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Real Estate Studio in Charleston, SC, Offers Women’s Caucus for Art Exhibit

September 22, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

Well, there is always so much to publicize and too little space in the printed version of Carolina Arts – so, here’s another bit of visual art news. The Real Estate Studio, located at 214 King Street in Charleston, SC, is presenting an exhibit for the Women’s Caucus for Art Charleston entitled,Gaea, Goddess of the ... Read More

Hurricane Hugo the Art Critic

September 21, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

It was 20 years ago today – no this is not the opening to The Beatles song,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, but it was 20 years ago today that Hurricane Hugo struck just north of Charleston, SC, in the middle of the night and then proceeded to rip a path through South Carolina – ... Read More

Going To The Creative Town Hall Meeting In Charleston, SC – Aug. 25, 2009

August 26, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, was an interesting day. It started out like every other day with scanning and sometimes reading of The Post and Couriernewspaper, the Charleston, SC, area’s only daily newspaper. The item of the day which caught my attention was an ad for the new WLCN HD TV 18 station operating out of ... Read More

Charleston, SC’s Mayor Joe Riley Is A Big Supporter Of The Visual Arts

July 31, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

Let me make a correction to that headline. Mayor Joe Riley of Charleston, SC, is a big supporter of the American School of the Building Arts – period. In a The Post and Courier article offered on the front page of the July 25, 2009, issue it states that the Mayor would like the City ... Read More

I’ve Been Taking a Survey of Charleston, SC, for 35 Years

July 25, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

I came to the Charleston, SC, area from Michigan in November of 1974. I liked what I found here and have found no reason to leave since – although I eventually moved 45 miles away to Berkeley County – a place where I could afford to do an arts newspaper and own a home. And, ... Read More

Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, Invites You to Walk Off with Exhibition Components

June 28, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, is inviting the public to the “Prop Master Deconstruction Party,” on Saturday, July 18, 2009, from 2-5pm. The event is free with museum admission. Take home a piece of exhibition history from the Prop Master: An Installation by Juan Logan and Susan Harbage Page. Museum goers can ... Read More

The Big Piccolo Spoleto Exhibition at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park in Charleston, SC

June 23, 2009December 4, 2014 by admin

What do you do when the weathermen are calling for 100+ degree temps in the Charleston, SC, area? Why you jump in your car and travel to North Charleston, SC, to photograph an outdoor sculpture exhibit and then head to downtown Charleston to check out the big Piccolo Spoleto exhibit,Contemporary Charleston 2009: Revelation of Process, ... Read More

Piccolo Spoleto Festival Exhibitions Slip Away Again

June 23, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

Even with the best of intentions on my part, once again many of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival visual art offerings have slipped away before I could get by to see them. Even some of the exhibits I did get to see are over before I could post a blog about them. I have always said ... Read More

Another Funky Exhibit by Mark Sloan at The College of Charleston for Piccolo Spoleto

June 9, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

Last year it was the exhibit, Richard McMahan’s Mini Museum, on view in the Sanders Rotunda at the Addlestone Library at the College of Charleston. McMahan has been creating his own personal museum collection featuring miniature replicas of the world’s greatest works of art. This was an unbelievable display of one person’s effort to recreate ... Read More

“25th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival Juried Arts Exhibition”

May 30, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

I’m not sure you’ll be able to call this a review, but I went by the Charleston Visitor Center (Charleston, SC) today and viewed the 25th Annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival Juried Art Exhibition. The Exhibit is organized by the Charleston Artist Guild for the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs. After viewing all the ... Read More