November 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 Nov. 26 - "Anderson Artist Guild's Membership Show," featuring this annual exhibit of 99 works by AAG members, juried by Susan DuPlessis, Participation Program Director at the South Carolina Arts Commission in Columbia, SC. 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., inear K-Mart, n Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort. Through Nov. 5 - A Literary-Visual Art Show with Issues, with politically-themed work from over 20 local artists and writers, including Deanna Bowdish, Cabell Heyward, MA Mueller, Michele Roldan-Shaw, Lisa Annelouise Rentz, Quitman Marshall, Rhonda Jordan. 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 Town Center, 2015 Boundary St., Beaufort. Nov. 1, 2008 - "The Beaufort International Chalk Festival". Presented by the Arts Council of Beaufort County. Featuring a Global Street Art Competition for all ages with Chalkmaster Lee Jones; live music from The Last Waltz Ensemble, playing the music of Bob Dylan and The Band; street performances by Jef the Mime, Puppets with Yostie, and The Great Fettucini. For further info call 843-379-6607 or visit (www.beaufortcountyarts.com).
Beaufort Art Association Gallery,1001 Bay Street, in the historic Elliott House, Bay and Charles Sts., Beaufort. Through Nov. 1 - "The Thursday Painters," a group of Beaufort artists who have been painting together for more than thirteen years. Nov. 4 - 29 - "Charleston in Beaufort," featuring a special exhibition of artworks by members of the Charleston Artist Guild. 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).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Beaufort
Beaufort Memorial Hospital, 955 Ribaut Road, first floor hallways
adjacent to patient registration lobby, around the corner from
the main entrance desk, Beaufort. Through Dec. 5 - "18th
Annual Beaufort Art Association - Beaufort Memorial Hospital Foundation
Benefit and Sale". Hours: reg. hospital visiting hours. Contact:
843/379-2222 or at (www.beaufortartassociation.com).
Penn Center, St. Helens Island. Nov. 6 - 8 - "26th Annual Heritage Days Celebration". Established in 1981, the celebration was originally a revival of "Harvest Day" which began in the early 1900's and was celebrated annually until Penn School closed in 1948. Visitors from all parts of the country and the world will converge on St. Helena Island to revel in the Gullah experience: an exciting three-day event that includes food, music, seminars, arts and crafts, a parade, and the folk traditions of the Gullah descendants of West Africans. Hours: call ahead. 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.
Camden
Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, 810 Lyttleton St., Camden. Through Nov. 14 - "Jak Smyrl," featuring a retrospective of the works of the acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator. Hours: Mon.-Fri., noon-6pm. Contact: Kristin Cobb at 803/425-7676, ext. 306 or at (www.fineartscenter.org).
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. 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).
Gibbes Museum of Art, 135 Meeting Street, Charleston. Main and Rotunda Gallery, Through Nov. 30 - "Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art". The exhibition was organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, in cooperation with the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston and the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Through the story of the beautiful coiled basket, the exhibit revisits the history of the southeastern United States and demonstrates the enduring contribution of African people and culture to American life. Featuring over two hundred objects, including baskets made in Africa and the American South, African sculptures, and paintings from the Charleston Renaissance period, the exhibition traces the history of the coiled basket on two continents and shows how a simple farm tool once used for processing rice has become a work of art and an important symbol of African-American identity. Gallery A, Through Nov. 2 - "THE FUTURE IS ON THE TABLE," by Gwylene Gallimard and Jean-Marie Mauclet is a river of art projects with sources in India, England, South Africa, Nigeria, France and 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. Admission: Yes. Contact: 843/722-2706 or at (www.gibbesmuesum.org).
Halsey Institute for Contemporary Art, Simons Center for the Arts, College of Charleston School of the Arts, George & St. Philips Sts., Charleston. First & Second Floor Galleries, Through Dec. 5 - "MEND: love, life, & loss," featuring works by Adrienne Antonson, Susan Harbage Page, Pinky Bass, Marilyn Pappas, Jon Coffelt, Preston Orr, Leslie Kneisel, Mireille Vautier, Nava Lubelski, and Rachel Wright, curated by Mark Sloan. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Contact: Mark Sloan at 843/953-5680 or at (www.halsey.cofc.edu).
