Link Gallery / Exhibits
Gallery Exhibitions put the focus on the unique talents of regional artists. The year begins in February with an Annual Juried Art Exhibition, displaying the submissions of up to 35 artists and artisans.
In March, to celebrate Youth Art Month the art of local school children is displayed in Hawthorne Hall.
April the first of the Bringing Ellijay Sensational Talent (B.E.S.T.) Visual Art Series Exhibition is on display. Noted artist from all over the country are invited to show their artwork in our main gallery.
August brings us our Member Artist Exhibition, where our artists are invited to display their work in the main gallery to coincide with the annual Membership Appreciation Reception.
The year closes with the second installment of the B.E.S.T. Visual Art Series in November. See the calendar for a complete list of events and dates.
Colleen began formal art education in the early 70s and is a former student of The School of the Art Institute, Chicago. She furthered her education with courses at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio and at the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, before locating to the North Georgia mountains in 1989. In this region Colleen has also engaged in creative Maria Sarmiento is a passionate, versatile, highly motivated artist and educator with extensive experience teaching sculpture in Fine Arts and Art Foundations in design universities. A native of Colombia and resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Maria’s work is inspired by nature and ancient cultures (pre-historic and pre-Colombian), and evokes spirituality as well as a sense of transcendence. Visit https://www.sarmientostudio.com/ to see her unique Loading view. 
Featured Extraordinary / Ordinary – egg tempera paintings by Colleen Sterling
Gilmer Arts - Link Gallery 207 Dalton St, Ellijay Free 
Featured Maria Sarmiento Mosaics Reception and Exhibit
Gilmer Arts - Hawthorne Hall 207 Dalton St., Ellijay
