Share your Memories with the Quinlan this Summer!

2008 First Place Winner Fox Gradin for her photograph Walking in his Footsteps

For over 60 years the Quinlan Visual Arts Center has connected the citizens of the Southeastern United States with outstanding programming in the visual arts. The Quinlan hosts at least seven major exhibitions annually, filling our galleries with only the finest works of art being created today. Recognized by artists and collectors alike as an exceptional exhibition venue, our summer juried exhibition has quickly become a perennial favorite of local and national artists and collectors.

For the third year in a row the Quinlan has invited any interested artist the the 2008 Juried Exhibition. The theme this year was Memories .  $2000 in prizes were awarded including a $1000 First Place prize to the top artist.  All works were judged based on quality of execution and implementation of theme. The show is on display through August 10, 2008.  Click HERE to view the juror's statements and awards recipients for this exhibition and HERE to see the photo gallery for this show.

2007 Elements of Light Winner Ann Rhodes for Periwinkle Patch

Annual ‘Art in the Square’ returns to Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (July 3, 2008) – The fifth annual Art in the Square art festival is scheduled for Oct. 4 in Gainesville’s historic downtown. 

This one-day event features a diverse range of artwork, artists and activities. For children, there will be a Children’s Artist Market, crafts, clowns and face painting and many other art-making activities.

Also, about 50 professional and amateur artists will display original artwork done in a wide variety of media. Judge Delores Diaz of North Georgia College and State University will award prizes to the winning works, and a “People’s Choice Award” will be given. 

Quinlan On-Line Artist Gallery

Now offering even more potential for artists to show and sell their artwork, the Quinlan Visual Arts Center Website now will feature a special gallery of some of our most celebrated artists. We are so proud to have this exciting and new exhibition opportunity for artists.

Artist-Members that are interested in being featured in the Quinlan Online Gallery, please call (770) 536-2575 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. Click HERE for the submission guidelines for artists interested appearing in their own gallery page on the Quinlan website.

See below an example of how YOUR artwork can be shown online, only at the Quinlan!

Memories opened on Thursday, May 29th. Out of 143 entries, 61 pieces were carefully selected by our juror for entry Jim Chapman with awards given by artist Frank Norton, Jr. 

Juror Statements: 

“The prime challenge in sorting through the entries for the Memories: A Summer Juried Exhibition was not what to include, but rather, what to leave out. With such high quality work submitted – and so much of it – it was difficult to exclude any. What it came down to, finally, was not skill level, technique, style, subject or medium. Instead, I selected the works that pulled me by some intangible undertow into another place and time, into the murky waters of memory, where light seldom touches bottom.”” -Juror for Entries, Jim Chapman

“Art Selection for purchase or enjoyments is a matter of individual taste, my awards were based on emotion. Paintings, Photography or Sculpture that tugged at my heart, flashed glimpses in the electric currents of my brain and drew me closer to the artist’s message. Bravo to each memory.”-Juror for Awards: Frank Norton, Jr.

First Place Winner Fox Gradin for Walking in his Footsteps, photograph