Artwork Drop-off July 29 & 30, 2019 - 2019 Prospectus/Application

"Song of the Sycamore" acrylic on canvas, by Molly Angel, 2018

Bring Us Your Best XVI

Opening Awards Reception
Friday, August 2, 2019, 5-7pm
at the Blue Ridge Conference Hall in the TEDC Bldg at Blue Ridge Community College
Map of BRCC Campus
Exhibition will be on display through Aug. 16, 2019
Monday-Friday 10am-4pm
Admission is Free
​Accessible to All

ARTISTS! Download 2019 prospectus HERE.

Bring Us Your Best exhibition, photo by Joe Bester

Co-hosted by Blue Ridge Community College, Bring Us Your Best is held in the Blue Ridge Conference Hall every August. Now in its 16th year, this popular juried and judged exhibit continues to grow by appealing to wider audiences each year. Exhibiting artwork from more than 100 visual artists each year, the show and the opening awards reception is free and open to the public. All work is for sale.

Bring Us Your Best features visual artwork in these four categories:
2-Dimensional
3-Dimensional
Fine Craft
Photography
2019 Bring Us Your Best Prospectus & Entry Form

"Walela: Spirit Guide," by Bonnie Joy Bardos, won the One Planet / One World Award sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville in 2017.

2019 Awards 

Over $3,000 in prize money will be awarded:

1st Place, for each category (4)....$250 ea.
2nd Place for each category (4)...$150 ea.
3rd Place for each category (4)...$100 ea
NEW! Chrysalis Award (3)  $100
Sponsored by artists Karen Eve Bayne .and Peter Gollup, the Chrysalis Award will be awarded to emerging artists.
Artists Choice Award (1)...$300
Sponsored by artists in support of other artists! 2017 sponsors are Walter Arnold and John Patrick McAfee
One Planet / One World Award (1)... $250
Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville
People's Choice Award (1)...$250
Winner will receive a $250 gift certificate from The Starving Artist Art Supply and Framing Shop
Honorable Mentions (10)
Winners receive $25 gift certificates from The Starving Artist Art Supply and Framing Shop

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Matt Smith from The Starving Artist Art Supply and Framing Shop presents Barbara Zimmerman with the 2017 People's Choice Award.

"Season of Joy," paper landscape by Barbara Zimmerman. Winner of the People's Choice Award in 2017.

2019 Judges for Bring Us Your Best XVI
Tom Madison - 2D
Dale McEntire - 3D
Cathy Fischer - Fine Craft
​Suzanne Camarata - Photography

TOP IMAGE:  Transcendence: Annie's Journey, by Bonnie Joy Bardos

MANY THANKS TO THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS:
Blue Ridge Community College
Wax Family Memorial Funds
Starving Artist Art Supply and Framing Shop
Community Foundation of Henderson County - Minor F. Watts Fund
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville
Walter Arnold Photography
John Patrick McAfee, Author
​Karen Eve Bayne, fiber artist & Peter Gollup, woodworker