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FLORIDA ARTIST GROUP
PURPOSE
The Florida Artists Group was incorporated as a non-profit organization of professional artist painters, sculptors and photographers who have received national and state- wide recognition and whose works contribute significant- ly to the exhibitions. The purpose of the group is to attain the highest standards of creative art.
ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
Since l949 the Florida Artists Group has held an Annual Symposium & Exhibition each year in a different Florida city. Education and other cultural aims are advocated at these meetings through lectures, panel discussions and artist demonstrations opened to the public.
JURIED SHOWS
All members are eligible to participate in the Annual FLAG Exhibition which is juried for awards and on occa- sion, due to space requirements, is a juried show. In addition to the Symposium & Exhibition, Area Exhibitions are sponsored throughout the year. The nature of these follow the character of the annual meeting which pro- vide an opportunity to participate in different venues bringing the membership closer together. Our goal is to contribute to the cultural atmosphere of our state. Each juror is a distinguished artist, educator, curator, or muse- um director. Among them Sam Gilliam who has achieved international recognition as a member of the Washington Color School, Dr. Donald Kuspit one of America's most distinguished art critics, David C. Levy, Director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Dr. John Angeline, Professor of Parsons School of Design and re- cipient of the Peggy Guggenheim Fellowship Award, Donaldson F. Hoopes, Curator of American Art , Los An- geles County Museum of Art.