July Issue 2008
Allendale
Salkehatchie Arts Center, 939 N. Main St., Allendale. Ongoing - Featuring a retail store offering works by artists from the Salkehatchie region including Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, and Hampton Counties. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm.Contact: 803/584-6084 or at (www.salkehatchie-arts.com).
Anderson
Anderson Arts Center, located in the Arts Warehouse, 110 Federal Street, downtown Anderson. Through July 17 - "New Body of Work," featuring the artwork of Christy Green, Deborah Tidwell Holtzscheiter & Taillefer Long, recipients of a Special Exhibition Award to create a new body of work from the 2008 Anderson Arts Center Juried Art Show sponsored by Elliott Davis, LLC, S.M. Tuten, LaDonna & Harry Geisberg, and Amy & Don Chapman. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9:30am-5:30pm. Contact: 864/222-2787 or at (www.andersonartscenter.org).
Bay3 Artisan Gallery, located in the Arts Warehouse, 110 Federal St., Anderson. Ongoing - Featuring fine art paintings, jewelery, pottery and photography by Jos Acaba, Lynne Burke, Marion Carroll, Nathan & Amy M. Kuhl Cox, Liz Smith-Cox, John Davis, Jamie Davis, Ann Heard, Ruth Hopkins, Kate Krause, Brian MacCormack, Rosemary Moore, Johnny Nutt, Nancy Perry, Mary Lynn Pond, Diann Simms, Chris Troy, and Armi Tuorila. Co-sponsored by the Anderson Arts Center. Hours: Tue.-Fri., noon-5pm, & Sat., 10am- 1pm. Contact: 864/716-3838 or at (www.andersonartscenter.org).
Beaufort Area
ArtWorks, home of the Arts Council of Beaufort County, 2127 Boundary St., near K-Mart, in Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort. Ongoing - Featuring the work and creative processes of new and emerging artists. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Contact: 843-379-2787 or at (www.beaufortcountyarts.com).
Beaufort Art Association Gallery,1001 Bay Street, in the historic Elliott House, Bay and Charles Sts., Beaufort. Ongoing - New works by more than 90 exhibiting members of the Beaufort Art Association Gallery - exhibits and featured artists change every six weeks. In addition to framed paintings in a variety of media, the gallery offers prints, photographs, unframed matted originals, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics and greeting cards. Hours: Mon.-Sat.,10 am-5pm. Contact: 843/379-2222 or at (www.beaufortartassociation.com).
Belton
Belton Center for the Arts, 306 North Main Street, Belton. Through July 31 - "2008 SC Watermedia Society Traveling Exhibit," featuring the top 30 winning entries. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 10am-5:30pm & Sat. 10am-2pm. Contact: 864/338-8556 or at (www.beltonsc.com).
Bluffton
Deanna
Brown
Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery/Learning
Center, 48 Boundary Street, in former Bluffton Library building,
Bluffton. Through July 11 - "Point of View," featuring
a collection of oil paintings by Deanna L. Brown. Her point of
view zooms in on local wild life, figurative works as well as
still life. July 13 - Aug. 22 - "Escape the Ordinary,"
featuring works by Joy Lillith Hermann. Ongoing - Featuring works
in a variety of mediums by over 80 area artists, with all work
moderately priced. Changing shows every six weeks. Hours: Tue.-Sat.,
10am-5pm. Contact: 843/757-6586.
Charleston
Avery Research Center for African History and Culture, at the College of Charleston, 125 Bull St., Charleston. Benjamin F. Cox and Jeannette K. Cox Exhibition Gallery, Ongoing - "The New Charleston," Houston Conwill's site specific art from Spoleto 1991 & "Sea Island Artifacts: The African/African American Connection." Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am-4pm. Admission: by donation. Contact: 843/953-7609 or visit (www.cofc.edu/avery).
Charleston Artist Guild Gallery, 6 North Atlantic Wharf, across from the new City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston. Through July 31 - "A tribute to Vincent Bobo," featuring original works by the late Vincent Bobo, with only prints available for sale. He was one of the original members of the gallery and participated in many guild and gallery events. Ongoing - Featuring an exhibition of works by over 60 plus exhibiting members of CAG who display a wealth of talent in different media including oils, watercolor, printmaking, & sculpture. Also - This is the office of the CAG. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11am-5pm. Contact: 843/722-2454 or at (www.charlestonartistguild.com).
Charleston Center for Photography, 654-D King St., Charleston. Through July 31 - "The Lost," featuring a photographic exhibit by Gary Geboy. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: 843-577-0647 or at (www.centerforphotography.com).
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street, Charleston. Through July 26 - "Contemporary Charleston 2009: Revelation of Process," featuring works by Dorothy Netherland, Jonathan Brilliant, Ben Timpson, Karin Olah and Ishmael. A Piccolo Spoleto Exhibit. Hours: daily during the festival or Tue.-Fri., 11am-6pm and Sat. & Sun., noon-5pm. Contact: Erin Glaze at 843/958-6459 or (www.ci.charleston.sc.us/oca.html).
Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting Street, Charleston. Main Gallery, Through July 19 - "Juan Logan and Susan Harbage Page: Prop Master". Drawing upon the museum's 150 year collection of portraits and ephemera, artists Juan Logan and Susan Harbage Page critique portraiture as prop in an installation that considers the Gibbes collection as Sexually Ambiguous, Background Material and Famous Last Names. July 31 - Oct. 11 - "Ancestry and Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum". This exhibition celebrates the ongoing contribution of self-taught African American artists to the kaleidoscope of American culture and visual experience. Works on view will include vibrant quilts, paintings, and sculpture by an elder generation of creators, such as Sam Doyle, David Butler, Bessie Harvey, and Clementine Hunter; works by contemporary masters such as Thornton Dial Sr.; and provocative pieces by emerging artists such as Kevin Sampson. Rotunda Galleries, Through July 19 - "Jeff Whetstone: Post-Pleistocene". Featuring 2008 Factor Prize winner Jeff Whetstone's recent body of work, this photography exhibition examines the marks that humans leave on the land and in particular the accreted marks left behind by generations of humans as they explored the caves of east Tennessee and Alabama. First, Second, & Third Floor Galleries, Ongoing - "The Charleston Story". With over 10,000 objects, the permanent collection housed at the Gibbes Museum of Art presents a rich, vibrant history of the Lowcountry. This exhibit highlights significant people, places, and periods from Charlestonís beginning as a British colony, through the American Revolution, the later ravages of the Civil War, and culminating today as a culturally diverse and dynamic community. Ongoing - "Hands On!" This exhibit features works of art selected from the Gibbes Museum of Art's touch collection. Museum Shop - Now offering the inventory of the Tradd Street Press, reproductions of works by Elizabeth O'Neill Verner amoung other exhibit related art objects. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm; closed Mon. Admission: Yes. Contact: 843/722-2706 or at (www.gibbesmuseum.org).
Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 68 Spring Street, corner of Spring & Coming Streets, Charleston, in the former St. James Methodist Church, founded in 1797. Ongoing - Featuring historically important documents from our permanent Charleston collection. Recently added to the Permanent Collection - a special and unique exhibit of Egyptian Stone Carvings dating from 1492 BC. Free parking and free admission. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Closed on holidays. Contact: 843/853-4651.
Redux Contemporary Art Center, featuring Redux Studios, 136 St. Philip Street, Charleston. Through July 13 - "Self Control: New Paintings by Artist in Residence Jeff Zimmermann". Zimmermann is an internationally renowned pop art muralist and large-scale painter. He will create paintings in the gallery space as well as on the façade of Redux during a three week residency from May 4-20. The public is encouraged to visit the gallery during the installation to view Zimmermann's process of transforming the gallery space. July 24 - Aug. 6 - "Past Presence," featuring new works by local Charleston artists who have had a presence with Redux through residencies, two-person exhibitions, past group exhibitions and events. The featured artists are Karin Olah, Jonathan Brilliant, Kevin Hoth, Dorothy Netherland, Seth Curcio, Jarod Charzewski and Tim Hussey. Hours: Tue.-Sat., noon-5pm. Contact: 843/722-0697 or at (www.reduxstudios.org).
The Art Institute of Charleston Gallery, 24
N. Market St., Charleston. Through July 10 - "Drawing A
Line," featuring works by Lynne Riding, a full-time faculty
member at the Institute. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 8am-8pm; Fri., 8am-5pm
& Sat., 8am-1pm. Contact: 843/727-3500 or 866/211-0107.
The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston. Founded
in 1773, is America's first museum. Extended Through Aug. 31 -
"From Slave to Sharecropper: African Americans in the Lowcountry
after the Civil War," presents an original exhibition to
commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the international
slave trade in the United States and the British Empire. The exhibit
will be centered around the recollections and memories of Lowcountry
descendants of slaves and sharecroppers. It will include artifacts
and images of African American experiences in the Lowcountry after
the Civil War from the Museum's collection. Ongoing - Featuring
the most extensive collection of South Carolina cultural and scientific
collections in the nation, it also owns two National Historic
Landmark houses, the Heyward-Washington House (1772) and the Joseph
Manigault House (1803), as well as the Dill Sanctuary, a 580-acre
wildlife preserve. Admission: Yes. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm &
Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 843/722-2996 or at (www.charlestonmuseum.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Charleston
Ashley River Tower, Public area at Medical University of South
Carolina, Charleston. Ongoing - "Contemporary Carolina Collection
@ Ashley River Tower," featuring the largest collection of
original, contemporary South Carolina art on permanent display,
including 885 works by 53 talented artists, sculptors and photographers
in South Carolina. Artists included are: Lucille Akinjobe, Jack
Alterman, Thomas Blagden, Jr., Carl Blair, Patti Brady, Keith
Brown, Julia Cart, Eva Carter, Jocelyn Châteauvert, Lese
Corrigan, Townsend Davidson, Linda Fantuzzo, Buddy Folk, Squire
Fox, Mary Edna Fraser, Cassandra Gillens, Anthony Green, Jon Holloway,
Ann Hubbard, Lisa Salosaari Jasinski, Erik Johnson, Kim Keats,
Arianne King Comer, Kit Loney, Paul Mardikian, Nancy Marshall,
Paul Matheny, John McWilliams, Sue Middleton, Marge Moody, Gordon
Nicholson, Jane Nodine, Marcelo Novo, Karin Olah, Matt Overend,
Rick Rhodes, Ed Rice, Molly B. Right, Susan Romaine, Kristi Ryba,
Virginia Scotchie, Laura Spong, Tom Stanley, Christine Tedesco,
Colleen Terrell, Leo Twiggs, Tjelda Vander Meijden, Mary Walker,
Sue Simons Wallace, Joe Walters, Sam Wang, Enid Williams, Manning
Williams, and Paul Yanko. Hours: daily, 8:30am-5pm. Contact: Kathleen
Ellis, Director of National Communications, MUSC, at 843/792.5602
or e-mail at (ellisk@musc.edu).
