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2014 WESLEYAN ARTIST MARKET: SOARING HIGHER! “It’s not just an Event…it’s an Experience” ATLANTA, March 2014 – The upcoming 16th annual Wesleyan Artist Market (WAM), themed “Soaring Higher,” is set to run from May 1st to May 3rd in Wesleyan’s Yancey Gymnasium. The space will dub as a multi-‐level exhibition hall over the three day event. Over 95 professional artists and 31 student artists, all invitation only, will exhibit a broad selection of original artwork in a variety of mediums and price points, including oil paintings, acrylic paintings, jewelry, water color, ceramics, photography, mixed media, pottery, floral arts, textiles and home décor items. The artist selection process ended mid-‐January with an overwhelming number of professional and student applicants. Building on the incredible momentum from last year’s Market, 2014 promises to yield an exceptionally talented field of emerging and established artists, including first time attendee and Atlanta’s own Rob Matre. The recently announced 2014 Featured Artists include mixed media artists Jenny Henley (Atlanta) and Kellie Montana (Nashville) as well as sterling silver jeweler Joanie Muhlfelder (Mantua, Ohio). Wesleyan is excited to welcome all three of these well received artists back to campus. The artists’ works of art can be found in galleries and private collections across the southeast. Past Featured Artists returning for 2014 include Jenny Shultz, Marilyn Wendling, Lisa Berry, Kendall Boggs, Shannon Haas, Adam Newman, Margaret Berthold and more. For a complete list of the 2014 Wesleyan Artist Market participating artists, please visit www.wesleyanartistmarket.org. Additionally, the Wesleyan Arts Alliance proudly introduces several new elements to the Market this year, including exhibiting student alumni artists such as Grace Cowart, 2010, and Mallory Macgill, 2013, as well as works from SCAD student and up and coming artists Evan Jones and Michelle Ann Pettigrew . Market guests are welcome to stop by the new “Market Café” to purchase a cup of coffee or pick up a donated baked treat, or catch a culinary delight from one of the Food Truck vendors visiting campus. The Food Movement will be bringing Vintage Frozen Custard, Hail Caesar, Fry Guy and Pressed For Time Panini Food Trucks onto campus Thursday through Saturday! Adding to the excitement, for the first time ever, the Wesleyan Parents Club will hold their annual Tuition Raffle drawing Thursday evening at the Market. For scheduling details, please see www.wesleyanartistmarket.org Other new initiatives include an expanded Sponsorship package and the purchase of new assets (software, tables, peg boards, signage) for the Market, all of which should enhance the success of the Market this year and years to come!