Calling on All My Michigan Friends and Family to Vote for Jonathan Brilliant to Win ArtPrize® 2011 in Grand Rapids, MI

Jonathan Brilliant, of Columbia, SC, is currently at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI, doing an artist residency, from Sept. 8 – 21, 2011, building one of his coffee stir installations, which will become part of ArtPrize® 2011, one of the largest art competitions in the world. One of Jonathan Brilliant’s ... Read More

SC Arts Commission in Columbia, SC, Announces FY2012 Artist Fellowships

A Little Commentary on this Announcement I have no problem with these selections – I think they’re both great, but I’ve got a few problems with the process. First, I’m not sure if the problem is that so few artists are applying for these fellowships or if it’s the fact that the same people keep ... Read More

Linda and I Went to a Great American Monument and Saved $40

Back on June 2, 2011, we received an e-mail from One Eared Cow Glass(OECG) in Columbia, SC, about one of their 20th Anniversary events or specials – a sort of take our T-shirt on vacation with you offer. The deal was that if you took a One Eared Cow Glass T-shirt on vacation with you ... Read More

Susan Lenz Dies in Her First Performance Art Piece at Tapp’s Art Center During First Thursday on Main in Columbia, SC – June 2, 2011

This is NOT a critical review! I can just see the Internet alive with chatter about Susan Lenz’s death after a few people see this headline. In reality, Lenz will just die for two and a half hours in one of the window displays at Tapp’s. In collaboration with “radical evolutionary” artist Michael Krajewski and ... Read More

Columbia, SC’s Spring Arts Festival – Artista Vista – Celebrates 20 Years – Apr. 28-30, 2011

Artista Vista, the Columbia, SC’s, Congaree Vista’s annual gallery crawl, will once again usher in spring in the Midlands from Thursday, Apr. 28 through Saturday, Apr. 30, 2011. The event features special exhibits at each of the participating galleries from 5-9pm on Thursday night and from 11am-5pm on Friday and Saturday. In celebration of Artista ... Read More

How Much Do SC’s Public Workers Get Paid?

I was surfing through The State newspaper (online version) in Columbia, SC, as I do many Carolina newspapers keeping up with what’s going on and I noticed a headline which has probably been there for months, but for some reason caught my eye today. The headline was, “How much do SC’s public workers get paid?”. ... Read More

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

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