Chesnee
Carolina Foothills Artisan Center, 124 W. Cherokee Street, intersection of Hwy. 11 & Hwy. 221, Chesnee. Ongoing - Featuring original works by over 60 North & South Carolina artists, including pottery, decorative and functional; paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media; textiles and fiber art; carved wood; jewelry; dolls; brooms; monotypes; pewter sculpture; mosaics; glass, stained, torched and fused; photography; baskets; fine wood furniture; books and cards. Also - Offering educational programming for all ages, from art classes to cultural events. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 9:30am-5:30pm. Contact: 864/461-3050 or at (www.cfac.us).
Clemson
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Clemson
Madren Conference Center, Clemson University, Clemson. Ongoing
- Featuring wood and steel bird carvings by Grainger McKoy. Hours:
regular building hours. Contact: Peter Kent at 864/656-0382 or
e-mail at (peter.kent@clemsonews.clemson.edu).
The Fran Hanson Discovery Center, South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson University, Clemson. Featured Artists Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring works by Nancy Basket, Sue Figliola, Sue Grier, Sandy King, Jo Ann Taylor and Phil Garrett, on a rotating basis. Elizabeth Belser Fuller Gallery, Ongoing - This collection of watercolors, mixed media and pen & ink drawings was generously donated by a dear friend of the SC Botanical Garden, Elizabeth Belser Fuller. This incredible collection ranges from 1947 to 1992. New pieces have been added this year in celebration of Belser's 97th birthday. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Closed University Holidays and Home Football Game Saturdays. Contact: 864/656-3405 or at (www.clemson.edu/scbg/).
Columbia Area
Columbia Museum of Art, Main & Hampton Streets, Columbia. Through Sept. 27 - "Cleve Gray: Man and Nature," featuring a 30-year retrospective of noted American painter Cleve Gray. The exhibition illustrates the full progression of Gray's career as he developed his signature gestural style between 1970 and 2004, the year he died at age 86. "Man and Nature" is the first comprehensive touring exhibition of Gray's work and is the only museum exhibition to date to focus on his mature abstraction. The 47 paintings in the show follow the development of the artist's color-infused abstractions, his responses to his extensive travels, and his deep understanding of European and American modernism and Asian sources. Mamie and William Andrew Treadway, Jr. Gallery 15, July 18 - Oct. 4 - "Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg: 20th Century Masters in the Collection". Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenburg are considered two of the pioneering artists of the mid 20th century in America and the leading figures in the American pop art movement. Legendary gallery owner Leo Castelli represented both in the 1950s. The two were close friends, saw each other's work daily and had a considerable influence upon one another. Both Johns and Rauschenberg, in different ways, reintroduced figurative subject matter to painting, and they are credited with inspiring the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop art. This installation, drawn from work in the Museum's collection, explores the visual relationship between these two artists and friends. BB&T Focus Gallery, Ongoing - "Southern Traditions," will showcase the richness and diversity of the Museum's collection of furniture, ceramics, silver, basketry, sculpture and paintings by artists native to, or active in, South Carolina and its surrounding states. Among the works on view will be fine silver made by Charleston and Columbia silversmiths; a sweet grass basket by Mary Jackson (SC, born 1945); wood carvings by Edgar Alexander McKillop (NC, 1879-1950); and paintings by Charles Fraser (SC, 1782-1860), Xanthus Russell Smith (SC, 1839-1929), William Harrison Scarborough (SC, 1812-1871), William Aiken Walker (SC, 1838-1921), among others. Ray Taylor Fair Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring a new and permanent installation of its ancient art collection. The installation includes approximately 50 objects that introduce the major ancient civilizations from the Mediterranean and Near East. Examples of the earliest form of writing from 12th century B.C. Mesopotamia, are shown next to Egyptian scarabs and Greek painted vessels. The world of the ancient Romans is represented by 2nd century glass and bronze items and portrait sculpture. Many of these works have not been seen since the Museum moved to its location on Main Street in 1998. The collection has grown over the last several years with the donation of 12 fine Roman sculptures in 2002 from Pennsylvania collector Dr. Robert Y. Turner. Hours: Wed., Thur., & Sat., 10am-5pm; Fri., 10am-9pm, & Sun., 1-5pm. Admission: Yes, but there is no admission charge on Sat. Contact: 803/799-2810 or at (www.columbiamuseum.org).
McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, USC Horseshoe, Columbia. July 11 - Jan. 16, 2010 - "Urban Archaeology in Columbia, SC. Through Aug. 1 - "Worth Keeping! Traditions in the Permanent Collection." This exhibit showcases McKissick Museum's often unseen permanent collections of traditional art. These treasures, which are conserved, preserved and researched by the museum, include hand-made traditional quilts, baskets and pottery as well as video, audio and artifacts related to other traditional art forms such as music, cooking and storytelling. These teaching collections help illuminate these traditions. Through Aug. 15 - "Order Now! Decorating the Modern Home". The exhibit explores the relationship between trade catalogs and decorative arts. The exhibit looks at how objects are advertised as a method to define status and influence personal taste. Through Aug. 15 - "Saving Face: Conserving University of South Carolina Portraits," features more than 20 restored portraits of past university presidents. Ongoing - "Highlights from the Permanent Collections of McKissick Museum". Permanent - "Baruch Silver Collection," a collection of the Baruch family silver. And, "Natural Curiosity: USC and the Evolution of Scientific Inquiry into the Natural World". Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-5pm & Sat., 11am-3pm. Contact: 803/777-7251 or at (www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/).
McMaster Gallery, room 119, basement level, McMaster Building, 1615 Senate Street, University of South Carolina, corner of Pickens & Senate Streets, Columbia. Through July 17 - "Sophisticated Whimsy," featuring works by Joan Podd. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm & Sun. 1-4pm. Contact: Mana Hewitt, Gallery Director at 803/777-7480 or e-mail at (mana@sc.edu).
701 Center for Contemporary Art, 701 Whaley St., Columbia. Through July 5 - ".Anne Boudreau: A Delicate Balance". Hours: Wed., 11am-8pm; Thur.-Sat., 11am-5pm & Sun., 1-5pm . Contact: 803/779-4571 or at (www.701cca.org).
SC State Museum, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia. Lipscomb Gallery, Through Aug. 23 - "Robert Courtright: Collages, Collage Constructions and Masks 1953-2008," featuring one of the largest collections of this artist's works ever presented. Recent Acquisitions Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2010 - "Tangible History: South Carolina Stoneware from the Holcombe Family Collection". The exhibit will focus on highlights from the Holcombe family stoneware collection, ranging from exquisite pottery from the old Edgefield district by makers such as Thomas Chandler to the Collin Rhodes factory and the highly-recognized slave potter Dave. It also will include significant pottery from the Upstate including the Owensby, Whelchel and Williams pottery manufactories, among others. The Crescent Café, second floor mezzanine of the Museum. The house menu offers a variety of baked goods, juices, coffee, hot chocolate and tea. Lunchtime offerings include deli sandwiches and alternating daily soups, as well as grilled chicken salads and sandwiches. And let's not forget the house specialty: spectacular fudge, handmade on-site. Café Hours: Tue.-Sat.,10am-4pm and Sun. 1-4pm. Museum Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm ; Sun.,1-5pm. Admission: Yes. Contact: Tut Underwood at 803/898-4921 or at (www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Columbia
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St., Columbia.
Ongoing - Featuring works by local artists throughout the convention
center, including works by Mike Williams, Liisa Salosaari Jasinski,
Tyrone Geter, Peter Lenzo, Jamie Davis, Tom Lockart & Mark
Woodham, Angela Bradburn, Virginia Scotchie, Denise Dent, Sue
Grier, Brian Rego, Heather LaHaise, Howard Hunt, Robert Campbell,
Ernest Lee, David J.P. Hooker, Ralph Waldrop, Elena Madden, Debbie
Martin, Blue Sky, Laura Spong, Jean McWhorter, Claire Farrell,
Justin Guy, and Jonathan Green. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm; Sat.,
10am-4pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 803/545-0001 or at (www.columbiaconventioncenter.com/phototour/phototour/).
Due West
Bowie Arts Center, Bonner St., Erskine College, Due West. Ongoing - Permanent Collections, 19th c. furniture, cut-glass, clocks and decorative arts. Also, 19th & early 20th c. music boxes & mechanical musical instruments. Hours: M-Th, 1-4:30pm or by appt. Contact: 864/379-8867.
Florence
Art Trail Gallery, 135 S. Dargan St., Florence. Through July 2 - Featuring an exhibit of original custom furniture and visual arts. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11:30am-2pm. Contact: Jane Madden at 843/673-0729 or e-mail to (janemadden@bellsouth.net).
Great Falls
Avant Garde Center for the Arts, 621 Dearborn St., Great Falls. July 24, 9am-5pm - "Sizzlin' Summer Saturdays Arts & Crafts Shows". Featuring food, entertainment, arts & crafts of all kinds: fine/folk/outdoor artists, ceramics & pottery, woodcraft, sculpture & garden art, textile & wearable art, jewelry, functional & recycle art, and more! Contact: Cherry Doster at 803.287-7853 or at (www.avantgardecenterforthearts.org).
Greenville
Downtown Greenville - "First Fridays," featuring a gallery crawl presented on the first Fri, of the month from 6-9pm. Visit galleries throughout the downtown area. For info: (www.fristfridaysonline.com).
Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, Bob Jones University, Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville. Ongoing - Permanent exhibition of the finest collection of religious art in America, including works by Rubens, Botticelli, and Van Dyck. Offering visitors a 60-minute audio-guided tour of over 40 favored works for a modest fee. Hours: Tue.-Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 864/242-5100, Ext. 1050 or at (www.bjumg.org).
Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College Street, Greenville. Through Sept. 27 - "Jasper Johns: Just Thinking of a Series of Dreams". A tour of the art of South Carolina would not be complete without considering the work of Jasper Johns. The title is drawn from a Bob Dylan song. The exhibition explores the enigmatic "Green Angel" images as well as the face motif inspired by Picasso. Don't miss the new additions to the Museum's Johns collection, in addition to iconic favorites such as "Flags 1," 1987, and the autobiographical 1987 series, "The Seasons". Through Oct. 4 - "Unpainting". An exhibition of things that aren't - painting, that is - from wall hangings and assemblages to drawings and photography. Through Oct. 11 - "Andrew Wyeth: The Greenville Collection". Greenville's prestigious in-depth collection of works by America's Painter, Andrew Wyeth, spans seventy years of the artist's masterful watercolors. Paintings by his father N.C. Wyeth and son Jamie Wyeth are included in this exhibition, which also features the newly-acquired watercolor, "Eagle Quill," 2007, and the drybrush watercolor "Four Poster," 1946, a gift from Spartanburg textile executive Roger Milliken. Through Oct. 24 - "William H. Johnson: Native Son". This exhibition traces the evolution of an important African-American artist who was a native of Florence, SC, William H. Johnson. The Greenville County Museum of Art is one of the few nationally with a survey collection of this modernist painter. Through Jan. 3, 2010 - "Art & Artists of South Carolina". The exhibition brings together paintings, prints, and sculpture that testify to war and peace, politics, class struggle, and the wonders of nature. It includes many recent additions to the museum's collection, including a large alkaline-glazed storage jar by the slave potter Dave Drake, an 1851 marble bust of Catherine Hampton by Hiram Powers, and William Aiken Walker's 1881 painting, "a Southern Plantation". The exhibition includes rich examples of Colonial portraiture and landscape, history paintings from the 1800s, and major paintings from the Charleston Renaissance. Admission: Free. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-5pm; Thur., till 8pm; and Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 864/271-7570 or at (www.greenvillemuseum.org).
Lipscomb Gallery, South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, 15 University St., Greenville. Ongoing - We feature several exhibitions throughout each year - our own students and faculty, plus many guest artists. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. Visitors are asked to sign in at the Administration Building's front desk before entering campus. Contact: 864/282-3777 or at (www.scgsah.state.sc.us).
Metropolitan Arts Council Gallery, 16 Augusta Street, Greenville. Ongoing - Featuring works by Greenville area artists. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: 864/467-3132, or at (www.greenvillearts.com).
Thompson Gallery, Thomas Anderson Roe Art Building, Furman University, Greenville. Through Aug. 28 - "Student Exhibition". Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm. Contact: 864/294-2074.
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Greenville
Centre Stage Theatre, 501 River Street, Greenville. Through July
24 - "Cosmology -The Way We See Ourselves," featuring
new works by Janette W. Wesley. Ongoing - Featuring works by visual
art members of MAC. Exhibits are offered in collaboration with
the Metropolitan Arts Council. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 2-6pm & 2
hr. prior to shows. Contact: MAC at 864/467-3132 or at (www.greenvillearts.com).
2522 Locust Hill Road, Greenville Technical College, Greer Campus, Taylors. Through 2009 - "The Inaugural Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition". Featured artists include: Hanna Jubran of Grimesland, NC; Jim Galluchi of Greensboro, NC; Dan Millspaugh of Asheville, NC; and Mike Roig of Carrboro, NC. Works range from 8 to 25 feet in height and combine materials of steel, copper, wood, and aluminum. This exhibition will provide both students and visitors a unique opportunity to experience the work of artists who choose to display their sculpture in the open environment. Hours: daylight hours. Contact: Enid Williams, Gallery Director, Visual Arts Dept., Greenville Technical College, Greer Campus at 864/848-2044.
Whole Foods Market, café area, 1140 Woodruff Rd., Greenville. Ongoing - Featuring rotating exhibits of works by members of Upstate Visual Arts (changing every 60 days). Hours: Mon.-Thur., 8am-9pm; Fri. & Sat., 8am-10pm & Sun., 9am-9pm. Contact: 864/232-4433 or at (www.upstatevisualarts.org).
Greenwood
CountyBank Art Gallery, The Arts Center @ The Federal Building, 120 Main St., Greenwood. Ongoing - Featuring works by local and regional artists. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm. Contact: 864/388-7800, e-mail at (artscouncil@greenwood.net) or at (www.greenwoodartscouncil.org).
Hartsville
Black Creek Arts Council Gallery, Black Creek Arts Center, 116 West College Ave., Hartsville. Ongoing - Featuring works by local and regional artists. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-noon & 1-4pm. Contact: 843/332-6234 or at (www.blackcreekarts.org).
Hilton Head Island Area
Art League Gallery of Hilton Head, The Atrium Garden, Suite 207 Pineland Station, Mathews Drive & Hwy. 278, Hilton Head Island. Through July 11 - "Southern Exposures - Four Photographers and a Weaver," featuring works by Pam Bredin, Fran Hubbell, Ed Funk, Don Nelson and Mary Kelly. July 13 - Aug. 8 - "Summer Dreams," a themed show by Art League member artists, with all work priced $300 and under. Ongoing - Featuring works by League members. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm. Contact: 843/681-5060 or at (www.HHAL.org).
