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
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
Beaufort Art Association Gallery,1001 Bay Street, in the historic Elliott House, Bay and Charles Sts., Beaufort. Through Aug. 3 - Featuring recent paintings and collages by Gay Torrey and works in fused glass by Camille Perrin. 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).
York W. Bailey Museum, Penn Center, St. Helens Island. Through July 24 - "The Connection," a traveling art exhibit sponsored by the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, created to entertain and educate citizens about the connections between South Carolina and the island of Barbados. The exhibit consists of over 70 pieces from South Carolina and Barbadian artists representing various media that reflect the similarities between South Carolina and Barbados in the fields of Agriculture, Horticulture, Arts, African American Heritage and Maritime Heritage. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Contact: 843/838-2432 or at (www.penncenter.com).
Bluffton
Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery/Learning Center, 48 Boundary Street, in former Bluffton Library building, Bluffton. 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
Benjamin F. Cox and Jeannette K. Cox Exhibition Gallery, Avery Research Center for African History and Culture at the College of Charleston, 125 Bull St., Charleston. 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 3 - "Beyond Belief - A View into Reflections, Shadows, & Textures of Hallowed Edifices," features photography by Gazie Nagle. 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).
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, 34 Prioleau Street, Charleston. Through Aug. 8 - "Piccolo Spoleto Festival's 24th Annual Juried Art Exhibition". Coordinated by the Coastal Conservation League and juried by Dr. Mokhless Al-Hariri, "Vanishing Landscapes," this year's juried art exhibition theme, will showcase works (2-D & 3-D) by South Carolina artists related to the state of our planet and its environment. Hours: 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. Through Aug. 31 - "Seeking," featuring works by Jonathan Green, an exhibition which explores personal discovery through art. Main Gallery, Rotunda Gallery, and Galleries I, J, K, and L, Through Aug. 3 - "Landscape of Slavery - The Plantation in American Art" The exhibit examines plantation-related works of art from the eighteenth century to the present. The exhibition considers plantation images in the context of the history of landscape painting while addressing their impact, both real and perceived, on race relations in the United States. First Floor, 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 exhibition 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. Explore Gallery, Ongoing - "The Charleston Renaissance: An Artistic Reawakening". Fifty years after the Civil War ended, artists such as Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, Elizabeth OíNeill Verner, Anna Heyward Taylor, and Alfred Hutty created artwork that kindled a new appreciation among Charlestonís citizens for the cityís physical environment and lowcountry character. Discover the art of the Charleston Renaissance in the newly-installed Explore Gallery. This exhibition combines computer resources, library materials, and works of art to offer a multi-dimensional, educational experience. Ongoing - "Hands On!" This exhibit features works of art selected from the Gibbes Museum of Art's touch collection. This ongoing exhibition was created to increase access to the arts for the visually impaired and to provide visitors the opportunity to experience art through the sense of touch. By handling these objects, the dynamic and rich textures of painting, visceral qualities of sculpture, and fine lines of etching can be enjoyed by an important part of the arts community. 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. Also open Mon., 10am-5pm during Spoleto Festival (May 26 - June 2). Admission: Yes. Contact: 843/722-2706 or at (www.gibbesmuesum.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.
Susan Meyer (2 images below are detail)
Redux Contemporary Art Center, featuring Redux Studios, 136 St. Philip Street, Charleston. Through July 27 - Featuring works by Susan Meyer (2008 Redux Artist in Residence). This is the fifth annual Artist-in-Residence program featuring works in sculpture and installation by Meyer. Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-5pm. Contact: 843/722-0697 or at (www.reduxstudios.org).
Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery, Charleston
County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. July 1 - 31
- "A State of Mind," featuring abstract nonrepresentational
series of digital photographs by Greg Schmitt. Hours: Mon.-Thur.,
9am-9pm; Fri. & Sat., 9am-6pm; and Sun. 2-5pm. Contact: Frances
Richardson at 843/805-6803 or at (www.ccpl.org).
The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston. Founded
in 1773, is America's first museum. Through Feb. 28, 2009 - "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
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Mary Walker
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).
John's Island Regional Library, 3531 Maybank
Hwy., John's Island. July 1 - 31 - "Decorative Painting Display
by Pat Simpson," featuring a variety of projects illustrating
the different mediums and uses of decorative paintings, such as
canvas, paintings in oil, acrylics, colored pencil, pen ink and
batik. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 10am-8pm; Fri.-Sat., 10am-6pm; &
Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 843/559-1945 or at (www.ccpl.org).
