"Carolina Arts Unleashed" – Page 29 – A Blog by Tom Starland, Editor/Publisher of Carolina Arts

Tracking the Number of Downloads of the PDF of the June 2011 Issue of Carolina Arts

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The roller coaster ride continues, for now – on the downside of the hill. As of the first ten days of June, there were 38,328 downloads of the June 2011 issue of Carolina Arts. Compared to the first ten days of May, when there were 41,731 downloads – June is 3,403 off the mark. But ... Read More

Another Look at Piccolo Spoleto Visual Arts in Charleston SC – June 4, 2011

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Linda, my better half, had to work the whole weekend so I decided it was a good time to run down to Charleston, SC, again to catch a few more visual art exhibits taking place during the Spoleto/Piccolo Festivals. I knew it was going to be hot on Saturday so I had planned to get ... Read More

A First Look at the Two Big 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibits at Marion Square Park and Wragg Square in Charleston, SC

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By late Saturday, May 28, 2011, we had the June 2011 issue of Carolina Arts almost in the can, so Sunday morning – after we found out that Linda, my better half wasn’t going to have to go in to work on one of her days off, we decided to go down to Charleston and ... Read More

Susan Lenz Dies in Her First Performance Art Piece at Tapp’s Art Center During First Thursday on Main in Columbia, SC – June 2, 2011

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This is NOT a critical review! I can just see the Internet alive with chatter about Susan Lenz’s death after a few people see this headline. In reality, Lenz will just die for two and a half hours in one of the window displays at Tapp’s. In collaboration with “radical evolutionary” artist Michael Krajewski and ... Read More

The June 2011 Issue of Carolina Arts is Now Ready

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The June 2011 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 61 pages of it. We had over 61,000 downloads of the May 2011 issue – almost twice as many as the April issue and 16,000 more than the March issue. Can the June issue come close to that or ... Read More

Truth Be Told About Spoleto Festival USA – Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

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I found these two quotes from Nigel Redden in an interview from the Reuters News Service about funding cuts to the arts on the internet. They are the first quotes I’ve seen with some truth told about the festival mixed in with a little wishful thinking. The first quote is the wishful thinking on the ... Read More

Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibit Begins This Friday in Marion Square in Charleston, SC – May 27, 2011

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That’s right – it all begins again Friday – the Iron Man/Iron Woman competition of the arts. Seventeen days of whatever Mother Nature can dish out; the daily set up and take down; a marathon of questions from visitors; the overheard comments meant to be heard about your art; and the endless wait for some ... Read More

Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail in South Carolina Reaches 44 Stops

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For the last year and a half, I’ve been bringing you news about South Carolina’s only component of the National Quilt Trail – the Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail, which started out as the Oconee Heritage Quilt Trail, but had grown to cover a much larger area of the Upsptate – now with 44 individual stops. ... Read More

It’s International Museum Day? And a Look Over the Hump Toward the Weekend

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I’ve been seeing some chatter on Facebook about International Museum Day – a day where apparently museums around the world are celebrating with reduced or free admission, but not many in the Carolinas. From what I’ve seen, about a handful of NC museums are offering free or reduced admission, but I haven’t seen any notices ... Read More

Sculpture in the South Takes Place in Summerville, SC, May 13-15, 2011

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The 13th Annual Sculpture in the South Show and Sale event takes place again in Azalea Park, in Summerville, SC, on Saturday, May 14, 10am- 6pm and Sunday, May 15, 10am-5pm. A “Meet the Sculptors Reception” will take place on Friday, May 13, 2011, from 7-10pm. Patrons, Sponsors and Sustainers have the opportunity to personally ... Read More