Month: April 2009

“Artista Vista 2009” in Columbia, SC, Time Well Spent

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Even though the event takes place on a Thursday night, all the planets seemed to be in alignment – so Linda and I made a run for it. Columbia is a two hour drive from our front door and Artista Vista starts at 5pm. Linda had to start a three day work weekend of 12 ... Read More

Charleston County Public Library One of Top US Libraries

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I love libraries. They have been a useful resource for so many things in my life and work. I don’t know what I’d do without them. The library provides books on CD for my long delivery travels, research info when working on my commentaries and instructional help from technical books – covering all sorts of ... Read More

Update on NEA Stimulus Monday for the Arts

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We’re finding out some things about the $50 million the National Endowment for the Arts got for economic stimulus recovery for the arts. Well, the non-profit part of the arts that is. Everyone else involved in the arts will be left out in the cold. And, it’s pretty cold out there in this economy. The ... Read More

A Glorious Spring Day in Seagrove, NC

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It was April 18, 2009, and by 6am, Linda and I were in the car headed for Seagrove, NC, for the first day of the Celebration of Spring in Seagrovewhere over 40 potteries in the area would be greeting visitors who would be coming to see new works – many fresh from the potter’s kilns. ... Read More

Arts Whining – Not a Good Image for the Arts Community

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While scanning the Internet for news about what’s going on in the Carolina visual art community I came across an interesting feature in Free Times a Columbia, SC, based publication (Issue #22.14 :: 04/08/2009 – 04/14/2009) entitled, Cutting the Arts – Midlands Groups Struggle Amid Declining Support, by Ron Aiken. As I read through the ... Read More

Roll with One Eared Cow Glass at Artista Vista 2009

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Here is something to get you ready for this year’s Artista Vista 2009 – Columbia’s premier gallery crawl, held in the Congaree Vista area of Columbia, SC, on April 23 – 25, 2009. Take a look at the boys at One Eared Cow Glass doing their thing. Unlike art districts that offer art walks, art ... Read More

Catching Up On Old Request

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Over the last couple months and even going back further, I’ve mentioned the SC Arts Commission and the SC Arts Foundation – one or two times – or maybe it was every other post to the blog. I often mention the boards of these two organizations, not mentioning any individual – mostly as a group. ... Read More

McClatchy Newspapers Can’t Silence Jeffrey Day

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A few weeks ago I told you about the loss of arts coverage in SC when The State newspaper in Columbia, SC, a McClatchy newspaper, eliminated Jeffrey Day’s job, long time art critic and arts writer for The State. We’ve already seen the results of that move when Susie Surkamer, head of the SC Arts ... Read More

I’m Going to Seagrove, NC, for Some Kiln Openings

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On the 18th and 19th of April, 2009, Seagrove potters are planning kiln openings and special events in their shops for the Celebration of Spring in Seagrove. Many of these same Seagrove potters who participated in an April 4th kiln firing at the NC Pottery Center in Seagrove will be donating one of their pieces ... Read More