Apr 28, 2015

Pryor Gallery Hosts Watercolor Workshop By Wilkison


(COLUMBIA, Tenn. - April 28, 2015) - - -
Columbia State Community College's Pryor Art Gallery will be hosting a watercolor workshop with award winning artist, John Wilkison May 22-24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

"I am pleased that John is holding this workshop at Columbia State," said Rusty Summerville, Pryor Gallery curator. "He recently won a "Best of Show" at the annual Tennessee Watercolor Society exhibit and will be admitted, this month, into the prestigious American Watercolor Society in a ceremony in New York City."

The cost of the workshop is $300 and is limited to 20 students. The workshop will take place in Room 114 of the Waymon L. Hickman Building, and emphasis will be on color, composition and texture.

Wilkinson, a Nashville native, earned a bachelor's degree in art history and a master's degree in painting and studio from Vanderbilt University. His art can be found in the Jamison Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Aronson Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Cumberland Gallery in Nashville. He is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, the Southern Watercolor Society and the Tennessee Watercolor Society.

Full payment for the workshop is due by Friday, May 8. Please contact Summerville for payment information at (931) 540-2883 or rsummerville@ColumbiaState.edu, or visit www.ColumbiaState.edu/PryorGallery for the registration form.

The Pryor Gallery is in the Hickman Building on the Columbia Campus, located at 1665 Hampshire Pike. The gallery is open and free to the public Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Please visit www.ColumbiaState.edu/PryorGallery for additional information.

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, one of the largest higher education systems in the nation. For more information, please visit www.columbiastate.edu.

Tennessee's Community Colleges is a system of 13 colleges offering a high-quality, affordable, convenient and personal education to prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals in two years or less. We offer associate degree and certificate programs, workforce development programs and transfer pathways to four-year degrees. For more information, please visit us online at tncommunitycolleges.org.

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