SC Arts Commission

A Slice of the Arts Commission’s Ten Year Plan

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Back on Aug. 20, 2008, I posted my opinion on the future of the SC Arts Commission’s Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) program. I wasn’t too optimistic – based on my experience. In that posting I mentioned the Canvas of the People process. Some readers didn’t know what I was talking about. Surprise! Here’s a ... Read More

Another View on SC Arts Commission’s LINC

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On Aug. 20, 2008, I posted a blog entry about the South Carolina Art Commission’s $100,000 grant to implement the Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) program in South Carolina. I’ll admit my comments were jaded and pessimistic, but they are based on my 20 plus years of experience in our art community and dealing or ... Read More

SC Arts Commission Talks the Talk for Grant

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We’ve seen it before – many times. The SC Arts Commission snags a grant by talking the talk, but never delivers results. This time it’s a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation for a program called – Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), a national initiative to improve conditions for artists. Here’s the first two paragraphs ... Read More

What is it About 701 Whaley Street in Columbia, SC

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Take the same location, some of the same supporters, the shield of being a non-profit, and what do you get? Another close-knit group of well connected people doing something that doesn’t seem to be available to others – mixing and matching the commercial sector and the non-profit sectors together. Let’s take the old group: 701 ... 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

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

Oh the Difference!

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I was surfing my list of websites to check each day in order to keep up with the visual arts in the Carolinas and on the NC Arts Council’s website I found a couple of interesting items. First was the press release for an exhibition taking place in Rocky Mount, NC, featuring the NC Arts ... Read More

Good Bye “Triennial” – Good Riddance

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Good Bye Triennial – Good Riddance (parts printed in the Editorial Commentary from the June ’08 issue of Carolina Arts) Let me warn you this is going to be a long piece – there is a lot of material and a lot of years to cover. On Apr. 14, 2008, Jeffrey Day in The State ... Read More