The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley is one of thousands of Clubs across the country joining in a search to identify talented young artists. The competition is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Fine Arts Exhibit, a comprehensive initiative promoting young people’s creativity, and encouraging artistic skills and cultural enrichment.
                
As a participant in the National Fine Arts Exhibit program, the BGCCV may submit members’ artwork in four age divisions and 9 categories, including watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and collage. Selected artwork will be screened at the regional level and a limited number will be sent to BGCA’s Atlanta headquarters for judging at the national level.
 
Thirty-seven national winners will be named, with their artwork displayed at special events throughout the year.

Winning artists will also receive engraved plaques and letters of congratulations from BGCA President and CEO Jim Clark. Regional finalists will receive a certificate of participation.
 
In partnership with The Columbus Museum and the Women’s Giving Circle, BGCCV will host its local Fine Art Exhibit on Thursday, November 1st at 5:00pm at The Columbus Museum. Admission is free and open to the public. The Exhibit will highlight the local Club finalists’ artwork with winners advancing to the Regional Fine Arts Competition to be held in late February 2019.  Local artists will serve as judges for the event.
 
Special recognition will be given to 11 year old, Janiyah Hardy of the North Boys & Girls Club who was a 2018 National winner for her monochromatic drawing titled Dragon Tails.
 
The Women’s Giving Circle is a BGCCV individual giving society whose mission is to educate, engage and
support the BGCCV’s youth through development efforts in the Chattahoochee Valley.