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With the current year of 2024 preparing to wind down to a close your friends from the local Grayson Gallery and Art Center has already begun their preparations kick-off event 2025 in a big way. Gallery officials are hoping that 2025 is a year that not only brings them returning facings, but also plenty of newcomers to enjoy all of the events hosted at your local Gallery and Art Center.
Up first for 2025 will be a very special call for work – one that is not limiting any design, theme, or medium. All local artists regardless of their craft are welcome to create and show off at the upcoming exhibit which is open to “anything and everyone.” As always up to three pieces of work per artist will be accepted for the exhibit – unless prior approval is acquired – and it may be dropped off on the following two dates: Saturday, January 18th and again on Monday the 20th. During each of these dates the Gallery location at 301 East Third Street will be open between the hours of 10am to 2pm.
Please note that all pieces must be wired and ready for hanging, as well as being properly tagged with the artist name, title, medium and price or marked Not for Sale. Also remember that there is no entry fee for artists, but there will be a 20% commission on all sold works. A required registration form make be completed prior to drop off or can be done on-site.
As for details concerning this upcoming exhibit: the free events for artists and the community is set as the January Final Friday event and will head your way on January 31st from 6 until 9pm.
For more information on it or any event hosted by the Grayson Gallery and Art Center you can contact Gallery director Dan Click at graysongallery@gmail.com and also look for them on Facebook. In addition, those interested may call in to the gallery’s information line at 606-474-7651 for pre-recorded announcements. The GGAC is proud to be the primary “arts & entertainment” venue for the recently-established Grayson Main Street District and is located at 301 East Third Street in Grayson.
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As everyone should be aware of by now the consolidation of Carter County Schools – which will transform East and West Carter High Schools into a state of the art facility for our county’s students – is well underway. At the end of November our district held a groundbreaking and ribbon cutting at the location which will house the new facilities off of West US 60, that will finally see our high school campus and Career and Technical Center rest at the same location.
A fun and exciting portion of the process was recently up on the docket in which the Carter County High School Branding Committee tasked the students and community to submit their suggestions for the combined school’s mascot and colors. Now that the deadline has passed and the submissions have been tabulated the final number came in at over 1100. Of those there were over 50 unique mascot names and numerous color combinations submitted. Some of the top mascot submittals included the Coyotes, Bats, Rangers, Colonels, Thunder, Aces, Copperheads, and many more. Top colors included Blue, purple, black, white, gold, red, and silver.
Next up the Branding Committee will meet several times to review submissions and narrow the focus to create a list of mascot and color finalists. It is anticipated that a public vote will take place in February to make the final mascot and color decisions.
In more news from Carter County Schools, our students, faculty, and staff continue to observe their Christmas and New Year holiday break. Classrooms will remain vacant through the date of Tuesday, January 7th. Representatives from our school district look forward to getting back into the classroom and kicking off a productive 2025 school year.
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Celebrate Recovery, a weekly meeting series held at the First Church of Christ in Grayson on Pomeroy Street, will begin tonight’s meeting at 6:30pm. At the meetings those in attendance will learn the secrets of victorious living over issues such as: addictions, anger, depression, mental stresses, and much more. Large and small group meetings will be held each week. All are welcome to attend, and free food will be offered to all who are in attendance.