Call for Entries: Fourth Annual Art and Earth Juried Exhibit

The Berkeley Arts Council announces the Fourth Annual Art and Earth Juried Exhibit. The exhibit will open April 10, 2014 in the special exhibit gallery space at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, April 12 from 5-7pm. The exhibit will be on display through May 4, 2014.

The exhibit will have the theme “Art and Earth: My Art – My World” and entries should reflect the artist’s view of nature, the environment, or reflect an Earth Day related theme. Any medium or technique is acceptable. The exhibition is open to all visual artists over the age of 18 in all media. Entries must be original works of art that have been completed within the last three (3) years, and have not been previously exhibited in The Berkeley Art Works. All entries must be submitted digitally in jpeg format on a CD. Entries must be postmarked by February 18, 2014.

The juror for the 2014 exhibit will be Lauren Schell Dickens, the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

There will be a minimum prize fund of $600 including a $250 prize for Best in Show.

The full prospectus and entry forms are available at www.berkeleyartswv.org/artworks/artandearth/ or at the Berkeley Art Works Gallery, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg. For more information email berkeleyartswv@gmail.com or call 304-620-7277.

The Berkeley Art Works, a service of the Berkeley Arts Council, is the realization of the long-held dream of the arts community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County West Virginia: to have a community-based arts facility that supports local and regional artists, brings quality arts experiences for the members of the public, and provides a wide range of arts learning experiences for local residents, artists, and artisans. The Berkeley Arts Council is on the Web at www.berkeleyartswv.org.

The Berkeley Art Works will offer a second session of the sold out Introduction to Colored Pencil Painting taught by Teaching Artist Judith Becker. The workshop will be on Tuesday, January 28 from 5:30-8:30pm at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg, WV.

The class introduces beginners and those with some experience to the process of creating a painting with colored pencils.  It explores the many effects possible with the pencils including mixing colors, blending for smoothness, making various textures plus much more.  A variety of painting surfaces are explored and participants create several small painting using the techniques learned.

Tuition for the three hour workshop is $45.00. Details and registration information is on the web at http://artworks.berkeleyartswv.org/workshops/.  For more information email For more information email berkeleyartswv@gmail.com or call 304-620-7277.

Judith Becker is an experienced artist with dual degrees in design and education. She has recently moved to the Eastern Panhandle, but previously taught a variety of classes in Garrett County, Maryland. Judith specializes in painting with colored pencils, pastels and watercolors and often mixes her media for unusual effects. Her subjects mostly are botanical s and scenes from her travels. Her popular classes cover many art techniques targeted for both the beginner and the more experienced painter.

The Berkeley Art Works, a service of the Berkeley Arts Council, is the realization of the long-held dream of the arts community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County West Virginia: to have a community-based arts facility that supports local and regional artists, brings quality arts experiences for the members of the public, and provides a wide range of arts learning experiences for local residents, artists, and artisans.

The public is invited to the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street in Martinsburg to an exhibit of works by the Berkeley Art Works teachers and the class work of their students from the past year of Berkeley Arts Council art classes.

The exhibit runs January 9-19 and there will be a Meet the Artists Reception on Saturday, January 11 from 5-7pm at the Art Works. Members of the public will have the opportunity to talk with the Teaching Artists about the classes. Gallery hours Thursday-Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 12-3pm.

Teaching artists planning to exhibit include Mary Klotz (Watercolor), Judith Becker (Colored Pencils), Hilda Eiber (Pottery) and Jean Kellogg (Acrylics and Sketching).

New classes are currently being formed and begin January 13. Details and online registration are available at http://artworks.berkeleyartswv.org/instruction/. Information is available from berkeleyartswv@gmail.com or call 304-620-7277.

The Berkeley Art Works, a service of the Berkeley Arts Council, is the realization of the long-held dream of the arts community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County West Virginia: to have a community-based arts facility that supports local and regional artists, brings quality arts experiences for the members of the public, and provides a wide range of arts learning experiences for local residents, artists, and artisans.