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March Issue 2004

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, Seeks the Community's Help and Input

What do the Whitneys, Vanderbilts, Guggenheims, Carnegies and Rockefellers have in common with many Myrtle Beach residents?

Each of these famous families collected art — paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, glass, pottery and collages. Myrtle Beach, SC, families collect art, too – paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, glass, pottery and collages.

Perhaps it's not to the same degree, but area residents collect, nonetheless. And while Grand Strand residents might not have the same purposes in mind as the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, they find equal pleasure in their personal art choices.

This recognition of Myrtle Beach art enthusiasts is now being promoted as Myrtle Beach Collects by the Art Museum. This exhibition will fill the Museum's main floor galleries with locally owned art. If all goes as planned, Myrtle Beach Collects will open in Jan. 2005, with great fanfare and a week of visual art celebrations for the community and its guests.

The search for Myrtle Beach Collects started on Feb 23, 2004, with the announcement that Kay Teer, Art Museum Curator, has started a search for personally owned art that reflects the cultural awareness, taste, instinct and personal vision of the Grand Strand community. This search begins in myriad area homes. And then as the word gets out, the search will spread throughout Grand Strand neighborhoods (from Little River to Georgetown) that the Art Museum is looking for art that our own residents collect and cherish.

Myrtle Beach collections are found in numerous homes and have been assimilated in many ways and for many reasons. Some collectors have works that have been passed down from one generation to another. Others have received art as gifts. Or they've purchased works to commemorate events or travels. Most have works that they just had to have! Whatever the reason, these works of art represent a facet of the cultural awareness, taste, instinct, and personal vision of the community. Paintings, pottery, prints, drawings, mixed media, glass, sculpture, collages — the types of art collected is practically limitless. And the exhibition will include a wide variety of media by a wide variety of artists — some with international and national reputations, others with a more regional one.

And the Art Museum wishes to highlight these treasures in an exhibition slated for Jan.-Feb., 2005.

The process of selection begins with residents contacting the Art Museum and expressing a willingness to participate. The Museum's curator will make appointments to visit homes to document and record information about the various works of art. Collectors' names will remain anonymous to all but the curator throughout the process.

After the search is completed, a committee will determine the final works for the exhibition. Loan agreements will insure the protection and insurance of borrowed works. In early Jan. 2005, works will be brought to the Art Museum and the exhibition will be created. (Collectors have the choice of remaining anonymous during the exhibition if they desire.)

Myrtle Beach Collects promises to be an exciting, fun-filled experience for residents and visitors alike as the Art Museum celebrates the spirit of this area's collecting!

For further information call the Museum at 843/238-2510 or on the web at (www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org).

 


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