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Fall Semester at
Guilford Art Center
Join us for our Fall Semester, with more than 95 classes and workshops including our new Short Studies for Adults and Fun on Fridays Just for Kids. Click here for more information.

Guilford Art Center Publishes Cookbook of Artful Recipes and Images
Creative recipes and sumptuous photographs come together in the new cookbook Arts & Eats: Recipes by Artists and Friends of the Guilford Art Center.

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Arts Connecticut 2008
Guilford Art League
61st Annual Juried Show of Original Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Graphics and Mixed Media.

Aug 28-Sept 20
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OTHER NEWS...

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Giant Tag Sale at Guilford Art Center
Donations Needed for Guilford Art Center Benefit Tag Sale
CRAFT EXPO 2008: July 17, 18, & 19, 2008
Guilford Art Center Annual Gala Bedazzles This Year: June 28
Comic Heroes Given Artistic Spin in Exhibition at Guilford Art Center
Guilford Art Center Seeks Artists for Annual Holiday Sale of Fine Crafts
Art After Hours (for adults only!)

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Giant Tag Sale at Guilford Art Center, Saturday, August 23, 9am-2pm
Artsy goods and more, to benefit school and gallery programs
The Guilford Art Center is holding a Benefit Tag Sale on Saturday, August 23, from 9am to 2pm. The Tag Sale will be held at the Center's campus, 411 Church Street (Route 77), Guilford, opposite the Public Safety Complex. The sale will be filled with all sorts of art-related goods, such as art supplies and equipment, paintings and sculptures, frames, decorative objects, plus lots of other pieces with style and flair. It will be a great place to pick up a bargain and more! Proceeds from the Tag Sale will benefit the Guilford Art Center's school and gallery programs. For information, please call (203) 453-5947.

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Donations Needed for Guilford Art Center Benefit Tag Sale
Saturday, August 23
Donations accepted week of August 18
The Guilford Art Center is seeking donations for its Benefit Tag Sale, to be held Saturday, August 23, from 9am to 2pm. The Tag Sale will be held at the Center's campus, 411 Church Street (Route 77), Guilford, opposite the Public Safety Complex. Donations of objects that are art-related are particularly sought, for example: art supplies and equipment, paintings and sculptures, frames, decorative objects, any other pieces with style and flair. No clothing or toys, please.

Donations to the Tag Sale should be dropped off at the Center during the week of August 18, Monday through Friday, from noon to 4pm. All donations are tax deductible. Proceeds will benefit the Guilford Art Center's school and gallery programs.

For information, please call (203) 453-5947.

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CRAFT EXPO 2008: Brings America's Finest Crafts Back to the Guilford Green
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, July 17, 18, & 19, 2008

In celebration of its 51st year, the Guilford Art Center's annual Craft Expo returns once again to the scenic and historic Guilford Green, celebrating the arts with its extensive array of handmade crafts by American artists. Craft Expo 2008 will bring approximately 175 artists to Guilford--a mix of first-time and returning exhibitors, whose exquisite-quality handmade crafts consistently help rank this event as one of the top craft shows in New England and the country.

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Guilford Art Center Annual Gala Bedazzles This Year
Benefit Party on the Shores of Stony Creek, Saturday, June 28

The Guilford Art Center is hosting Bedazzle, a benefit gala, on Saturday, June 28 from 6:30 to 10:30pm. This outdoor evening will be held along the shores of Stony Creek and will include dinner, dancing, entertainment and live and silent auctions. Proceeds will benefit the Guilford Art Center.

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Comic Heroes Given Artistic Spin in Exhibition at Guilford Art Center
identity theft: reinventing the comic hero
on view in Mill Gallery, July 11 - August 14

Contemporary artistic interpretations of classic comic book heroes will be on view at the Guilford Art Center in identity theft: reinventing the comic hero. This exhibition runs July 11 through August 14 in the Mill Gallery.

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Guilford Art Center Seeks Artists for Annual Holiday Sale of Fine Crafts
The Guilford Art Center seeks artists in all fine craft media to apply to be included in Artistry, the Center’s 30th Annual Holiday Sale of Fine Craft and Art. Artistry will take place October 20 through December 31, 2008. Applications are available by contacting the Guilford Art Center at 203-453-5947, or you may download one here. All work must be handmade in the USA and be of high quality. Jury fee is $15. Submit slides or photos, a minimum of five, with SASE for return of slides, or actual sample work, with funds for return shipping. Application deadline is August 1, 200. For more information contact Bonita Roggow, Guilford Art Center Shop Manager, at 203-453-5947, or shop@guilfordartcenter.org.

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ART AFTER HOURS (for adults only!)
Come together with family, friends or co-workers to celebrate a birthday or a night out making art together! Choose one of our themes or create you own; meet at the Guilford Art Center or we'll come to you! Themes include paper, polymer or traditional beading, belt making, book making, felted bowls, stenciled or decorated handbags, shirts or clay pots, beginning painting or drawing and
polymer pens. Come, explore your creative side! Call now for details!

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Guilford Art Center Announces 3rd Annual Art Achievement Awards – “Visionaries 2008”

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From Roman Cursive to Tie Die: Winter Semester of Classes Begins at Guilford Art Center Offerings For Adults and Children

Local Real Estate Agent Donates to Shoreline ArtsTrail

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