Talk about trying to stop the presses. We received this e-mail at Carolina Arts – last night (Mar. 14, 2010, after 10pm) just as I had finished my part of laying out the April issue of Carolina Arts. And, it was the kind of e-mail with very little info offered, but the sender was hoping we could help them get the word out – a very few words at that.
They were hoping we could help advertise a judged art show they would be having in March, and I’m thinking this is March – almost the middle of March – what’s the hurry?
Unfortunately, this is just another example of the major problem SC’s art community has in communicating what it has to offer to the general public – much less to the media which usually delivers that information. And, I feel this is a failure of the SC Arts Commission in not training the art community how to communicate and not insisting that groups they give funding to promote their events to the public in a proper manner. I don’t know if the Commission gives any funding to this guild, but it does no good funding projects directed toward the public that the public doesn’t know is taking place or doesn’t get info about in time to make a decision to go to it.
I think this should be a top priority in South Carolina and in North Carolina – which is better, but not much better. But enough of the soapbox speech.
At this point I usually just include the press release we received, but there was not enough info provided for our readers, so I have modified it, expanded on the info offered, and offered a bit of commentary.
The Seacoast Artist Guild of South Carolina is presenting, Swing Into Spring, a judged art show featuring works by local artists in various media including: 2 Dimension, 3 Dimension, and Photography. (Although in my world I consider photography to be 2-D, but I know to many artists they still think of photography as something less.) But, I applaud this guild for at least including photography in this show – many don’t. In fact, many seem to enjoy adding the phrase “No Photography”.
The exhibit will take place at the Litchfield Exchange, 2 miles south of Brookgreen Gardens, behind Applewood’s House of Pancakes, in Pawleys Island, SC. An awards ceremony will be held on Mar. 16, 2010, from 6:30-8:30pm. The exhibit will be on view from Mar, 17 – 21, 2010, from 10am-5pm. The awards ceremony and exhibit is free and open to the public.
The Seacoast Artist Guild of South Carolina, Inc. is a local non-profit arts organization with members hailing from all over South Carolina. It was established by a group of artists interested in sharing their love of the arts with others in the coastal area. Seacoast is dedicated to bringing opportunities to its members through art exhibits, art sales, workshops, and more. As part of their mission, the Guild works to open possibilities for those who can’t afford to take art lessons and nurture their skills. They also strive to reach the youth of the area through the visual arts.
For further information call Dottie Covington, Board Member & Co-Chair Publicity, Seacoast Artist Guild of South Carolina at 843/235-1299 or visit (www.seacoastartistguild.com).
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