June 2010 – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

SC Arts Commission May have Dodged a Bullet – But More Cuts Are Coming for SC’s Non-Profit Arts Groups

June 28, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

Yes, the SC State Legislature may have stopped Governor Mark Sanford’s veto of the SC Arts Commission’s budget cut, but more cuts will come to the SC Arts Commission’s budget as our state adjust to shortfalls in revenue that legislators just ignored (after Tue. June 29,2010, that is). It’s easy to override a veto, it ... Read More

5th National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition on View in North Charleston, SC

June 26, 2010December 4, 2014 by admin

I went into North Charleston, SC, to turn our July 2010 issue of Carolina Arts into the printer, so I decided to go over to the North Charleston Riverfront Park at The Navy Yard at Noisette (former Charleston Naval Base), even though the temps were in the mid-90’s. It was a little overcast so I ... Read More

Friends of Berlin Committee & Sculpture in the South Unveil Sculpture of Mayor Berlin G. Myers in Summerville, SC

June 25, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

We received this short press release at Carolina Arts. The Friends of Berlin Committee & Sculpture in the South would like to invite the citizens of Summerville, SC, to the public unveiling of “Honorable Mayor Berlin G. Myers” Portrait Sculpture by Garland Weeks on Monday, June 28, 2010, at 7pm, at the Summerville Municipal Complex, 200 South ... Read More

Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston, SC, Offers Summer Student Exhibit

June 23, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

Well, this is the first – after deadline – press release we received at Carolina Arts for July. And, by all means don’t forget about our offering an Alfred Hutty print for sale at Carolina Galleries in Charleston, SC. Just read the entry below this one to learn all about it. Here’s the press release: Redux ... Read More

Help Carolina Arts – Add to Your Art Collection

June 20, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

Well, it’s no secret that Carolina Arts has been struggling just like everyone else in the art community during this economic downturn. That’s the pleasant word for what’s been happening. We’ve been cutting back where we can so much so that in our last issue I had only a few inches of space left for ... Read More

Waynesville Gallery Association Celebrates Folkmoot USA on July 2, 2010 in Waynesville, NC, with Arts After Dark

June 19, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

They call it Art After Dark in Waynesville, most of us would call it an art walk. We received this press release from the Waynesville Gallery Association who have tied their July 2 art walk into a celebration of Folkmoot USA. This gave us the opportunity to inform reader as to just what Folkmoot USA ... Read More

A Look at a Couple More Spoleto/Piccolo Festival Exhibits

June 16, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

Both the Spoleto and Piccolo Spoleto Festivals are over, but as usual with the art community, while most of the performing arts groups have packed up their seasonal offerings – the visual arts are still here and you can still see both of these exhibits I’ll be talking about. While the festivals were still going ... Read More

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, Announces 11th Annual Benefit Auction Results!

June 16, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

I received this info at Carolina Arts about the fundraiser which took place at the NC Pottery Center in April. As you read this and start thinking – I should have been there, you can still be there by sending in a nice check to support the NC Pottery Center. They can even take your ... Read More

West Lincoln Middle School in Lincolnton, NC, Calls for Potters for Tradition Turners Pottery Festival

June 16, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

This press release came to us at Carolina Arts in the middle of the Spoleto/Piccolo Festival scramble and I put it in a place where I could deal with it later. My mistake. I just found it and I already cost early applicants a discount on their fee. My bad. Especially when I’m trying to ... Read More

Charleston County Public Library is Presenting a Summer Book Sale in Charleston, SC – June 18-20, 2010

June 14, 2010December 3, 2014 by admin

I received this press release at Carolina Arts. I think public libraries are one of the great resources we have in this country and will be willing to pay higher taxes any day – as long as that extra money goes to support our libraries. Go buy some books. Cheap books abound at the upcoming ... Read More