Hilton Head Regional Healthcare Gallery, Coastal Discovery Museum, at Honey Horn, off Highway 278, across from Gumtree Road, Hilton Head Island. Ongoing - This beautiful 69-acre site will serve as the Museum's base for programs highlighting the cultural heritage and natural history of the Lowcountry. And, it will provide a signature venue for community events for people of all ages.The opening includes the renovation of a 6,000 sq. foot former hunting retreat, renamed the "Discovery House," containing the Museum's new interactive exhibits, temporary gallery space and community meeting rooms. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-4:30pm & Sun., 11am-3pm. Contact: 843-689-3033 ext. 224 or at (www.coastaldiscovery.org).
Laurens
The Artist's Coop, 113 E.Laurens St., on the Historic Downtown Square., Laurens. Ongoing - Featuring works by over 50 cooperatiave members, including paintings, jewlery, pottery and weavings. Also art classes for children and adults. Hours: Tue.-Fri.,10am-5:30pm & Sat., 10am-3pm. Contact: 864/984-9359 or at (www.laurensartistscoop.org).
McClellanville
The Village Museum, next to Town Hall, 401 Pinckney Street, McClellanville. Ongoing - Exhibits demonstrate a time line of history beginning with villages of the Seewee Indians and the settlement at Jamestown, SC, by the French Huguenots, through the rice planting on the great Santee plantations and the establishment of the town of McClellanville as a coastal resort. Displays also tell of the simple lifestyle of the the postwar farmer, the rise of timber harvesting in the 20th Century and the growth of the local seafood industry. The museum attempts to both educate its visitors as well as entertain them. Admission: Yes. Hours: Thur.-Sat., 10am-5pm (closed noon-1pm for lunch). Contact: 843/887-3030 or at (www.villagemuseum.com).
McCormick
The Artisans Gallery Shop at the MACK, 115 South Main St., located in the historic Keturah Hotel, McCormick. Ongoing - Featuring works of over 30 artisans including paintings, pottery, jewelry, jackets, gourds, woodworking, textiles, soaps and more. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-4pm. Contact: 864/852-3216.
Moncks Corner
The Little Gallery, inside the store at the visitor's center at Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, near Moncks Corner. Ongoing - Featuring a collection of contemporary craft works including weaving, art glass, woodcarving and other media, as well as works by over 30 potters from NC and SC including Carolina Cercone, James Cornell, Susan Filley, Terry Gess, Rand Heazlitt, Shawn Ireland, Nina Liu, Linda Sharpless, and John Vasquez. Hours: Tue.-Sun., 9am-4:30pm. Contact: 843/761-8509 or at (www.mepkinabbey.org).
Myrtle Beach / Grand Strand
Chapin Park, 1400 Kings Hwy and 16th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach. Oct. 10 & 11; and Nov. 7 & 8, 2009, from 10am-4pm - "37th Annual Art in the Park - Show & Sale," sponsored by Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild. We will have over 60 artists from the East Coast, as far away as TN, with about 20 of those artists from our local area. Typical art will include Paintings, Woodworking, Photography, Jewelry, Fabric, Glass, Metal, Pottery, Leather and Stone. Free admission and Kid friendly. For info call JoAnne Utterback, 843/446-7471 or at (www.artsyparksy.com).
Franklin G. Burroughs · Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 South Ocean Blvd., beside Springmaid Beach, Myrtle Beach. Through Oct. 4 - "Benny Andrews: The John Lewis Series," comprising these collages and 19 pen and ink drawings. Through Oct. 4 - "E.B. Lewis: Story Painter," presents an exhibition of Lewis's watercolors, the basis for his illustrations. Through Aug. 30 - " Jack Thompson: The Wonder Years; Myrtle Beach Photographs from the '50s and '60s". Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm & Sun., 1-4pm. Contact: 843/238-2510 or at (www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org).
North Charleston
City of North Charleston Art Gallery, North Charleston Performing Arts Center & Convention Center Complex, common walkways, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. July 1 - 31 - "Beauty of Age," featuring paintings and drawings by Audrey Layne Combs. This ongoing investigative body of work focuses on the aesthetic qualities of the aging body and the perception of elderly people in American Society. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-4:30pm. Contact: 843/745-1087 or at (www.northcharleston.org).
10 Storehouse Row, Noisette Blvd., The Navy Yard at Noisette (on the former Charleston Naval Base) North Charleston. Ongoing - Exhibits include works from many of the artists/tenants of 10 Storehouse Row. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm & Sat., 10am-7pm. Contact: 843/745-1087 or at (www.northcharleston.org).
The Meeting Place, Front Window, Olde North Charleston Business District, 1077 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. July 1 - Aug. 31 - "Charleston Kids with Cameras". The Charleston chapter of national organization Kids with Cameras will display photographs by inner city boys and girls. The group aims to show these children the world beyond their neighborhoods and the opportunities available to them. Hours: daylight hours. Contact: 843/745-1087 or at (www.northcharleston.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - North Charleston
Riverfront Park, 1001 Everglades Dr., The Navy Yard at Noisette
(former Charleston Naval Base), North Charleston. Through Mar.
