Catch ‘Glimpses of Aiken’ at ACA exhibit
Two new exhibitions at the Aiken Center for the Arts (ACA) include the work of local artist Jim Harrison.
“Jim Harrison: Glimpses of Aiken” and “Jim Harrison: A Retrospective” and a collection of 20 new Harrison paintings will open Thursday and run through May 8.
An opening reception will be held on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the ACA. The reception serves as the kickoff for the second quarter of Celebrate Aiken events based on the theme of arts, education and entertainment.
For more information on the reception, call the ACA at 641-9094 or visit www.aikencenterforthearts.org.
The beginning
“When I was 14, I went to work for an elderly sign painter. I asked him about a summer job. I began scraping signs and painting backgrounds. He took a liking to me and taught me how to letter for the Denmark Coca-Cola Bottling Co.,” Harrison said.
Harrison had an interest in drawing in high school and took art classes at the University of Carolina where he studied education. After college, Harrison became a teacher and a coach for 11 years. During the summers as a teacher, he began taking art classes in Allendale.
“Gradually, through Ms. Melon’s encouragement and what I had learned, I decided to take a year off and see if I couldn’t make it as an artist,” said Harrison. “That would have been in the summer of 1969. I was an artist, and I didn’t know what to do. I lived in Denmark and had never spoken with an artist who made their living from the sale of their work, but I was a little bit familiar with Greenwich sidewalk shows. I decided to go that fall to the Greenwich sidewalk sale. I got a space and I exhibited on the sidewalk. I sold one painting for $85. Full Story….
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