"Carolina Arts Unleashed" – Page 57 – A Blog by Tom Starland, Editor/Publisher of Carolina Arts

Presidential Jetlag

It’s been less than two weeks since election day, but wow has time flew by. The election which was supposed to go into the wee hours of Wednesday morning was over by 9pm when New Hampshire went blue and then shortly after – Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida and Virginia went blue – minutes before polls ... Read More

What’s Wrong With This Presidential Election

Politics

That’s not a question, but there are plenty of answers if it was. During the day I’m working on my computer – a lot. Most of that time I’m listening to a random selection from my iTunes playlist, listening to news/talk shows on public radio, or watching cable news – CNN and MSNBC – all ... Read More

Don’t Mix Apples and Oranges in Politics

Politics

I got a call the other day from a woman in North Carolina who was very upset with my recent comments (Oct. 08) in Carolina Arts on how the arts do better under Democratic leadership compared to Republican leadership. Her complaint was that she had just spent two days visiting art galleries in North Carolina ... Read More

The Power of Potters – In Saving the NC Pottery Center

NC Pottery Center, NC Visual ArtsDenny Mecham, Dr. Everette James, Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales LTD, Meredith Heywood, Nancy Farmer, NC Arts Council, NC Pottery Center, Power of Potters, Saving the NC Pottery Center, Whynoy Pottery Blog

Don’t mess with a North Carolina potter! Or their Pottery Center. At least that’s the word I have for anyone doubting the importance of the NC Pottery Center located in the small community of Seagrove, NC. I have just received word that $100,000 + has been raised to save the NC Pottery Center. It was ... Read More

Doing the Charleston with Judith McGrath

Charleston SC Visual ArtsCharleston SC, Eva Carter Gallery, Gibbes Museum of Art, Judith McGrath, Karin Olah, Mary Martin Gallery, Nini Lui and Friends, Owen McGrath, Plum Elements, Rhett Thurman, Snowglobes, Western Australia

For any regular reader of Carolina Arts over the last eight years, commentary from Judith McGrath – all the way from Western Australia – has been a sort of sounding board as to what’s going on in the visual art community – around the world – or at least the other end of the world. ... Read More

How Will the SC Arts Commission Cut Its Budget By 10 Percent?

SC ArtsSC Arts Commission, SC Arts Foundation, SC State Budget Cuts, Suzette Surkamer, Suzie Surkamer, Verner Awards

The State of South Carolina is in financial trouble due to a reduction in projected revenue. Who isn’t? The Governor of SC is calling for the heads of State agencies to come up with ideas to reduce their budgets by 10 percent – before the State Legislature has to do it. I’m wondering what Suzette ... Read More

Photography Exhibitions Catching My Eye

Columbia SC Visual Arts, SC Visual ArtsGallery 80808, James Cheatum, North Charleston City Gallery, Todd Oelze, Vista Studios

On my recent delivery trip – what we now call – The Search For Gas In The Carolinas – I got to see two exhibitions by Columbia, SC, area photographers. One of the exhibits was in Columbia and the other was in North Charleston, SC. Both exhibits fell into what seems to be a developing ... Read More

NC Pottery Center Fundraising – Almost There!

NC Pottery Center, NC Visual ArtsDr. Everette James, Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales LTD, NC Pottery Center, Seagrove NC

It is sometimes hard to imagine the level of generosity that has been going on in the effort to keep the doors open to the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC. It moves so fast at times that it is hard to keep up with the figures, which is now over $80,000 – according ... Read More

What Was Your Politician’s Grade in Supporting the Arts?

Politics and the Arts

Besides all the other issues at stake in this upcoming election – what’s at stake when it comes to the arts? They say most people vote their wallet. If you’re in the arts, you should know how the people who represent you in Washington stand when it comes to supporting the arts. On Sept. 16, ... Read More

Your Presidential Choice, A Simple One

Politics

I could spend a lot of time listing all the ways Sen. John McCain has changed his views, to get the nomination by his party and to be elected President, on what used to be the principles that made him a maverick politician. The list would include tax cuts for the very rich, drilling for ... Read More