Jane Madden – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

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

February 11, 2015February 12, 2015 by admin

On my most recent trip to the Pee Dee area in South Carolina, my list of exhibits and galleries to visit was larger than usual – so much was happening there in February. After I got back home I posted on Facebook that, “I pulled a Francis Marion today. I was in so many different ... 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

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

A March Through SC’s Pee Dee Area – Viewing Exhibits Here, There, and Everywhere – Part Two

March 24, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

Well, after the rush of the day, Linda and I arrive in Florence, SC, fairly early – long before the 5:30pm reception for the Pee Dee Regional Photography Exhibit 2011 – Photofabulous! at the Art Trail Gallery. So, we end up taking a driving tour of Florence, exploring areas where I have never been before. ... Read More

So You Ask – How Are the Website Numbers Doing for Carolina Arts in February Compared to January?

February 11, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

Last month on Jan. 14, 2011, I posted an entry here about how well our new electronic version of Carolina Arts was doing – which at the time I thought was doing well. On that day we had 3,880 visitors to our website who had downloaded the entire 49 page PDF of our Jan. 2011 ... Read More

A Trip to Columbia, SC’s First Thursday on Main – Feb. 3, 2011

February 5, 2011December 3, 2014 by admin

On a cold Thursday afternoon when the weather people were calling for 80% rain, Linda and I headed to Columbia, SC, to visit One Eared Cow Glass and the First Thursday on Main event. One Eared Cow Glass was having one of their 20th Anniversary celebration events introducing a new line of glass jewelry – ... Read More

A Trip to Florence, SC, to See Several Exhibits on Jan. 14, 2011

January 17, 2011December 4, 2014 by admin

As I hope you have been reading, I have been involved in a flurry of information flowing to us from the visual art community in and around Florence, SC, including a couple of blog entries which you can visit later – click here for the entry about the exhibit, A Celebration of Many Talents: Artisans ... Read More