Charleston SC – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, Features an Installation by Jennifer Wen Ma for the 2019 Piccolo Spoleto Festival

May 28, 2019 by admin

The College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, is presenting, Cry Joy Park: Gardens of Dark and Light, featuring work by Jennifer Wen Ma, on view at The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, through July 6, 2019, part of the 2019 Piccolo Spoleto Festival. “The exhibition is an investigation into the construct of a utopia, inspired ... Read More

A Trip to the Edge of America to See Art – Folly Beach – Who Knew

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 by admin

A Trip to Folly Beach, SC, the Edge of America, as locals like to call their haven on the ocean – that’s the Atlantic Ocean for those who don’t know. It was Saturday, April 27, 2019, the day Tanya Craig’s Gallery Azul was hosting the Backyard Art Sale, where 13 artists had tables set up ... Read More

I Took a Trip to West Ashley to See Some Art – It’s an Area of Charleston, SC, but It’s Like a Step-Child

July 23, 2017July 23, 2017 by admin

Summers are not supposed to be this busy. Yet, I seem to be as busy as I ever have been. There’s this publication that expects to be finished by deadline every month. Then there is my new hobby of protesting the current Government, so scratch Tuesdays off the calendar, And, then there is the Grandboys ... Read More

A Visit to the Ever Changing Charleston, SC, 3/11/17

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 by admin

I needed some postcards to send to someone in Washington, DC, that I hoped would be soon taking an extended vacation from politics, and what better place to get postcards but the tourist city of Charleston, SC. The city that seems to add a new construction crane every time I visit. So I figured to ... Read More

A Trip to Charleston, SC, When the Temps Were Over 100 Degrees to Pay Respect to a Gutsy Artist – Dr. Leo Twiggs

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 by admin

Last Friday, on July 8, 2016, I traveled down to Charleston, SC, from the headquarters of Shoestring Publishing Company in Bonneau, SC, to go to a reception for the exhibit, Requiem for Mother Emanuel, featuring nine works by Dr. Leo Twiggs, on view at the City Gallery at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Waterfront Park, through ... Read More

A Trip to Charleston, SC, to See an Exhibit by an Old Photography Friend – Mar. 4, 2016

March 6, 2016 by admin

Back in our photography days, back when Linda and I ran a custom black & white photo processing business, a photography gallery, and a photography guild – we were in touch with the Charleston art photography community. It was a very talented and vibrant community. It was old school. Then came the digital age. Now ... Read More

A Trip to Charleston, SC, to See Some Rare Art by Bill Buggel at Corrigan Gallery, on View Through Nov. 30, 2015

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by admin

Last Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, I decided to go see an exhibit at Corrigan Gallery in Charleston, SC, featuring works by Bill Buggel, on view through Nov. 30, 2015. This was his first solo exhibit in 16 years and before that not many more during his 50 year career in the visual arts in South ... Read More

A Drive Into Charleston, SC, On a Cold Day to See a New Craft Gallery and the Exhibition by Our Cover Artist for Our Feb. 2015 Issue of “Carolina Arts”, Tyrone Geter

February 21, 2015 by admin

I was long overdue for a visit to downtown Charleston, SC, to see the new Surface Craft Gallery, located at 49 John Street, on the same street where Linda and I once operated IF Labs, at 39-A John Street and opened the Photogallery next door (with the help of a few friends), an exclusive fine ... Read More

Rhett Thurman of Charleston, SC, Among American Artists To Display Works in Paris – The Sylvan Gallery in Charleston will Offer a Preview at Thurman’s Studio and a Reception at the Gallery on Sept. 5, 2013

August 30, 2013December 4, 2014 by admin

Rhett Thurman is a long time supporter of our arts newspaper going back as far as being a supporter of our first paper, Charleston Arts. The Sylvan Gallery has been a long time supporter of Carolina Arts. That’s why I’m making an exception to the rule of only covering exhibits that take place in the ... Read More

A Trip to the Charleston Center for Photography in Charleston, SC, for Kevin Parent’s Lecture on Pinhole Photography

March 12, 2013December 4, 2014 by admin

On Monday, March 11, 2013, Linda and I went down the road to Charleston, SC, to attend a lecture on pinhole photography by Kevin Parent at the Charleston Center for Photography at 654 King Street for their 2nd Monday Lecture Series. It’s free and open to the public and unknown to us they hand out ... Read More