Art Trail Gallery – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

A Disappointing Trip to the Pee Dee Area of SC Turns Out OK with a Backup Plan

July 20, 2015 by admin

Editor’s Note: I meant to finish this post and post it a few days after June 19, 2015, but I was angry and it’s not good to sit down and write something when you’re angry. So, I put it off and as usual things got in the way. This trip started with a desire to ... Read More

Traveling in the Pathways of Francis Marion Checking Out the Visual Arts in the Pee Dee Region of SC – Part II

February 14, 2015 by admin

I left off in Part I talking about the Hotel Florence on West Evans Street in Florence, SC. If you want to read what I wrote in Part I visit this link. On the other side of the street across from the Hotel Florence, a half a block toward Irby Street, you’ll find the Art ... Read More

A Trip to See Several Exhibits in the Pee Dee Area of South Carolina in July 2014 – Part II

July 23, 2014December 4, 2014 by admin

On a day when it was thundering and lightening around the lake here in Bonneau, SC, I decided to head over to the Pee Dee area of South Carolina, to see a few exhibits on view in Florence, SC, and Lake City, SC, just an hour’s drive north on Hwy. 52. If the computer had ... Read More

Yes, Yes, Yet Another Trip Into the Heart of the Pee Dee in South Carolina to the Art Trail Gallery in Florence

August 13, 2013December 4, 2014 by admin

There was a time when it seemed like I was going to an opening reception for exhibits at the Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC – every other month. It didn’t actually happen that often, but it seemed like it as I wasn’t getting to much of anywhere else. Travel like I used to do ... Read More

My Grande Tour of the Pee Dee Area of South Carolina – May 18, 2013

May 31, 2013December 4, 2014 by admin

Sorry for the delay – our June 2013 issue got in the way. May 18, 2013, was one of those Saturdays where I could accomplish a number of things in one sweep of the Pee Dee area of SC. First up was a visit to downtown Lake City, SC, a month after the big ArtFields ... Read More

Some Events I Wish I Were Going to This Week in the Carolinas

November 14, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Unfortunately travel is not in my plans this week, which means I’m going to miss some of my favorite happenings including: Vista Lights in Columbia, SC; the Celebration of Seagrove Potters in Seagrove, NC; and the opening of the new Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC. I would have racked up some miles, but I ... Read More

My Second “Photofabulous” Exhibit at the Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC

March 23, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Linda and I were lucky that we were not under a deadline, and she was off from the second job of taking 911 calls, to be able to attend the opening ofPhotofabulous 2012 at the Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC, Friday, Mar. 16, 2012. The exhibit will be on view through Apr. 27, 2012. ... Read More

Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Jennifer Ervin – July 1 – 31, 2011

July 6, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

We didn’t receive any info about this exhibit at Carolina Arts, but on July 3, 2011, I went to the Charleston County Public Library’s Main Branch in Charleston, SC, to pick up our goddaughter, Zelda, for a 4th of July visit here at the headquarters of Shoestring Publishing Company on the shores of Lake Moultrie ... Read More

A Third Trip to See an Exhibit at the Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC

June 22, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

My first trip to the Art Trail Gallery in the heart of Florence, SC’s growing arts district, was earlier this year to see the exhibit, A Celebration of Many Talents: Artisans of the Cotton Trail & the Tobacco Trail, which was an eye opener for me of what this area had to offer, but was ... Read More

Visualicious, an Exhibit of 2-D Art from the Pee Dee Area of SC Opens at Art Trail Gallery in Florence, SC, – June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

The show will be an exciting survey of 2-D works created by professionals and amateurs alike with over 100 artists expected to be participating. With categories for children, novices, and professionals, the gallery is reaching out to those who create those intriguing marks on surfaces that engage the mind. Some do it through paintings on ... Read More