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 Dec. 13 -
"The Sun Machine is Coming Down," featuring works by
Matt Phillips and Josef Kristofoletti, curated by Seth Curcio.
Hours: Wed.-Sat., noon-5pm. Contact: 843/722-0697 or at (www.reduxstudios.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
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).
Fletcher Crossman
Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, 77 Calhoun Street,
Charleston. Nov. 25 - Jan. 31, 2009 - "Great Big Paintings,"
features an exhibition of work by British painter Fletcher Crossman.
Some of his paintings are more than 17 feet wide. The oversized
pieces will be suspended from the ceilings of the Gaillard Auditorium.
Hours: regular auditorium hours. Contact: Cam Patterson, exhibitions
director, Gaillard Auditorium at 843/577-7400.
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
Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Lee Hall, College of Architecture , Clemson University, Clemson. Through Nov. 12 - "Headway," featuring works by Martijn van Wagtendonk. Nov. 17 - 21 - "MFA Thesis Exhibitions - Altered Passage," featuring works by Robert Brownlow and Shannon Wright. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm & Sun., 2-5pm. Contact: 864/656-3883 or at (www.clemson.edu/caah/leegallery).
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. 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/).
Clinton
Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery, Presbyterian College, Clinton. Through Dec. 7 - "The Black Estate," is an artist's collaborative comprised of Noah MacDonald and Scott Pagano. Interested in advancing the new media art-making process and the ongoing continuum of their particular dialogue. The combination of traditional ink painting, high definition animation and contemporary concerns for profound global change make this cutting edge exhibit one not to miss. Hours: Daily, noon-5pm Contact: 800/476-7272, ext. 8523 or at (www.presby.edu).
The Depot Bookstore Exhibition Gallery, operated by Presbyterian College, 2nd floor, at 112 Musgrove St., Clinton. Through Dec. 1 - "Older Eyes, Newer Vision," featuring an exhibit of original paintings by Judy Bolton Jarrett of Columbia, SC. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm; Thur. till 6pm; & Sat. 9am-5pm. Contact: Ann Stoddard at 864/833-8635.
Columbia Area
Congaree Vista area of Columbia. Nov. 20, 2008, 5-10pm - "23nd Annual Vista Lights Celebration". The Vista's signature open house kicks off the holiday season with a night of culture, cuisine and artistic performances.More than 60 galleries, shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues will open their doors for the evening to showcase holiday treasures, followed by the annualtree lighting ceremony with Mayor Bob Coble. To learn more about the Vista Guild, call 803/269-4965 or at (www.vistacolumbia.com).
Columbia Museum of Art, Main & Hampton Streets, Columbia. Lipscomb Family Galleries, Through Nov. 30 - "Dale Chihuly: Seaforms," includes approximately 35 glassworks and preliminary sketches from Chihuly's Seaform series - colorful, undulating shell-like forms within forms, inspired by the artist's love of the sea. Chihuly is widely recognized as the world's premier glass artist and has been the subject of many books, critical essays and PBS specials. Chihuly's Seaforms are reminiscent of sea creatures and shells, yet they are unpredictable abstract configurations with a transparency and colorful luminosity. Families of Seaforms are large vessels with smaller and smaller shapes nestled within them. The accompanying sketches give insight into the artist's creative process, and are beautiful artworks on their own. Chihuly's Seaforms were created over a 14-year period during the 1980s and '90s. 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).
Goodall Gallery, Spears Music/Art Center, Columbia College, 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia. Through Nov. 22 - "House Tales," featuring works by Kristi Ryba. Hours: Mon.-Wed.,10 am-5pm,Thur.-Fri.,10am-7pm, and Sat.&Sun.,1-5pm. Contact: call Rebecca B. Munnerlyn at 803/786.3649 or e-mail at (rbmunnerlyn@colacoll.edu).
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 Mar. 14, 2009 - "This Far by Faith: Carolina Camp Meetings an African American Tradition," presents more than 42 large black-and-white photographs by Dr. Minuette Floyd, an associate professor of art at the university, and is accompanied by text panels and video footage of camp meetings held in seven locations in the Carolinas. 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 Nov. 18 - "Sara Schneckloth - Open Gestures: (Re)Active". 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).
