Real Digital Productions wins at Asheville ADDY Awards

 

Heath Cowart, Creative Director and Directory of Photography at Real Digital Productions, is excited to announce his team won a Silver award at the 2016 Asheville ADDY awards.

The American Advertising Federation created the American Advertising Awards, formerly the ADDYs, over 48 years ago to recognize excellence in the art of advertising.

The RDP production, Gwynn Valley Camp 2015 Promotional Video, won the silver award in the category of “film, video and sound, internet commercial, single spot, any length.”

“We would like to thank everyone at Gwynn Valley Camp for supporting us in our vision for this video and helping us throughout the production,” said Cowart. “The purpose was to help bring attention to this fantastic camp and we are happy to see that winning this award will help in that effort.”

For more information about this production and to watch the award-winning video, please visit: http://www.realdigitalproductions.com/project/gwynn-valley/

For more information about Gwynn Valley Camp, please visit:

http://www.gwynnvalley.com/

For more information about the Asheville ADDY Awards, please visit:

http://adfedasheville.org/

Photo: pictured from left:

Heath Cowart, Creative Director and Directory of Photography at Real Digital Productions; Melinda Hendershott, Production Manager and Editor at Real Digital Productions; Andy Savage and Maggie Howe of Gwynn Valley Camp; Grant and Ann Bullard, owners of Gwynn Valley Camp; and Dan Hasegawa, Editor and Motion Graphic Artist at Real Digital Productions.

Golf tournament to benefit Meals on Wheels - May 13th

The Western Chapter of the Carolinas Credit Union League is having its Second Annual Golf Tournament on May 13, 2016 to benefit Meals on Wheels.  The tournament will be at Cummings Cove Golf Course, sign-in at 11:30 a.m. with the tournament starting at 12:30 p.m. The deadline to register is May 6, 2016.

They are currently looking for teams to play as well as sponsors and door prize donations. Your sponsorships and involvement will be advertised by Mountain Credit Union as well as 10 more Credit Unions across Western North Carolina.

To register a team or to discuss sponsorship, please contact Chris Angel at Mountain Credit Union, (828) 667-7245, ext. 2707 or chrisangel@mountaincu.org

"New Horizons" art showing at Asheville Gallery of Art

Asheville Gallery of Art’s March show, “New Horizons,” will feature the work of artists, Anne Bonnyman, Cathyann Burgess, and Johnnie Stanfield. This will be the first show in AGA’s new gallery at 82 Patton Avenue. The diverse themes represented by these three new members highlight the range of work found at AGA, Asheville’s longest-established downtown gallery.

Anne Bonnyman paints natural and urban landscapes using oils and acrylics. She has lived in the Southeastern US, the Mid-Atlantic, and New England, where she says she has “discovered new landscapes to celebrate through color on canvas.” She now lives in Asheville and continues to explore the worlds of light, line, and color, as well as the narrative possibilities for painting from contemporary images and experience.

Cathyann Burgess states her goals as a painter have always been to convey her direct experiences with people, places or things that have been illuminated in a certain way. “Light on form is what grabs me,” she says. Her response to forms is deeply felt and she believes painting best tells her story. “I want the viewer to feel a sense of peace with the inquiry, inviting him or her to escape the noisiness of our real world. If that happens, I am pleased because then I have shared my world view as if in conversation,” Burgess says.

Johnnie Stanfield just recently emerged back on the art scene after a serious injury to her right hand that kept her from painting for more than five years. The injury also prompted her to return to the classroom, where she pursued a degree as a graphic designer and took on photography, which she claims is an old passion of hers. She has won various awards for her painting and drawings over the years. The artist states, “I am looking forward to being a part of AGA’s next phase as we move into our new gallery.”

“New Horizons” runs from March 1 through March 31. The public is cordially invited to meet the artists at a reception on Friday, March 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. Their work, and that of the other 27 gallery members, will be on display and for sale through the month during regular hours, Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The gallery is located at 82 Patton Avenue in Asheville, across from Pritchard Park.