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/Seneca
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).
Columbia Area
Columbia Museum of Art, Main & Hampton Streets, Columbia. Lipscomb Family Galleries, Through Aug. 17 - "Carolina Collects," presents a major summer exhibition which celebrates the spirit of private collectors who have been instrumental in the formation and continued vitality of art collections throughout the state. Visitors get a first-hand look into private collections of South Carolinians, with hidden gems including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, furniture, decorative arts and photography from a wide range of historical time periods. The exhibition is presented by Carolina First. Mamie and William Andrew Treadway, Jr. Gallery, Through Oct. 26 - "Constantine Manos: The Greek Portfolio". Offered in conjunction with exhibition "Carolina Collects." the work of South Carolina native Constantine Manos is featured. The Greek Portfolio represents an impromptu pictorial account of Manos' travels through rural Greece and the Greek islands. In frame after frame he reveals with warmth, feeling and understanding a way of life that had remained virtually unchanged for centuries but was destined for extinction as the youth of these small country villages and secluded farms left for the opportunities in the city. BB&T Focus Gallery, Through July 20 - "Found Heaven: The Lowcountry of Alfred Heber Hutty," featuring a new installation of 24 works by Charleston Renaissance artist Alfred Heber Hutty. The installation includes one of only two pastel drawings known to exist by Hutty as well as a selection of etchings, drypoints, paintings and drawings by Hutty (1878-1954). 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).
McCrory Galleri, 1276 Assembly St. (between Gervias and Lady) in the Vista, Columbia. Ongoing - Presenting works by young and developing artists, as well as mid-career or mature artists. The main objective and mission of the gallery is to facilitate presentation of works of art which advance social, cultural, intellectual, spiritual, political and/or aesthetic ideas, ideals. Admission: Yes. Hours: Tue., Thur. & Fri., 10am-7pm; Sat., 11am-5pm & Sun., 1-6pm. Contact: 803/400-1205.
McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina, USC Horseshoe, Columbia. Through July 19 - "Barbecue Joints & The Good Folks Who Own Them". Drawn from the companion book, "BBQ Joints: Stories and Secret Recipes from the Barbecue Belt," the exhibit will feature more than 40 original photographs by author and photographer David Gelin, who traveled from the Carolinas to Texas studying the cultural and traditional significance of barbecue. 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/).
SC State Museum, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia. Through Jan. 4, 2009 - "The South Carolina State Museum: 20 Years of Treasures," featuring a special exhibit dedicated to objects that it has collected over the past two decades. Lipscomb Gallery, Through Sept. 7 - "State Museum 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition," juried by Lia Newman, director of programs and exhibitions at Artspace in Raleigh, NC, and artist Brian Rutenberg, a native of Myrtle Beach, SC, who now works in New York City. The exhibit will feature 100 works by SC artists. 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.museum.state.sc.us).
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
Florence Museum, 558 Spruce St., Florence. Through July 27 - "Exploration of the Pee Dee Land Trust". Admission: Yes. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 843/662-3351 or at (www.florencemuseum.org).
Hyman Fine Arts Center, Francis Marion University, Florence. Through July 22 - "New Works". This multimedia exhibit of new artwork by 23 members of the Florence Visual Arts Guild displays the diverse artistic talents of the arts guild members, many of whom have exhibited and won awards on a national and international level. The guild was formed in 1983 and has had numerous exhibits throughout the region and state. Besides exhibiting artwork, the guild holds workshops, organizes art-related excursions and provides an opportunity for artists' interaction within the region. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: Roberta Olmstead at 843/661-1385 or at (www.fmarion.edu/famc/gallery.htm).
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).