Richland County Public Library, Main Library's Wachovia Gallery,1431 Assembly St., Columbia. Wachovia Gallery, Through Dec. 12 - "In the Spirit of Q: A Retrospective Exhibit," featuring works by Quincy Pugh. The artist shares his interest in nature, gardening, reading, the civil rights and abstract expressionism. Ongoing - Featuring 20 pieces of public art on permanent display. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-9pm; Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun, 2-6pm. Contact: 803/988-0886 or at (www.richland.lib.sc.us).
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 Jan. 4, 2009 - "Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion," will bring from Florence, Italy the world's largest exhibition of full-size machine replicas, constructed according to Leonardo da Vinci's manuscripts, which were collectively called the "codices." The unique, 7,000-square-foot exhibit features 40 working machines, a number of them life-sized, built by a team of expert historians and engineers who have studied da Vinci's codices. 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/).
Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia. Through Nov. 28 - "Presidential Prospects Palmetto Politics: Four Campaigns from South Carolina Political Collections." In this exhibit, documents and memorabilia from the University Libraries' South Carolina Political Collections (SCPC) detail four presidential races: Kennedy-Nixon in 1960, Johnson-Goldwater in 1964, Ford-Carter in 1976 and Ernest F. Hollings' bid for the Democratic nomination in 1984. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 7:30am-midnight; Fri., 7:30am-6pm; Sat., 10am-8pm; and Sun., 1-10pm. Contact: 803/777-8154.
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.
Greenville
Greenville, 15-mile radius of downtown Greenville. Nov. 1 & 2, 2008 - "7th Annual Greenville Open Studios," featuring a self-directed studio tour featuring 106 of Greenville's visual artists at work in their studios presented by the Metropolitan Arts Council. The tour will feature area artists with studios during the free weekend event. Hours: Sat., Nov. 1, 10am-6pm and Sun., Nov. 2, noon-6pm. Contact: 864/467-3132, or at (www.greenvillearts.com/openstudios.html) or at (www.greenvillearts.com).
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. Through Dec. 7 - "The Twilight of a Tradition," featuring the first exhibit to concentrate on the works of 14th century Florentine artist, Tommaso del Mazza. 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).
Exhibition Corridor, Art Wing, Fine Arts Center, Bob Jones University, Wade Hampton Boulevard, Greenville. Nov. 5 - 6 - "Annual BJU High School Art Festival," featuring 100 or more works in various media by outstanding young artists who visit the campus from all parts of the US. Nov. 9 - Dec. 5 - "BJU Art Faculty Exhibition," presenting works drawn from the art faculty members. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 8am-10pm and Sun.,1-2:30pm. Contact: 864/242-5100, ext. 2720 or at (www.bjumg.org).
FYI Gallery, 612-B South Main St., Greenville. Through Nov. 16 - "Colorscapes," featuring an exhibition of works by former Furman art professors Olof Sorensen and Diane Hopkins-Hughs. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: Furman Department of Art at 864/294-2074.
