Month: July 2008

City of Spartanburg, SC, Helps People Be Creative??

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Not too long ago I received a press release about a new website in Spartanburg, SC, which announced a new initiative by the City of Spartanburg to showcase the area’s creative community. At least I guess that’s what it was all about. My first impression was that the site wasn’t that creative itself nor did ... Read More

NC Pottery Center Tightens Budget

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Not just waiting on the kindness of strangers and friends, the Board of the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, has cut the full-time position of its director, Denny Mecham, to a part-time position. Mecham has agreed to stay on until she finds another job. Tim Blackburn, who is head of the Center’s board ... Read More

Greg Schmitt’s Exhibit at Charleston Co. Library

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The day we went to Apple Store heaven in downtown Charleston, SC, Linda and I also stopped at the Charleston County Public Library’s Main Branch to restock. Linda headed for the novels and I headed to the selection of books on CD. I’d be hitting the delivery trail again soon so I needed to find ... Read More

Keenan Fountain at the Columbia Museum of Art

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  A few months back I stopped to take some early morning photographs of the new fountain in front of the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC. Well, it’s not so new, but new enough. I hope you enjoy some different views of this fountain, named Apollo’s Cascade. The fountain was created by Rodney ... Read More

OMG An Apple Store Opens in Charleston, SC

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Saturday (7/26/08) was looking to be a near perfect day. Temps were in the 70s in the morning when I had to cut the grass, the sky remained overcast making this late July day seem mild. The Carolina Panthers were starting training camp today in Spartanburg, SC, one of the local TV channels was going ... Read More

Saving the NC Pottery Center

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About the same time we were posting my blog entry about a recent visit to the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, Martha Waggoner, an Associated Press writer was releasing a story about the financial problems of the Pottery Center. The headline hitting papers throughout the Carolinas was, “Supporters: NC Pottery Center needs $100,000″. ... Read More

Native American Pottery at NC Pottery Center

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I was on the road to Greensboro, NC, for some technical help for this blog. When I crossed the SC state line into Rockingham, NC, and got on the newly repaved 220 (part of the future I-73), I realized that I had an opportunity to stop in at the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, ... Read More

SC Fellowship Hopefuls Mark Your Calendars

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South Carolina’s individual artists working in visual arts or crafts, who wish to receive an award of $5,000, can apply for the 2009-2010 Fellowships. The deadline to enter the Fellowship sweepstakes or to apply for this award is Oct. 1, 2008. Applications can be found at the South Carolina Arts Commission’s website at (www.southcarolinaarts.com) – ... Read More

Bank of America Gives Free Admission

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Bank of America’s Museums on US program has come to Charlotte, NC. Charlotte residents and any holder of a Bank of America ATM, credit or debit card can receive free admission to the Mint Museum of Art, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, and the Levine Museum of the New South, during the first Sat. ... Read More

Unleashed Kicked Off Carolina Blogger Directory

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I was doing some surfing of blog directories and came across Carolina Blogger Directory, a site which is run by The State.com. It had a category for the arts and a registration form to be included. I registered to be included with their art blogs and they put us there, but shortly – after a ... Read More