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This page contains a collection of helpful videos that keep us learning, connecting, and growing.
“10 in 20” with Kelly parvin
Watch this video as Kelly Parvin interviews artist Margaret Barber.
“10 in 20” with Kelly parvin
Watch this video as Kelly Parvin interviews artist Lynthia Edwards.
Click on the image below to watch the video of the opening reception of the 2020 54th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank exhibition.
The Montgomery Art Guild presents an informal discussion about entering art competitions. Questions that get discussed include:
—Who enters? Amateurs and professional, hear from both.
—Why do they enter? Is it for exposure, advancement in career, peer review, etc.?
—What is entered? Is the work ready to be shown. How do you know?
—When, where and how is it entered? From topics of framing to photographing your work and delivery.
This discussion occurred on February 22, 2021
Montgomery Art Guild art talk event: How to Evaluate Artwork
Sara Dismukes, Associate Professor of Art and Design at Troy University is our guest speaker for this art talk event. She discusses how to evaluate artwork based on the elements and principles of design. This is an important aspect of art for the artist and viewer. Gain insight on how to provide feedback to an artist, improve your own work and have creative conversations about art.
She then reviews several pieces of artwork with the elements of and principles of design in mind.
About Sara Dismukes:
Sara Dismukes is Associate Professor of Design at Troy University, where she has been on the faculty since 2006.
In addition to design work, she also maintains an active studio practice. Special research interests include traditional bookbinding and book design, as well as art making that combines digital and analog processes.
She earned her BFA at Henderson State University and her MFA at East Carolina University.
Click on the image below to see the video of the award ceremony for the 44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition.
Click on the image below to see the video of Dr. Wendy Castenell’s juror’s critique of the 44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum exhibition.
Montgomery Art Guild art talk event: Award winning artists from the
44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum exhibition, June 14, 2021
Hear from seven award winning artists from the 44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition (Phoebe Burns, Christopher Greenman, Margie McInarnay, Richard Mills, Kole Nichols, Enid Probst, Pamela Venz). Click on the image below to see the video of this presentation. This is the first of two presentations from this exhibit.
Montgomery Art Guild art talk event: Award winning artists from the
44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum exhibition, June 21, 2021
Hear from seven award winning artists from the 44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition (Ryan, Akers, Elana Hagler, Winfred Hawkins, Carol Pugsley Jones, Nancy Jones, Meredith Knight, and Leanna Leithauser-Lesley). Click on the image below to see the video of this presentation. This is the second of two presentations from this exhibit.
Click on the images to see the video of the opening reception for the 55th Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank exhibition, held on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 and the juror’s critique of that show by juror William Canty, held on .
This art talk features a discussion with the award-winning artists from the 55th Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition. Click on the image below to see the video of that discussion.
Montgomery Art Guild art talk event: Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism, and How to Protect Your Artwork
This event was held November 16, 2021, at 6:30 pm. Featured speakers are:
Leanna Leithauser-Lesley, a textile artist and member of the Montgomery Art Guild, who has a wealth of experience using photo references in her work and the steps she’s taken to ensure she does not violate the copyright of the owners of the reference photos, and does not blatantly plagiarize that work.
Julie Grahame, a NYC based editor/publisher of the photo magazine/blog aCurator and a senior representative/licensing for the Yousef Karsh estate (he was a well-known mid-20th century photographer). Ms. Grahame has dealt with instances of internet users infringing on the copyright of artists featured in aCurator and with the Yousef Karsh estate, and the steps she has taken to protect that work. She also has some interesting tips on how artists can protect their work when posting it to social media.
Mark Harris, director of the Dixie Art Colony Foundation, a local central Alabama group dedicated to preserving the artwork of the mid-20th century artists who were part of the Dixie Art Colony in this area. The foundation has had similar issues that the Karsh estate has had, that is, artists using material in the Dixie Art Colony collection as references for their own artwork without permission.