Greenville County Museum of Art, 420 College Street, Greenville. Nov. 19 - Feb. 22, 2009 - "E. Ambrose Webster: Pioneer Modernist". Webster embraced a vibrant, modernist style characterized by a brilliant palette and broken brushwork. This exhibition brings together examples that show the remarkable evolution of Webster's work from 1905 until his death in 1935. Nov. 19 - Feb. 8, 2009 - "Webster's World". Selections from the Museum's collection will create context for the paintings of E. Ambrose Webster and will include examples of Urban and Social Realism, Cubism, Modernism, and Impressionism, demonstrating the variety and richness of American art between 1900 and 1940. Through Jan. 4, 2009 - "David Macaulay: The Way We Work". Best known for the classic best seller, "The Way Things Work," illustrator David Macaulay introduces a new book that visualizes the parts and the workings of the human body. Organized by the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, this exhibition will feature activities that empower parents and children to engage in a fascinating journey of art and science. Through Jan. 4, 2009 - "American Idols: Andrew Wyeth and Jasper Johns". Although stylistically very different, Wyeth and Johns have many things in common; both are precocious, prolific, proficient, and profound. The selection, drawn from the Museum's in-depth collections of both artists, will feature thought-provoking as well as clever juxtapositions. Through Jan. 4, 2009 - "Gary Grier". Charlestonian Gary Grier paints scenes from urban life that are rich in color and attentive to detail. This exhibition features lowcountry street scenes peopled by characters who are at once familiar and iconic. Through Jan. 4, 2009 - "Bruce Davidson: Time of Change - Photographs from the Civil Rights Movement". Forty-five years after Martin Luther King gave voice to his dream for equality, a collection of photographs from the Civil Rights movement revives a time that changed both North and South. 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. Nov. 10 - Dec. 5 - "Elizabeth Rundorff's Paintings". 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. Through Dec. 19 - "A Square Deal," an exhibit consisting of one 12" x 12" (x 12") works of art from each of the participating artists on the 7th Greenville Open Studios tour. The exhibit provides you with a great overview of the event as well as a way to familiarize yourself with the fantastic talent in the Greenville area. Ongoing - Featuring works by Greenville area artists. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: 864/467-3132, or at (www.greenvillearts.com).
Ted
Haddock
Thompson Gallery, Thomas Anderson Roe Art Building, Furman University, Greenville. Through Nov. 7 - "Brother Sister Mother - Peacemakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict," featuring photographs by Ted Haddock. Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm. Contact: 864/294-2074.
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. 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 Nov. 8 - "Scenic Moments," featuring oil paintings by Roy Rupy. Through Nov. 8 - "The Spirit of Hilton Head," featuring works by Susan Knight. 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 Nov. 2 - "Art League of Hilton Head 2008 Member Show". Nov. 14 - Feb. 28, 2009 - "Daufuskie Island, is a collection of 80 silver-gelatin black and white images by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. Between 1977 and 1985, this photographer made several trips to the barrier islands off the coast of South Carolina. 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. 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).
Jennifer
Hamilton
Franklin G. Burroughs · Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, 3100 South Ocean Blvd., beside Springmaid Beach, Myrtle Beach. Through Dec. 31 - "South Carolina Watermedia Society's 31st Annual Exhibition," featuring 60 works selected from 150 entries. The 30 award-winning pieces will form a traveling exhibit that will visit art galleries and museums around the state. Juror for this year's event is Mark Mehaffey, an award-winning watercolorist, art instructor and lecturer who is also a published author on watermedia. Through Dec. 31 - "SC Folk Art Exhibition". Folk art, whose roots are closely tied to rural or pre-industrial societies, has long been a part of South Carolina's cultural tradition and, accordingly, holds a significant place in the South Carolina State Museum Collection. 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. Through Nov. 30 - "The Future is on the Table," is the culmination of a 5 year international community art collaboration organized by local artists Gwylene Gallimard and Jean-Marie Mauclet. Organized around the ideas globalization and social justice, its focus is on water and shelter as basic human rights. 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: Art & Fine Craft Co-Op, Olde North Charleston Business District, 1077 E. Montague Ave., North Charleston. Nov. 7 - Dec. 28 - Featuring a collection of works by local artist cooperative - a wide range of pieces including paintings, prints, sculpture, fine crafts, jewelry and more will be available for sale. Hours: Fri. & Sat., 10am-8pm & Sun., 10am-2pm. 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. 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 Nov. 2 - Featuring sculpture exhibits accompanied by works from members of the South Carolina Watermedia Society, including: "Flights of Fantasy: Birds in Sculpture" and "Hoof Beats and Heroes: Horses in American Sculpture". 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).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Murrells Inlet
Elks Lodge 2797, 3816 Hwy. 17 Business, Murrells Inlet. Nov. 15
- 16 - "Seacoast Artist Guild of SC - Fifth Annual Judged
Show". Hours: Sat., 2-9pm & Sun., 8am-5:30pm. Contact:
Edna Fenske, 843-357-2626 or at (www.culturalcouncil.info).
