Athens Sculpture Festival

The Classic Center Cultural Foundation has announced the names of the artists that will participate in the first annual Athens Sculpture Festival. The festival will take place June 24–26 at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.

Participating sculptors will be: Beverly Babb, Matt Boland, Travis Christopher, Jaclyn Enck, Will Eskridge, Ted Gloeckler, Donald Goldstein, Ann Hamlin, Sarah Heath, Joshua Jordan, Mike Jones, Steve Lobar, Doug Makemson, Benjamin McKee, Stan Mullins, Karol Patterson, Tony Ransom, Andrew Rosen, Daniel Sizemore and Abraham Tesser.

Each artist will display a maximum of four pieces at the juried exhibition. Prizes include $1,000 for “Best in Show,” $500 for second place, $250 for third place, $250 for honorable mention and $1,000 for the People’s Choice Award.

All sculptures presented at the festival will be available for sale. The Classic Center Cultural Foundation will purchase at least one piece for its permanent collection. Future plans for the Classic Center include a sculpture park featuring permanent and touring works of art.

“Art is so important. It provides an intangible but extra dimension to daily life,” said Julie Walters, director of the Classic Center Cultural Foundation.

The Classic Center Cultural Foundation works to provide resources to entertain and educate the community by supporting shows that expand the cultural offering of the Classic Center, supporting programs that broaden the exposure of the arts to people of the community, providing funds to purchase art from local artists to hang in the Classic Center, awarding grants to performing arts groups and scholarships to local art students and maintaining the Classic Center in pristine condition.

Call 706.208.0900 or visit www.AthensSculptureFestival.com for more information.