SILER CITY, N.C. — Ten beautiful, framed and matted art prints by local artist Gina Harrison have been added to the prize list for the 2024 Raffle for the Arts, an annual fall event by JMArts, the Jordan-Matthews Arts Foundation, to raise money for high school arts students to pursue their arts and participate in arts experiences beyond the school curriculum.
The generous contributions will each be awarded along with other prizes at the Jordan-Matthews High School Holiday Showcase concert on December 17. Raffle tickets are $5 each and are being sold by arts students, online, at Jordan-Matthews High School and at Siler City’s inaugural Christmas Market and Tree Lighting on December 1.
Harrison, who operates GH Designs, is an artist, graphic designer and musician who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art with an emphasis in printmaking from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The long-time arts education advocate has served two terms as a board member for Arts North Carolina, the statewide advocacy organization for the arts.
She has received awards for her arts advocacy, has held several exhibitions of her work over the last few years and is a member of JMArts who performed last spring as a keyboardist in the pit orchestra for Jordan-Matthews statewide premiere of “Frozen: The Broadway Musical.”
"Arts education in Chatham County has no better friend than Gina,” said JMArts President Rose Pate. “We’re honored to have her beautiful work as part of the Raffle for the Arts."
Each of the 10 art prints will be awarded as a separate prize and the catalog is available online at jmarts.org/s/JMArtsRaffleArtWorks24.pdf.
The grand prize for this year’s Raffle for the Arts is five $100 VISA gift cards — a total value of $500 — mailed to your home from Amazon.com. Other prizes include four tickets to Jordan-Matthews’ spring production of “Matilda: The Musical” (a $40 value) and a $20 gift card donated by The Chatham Rabbit coffee shop in downtown Siler City.
More details about the 2024 Raffle for the Arts are available at jmarts.org/events and more about Gina Harrison is online at ghdesigns.net. The JMArts website also includes detailed information about the arts foundation — including a calendar of upcoming arts events, information on membership and much more about student activities and accomplishments.
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“French Bouquet,” a giclée print with archival ink on cold press watercolor rag, is one of 10 framed and matted prints by Gina Harrison being awarded this fall as part of JMArts’ 2024 Raffle for the Arts to raise money for high school arts students.
“Sentimental Journey,” a collage-giclée signed print with archival ink on cool tone picture rag, Lokta fiber paper, will be awarded on December 17 at the Jordan-Matthews High School holiday concert as part of JMArts’ 2024 Raffle for the Arts. The framed and matted art print is one of 10 by Gina Harrison being awarded.
“Futura Circa 66,” a giclée print with archival ink on cold press watercolor rag, is one of 10 prints donated by local artist Gina Harrison as prizes for this fall’s JMArts’ 2024 Raffle for the Arts, an annual event that raises money for high school arts students. A catalog of the framed and matted prints being awarded is available from the event description on the JMArts website.