Two Fulbright Scholars, artists; both received a Fulbright Grant, “The Art of the Low Countries” (Study Tour). Sponsored by the H.E.W. and the Belgium and Netherlands Commissions for Educational Exchange; both exhibited in LaGrange National. Probably granted through the CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange). The program has two components: US grants for US and foreign students; and grants through the Belgian government (for Belgian and foreign students).
Artist:
Michael Culver
Director and Chief Curator of the Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida.
27th LaGrange National Invitational Exhibition, LaGrange Art Museum, GA (2012)
Artist:
Dick Aunspaugh
Professor Emeritus, Young Harris College, Young Harris, Georgia
LaGrange National II, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia (1975)
Related:
CIES (Fulbright) and CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)
https://www.ciee.org/research_center/archive/Informational_Promotional_Materials/2002HistoryOfCIEE.pdfhttp://www.cies.org/
http://www.fulbright.be/awards/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright_Program
http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/fulbrightdirectories/
(The above artists are not listed, but this is just the US component, and may only be a portion of the grants, which are covered under many different programs: grants for scholars, educators, exchange studies, and special grants, are all covered under different programs).
LaGrange National Bienniel
Now known as LaGrange National BiennialThe 27th annual juried exhibition was held in February, 2012. The show has two components:
Painting, Drawing, Printmaking -
LaGrange Art Museum
-formerly: Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum
-formerly: Chattahoochee Valley Art Association
112 Lafayette Square, LaGrange, GA 30240
Phone: 706-882-3267
art@lagrangeartmuseum.org
http://www.lagrangeartmuseum.org/
All art forms, including:
Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture, Decorative Arts -
Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College
Phone: 706-880-8211
https://www.lagrange.edu/academics/art/lamar-dodd.html
History of the exhibit: Originally known as the LaGrange National (Annual). Began at Callaway Gardens Festival; moved to Callaway Auditorium in LaGrange, Georgia, during the 1970s; moved to Chattahoochee Valley Art Association (about 1978). Chattahoochee Valley Art Association later became LaGrange Art Museum (2006). LaGrange National became the LaGrange National Biennial.
http://www.yhc.edu/
http://www.lagrange.edu/
http://www.lagrange.edu/news/national12.html
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lagrange-art-museum
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lamar-dodd-art-center-lagrange-college
Naples Museum (now The Baker Museum)
Part of the Artis-Naples organization
-formerly: Naples Museum of Art
5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard, Naples, Florida 34108
Box Office: 800-597-1900
Local Box Office: 239-597-1900
Front Desk: 239-597-1111
patronservices@artisnaples.org
customerrelations@artisnaples.org
http://artisnaples.org/baker-museum
