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September Issue
2008
ARTS Center in Clemson, SC, Features
Ceramic Works from SC State Art Collection
From the hands and clay of South Carolina artists,
Points of Departure: Vessel Forms from the State Art Collection,
takes a visual journey with ceramic vessels and their evolution
in the contemporary ceramic world. The exhibition will be on view
from Sept. 2 through Oct. 26, 2008, at the ARTS Center in Clemson,
SC.
Curated by Sue Grier, a ceramic artist and adjunct lecturer in
visual arts at Clemson University, the exhibition includes 16
pieces of ceramic artwork selected from the SC Arts Commission's
State Art Collection. The artwork is by 16 professional or teaching
ceramic artists, including four artists from the upstate and three
from the midlands. Select artists will also have their current
work included in the show to bring a visual representation that
rounds out the evolution of the vessel form in contemporary ceramic
art.
Selected artists include: Jeri Burdick, Robert Chance, Jean Clark, James Craft, Jamie Davis, Steven Hewitt, David J.P. Hooker, Michael Johnson, James Lawton, Ron Meyers, Jeanee Redmond, Michael Rutkowsky, Linda Shusterman, Brooke Stern, Mike Vatalaro, and Alan Willoughby.
Additional events hosted by the ARTS Center include a curator's talk the evening of Sept. 19, 2008, a guest gallery talk by Clemson Art Department Chair Mike Vatalaro at 6:30pm on Oct. 15, 2008, and a pottery and ceramic art sale that runs throughout the exhibition.
The State Art Collection is considered the most comprehensive public collection of works by contemporary South Carolina artists. Established in 1967 as one of the first programs of the South Carolina Arts Commission, the State Art Collection has grown to include 441 works in a variety of media and styles by 272 South Carolina contemporary artists. Small exhibitions featuring work from the collection are organized on a regular basis for rural and isolated areas inside and outside of the state. Works from the State Art Collection are available for loan to art museums, state agencies, and public and private organizations for the purpose of public exhibition or public display. The collection is supported in part by the South Carolina Arts Foundation and Kahn Development Company.
The South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances. Created by the SC General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission works to increase public participation in the arts by providing services, grants and leadership initiatives in three areas: arts education, community arts development and artist development. Headquartered in Columbia, S., the Arts Commission is funded by the state of SC and by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit (www.SouthCarolinaArts.com) or call 803/734-8696.
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Center at 864/633-5051 or visit (www.explorearts.org).
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