Joshua Shaw
Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College Street, Greenville. Throuigh July 27 - Enjoy the dynamic and unique monotypes of fifteen South Carolina artists who have been part of the ten-year history of Greenville's King Snake Press. Organized by King Snake master printmaker Phil Garrett. Through Aug. 24 - "Suitcase Paintings," featuring a unique perspective on abstract expressionism in a small format. Organized by TMG Projects, Chicago. Through Sept. 28 - "Masters of Watercolor: Andrew Wyeth and His Contemporaries," featuring an exhibit which compares and contrasts Wyeth with such realist painters as Stephen Scott Young, Henry Casselli, Hubert Shuptrine, and Mary Whyte. The installation also includes historical examples from the Museum collection by artists such as Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper, and Charles Burchfield-icons of the American Scene movement who were influential in the early development of Wyeth's distinguished career. Through Sept. 28 - "Joshua Shaw: A Paradise of Riches," featuring a series of Southern landscapes by Joshua Shaw (1776-1860), a British-born painter whose work is owned by only a few American museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Through Oct. 5 - "Stone Cold Classics". Featuring a series of exhibitions that celebrate the breadth and depth of the Museum's collection. Stone Cold Classics includes major works that exemplify the development of American art over two centuries. Through Oct. 5 - "Jasper Johns: Image Duplicator!". In the hands of world-renowned artist Jasper Johns, the exacting process of printmaking opens infinite possibilities. Through Oct. 5 - "William H. Johnson". A survey of the work of this important African-American artist, a South Carolina native and modernist painter. Through Oct. 5 - "Andrew Wyeth: The Greenville Collection". Examine the achievements of "America's Painter" in these paintings of people and places in his life. Wyeth has described Greenville's collection of watercolors as "the very best in any public museum in this country." 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. 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. 1 - "Student Exhibition".Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm. Contact: 864/294-2074.
Visual Arts Institute, on the Greer Campus of Greenville Technical College about 4 miles north of Greer on Highway 290, Locust Hill Road, Taylors.Upstairs Gallery, Through Aug. 29 - Featuring ceramics from the University of South Carolina MFA and BFA students and works by professor Virginia Scotchie. Atrium Gallery (downstairs), Through Aug. 29 - Featuring mixed media works by Mike Slattery, Chair of Visual Arts at Bob Jones University. Slattery's mixed media narratives draw from his personal documentation of public spaces as well as historical models provided for the average public television viewer. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm. Contact: Laraine Wells, Administrative Assistant at 864/848-2023 or e-mail at (laraine.wells@gvltec.edu).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Greenville
Centre Stage Theatre, 501 River Street, Greenville. Ongoing -
Featuring works by visual art members of MAC. Exhibits are offered
in collaboration with the Metropolitan Arts Council. Hours: Tue.-Fri.,
2-6pm. 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. Through July 5 - "2008 Festival of Flowers Juried Art Exhibition". 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 12 - "The Art of Abstraction," a special presentation of large abstract paintings by ten of the League's leading abstract artists. July 14 - Aug. 9 - "Summer Dreams," featuring works by Art League members on the theme of Summer. July 14 - Aug. 9 - "The Whole Box of Crayons," featuring recent jewelry creations by Caroline Alderman. 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. Through Sept. 2 - "Apple Pie Painters: Inspired by Honey Horn". The six original members of the Apple Pie Painters: Vickie Ebbers, Mary Kelly, John Norlander, Liz Rufenacht, Barb Snow and Peter Hadfalvi are celebrating their 10th year of painting together. Through those years there have been many transitions in mediums and styles. Now numbering nine, with the addition of Marilyn Dizikes, Judy McElynn and Alex Sharma. 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).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Hilton Head
Is.
Coastal Discovery Museum, 100 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head
Island. The Jarvis Room, Through July 12 - "Low Country and
Other Views," will feature photographs by some of the area's
finest photographic artists, members of the Sun City Photography
Club. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm & Sun., 10am-3pm. Contact:
843-689-3033 ext. 224 or at (www.coastaldiscovery.org).
Lancaster
The Springs House Gallery, Lancaster County Council of Arts, 201 West Gay Street, former City Hall, Lancaster. Through July 31 - "2007 South Carolina Watermedia Society's Traveling Exhibition," featuring works by the top 30 award winners. The exhibit is traveling throughout SC through the SC State Museum's Traveling Art Program. Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm. Contact: 803/285-7451 & e-mail (arts@infoave.net).
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. July 12&13, Oct. 11&12, and Nov. 8&9, 2008, 10am-4pm - "36th Annual Art in the Park - Show & Sale," sponsored by Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild. We will have over 60 artists from the Southeast 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. 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. 5 - "People Reading: Selections from the Collection of Donald and Patricia Oresman". Through Oct. 31 - Jonathan Green: The Artist & The Collector. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm & Sun., 1-4pm. Admission: Free. 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 - Featuring an exhibit of works by Amy Bouse and Scott Debus. Bouse creates traditional quilts with an eye toward color, form, structure, and process. Her series "Divisions" focuses on the lines and demarcations between private and public spaces. Scott Debus' creates paintings with an eclectic range of scale, size and medium that capture the truth in expression. 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: Artistic Spirit Gallery, Rick Austin, Bill Matalene, Katie Mixon, Kelly Wenner, John Carter and Charles Ailstock. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-8pm & Sat., 10am-7pm. Contact: 843/745-1087 or at (www.northcharleston.org).