Pickens
Pickens County Art and Historical Museum, 307 Johnston Street, Pickens. Through Nov. 13 - "Reflections: Paintings by Amanda Mensing". Through Nov. 13 - "Faraway Pianos and Tin Parades: Diane Kilgore Condon's Paintings and Sculpture". Through Nov. 13 - "Robert Spencer's Art & Poetry". 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 Gallery, Nov. 12 - Dec. 31 - "Vernon Grant ChristmasVille 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).
Alease Michelle
Dalton Gallery, Richard L. Fisher Memorial Library, Clinton Junior College, 1029 Crawford Road, Rock Hill. Through Dec. 11 - "Personal Rites: Visual Storytelling," featuring works by Alease Michelle of Rock Hill. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-8pm. Contact: call Minora Hicks at 803/327-7402 Ext. 228 or e-mail at (fisherlibrary@clintonjuniorcollege.edu).
Edmund D. Lewandowski Student Gallery, McLaurin
Hall, Oakland Ave., Winthrop University, Rock Hill. Through Nov.
7 - "Foundations Exhibition". Nov. 21 - Dec. 11 - "Senior
Art Education Student Exhibition". Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm.
Contact: Tom Stanley at 803/323-2493 or at (www.winthrop.edu/arts).
Laura Gardner
Marge Loudon Moody
Winthrop University Galleries, Rutledge Building, Winthrop University, Rock Hill. Rutledge Gallery, Nov. 10 - Jan. 22, 2009 - "RE-VISIT: 1 Alumni Exhibition". This exhibition will present a collection of collaboratively designed objects utilizing CAD technology. The exhibit is coordinated by a group of artists and educators who have formed their own cooperative organization, CADlaboration. Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery, Nov. 10 - Jan. 22, 2009 - "Other Worlds: From Process to Product - Marge Loudon Moody: Patrick Faculty Grant Exhibition". This exhibit will explore Moody's "process work" or investigation, whether through drawing, painting, collage or mixed-media, which leads up to her finished, abstract paintings on canvas she calls "Worlds". Windows with a View, Nov. 3 - Jan. 15, 2009 - Featuring works by Laura Gardner. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: Tom Stanley at 803/323-2493 or at (www.winthrop.edu/arts).
Seneca Area
Seneca, Nov. 1 - 30 - " 2nd Annual Heritage, Arts & Music (HAM) Celebration," a month long celebration of the history, arts and music of this area. The Blue Ridge Arts Center will partner with Duke Energy and other community organizations to host this event. Various pieces of local art will be displayed. Special activities such as Make It & Take It, music and artists in person will be targeted for the kickoff weekend on Nov. 1 & 2. 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. Through Nov. 13 - "Fiber Fantasy," featuring an exhibit by quilters from South Carolina and North Carolina, including: Barbara Gale Blate, Paula Brown, Trudy Flanagan, Judy Heyward, Penny Little, Veronica Moriarty, Virginia Grobusky, Lynne Harril, Marilyn Ingalls and Helen Hockwalt. The exhibit also includes a tribute to Claude Smith, which will showcase some of his wonderful quilts. A native of Atlanta, GA, Smith was an active teacher of art, supporter of the arts, and an artist in his own right in the Greenville, SC, area for 34 years. His work is featured in many businesses, universities, permanent collections, and in many private family collections. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 1-5pm, Sat. 12-3pm, & Sun. noon-2pm. Contact: 864/882-2722 or at (www.blueridgeartscenter.com).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Seneca
The Market at Keowee Towne, 15740 N. Hwy. 11, Salem. Ongoing -
Featuring woodcuts by Kent Ambler. Hours: Mon.-Sun., 8am-8pm.
Contact: 864/944-8000.
Spartanburg
Downtown Spartanburg. Nov. 20, 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, Spartanburg Artists Guild Gallery, Hub-Bub's Showroom, Carolina Gallery, Myst Gallery, The Crescent Gallery and the Martha Chapman Gallery, at Wofford. For more information call 864/585-3335 or visit (www.carolinagalleryart.com).
Focus Educational Gallery, second floor, Performing Arts Center, USC-Upstate, 800 University Way, Spartanburg. Through Dec. 10 - Featuring works by students from Gaffney High School. Hours: Mon. - Thur., 9am-5pm & Fri., 9am-1pm. Contact: Gallery Director, Dr. Mary Lou Hightower at 864/503-5817 or e-mail to (mhightower@uscupstate.edu).
