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Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art celebrates 75 years of showing, teaching art

...is incredibly fulfilling, said Lucy Weigle, a professional artist who taught for a number of years at the institute...community all of the time," said Jackson Cheatham, a professional artist who was on the board of the institute."Culturally...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2013-01-02/gertrude-herbert-inst
Robert Davison - Barbara Davison

...Davison was an eyewitness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. Mrs. Davison is a professional artist, specializing in oil painting and fine art restoration. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davison

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=CE000162996022
Anniversary
Singer-songwriter Aaron Wilburn returning to Bethesda Baptist

...church, but that was the extent of his knowledge about performing."I probably didn't even realize there were professional artists until I was 11 or 12 years old," he said. "My sister and her boyfriend took me when I was 13 to see (country...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2012-09-07/singer-songwriter-aar
The Artside: From Aiken to Augusta, art is in focus

...the lawn of Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Patrons will be able to make silent bids on paintings contributed by professional artists and local personalities, but the signatures will be covered until later in the evening, hence the "undercover...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2012-04-03/artside-aiken-augusta
Aiken woman will 'Say Yes to the Dress' on TV

...process longer than usual, it had its perks.The TV crew filmed her wedding and reception, and the show provided a professional artist to sing at the wedding."I worried, would I act normal," Storey said. "But you forget they're there...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-07-07/aiken-woman-will-say-yes-dres
The Artside: Closings make room for February shows

...the artist of the month at Hitchcock Healthcare in Aiken. A native of Johnston, S.C., Williams has been a professional artist for more than 20 years and teaches in the fine arts department at Butler High School in Augusta.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2012-01-25/artside-closings-make
Il Voce will bring popera performance to Aiken

...performance is made possible by the Aiken Performing Arts Group, a nonprofit presenting organization that brings professional artists to the Aiken community.The concert will be at 8 p.m. at the URS Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2012-03-13/il-voce-will-bring-po
Augusta Opera to present Gilbert & Sullivan works

...art form there is."To produce opera performances, Cook said, they must rent costumes and hire a full cast of professional artists, an orchestra, stage management and a production crew.Founded in 1967, the Augusta Opera Association is the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2012-05-09/augusta-opera-present
Giving stuff away can pay off for artists, venues

...shortfall. Symphony Orchestra Augusta's annual free concert has historically been the best attended of the season. Professional artists, performers and institutions understand that in order to survive, it's impractical to give away what audiences...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/going-out/music/2011-06-08/giving-stuff-a
Drawings help as Thomson man's leukemia returns

...nearly ended him.Wielinga has depicted the story of that battle in a series of illustrations stacked up around the professional artist's room at Medical College of Georgia Hospital. And even with the leukemia back and months more of chemotherapy...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2011-06-11/drawings-help-thomson-mans-l