The Meeting Place Windows, Olde North Charleston Business District, 1077 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. July 1 - Aug. 31 - Featuring works by Leslie Pearson, who uses narrative as a counterpoint to imagery in her allegorical paintings of fruit and vegetable still lifes. The use of text in her work allows an interplay between word and images and acts as an effective vehicle for communicating ideas. Hours: by chance or exhibit can be viewed from street through windows. 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.
31, 2009 - "3rd Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition
and Exhibition," featuring sculptures by established and
emerging artists, displaying imaginative and thought provoking
large-scale sculpture. Visitors can enjoy the sculpture displays
among ten acres of walking paths, a fishing pier, new boardwalk,
an oversized sandbox and children's play. Organized and presented
by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department. The
exhibit was juried by Glenn Harper, editor of Sculpture Magazine.
Participating sculptors include: Joshua Coleman (Cleveland, TN),
Jan Chenoweth (Chattanooga, TN), Christopher Fennell (Birmingham,
AL), Roger Halligan (Chattanooga, TN), Hanna Jubran (Grimesland,
NC), Duke Oursler (Statesboro, GA), John Parker (Glenside, PA),
Liz Vercruysse (Herman, NE), Adam Walls (Red Springs, NC), Gavin
Weber (Davidson, NC), Mark Clarson (Chicago, IL), and Keith Lambert
(Beaufort, NC). 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. July 1 - 31 - Featuring an original acrylic paintings in nautical themes by Joel Steelman. 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. Jennewein and Noble Galleries, Through Aug. 24 - "National
Sculpture Society 75th Annual Awards Exhibition". 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 plus extended hours for Cool Summer Evenings!,
Wed.-Fri., open til 8pm thru Aug. 15. 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. 21 - "Natural Impressions: Drawings & Paintings by Victoria Blaker". Through Aug. 21 - "Glenda Guion: Twenty Years of Ceramic Sculpture". Through Aug. 21 - "Susan Lenz: Blues Chapel". 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
Edmund D. Lewandowski Student Gallery, McLaurin Hall, Oakland Ave., Winthrop University, Rock Hill. Through Sept. 4 - "Works from the University Collection". Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm. Contact: Tom Stanley at 803/323-2493 or at (www.winthrop.edu/arts).
Seneca Area
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. Through July 7 - "Liz Smith-Cox - ART & SOUL". Featuring a diverse collection of paintings and drawings by award-winning artist Liz Smith-Cox. The 1976 South Carolina Teacher of the Year, 2003 Elizabeth Verner O'Neill Arts in Education Award recipient, Member in Excellence of the South Carolina Watercolor Society, and winner of the Best 2-D Award in the 2007 BRAC Juried Show. July 18 - Sept. 11 - "Jump on the Bandwagon - BRAC Members Show 2008," featuring works by members of the Blue Ridge Arts Center. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 1-5pm, Sat. 12-3pm, & Sun. noon-2pm. Contact: 864/882-2722 or at (www.blueridgeartscenter.com).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Seneca
Duke's World of Energy Lobby, located six miles north of Seneca,
SC, on highway 130. Through July 27 - "Paul Dohr,80 in '08...and
Young at Art". Prolific and award winning watercolor artist,
Paul Dohr, is celebrating turning 80 in 2008 with a one-man exhibit
sponsored by the Blue Ridge Arts Council. The show will feature
about 40 of Dohr's latest watercolor and mixed media works. This
artist's enchanting landscape works have drawn viewer admiration
and won numerous awards in art centers and galleries throughout
the Upstate. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: Call the Blue
Ridge Arts Council at 864/882-2722 or at (www.blueridgeartscenter.com).
The Market at Keowee Towne, 15740 N. Hwy. 11, Salem. Through July 31 - The Blue Ridge Arts Council features watercolor paintings by Ron Miller. Hours: Mon.-Sun., 8am-8pm. Contact: 864/944-8000.
The Reserve, near the Village Center, located at 190 Village Green Loop, Sunset. July 10 - 27 - "Art & Artisans Expo at the Reserve". Blue Ridge Arts Council members will be exhibiting their art work, in conjunction with the 2008 Atlanta Designer Showhouse. Hours: 10am-5pm daily. Contact: 888/654-9020 or visit (www.thereserveatlakekeowee.com) (Click: Community Highlights - Designer Showhouse.)
