The Peach Belt Conference has announced the winners of the annual Art Exhibition and released the catalog.
The Art Exhibtion is split into a General category and a Campus Spirit category.
Please be aware that art is subjective, and as such, some of the images/wording included may be considered graphic, inappropriate or offensive to some. The views and opinions expressed in these works are soley those of the original artists and do not represent those of the Peach Belt Conference or any of its member institutions.
Please view at your own discretion and risk.
For the ninth year in a row, the PBC will present the exhibtion digitally. In response to changes in the timing of the determination of the host sites for the basketball tournament, the Art Exhibition has become a 'virtual' exhibition. Accordingly, each institution in the Peach Belt Conference was invited to submit digital images of 2 or 3 dimensional artwork completed by their students and faculty.In addition, all submitted images of artworks will be shown via a slideshow presentation at the sites of the 2023 Peach Belt Conference Basketball Tournament Championships.
The winners of this year's PBC Art Exhibtion are:
1st Place - "Human Barnacle" by Tatiana Zalapskaia, USC Beaufort. Ceramic Sculpture.
2nd Place - "Familiar Faces" by Anastasia Muzzarelli, Lander. Acrylic and oil on canvas.
3rd Place - "From the Sky" by Rebecca Valle, Georgia College & State University. Photography.
Winners of the Campus Spirit Category are:
1st Place - "Heads Will Roll" by Kyle Bryant, Lander. Multimedia Sculpture.
2nd Place - "Ride 'Em Cowboy" by Jacob Ray Harry, Lander. Steel and Wood.
3rd Place - "Calvin Works a 9-5" by Maggie Ahern, Lander. Multimedia.
Art Exhibition Judge: Jim Slagle
Jim Slagle defines himself as a
designer | photographer | artist | maker. As the owner of Slagle Graphics, a multifaceted studio (specializing in graphic design, photography, and art), he attributes his passion and success in the field of art & design to his education and experience over his 30 year career. After earning a Bachelor degree in Visual Communications & Photography from Towson State University in 1992, Slagle worked in the design industry for 15 years before pursuing his Masters degree in Graphic Design which he earned in 2005 at Florida Atlantic University. He moved to SC where he took a position as a Creative Director at Haggerty Marketing and also taught as an adjunct professor at Converse College. Slagle was hired at Lander University in 2007 to develop a Graphic Design Emphasis in the Art Department. He served as the Art Department chair for six years along the way during his 14 years as a Professor of Art before he left to start his current business, Slagle Graphics.