Feature Articles


December Issue 2000

South Carolina Artisans Center in Walterboro, SC, Becomes Official State Center

The South Carolina Legislature recently enacted legislation that designates the South Carolina Artisans Center in Walterboro, SC, the official folk art and craft center for the state. Governor Jim Hodges signed the bill May 10, 2000. The Center opened in 1994 and represented 140 SC artists. Today the Center represents the works of more than 240 artists.

The mission of the South Carolina Artisans Center is to interpret, market, preserve and perpetuate the folk art and fine craftsmanship of South Carolina artisans while creating a better understanding of our rich and diverse cultural heritage. The Center provides educational programs, craft demonstrations and special events year round.

The South Carolina Artisans Center prodly announces the results of the 2000-01 Jury and welcomes the following artists: Mark Akers - (Wood Carver), Lexington; Michele Blank - (Stained Glass), Mt. Pleasant; Teri Gainey Bastian - (Watercolors), N. Charleston; Paula Brown - (Quilts/Fiber Art), Aiken; Warren Carpenter - (Wood), Seneca; Frank Corley - (Watercolors), Lexington; Jeanne d'Orleans - (Photography), Irmo; Michael DuBois - (Forged Iron), Ladson; Maris Efird - (Glass), Summerville; Daniel Gruszka - (Photography), Dillon; Jean Meyer Hanna - (Oils), Murrells Inlet; Dave Hardell - (Metal), Greenville; Beverly Hicks - (Jewelry), Summerville; Arden Inabinette - (Pottery), Murrells Inlet; Ann Kelley - (Glass Beads), Ladson; Gina Messervy - (Acrylics), N. Charleston; Kathy Metts - (Watercolors), Georgetown; Susan Roberts - (Photography), Edisto Island; Doris M. Schrock - (Watercolors), Beaufort; Susan Shrader - (Fused Glass), Columbia; Reanne L. Thacker - (Pottery), Beaufort; Chris Troy - (Pottery), Seneca; Annie VanEvery - (Clay), Seabrook Island; Fred Wieland - (Baskets & Wood), Aiken; Mary P. Winkle - (Watercolors), Mt. Pleasant; Sallie Youmans - (Hand Engraving/Carving), Edisto Island.

For more info check our SC Institutional Gallery listings or call the center at 843/549-0011, e-mail (artisan@lowcountry.com) or at (http://www.southcarolinaartisanscenter.org).

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