Herrig Center for the Arts Breaks Ground

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Herrig Center for the Arts Ground Breaking Ceremony

ACM Ground Breaking

Board of Directors from left: Roberto Andreos, Jan Pullen, Jacquelyn Taylor, Mary Hoagland, Ted Camp, Linda Enberg, Carla Nierman, Bruce Body, Carol Krah, Kathy Simon-McDonald, Rob Moran, Christine Meyer, Donna Morrison, Jim Brandys.

September 14, 2023. The ground breaking ceremony held earlier today for the new Herrig Center for the Arts marks a new beginning for Herrig Center for the Arts and our community. The Center has been transforming lives and building community for over 85 years. We are the premier center for art in Manatee County, with significant reach into Sarasota and Pinellas Counties.

Construction on the new 28,000 SF, 2-story facility will begin in mid-November. Architects are Wannemacher Jensen and the builder is Bradenton-based NDC Construction. Completion is scheduled for late 2024. The architects have already received an award for the building design from the Tampa AIA.

The new Center will transform the entrance into Bradenton and provide greenspace that is so important to urban landscapes, as well as offer expanded gallery, classroom, office and storage space.

The ArtCenter will operate uninterrupted in their current facility while the new one is constructed. Once construction is complete, the building will be razed to make room for a community park and sculpture garden that will face 9th St W, creating a beautiful welcoming entrance into Bradenton.

Classes, exhibits, the gift shop and events will continue as scheduled.

We are grateful for the generosity of our donors especially our transformational donors: The Steve & Natalee Herrig Family Foundation, the Bishop Parker Foundation, the Johnson Singer Foundation, the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bradenton CRA, Johnson PhotoImaging, Bradenton Riverfront Partners, Hatfield Development and the State of Florida. The new Center will meet the growing demand for visual arts classes, exhibits, and other arts programming, well into the future. The new Center will be named Herrig Center for the Arts. The new Center’s address will be 888 Avenue of the Arts (3rd Ave W).

The groundbreaking event featured key community leaders as well as the ArtCenter Executive Director.

The public portion of the Center’s Capital Campaign was announced at the ground breaking. The Bishop Parker Foundation offered a $500,000 Challenge Grant that will match all new donations received up to $500,000. The goal of the public campaign is to raise an additional $5.5 Million.

We invite you to visit the ArtCenter and discover all we have to offer, take a tour or a class, view an exhibit and learn more about our campaign and why the arts are so important in all our lives. You can help make our city a vibrant destination for the arts. Afterall, we’re not doing this for us, we’re doing it for you, our community and the generations that will follow.

Board of Directors and Capital Campaign Team

Capital Campaign Brochure

Project Scope

Capital Donors

Naming Opportunities

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2025-26 Exhibition Schedule & Requirements

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Download PDF: 2024-25 Exhibition Schedule & Requirements

Originality:

  • Entries must be the original design of the artist completed in the last 3 years. (Sculptures completed in the last 5 years.) Class projects, of the artist’s own design, are acceptable.
  • Copies of someone else’s design are not acceptable. Source material must be original and not derived from any published or copyrighted images.
  • Only original work will be accepted; no reproductions (prints, giclees) except digital productions.
  • Work may be shown only once in an HCA open or member show.
  • Work may not be removed from the Live Artfully Boutique to be shown in an exhibit.
  • Student Show – Only work done in a class or workshop at Herrig Center for the Arts within the last year will be accepted to this show. One piece per instructor per medium.
  • Themes are suggestions only.

Size:

  • Maximum size for paintings is 7’ x 7’.
  • Any entry weighing over 50 lbs will be accepted at the discretion of the receiving committee and the artist must be available to assist with placement of the piece the day the show is hung.

Framing:

  • You may use glass in framed pieces under 22 x 28
  • We require Plexiglas on all framed work over 22 x 28
  • Unframed canvas need to be museum wrapped with painted edges.
  • All photographs are to be framed under glass or Plexiglas or printed on museum wrapped canvas or metal.
  • All framed pieces should be wired, with wire ends wrapped with tape.
    Wire should be securely attached to the back of the frame with screw eyes, one third down from the top of the frame.
  • Saw tooth hangers, fishing line or chains will not be accepted.
  • Name, address and phone number must be written on the back of all art.
  • Mats, glass and Plexiglas need to be clean and free of scratches.
  • Any entry not meeting these requirements will not be accepted.

Fees:

  • The entry fees are non-refundable.

Fee Schedule:

  • One Piece: $20 members, $30 non-members.
  • Two Pieces: $30 members, $50 non-members.
  • Three Pieces: $35 members, $65 non-members
  • Diptych: $25 Herrig Center for the Arts members, $40 non-members
  • Triptych: $35 Herrig Center for the Arts members, $60 non-members
  • Diptych and Triptych must be in matching frames and similar orientation.

Withdrawal:

  • No work accepted for an exhibition may be substituted or withdrawn during the exhibit.

Sales:

  • Artwork sold will remain in the galleries until the published pick up date. The artist will receive 65% of the sale price.

