Officials Announce the Final Batch of Award Winners from the ArtFields© 2016 Competition in Lake City, SC

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Editor’s Note: The images provided here are from the ArtFields© website of the entries made. They do not all represent the final presentations in Lake City. I have some photos of final works on display, but to show them would not be fair to all the artists. We have the final announcement of awards given ... Read More

Officials Announce the Winners of the ArtFields© 2016 Competition in Lake City, SC

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Editor’s Note: The images provided here are from the ArtFields© website of the entries made. They do not all represent the final presentations in Lake City. I have some photos of final works on display, but to show them would not be fair to all the artists. ArtFields© 2016 (Apr. 22-30, 2016) in Lake City, ... Read More

Once More I Ventured Into the Pee Dee Area of South Carolina to Get My Fine Art Fix

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For at least five years, the Pee Dee area of South Carolina has been a source of frustration and hope in looking at the future of SC’s overall visual art community. Mostly concentrating on Florence and Lake City, SC, Florence represents the frustration and Lake City the hope. I’ve given both cities an unusual amount ... Read More

The April 2016 Issue of “Carolina Arts” is Now Ready to Download

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The April 2016 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 77 pages of it. In my commentary I talk about ArtFields© 2016, scheduled to take place in Lake City, SC, Apr. 22 – 30, 2016. We’re making that event a special focus this month in an attempt to get ... Read More

A Trip to Charleston, SC, to See an Exhibit by an Old Photography Friend – Mar. 4, 2016

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Back in our photography days, back when Linda and I ran a custom black & white photo processing business, a photography gallery, and a photography guild – we were in touch with the Charleston art photography community. It was a very talented and vibrant community. It was old school. Then came the digital age. Now ... Read More

The March 2016 Issue of “Carolina Arts” is Now Ready to Download

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The March 2016 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 67 pages of it. In my commentary I talk about our super cover with “Superman” on it by Curt Butler of Charlotte, NC. Of course the only Superman of the Carolinas is Cam Newton, quarterback of the Carolina Panthers. ... Read More

The February 2016 Issue of “Carolina Arts” is Now Ready to Download

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The February 2016 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 68 pages of it. In my commentary I asked readers to give some love to our supporters – advertisers. They make this publication possible and they deserve to hear a few thanks for their support. I know I appreciate ... Read More

The Results of ArtFields© 2016, the Art Exhibition and Competition that Takes Place in Lake City, SC, Jury Process

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I wrote a blog post about my dislike of ArtFields© selecting locally connected people to jury in artists from the 12 Southeastern states eligible for entry into ArtFields©. You can find it at (http://carolinaarts.com/wordpress/2015/12/28/some-info-and-opinions-about-artfields-in-lake-city-sc/). Two of the three members of the jury panel were: Bradford R. Collins, PhD, Professor Art History, School of Visual and ... Read More

The January 2016 Issue of “Carolina Arts” is Now Ready to Download

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The January 2015 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 51 pages of it. With this issue we enter into our 20th year of covering the visual art in the Carolinas and our 30th year of producing an arts publication in Charleston and South Carolina. It has been and ... Read More

Some Info and Opinions About ArtFields© in Lake City, SC

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I’m a supporter of ArtFields©, the art exhibition and competition that takes place in Lake City, SC, a small town in the Pee Dee area of South Carolina. As far as the media goes, I’m one of their biggest supporter, but that doesn’t keep me from throwing in my 2 cents about what I think ... Read More