1942 – ARTFIELDS, LAKE CITY, SC (2018)

QUICK FACTS

• Title: 1942

• Medium: Paper, acrylic, plexiglass (mixed media portrait)

• Location: East Main Park, Lake City, SC (installed on exterior brick wall)

• Program: ArtFields 2018, juried competition

• Recognition: Arts Center Merit Award, South Carolina Festival of Flowers Juried Art Show (2018)

Emily’s mixed media portrait 1942 was selected by the ArtFields jury and installed on the building that sits alongside East Main Park in Lake City, SC, as part of the 2018 competition. Attached to an exterior brick wall, the piece was a material exploration that layers paper, acrylic paint, and plexiglass into a large-scale installation. The work was later invited into the South Carolina Festival of Flowers Juried Art Show at the Arts Center of Greenwood, SC, where it was recognized with the Arts Center Merit Award.

IMPACT

• Advanced material experimentation: Showcased innovative layering of paper, acrylic, and plexiglass in a public-scale installation, extending the vocabulary of mixed-media portraiture.

• Contributed to Lake City’s revitalization: Helped transform East Main Park into a gallery space, demonstrating how temporary art can bring vibrancy to underutilized civic areas.