Spartanburg
Guild Gallery, Artists' Guild of Spartanburg, Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St. John St. Spartanburg. July 1 - 29 - "Spartan'scapes," featuring works by Andrew Blanchard. Hours: Mon.-Fri.,10am-5pm & Sat.-Sun.,1-5pm. Contact Laura Pinkley at 864/764-9568.
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).
Mac Arthur Goodwin ---------------------------------------------
Claire Miller Hopkins
JJ L'Heureaux ------------------------------------------ Trey Finney (Art & the Animal)
Spartanburg Art Museum, Chapman Cultural Arts Center, 200 East St. John Street, Spartanburg. Through Aug. 16 - "Penguins and the Art of Being Cool," featuring photographs by J.J. L'Heureux. Beat the Heat of our Southern Summer by being surrounded by Adelies, Chinstraps, Emperors, Gentoos, and Kings! An Antarctic treat for young and old. The Penguins exhibit is a joint project of The Spartanburg Science Center & the Spartanburg Art Museum. Through Aug. 5 - "Art & the Animal: The 47th Annual Exhibition and National Tour of The Society of Animal Artists". The Society of Animal Artists is an association of animal and wildlife painters and sculptors. Founded in 1960, the Society is devoted to promoting excellence in the portrayal of the creatures sharing our planet, and to the education of the public through its informative art seminars, lectures and teaching demonstrations. Some of the finest animal artists from the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, Japan, and Australia are represented in the Society's membership. Over the past 40 years the work created by these artists has established new standards of artistic excellence and respect, helping animal and wildlife art to achieve a place of honor in the field of fine art. Through July 5 - "Mac Arthur Goodwin - A journey of imagery and a tribute to the women of Gee's Bend". Renowned as both artist and arts educator, Dr. Mac Arthur Goodwin has contributed significantly to the artistic and aesthetic definition of the arts at the state and national level. He received the Governor's Award for the Arts and the Order of the Palmetto. Goodwin has been named both the National art educator and National art supervisor and administrator. Through July 5 - "Claire Miller Hopkins: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue". Hopkins work in oil, watercolor and pastel is widely known throughout the southeast and has won awards in national and regional exhibitions. Her many memberships include The Pastel Society of America in which she has been bestowed the designation of Master Pastelist. A featured artist in "The Artists' Magazine" in Fall of 1994, Hopkins was a contributing artist in a number of books including "Pastel Interpretations" (Northlight 1993), "The Best of Portrait Painting" (Northlight 1998), and "The Art of Pastel Portraiture" (Watson-Guptil 1997). Admission: Yes. The first Thur. of each month is "Free Thursdays". Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm; Thur. till 8pm; & Sat., 10am-5pm. Closed on national holidays. Contact: 864/582-7616 or at (www.spartanburgartmuseum.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 19 - The Sumter County Gallery of Art holds much of the Elizabeth White permanent collection, which has not been exhibited since the early 90s. SCGA is proud to present an exhibition of the Elizabeth White Collection which will include ten pieces that have been restored and reframed and have not been seen by the public before. Through July 19 - "Selections from the Permanent Collection". In 2005 the SCGA made a commitment to become a collecting institution (on a modest level). This exhibit includes works by Jonathan Green, Tarleton Blackwell, Ray Davenport, Ronald Gonzalez (on loan from the Sumter County Cultural Commission), Susan Harbage Page, Juan Logan, Elizabeth OíNeil Verner, Deane Ackerman, Walter Thompson and Janet Orselli. 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).
USC-Sumter
WJR 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, Laura Cardello at 803/938-3858, or at (www.uscsumter.edu/academic_info/arts/gallhp.html).
Travelers Rest
The TRAM Gallery and Community Arts Center, Travelers Rest Arts Mission, 312 N. Poinsett Hwy, Travelers Rest. Ongoing - Featuring work by local and outsider/folk artists including: Don Lewis, Carol Sutherland, Bonnie Smith, Nancy Baumiller, Els Balsa, JoAnn Taylor, Greg Patton, Marsha Baker, Barbara Green, Ramona Hotel, Anon Dixon Day and others. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-6pm, & Sat. 10-2pm. Hours may vary. Contact: 864/834-2388 or at (www.trartsmission.org).
Walterboro
SC Artisans Center, 334 Wichman Street, 2 miles off I95, exits 53 or 57, Walterboro. Ongoing - Featuring work of nearly 280 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).
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