25 - 2010 - "4th Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition
and Exhibition," featuring works by Jonathan Brilliant, Charleston,
SC; James Burnes, Santa Fe, NM; Samuel Burns, Chattanooga, TN;
Bob Doster, Lancaster, SC; Pattie Firestone, Chevy Chase, MD;
James Fuhrman, Glenmoore, PA; Gary Gresko from Oriental, NC; Roger
Halligan from Chattanooga, TN; Hanna Jubran from Grimesland, NC;
Corrina Sephora Mensoff from Atlanta, GA; Adam Walls from Red
Springs, NC; Bob Turan from Earton, NY; and Stephen Chilingirian
from Zirconia, NC. Organized and presented by the City of North
Charleston Cultural Arts Department.. Hours: daylight hours. Contact:
843/745-1087 or at (www.northcharleston.org).
Orangeburg
Lusty Gallery, Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center, Edisto Memorial Gardens, 649 Riverside Drive, Orangeburg. Ongoing - Featuring a permanent display featuring artwork by Coan Culler, Pernille Dake, Betty Edmonds, Elsie Fogle, Michiko Johnston, Zita Mellon, Rodney Ott, Barbara Townsend, Isaih Zagar, and local school children. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 8:30am-4:30pm & Fri., 8:30am-noon. Contact: Elizabeth Thomas at 803/536-4074 or e-mail to (oarts@bellsouth.net).
Pawleys Island, Litchfield & Murrells Inlet
Brookgreen Gardens, US 17, south of Murrells
Inlet. Wed.-Fri., Through Aug. 14 - "Cool Summer Evenings
," featuring live entertainment - plays on Wed.; nature programs
and stories on Thur.; and music on Fri. Cruises down the creek
are offered all three evenings at 5:30 and 6:30 pm. and are $7
in addition to garden admission. Ongoing -"Lowcountry: Change
and Continuity," a major new exhibit, tells the story of
human interaction with this land over the centuries. It features
wall size photomurals by SC naturalist photographer Tom Blagden,
along with a range of artifacts tracing the history of man's occupation
of this extraordinary landscape. General Gardens, Ongoing - One
of the largest collections of outdoor sculpture in America. This
preeminent collection of American representational sculpture includes
- 560 works by 240 artists - representing such well-known artists
as Charles Parks, Daniel Chester French, Carl Milles, August Saint-Gaudens
and Anna Hyatt Huntington. Hours: daily, 9:30am-5pm Admission:
Yes. Admission to Brookgreen is good for seven days. Contact:
843/235-6000 , 800-849-1931, or at (www.brookgreen.org).
Pickens
Pickens County Art and Historical Museum, 307 Johnston Street, Pickens. Through Aug. 27 - "Dale Cochran: Extraordinary Experiences." Through Aug. 27 - "Lynn Greer: Night Views". Through Aug. 27 - "Russell Jewell: Legacy and Light." Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm; Thur. till 7:30pm & Sat., 9am-4:30pm. Contact: 864/898-5963 or at (www.co.pickens.sc.us/culturalcommission).
Rock Hill
Center for the Arts, 121 East Main St., Rock Hill. Dalton & Perimeter Galleries, Through July 31 - "5th Annual Photography Competition Exhibition". Lewandowski Classroom Gallery, Through July 31 - "Community Photography Exhibition". Hours: Mon.-Thur., 9am-6pm; Fri., 9am-5pm; and on 2nd and 4th weekends, Sat., 10am-2pm; & Sun., 2-4pm. Contact: 803/ 328-2787 or at (www.rockhillarts.org).
Seneca Area
Seneca, July 9 - Aug. 11 - "2009 'HAM' Heritage, Arts & Music Festival". Blue Ridge Arts Council & Duke Energy are partnering for the third year to provide entertainment and cultural offerings during the 40th anniversary celebration of Duke's World of Energy. On July 9, from 5 - 8 pm, Duke's World of Energy will present its new ongoing exhibit, "World of Images" which highlights the history of the region as seen through the eyes of our many fine photographers. Meet the artists while enjoying local music and light refreshments. On July 11, 11am-3pm - "Birthday Bash," featuring a family fun day, including inflatables for kids, a magic show, face painting, balloons, food, music, storytelling, and a BRAC "Make It and Take It" for the kids. All events are free to the public! For info contact Blue Ridge Arts Council at 864/882-2722 or at (www.blueridgeartscenter.com).
Artists' Loft, 121-B Townville Street, Seneca. Ongoing - Featuring the work of a number of local artists as well as working studios. Special exhibits highlighting different art venues to include performing and visual arts will be held periodically. Hours: Thur.-Sat., 10am-8pm. Contact: e-mail at (theartistsloft@yahoo.com).
Blue Ridge Arts Council Gallery, 111 E. South 2nd & Townville Streets, Seneca. July 17 - Sept. 10 - "2009 BRAC Members' Show". The Arts Center invites its entire artist members to exhibit their art work at the BRAC gallery. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 1-5pm, Sat. 12-3pm, & Sun. noon-2pm. Contact: 864/882-2722 or at (www.blueridgeartscenter.com).
Spartanburg
Downtown Spartanburg, July 16, 5-9pm - "Art Walk Spartanburg". Held on the 3rd Thur, of every month art galleries and art spaces in downtown Spartanburg will open their doors. Participating are: Spartanburg Art Museum, HUB-BUB showroom, Carolina Gallery, Crescent Gallery and MYST. For more information call 864/585-3335 or visit (www.carolinagalleryart.com).
