with an awards reception from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Abita Springs Town Hall. The exhibit will continue Sunday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to view the artwork and meet the artists.
In addition to artworks by LAG artists, the exhibit will include the work of a number of local professional artists, including Gretchen Armbruster, Ben Bensen, Chryl Casso Corizzo, MaryAnn Bonura Smith, Phil Gallatas, Craig McMillen, Mary Monk, Ryan Perea, Philip Sage, Peg Usner, and Hal Wilke.
PRIZES
- Best-In-Show: Ribbon + $200
- First Place: Ribbon + $100
- Second Place: Ribbon + $50
- Third Place: Ribbon + $25
- Honorable Mention: Ribbon Only
The number of cash prizes awarded in each category is based on the number of entries received in that category, and will be decided by the Show Committee Chairman.
CATEGORIES
- UP: Art under plexiglass, such as drawings, pastels, watercolors, and photographs
- NUP: Art not under plexiglass, such as acrylic or oil paintings, and photographs on canvas (must be either framed or gallery-wrapped, 1.5” deep or greater with finished edges)
- 3-D: Three-dimensional artwork
- Please refer to guidelines and prospectus.
Show Judge
Show Judge: PHIL GALATAS
ABOUT PHIL GALATAS
Our judge for the 2024 Spring Art Show: Brushstrokes & Beyond is Phil Galatas.
Phil is a native of Slidell, Louisiana, whose roots run deep along Bayou Liberty on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, the place he will always call home. His work is included in public collections including the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, the Phillips Petroleum Museum of Oklahoma, and the Louisiana Museum of Art. His art has been featured in exhibits at the National Geographic Headquarters in Washington, D.C.; various exhibitions in New York City; the Easton Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland; and in several cities in Japan. After establishing professional ground as a 3-time World Champion Wildfowl carver, Phil was inspired by Louisiana’s bounty, such as the Creole Tomato, the Ponchatoula Strawberry, and the Louisiana Satsuma, to create functional art lamps. Limited in number produced, each lamp is hand-carved from Tupelo Gum and Poplar wood sourced in Louisiana. They are painted in acrylics and shellac.