Dear Editor,

Members of Southern Heartland Arts, Inc. wish to thank those who made this year’s judged art exhibit, Artful Harvest, a success: the show sponsor, UNITED BANK; the Heartland Woman’s Club; our Judges, Myra Frady, Melissa Parker and Elizabeth Collins; over 100 artist participants, and the community at large for stopping by to view and experience the art on exhibit at Southern Heartland Art Gallery. The show was taken down Sept. 29.

Artful Harvest is but one of SHA’s nonprofit offerings to our community, which include The Cardinal Scholarship Fund for Visual Art, instructional programs, summer art camps, ongoing art instruction, workshops, art gallery tours, and our weekly community paint party providing a totally free venue for Newton County residents to come and paint with an artist instructor. SHA, Inc. is a totally volunteer organization with no administrative overhead or salaried personnel. We do not petition our city or county for support from local taxpayers’ dollars. We operate primarily from the generosity of our corporate sponsors and individual donors and the hard work and dedication of our member artists.
Linda Pflug, Show Director