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).
Martha Cloud Chapman Gallery, Raines Center, Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg. Nov. 3 - Dec. 12 - "Paintings by Amy Chalmers, the Whetsell Fellows Annual Exhibition". Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-9pm; Sat., noon-6pm & Sun., noon-9pm. Contact: 864/597-4300.
Milliken Art Gallery, Converse College, Spartanburg. Nov. 6 - Dec. 4 - "Interiors: 2008 Department of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition". Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: 864/596-9181 or e-mail at (artdesign@converse.edu).
Sandor Teszler Library Gallery, Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg. Nov. 1 - Dec. 16 - "Robicsek Icon Collection". Drs. Francis and Livia Robicsek have assembled an important collection of Russian icons. Hours: Mon.,-Th. 8am-12am; Fri.,8am-7pm; Sat.,10am-5pm; Sun.,1pm -12am. Contact: 864/597-4300 or at (www.wofford.edu/library/gallery/index.htm).
Spartanburg Art Museum, Chapman Cultural Arts Center, 200 East St. John Street, Spartanburg. Nov. 4 - Dec. 27 - "Keith Spencer: Ture Colors". A former commercial artist, whose clients included Reebok International, Champion Apparel, Umbro USA, GT Bikes, and Harley-Davidson, Spencer is currently represented by galleries in SC, NC, GA, KY, and WA. His paintings are most often done in the alla prima tradition (one sitting) where he works quickly, applying oils directly and intuitively. Nov. 11 - Jan. 3, 2009 - "David Benson: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire". Known as an artist whose often whimsical insights both delight and inspire, Benson's impact as artist and art educator has been exceptional. Through Nov. 29 - "Recent Acquisitions," featuring works from SAM's Permanent Collection. Through Jan. 3, 2009 - "Stephen Chesley: High Wind, Sliight Rain". Chesley is a modern tonalist painter, yet credits diverse artists such as Inness, Hopper, Pollack, Rembrandt, and Seurat as influences in his work. His paintings often depict the fleeting light of dawn & dusk, combined with primordial elements such as water, wind, and fire. Among South Carolina's best known living landscape painters, Chesley's work is in the collections of BellSouth, Carolina First Bank, Columbia Museum of Art, Erskine College, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, National Bank of South Carolina, Savannah College of Art & Design, and State of South Carolina Art Collection. West Wing 1st and 2nd floor Student Galleries, Nov. 4 - 25 - "School District 6 Student Work". Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10am-5pm; Thur. till 8pm; & Sat., 10am-5pm. Closed on national holidays. Contact: 864/582-7616 or at (www.spartanburgartmuseum.org).
USC Upstate University Gallery, Performing Arts Center, USC-Upstate, 800 University Way, Spartanburg. Nov. 7 - Dec. 5 - "A Contemporary Perspective," featuring icons and iconography of Maggie McMahon. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. Contact: Gallery Director, Jane Nodine at 864/503-5838 or e-mail at (jnodine@uscupstate.edu).
ALTERNATE ART SPACES - Spartanburg
Converse College, Wofford College and Chapman Cultural Center,
Spartanburg. Through Aug. 6, 2009 - "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 Nov. 1 - "Romare Bearden: Prints & Benny Andrews: The John Lewis Series". Nov. 7 - Dec. 31 - "Sarah Hobbs: Modern Angst". Working in conjunction with Solomon Projects, Atlanta GA, the Sumter County Gallery of Art is proud to present a major solo exhibition by Sarah Hobbs, a photographic artist based in Atlanta. The exhibition in Sumter comprises 13 works including two new works of art. Hobbs holds a BA in Art History and a MFA in Photography from the University of Georgia. Nov. 7 - Dec. 31 - "Loren Schwerd: Mourning Portrait". Schwerd is a sculptor and mixed media artist who is currently an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Louisiana State University. Mourning Portrait is a series of memorials to the communities of New Orleans that were devastated by the flooding which followed Hurricane Katrina. 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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