July 2009 – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

Charleston, SC’s Mayor Joe Riley Is A Big Supporter Of The Visual Arts

July 31, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

Let me make a correction to that headline. Mayor Joe Riley of Charleston, SC, is a big supporter of the American School of the Building Arts – period. In a The Post and Courier article offered on the front page of the July 25, 2009, issue it states that the Mayor would like the City ... Read More

I’ve Been Taking a Survey of Charleston, SC, for 35 Years

July 25, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

I came to the Charleston, SC, area from Michigan in November of 1974. I liked what I found here and have found no reason to leave since – although I eventually moved 45 miles away to Berkeley County – a place where I could afford to do an arts newspaper and own a home. And, ... Read More

Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, Reinstalls Collection

July 21, 2009December 4, 2014 by admin

I went to the Déjà View Day at the Columbia Museum of Art on July 18, 2009, for several reasons – it was free admission all day, for once you could take pictures in the museum, to do some research, and to see how different things would look – it’s been awhile since I’ve been ... Read More

The Day Man Stepped on the Moon

July 20, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

All day today members of the media will be posing the question – do you remember where you were when man first stepped on the moon – July 20, 1969? And, I do – I’m really lucky I have any memory of those times – really lucky to have a few brain cells left from ... Read More

Those Seagrove Potters Are At It Again!

July 17, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

I bet some of you thought this was going to be about a drive-by shooting on the streets of Seagrove, NC – one pottery gang taking out a few of their rivals from another pottery gang or about the authorities finding bones at the bottom of someone’s kiln. No such luck. It’s just another boring ... Read More

Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, NC, Presents 5th Annual Potters Market Invitational – Sept. 12, 2009

July 14, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

This may seem to be an early announcement, but you want to plan ahead for this event. Craft enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet and purchase works by some of North Carolina’s top potters at the 5th Annual Potters Market Invitational. Widely regarded as one of the most popular pottery sales in the region, ... Read More

Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, Invites You to Déjà View Day – July 18, 2009

July 9, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, Invites You to Déjà View Day – July 18, 2009. Wait! That sounds familiar. Actually, it’s “Déjà View Day: Rediscover The Museum Collection”. On July 18, 2009, from 10am-2pm, the Columbia Museum of Art will proudly unveils its art collection in newly re-installed galleries for the first ... Read More

Seagrove Potteries Added to Carolina Arts’ NC Commercial Gallery Listings on Our Website

July 3, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

OK, we have a category, Not About Seagrove Pottery, now we also have a category, About Seagrove Pottery – officially. Yes, we’ve done a lot of entries about Seagrove, NC’s pottery community – whether it be about the North Carolina Pottery Center and its efforts to stay open in difficult financial times, or pottery events ... Read More

Rutherford County Visual Arts Center in Rutherfordton, NC, Offers Juried Pottery Exhibition

July 2, 2009December 3, 2014 by admin

In my continuing effort to bring you readers info about pottery events – not taking place in Seagrove, NC, we received a short e-mail which told us about a juried pottery exhibit taking place at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center in Rutherfordton, NC. The e-mail came after our deadlines for both the paper and ... Read More