Justine V.R. "Nita" Milliken Wing, Milliken Fine Arts Building, Converse College, Spartanburg. Ongoing - Featuring a collection of 52 prints, given by Spartanburg resident Frank Toms which includes works by Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Alexander Calder, Helmut Newton and others. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: 864/596-9181 or e-mail at (artdesign@converse.edu).
Betty Bramlett
Spartanburg Art Museum, Chapman Cultural Arts Center, 200 East St. John Street, Spartanburg. July 28 - Oct. 10 - "The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg 36th Annual Juried Exhibition". Formed in October of 1957, the AGS is among the longest-lived visual arts organizations in South Carolina. This annual event is a benchmark of the guild's success, always impressing outside judges with the amount of talent that resides in Spartanburg, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Polk, Rutherford, and Union Counties in North and South Carolina. Through Aug. 1 - "Betty Bramlett: Past and Present". Bramlett served for four decades as coordinator of fine arts for Spartanburg County School District 7, influencing generations of students and teachers. She has received the state's Elizabeth O'Neill Verner award for outstanding service in art education, as well as being recognized as Regional Supervisor of the Year in the Southeast. Her abstract work is familiar in local galleries, juried exhibitions, and collections, including those of Greenville City Hall, Mary Black Hospital and the South Carolina Arts Commission. She was a founding member of the Artists' Guild of Spartanburg, a board on which she currently serves. Summer Hours: Wed.-Fri, 10am-5pm; Sat.,10am-5pm; and till 9pm on 3rd Thur. of each month. Closed on national holidays. Contact: 864/582-7616 or at (www.spartanburgartmuseum.org).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Spartanburg
Campus of University of South Carolina Upstate, 800 University
Way, Spartanburg. Ongoing - "USC Upstate Outdoor Sculpture
Collection". Available to viewers year-round, these 13 works
can be seen in front of the Campus Life Center, the Humanities
and Performing Arts Center, the Horace C. Smith Science Building,
Tukey Theatre and the Kathryn Hicks Visual Arts Center. While
the majority of the outdoor sculptures belong to internationally
acclaimed artist Bob Doster, other artists included are Jim Gallucci,
Daingerfiled Ashton, Winston Wingo, Dan Millspaugh, Adam Walls,
and Hanna Jubran. Cell phone tour info at (864-607-9224). For
more info contact Jane Nodine at 864/503-5838 or e-mail to (jnodine@uscupstate.edu).
Converse College, Wofford College and Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg. Through Aug. 6 - "Sculpture from the Garden: Brookgreen in the Upstate," will present 20 works from Brookgreen Garden's world-renowned sculpture collection in Murrells Inlet, SC, to audiences in the South Carolina Upstate. Eight works of sculpture will be exhibited in the lobby of Phifer Hall at Converse College. Seven works of sculpture will be at the Chapman Cultural Center, in and outside the lobby area of the David Reid Theater and five works will be in the exhibition area of the Sandor Teszler Library at Wofford College. Hours: regular hours of each institution. Contact: Helen Benso, Vice President for Marketing at 843/235-6000 or at (www.sculpturefromthegarden.org).
Summerville
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Summerville
Azalea Park, Main Street and West Fifth Street South, Summerville.
Ongoing - Featuring19 pieces of sculpture in Summerville's permanent
outdoor collection donated by Sculpture in the South. One of the
sculptures is located in Hutchinson Park, Summerville's Town Square.
Hours: daylight hours. Contact: 843/851-7800 or at (www.sculptureinthesouth.com).
Sumter
Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter County Cultural Center, 135 Haynesworth St., Sumter. Through July 10 - Presenting solo exhibitions by two of Sumter's most well-known artists, "David Sanders: Against the Grain" and "Sylvester Hickmon: Another Utopia". Through July 10 - "Annual Sumter Artists' Guild Exhibition". July 16 - Aug. 28 - "Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art. Artisan Center Gift Shop - Featuring art objects from local and regional artists. Hours: Tues-Sat 11-5pm & Sun., 1:30-5pm. Contact: 803//775-0543 or at (www.sumtergallery.org).
William J. Reynolds Gallery, USC-Sumter, Administration Building, 200 Miller Road, Sumter. Ongoing - Featuring paintings of William J. Reynolds, an ex-military pilot who's paintings reflect his career. Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm. Contact: Cara-lin Getty, Director of Galleries, at 803/938-3727, or at (www.uscsumter.edu/academic_info/arts/gallhp.html).
Walterboro
SC Artisans Center, 334 Wichman Street, 2 miles off I95, exits 53 or 57, Walterboro. Ongoing - Featuring work of nearly 450 of the SC's leading artists. The Center offers educational and interpretive displays of Southern folklife. Its mission is to enhance the appreciation and understanding of the rich cultural heritage of South Carolina. Also - "Handmade: A Celebration of the Elements of Craft". Artists and craftsmen from all over the state will sit on the porch of the center creating their artwork. This event takes place every 3rd Sat. of each month. And - The Center also offers art and craft classes and "Artful Hands Children's Art Camp". Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm & Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 843/549-0011 or at (www.southcarolinaartisanscenter.org).
The Colleton Museum, (Old Jail Building) 239 N. Jefferies Blvd., Walterboro. Through July 31 - "Salk Camp Kids". Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10am-5pm & Sat., noon-4pm. Contact: 843/549-2303.
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