Kick Off the Decatur Book Festival with “Storybook Look: Illustrations by Southern Artists” Exhibit at The Art Institute of Atlanta – Decatur
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DECATUR (GA) – It’s the perfect way to start your exploration of the third annual Decatur Book Festival: come by The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur on Friday evening, September 4, from 5 to 8 pm for the opening reception of “Storybook Look: Illustrations by Southern Artists.” The exhibit and the reception are open to the public at no charge – and it’s perfect for the whole family.
“Storybook Look: Illustrations by Southern Artists” features original artwork from ten of the South’s most notable children’s book illustrators. The exhibit includes 28 paintings, photographs, and cut-paper/mixed media. It also includes text panels and copies of the books that feature the work shown in the exhibit. All featured artists in “Storybook Look” are traditionally-published members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the world’s largest organization for children’s book creators. The artists include: Rick Anderson (“N is for Natural State”), Arni Blackford (“Quest for the Dragon Stone”), Mark Braught (“P is for Peach”), Karen Stormer Brooks (“Piggy Wiglet”), Sarah C. Campbell (“Wolfsnail”), Liz Conrad (“The Snow Ball”), Elizabeth O. Dulemba (“Paco and the Giant Chile Plant”), Laura Knorr (“The Legend of Papa Noël”), Daniel Powers (“Take the Lead, George Washington”), and Rick Spears (“Tales of the Cryptids”).
The exhibit will be on view in The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Gallery, One West Court Square, Suite 110, Decatur, GA 30030, from September 4 through 30. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 am to 7 pm; Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, and Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm. For information or directions, call 404.942.1800 or visit www.artinstitutes.edu/decatur.
“Storybook Look” is part of The Southern Arts Federations’ “Southern Visions: The Southern Arts & Culture Traveling Exhibits Program,” which is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The Art Institute of Atlanta is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). The Art Institute of Atlanta, including its satellite campus and its branch campuses — The Art Institute of Atlanta - Decatur, The Art Institute of Charleston, The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville, The Art Institute of Washington. And The Art Institute of Washington – Northern Virginia — is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of The Art Institute of Atlanta. The Art Institute of Atlanta is one of The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 educational institutions throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts, fashion, and culinary arts professionals.