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Spotlight on Art continues to highlight artists

By Leisy Ruddock, Director of Spotlight on Art and Special Events

Spotlight on Art (SOA) is a series of art events throughout the school year that raises money for Trinity School. The series includes a culminating Gala and Auction, and the main event is the Artists Market, which is a week-long on-campus art gallery that has showcased original works by well-known and emerging artists since 1982.

Over the last few months, the Spotlight team has spent countless hours in online meetings, brainstorming and conceptualizing all the different options for Spotlight on Art 2021 as we continue to navigate the pandemic. As it takes more than 100 parent volunteers to make Spotlight on Art happen each year, the Artists Market volunteers were surveyed, and Spotlight leadership met with members of Trinity School’s leadership and administration to make decisions on this year’s Spotlight on Art events.

Artists Market and Gala Canceled

We are saddened to announce that the main Artists Market and Gala scheduled for January and February 2021 will be canceled. The decision was not an easy one, but we feel confident that it is the right one for our community, artists, and attendees.

We are excited to announce that the Spotlight on Art leadership teams have agreed to defer their commitments for a year because of the unusual circumstances we find ourselves in. Please join us in thanking 2021 Chair Aisha Parker and her team, who will now lead SOA 2022, and 2022 Chair Katie Wolf and her team, who will now lead SOA 2023. Trinity is deeply grateful for their flexibility and willingness to extend their service for another year, and we are already looking forward to making the 40th anniversary of Spotlight on Art in 2022 our best one yet!

Neiman Marcus Pop-Up Gallery

On a bright note, Spotlight will continue to hold some events this year, in-person and online.

This includes our annual Pop-Up Gallery at the Lenox Square location of Neiman Marcus that ran from October 3–November 5. We were thrilled to “spotlight” four talented female contemporary artists: Kayce Hughes, Kellie Lawler, Colleen Leach, and Millie Sims. Each artist had a display panel for her work and her biography. We appreciate your understanding as we navigate the difficult and evolving pandemic situation. We look forward to continuing to make unique and amazing art accessible to everyone and introducing new works by some of the Southeast’s greatest established and emerging artists.