The Art of Golf Exhibition

June 28th, 2007

The Academy of Golf Art is pleased to announce it's participation in The Art of Golf Exhibition, co-sponcered by the River Tree Center for the Arts and The Irving Gallery in Kennebunk, Maine from July 13 to September 4, 2007. Many forms of art will be displayed, including paintings by Leroy Neiman, Will Barnet, Linda Hartough, Noble Powell, George Lawrence, Ray Ellis, Diane Selby, Leslie DeMille and many other distinguished painters, photographs by Larry Lambrecht, Dom Furore, Michael Klemme, Dick Durrance II and Peter Wong and sculpture by Michael Roche and Brad Pearson.

Please contact the Gallery at 207-967-9120 for details of the exhibition.

It will be a most enjoyable experience.

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First Annual Juried Exhibition

July 2, 2005

AWARDS: 2005 AGA JURIED EXHIBITION

Best of Show, Curator's Award and AGA Photography Award: Peter Wong, Spring Hill Golf Club Hole 13
AGA Founders Award for Painting: Linda Hartough, The 17th Hole, Old Tabby Links
AGA Sculpture Award: Brad Pearson, "The Scot"
Peoples' Choice Award: Noble Powell III, "Payne Stewart"

Painting Catalog
Photography Catalog
Sculpture Catalog

Academy of Golf Art Exhibition to be Held in Ohio

May 2, 2005

COLUMBUS, OHIO--

The Academy of Golf Art has announced its first annual Juried Exhibition which will be held at The Jack Nicklaus Museum in Columbus. The exhibition dates are June 1 - July 30, 2005.

This prestigious exhibition coincides with two of golf's great events: the PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament (June 2-5) in Columbus and the Champions Tour U.S. Senior Open (July 28-31) in nearby Kettering, Ohio. It will open with a public reception on June 1 from 6-9 pm at the Nicklaus Museum and will include original works of art, photography and sculpture by Academy members and guest artists. A silent auction will be held during the reception featuring artwork donated by the artists with all proceeds going to the Nicklaus Museum.

"To be associated with Mr. Nicklaus, who is himself a great collector of fine golf art and with his wonderful tournament, is quite a coup for our inaugural event," said world-renowned golf landscape artist Linda Hartough, the Academy's Artistic Committee Chairman. "The location and timing of our exhibition is very exciting for our members."

In addition to Hartough, original works will be on display from founding Academy members Richard Chorley, Dick Durrance II, Dom Furore, Mike Klemme, Larry Lambrecht, Brad Pearson, Noble Powell III, and Bernard Willington.

The Exhibition will also include the golf art of Philip J. Barber, Leslie B. DeMille, Jim Fitzpatrick, William Grandison, Michelle Jamieson, Robert Knight, Ken Kozlowski, Pepii K., Shuichi Kuga, George T. Lawrence, Kenneth Reed, Guy Salvato, Diane Selby, Donald M. Shearer, Bill Waugh, Bill Williams, Aidan Bradley, Matthew Harris, Steve Heit, Peter Wong, Malcolm DeMille, and Walt Spitzmiller.

Works will be offered for sale at the Exhibition and can be viewed via the Academy website at www. AcademyOfGolfArt.org. The Nicklaus Museum is located at 2355 Olentangy River Road in Columbus.

The Academy of Golf Art was founded in 2003 to create an awareness and appreciation for golf art as a valuable segment of fine art, which expresses the game of golf and preserves the game's traditions. Mark H. King, Academy Board Chairman, is pleased about the upcoming exhibit.

"Having a two month exhibition is a tribute to the quality of works provided by these professionals," King said. "This is a great opportunity to further enhance a personal collection and certainly view this excellent exhibition. We do hope that golf fans and golf art lovers will use these two great golfing events in Ohio to visit the Nicklaus Museum and meet our artists."

First Annual Juried Exhibition

November, 2004

Dear Fellow Artists,

The First Annual Juried Exhibition of the recently formed Academy of Golf Art has been organized and I am pleased to say it should be quite a prestigious event! The show and opening reception will be held at the Jack Nicklaus Museum in Columbus, Ohio during the festivities surrounding Jack's 2005 Memorial Tournament. The show will be on exhibit for two months and the Academy will host an on-line catalog on its website as well.

I hope you will be a part of this important event as it promises to be the beginning of a valuable link to the collector and the development of new collectors in the world of golf. Don't miss this opportunity to show your work in this prestigious manner - we need your participation!

Hope to see you in Columbus in June.

Linda Hartough
Chairman, Artistic Committee
Academy of Golf Art

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Click here for the entry form. (deadline: March 1st, 2005)

Collecting Golf Art
BY BOB LABBANCE, The Bulletin
Published September, 2004

People who collect golf art welcomed the news this summer that a new association has been formed to assist collectors in locating the objects of their desire. The Academy of Golf Art, a non-profit organization based in Hilton Head, North Carolina, is looking to bring recognition to the world of fine golf art, as well as raise the bar for aspiring golf artists around the globe. We thank John Nicholls of Aiken, South Carolina, for bringing the group to our attention.

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Group Fosters Appreciation of Fine Golf Art
Renowned local artist establishes academy on island

BY JACQUELYN LEWIS, The Island Packet
Published Friday, June 18th, 2004

Linda Hartough has spent countless hours practicing diligently on some of the world's best golf courses, striving to achieve her dreams and perfect her stroke. Her paintbrush stroke, that is. The Hilton Head Island artist has spent the past 20 years painting golf landscapes. Now, she is looking to bring recognition to and raise the bar for golf artists everywhere through The Academy of Golf Art, a nonprofit organization based on Hilton Head, that she helped found...

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Academy of Golf Art Introduces
First Class of Founding Artists

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (April 12, 2004) – The Academy of Golf Art announced today that nine world renowned golf artists have joined the Academy as founding members for the organization. The artists include Richard Chorley, Dick Durrance II, Linda Hartough, Bernard Willington, Noble Powell, Larry Lambrecht, Dom Furore, Brad Pearson, and Mike Klemme.

“We are very pleased to introduce these great golf artists as our 1st class of founding members for the Academy of Golf Art,” stated Mark King, President of The Academy of Golf Art. “The Academy was founded to raise public awareness and appreciation of golf art as a valuable segment of fine art that expresses the game of golf and preserves the game’s traditions. These artists and future member artists from around the world will assist us in accomplishing this goal.”

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