Pick Up Deadline:

  • All work must be picked up on the designated pick up date.
  • Any artist who leaves work at the Herrig Center longer than 7 days after the pick up date will be charged $5 per day per piece.

Statement of Responsibility:

  • The Herrig will do everything possible to protect the work of the artists. The artist needs to understand that the Herrig cannot be responsible for loss or damage.
  • All work will be hung at the discretion of the Exhibition Committee. Herrig Center for the Arts reserves the right of final presentation.
  • The judge will be responsible for choosing art for the exhibit and the award winners. Artists will be notified by phone or email if their work is not accepted.

Open and Member Shows:

  • Maximum of three entries per person.

Awards:

  • There must be a minimum of five (5) pieces in any award category to receive a cash award.

Mark Shamlian

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Mark ShamlianMark Shamlian has a bachelor of fine arts in drawing and painting from the University of Delaware and a Masters degree in Painting from Boston University. He also studied at the University of the Arts and Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He has taught drawing, painting, and illustration at the University of Delaware, University of the Arts, and various continuing education programs. He also taught environmental design at the former Art Institute of Philadelphia. These days he divides his time between fine arts pursuits, commercial design, illustration, writing, carpentry, and music related activities.

Classes with Mark Shamlian

KidsArt Overview

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Summer is always fun and lively at Herrig Center for the Arts! Our Sprouting Artists, ages 4-6, have an opportunity to express their creativity with drawing, painting and collage. In Marvelous Mondays, children ages 6-10 will create using clay in afternoon classes. In Talented Tuesdays, children ages 6-10 will draw, paint, create mixed media collages, and printmaking in afternoon classes. Ages 6-10 can attend one-week KidsArt Camps from 9-3, Monday-Friday and explore drawing, painting, clay and a whole lot more. Emerging Artists, ages 11-15, are challenged in weekly morning camps where they can learn drawing, painting, clay, silversmithing, stained glass, more!

Scholarships are available.

Sprouting ArtistsSprouting Artists  Ages 4-6
Wednesdays 1:00-3:00
S1: Jun 7, 14, 21, 28
S2: Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 2

$97 ACM Members    $132 Future Members

Marvelous MondaysMarvelous Mondays Ages 6-10
Mondays 1:00-3:00
Play with Clay!
S1: Jun 5, 12, 19, 26
S2: Jul 10, 17, 24, 31

$97 ACM Members $132 Future Members

Talented TuesdaysTalented Tuesdays Ages 6-10
Tuesdays 1:00-3:00
Creativity at Work
S1: Jun 6, 13, 20, 27
S2: Jul 11, 18, 25, Aug 1

$97 Members $132 Future Members

KidsArtKidsArt Ages 6-10
Monday-Friday, 9:00-3:00
First session begins May 30-Jun 2
Ten one week sessions

$195 Members $230 Future Members

Emerging ArtistsEmerging Artists, Ages 11-15
Week long half-day camps – 9:00-12:00
Ten one week sessions. First session runs  May 30-Jun 2
Monday-Friday, 9:00-12:00

$145 Members $180 Future Members
Session 9 $170 Members $205 Future Members

 

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International Watercolor Society Florida USA

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International Watercolor Society Florida USA

International Watercolor Society Florida USA
February 28-March 31, 2023
$5 Admission

Opening Reception March 2, 5:00-7:00

Herrig Center for the Arts invites you to attend the second biennial exhibition of the International Watercolor Society Florida USA. This prestigious exhibit features 25 watercolors from artists in 11 countries. From the colorful abstract work of award-winning German Artist Christine Berlinson Esser to the lively painting of Italy’s Maximo Damico who captures the mood and energy of the city in his plein aire painting, this exhibit is a wonderful guided tour of diverse watercolor from around the world.

The International Watercolor Society (IWS) has chapters in over 110 countries, and gathers together one of the largest and most diverse groups of watercolor artists and art lovers alike. IWS provides a unique platform for the continual development of the art of watercolor. In addition to the exchange of ideas between artists, it advocates and supports the next generation of artists with events and exhibitions This is the second biennial exhibition of the Florida USA Chapter which was formed in 2020 by Herrig Center for the Arts.

IWS Images: From the IWS and ACM Logos, In the Middle of Prague by Maximo Damico, Italy, Flower Game by Christine Berlinson Esser, Germany, Mouve by Boonkwang Noncharoen, Bangkok, Flag Girl In Waiting by Donna Morrison, USA, Antique House by Dilesh Hazare, India.

 

About the International Watercolor Society
The International Watercolor Society (IWS) is a non-profit organization which was established in January 2012 with the objective of promoting the world’s oldest and most deeply rooted painting technique; the art of watercolor. IWS was founded by Mr. Atanur Dogan.  Their goal is to promote peace by the use of art; the common language of all the people of the world. Their activities involve bringing watercolor artists and art-lovers together.

Herrig Center for the Arts has partnered with the International Watercolor Society (IWS) to create a Florida Chapter, one of only five branches in the United States. We are part of their worldwide network of over 100 branches, galleries, and education centers.

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