Guild seeking artists for festival

    The Currahee Artists’ Guild is seeking artists for its annual Fall Arts and Crafts Festival that’s held in conjunction with the Toccoa Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27.
    The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The festival is located in The Studio at 61 Doyle Street in the historic downtown mall of Toccoa.
    The judged competition is open to artists’ original works of art created within the past three years.
    Art may be submitted in a variety of categories including oil and acrylic, drawing, mixed media, photography, digital art photography, watercolor, pastels, pottery and fine crafts.
    The entry fee is $20 per category for guild members and $35 per category for non-members. A three-by-six foot panel will be supplied by the guild.
        Cash awards and ribbons for the judged show will be awarded on Sunday, Oct.27 at 4 p.m.
    Entry forms can be obtained at the Studio, 61 Doyle St., The Chamber of Commerce in Toccoa, the Art-Full Barn in Clarkesville and the guild’s website : www.curraheeartistguild.com and returned no later than Monday, Oct. 14.
    The fall show is one of the three annual art shows sponsored by the Currahee Artists’ Guild and membership is $25 per year.
    For more information, call The Studio at 706-886-6138 or send e-mail to Gail Watson at gailwatson58@yahoo.com.