Vol. 15, No. 3 March 2011 - Carolina Arts

CALL FOR ARTISTSThe eighth annual Olde Towne Artisans’ Fair will take place at the Living HistoryPark in the heart of Historic North Augusta, South Carolina. This is a high quality artfestival in a beautiful setting with a lovely central lawn, gurgling stream, and a lushsensory garden. Our goal is to produce a top tier juried event that is profitable,enjoyable for the artists, and exciting for the visitors—a place where each artist ismade to feel at home and will look forward to coming back each year.We encourage you to apply. Media we are looking for include:Aiken Center for the Arts in Aiken,SC, Features Works by Diana HuntWork by Diana HuntLynn Thompson at lynn@colonialtimes.us.www.colonialtimes.us.Photographs of your work and a $25.00 non-refundable jury fee are required.P.O. Box 7915, North Augusta, SC, 29861. Applications are due March 10, 2011.The Aiken Center for the Arts in Aiken,SC, will present the exhibit, Soul of theHorse, featuring photography by DianaThe Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg willpresent the exhibit, Focus on Youth JuriedArt Exhibition, featuring works of studentsin grades nine through 12 in SpartanburgCounty schools, on view in the GuildGallery at the Chapman Cultural Center inSpartanburg, SC, from Mar. 8 - 25, 2011.A reception and awards presentation willtake place on Mar. 17, from 6-7:30pm.The exhibit will be juried by Scott Cunningham,Assistant Director of the SpartanburgArt Museum.Robert Urban, local artist and artteacher at Dorman High School, is thecoordinator of the exhibit, working withthe Guild and area high school art teachersto provide a showcase for young artists.Page 12 - Carolina Arts, March 2011Hunt on view in the Aiken Artist GuildGallery, from Mar. 1 - 30, 2011. A receptionwill be held on Mar. 17 from 6-8pm.As a travel photojournalist, magazineeditor, and curiosity seeker, Hunt has traveledthe world the last 40-plus years. Herwords and photos have been published innational and regional travel and equestrianpublications as well as online websites.“There is something ancient andunknowable in a horse’s eye, an integrityin the horse’s heart that touches the humanheart as well,” says Hunt. “It’s as ifa delicate golden thread of trust links uswith each other.”Currently, through HuntScene PhotographyHunt is focusing on nature andequine subjects.The Aiken Center for the Arts is locatedat 122 Laurens Street SW in Aiken.For further information check our SCInstitutional Gallery listings, contact MaryMcCullah by e-mail at )mmcmagic@comcast.net)or calling 803/278-0709.Artists’ Guild of SpartanburgFeatures Works by Young Artists“I would encourage community membersto come see the show,” Urban says ofthe exhibit that gives some students theirfirst opportunity to exhibit in a professionalgallery and compete for monetaryprizes.“The quality of art produced by highschool students in Spartanburg County isextremely impressive. High school art studentsin our county are consistently someof the top art students in South Carolina.Excellent facilities and art educators, outstandingparental support and, of course,great students, complete the picture,”Urban says of the strong art educationprograms that develop quality artists incontinued on next column to the rightSumter County Gallery of Artcontinued from Page 11regarded and the challenges they faced ineach decade.Lemanski received her BFA from theCollege for Creative Studies in Detroit,MI. She is a former resident artist forboth Penland School of Crafts in Penland,NC, and Ox-Bow Summer School of Artin Saugatuck, MI. Lemanski’s work canbe found in many private collections aswell as the permanent collection of theAsheville Art Museum in Asheville, NC,The University of South Carolina @Sumter has five art galleries that are opento the public. They are all located onthe USC Sumter campus, located at 200Miller Road in Sumter, SC.The Upstairs Gallery, located on the2nd floor of the Administration Buildingwill feature the art of Zachary Baldwin.His exhibit, titled Lavan, is his debut artshow is on view through Mar. 15, 2011.and the US Department of State, Art inEmbassies collection. She is the recipientof the 2010 North Carolina Arts CouncilGrant, and was recently nominated for aLouis Comfort Tiffany Grant.For further information check ourSC Institutional Gallery listings, contactKaren Watson, Executive Director by calling803/775-0543 or visit (www.sumtergallery.org).USC Sumter in Sumter, SC, OffersFive Exhibits on View in March 2011Work by Zachary BaldwinBaldwin is originally from Nashville,TN, where he studied art at David LipscombUniversity. He also attended USCSumter. In 1982 he moved to Sumter andbegan a career in manufacturing. Baldwinhad stopped producing art for a number ofyears. In 2010, he began to draw and paintagain.Baldwin views art, “in its glorious arrayof mediums and subjects, as more thanan interest more than a hobby or careerchoice.” For Baldwin, “Art defines whoyou are in your core, and fulfills you inways nothing else in life can.”The Umpteenth Gallery located in theArts and Letters Building is featuring theexhibit, Re-Mix: El Ciclo Oscuro, featuringworks by Cara-lin Getty, on viewthrough Mar. 27, 2011.Getty earned her MFA from East TennesseeState University in Fibers with aconcentration in Ceramics and Art History.She has completed additional studies atnumerous Universities, to include: KansasCity Art Institute, Kansas State University,Kansas University, USC Columbia, andArrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.Professor Getty is a Distinguished ProfessorEmeriti at USC Sumter. She performsdual roles as a Professor of Art and as theGallery Director and Curator for the fivegalleries and permanent art collectionlocated at USC Sumter.Getty’s art mediums have varied overthe years. The selection of pieces beingdisplayed is from her digital art collection.She states, “This is the first timethis series has been shown together as anexhibit. The series content is influenced bymy travels in California and Mexico. Thelocal schools.Prizes of more than $350 will be presentedto the award winning artists, andthe David Benson Award will be presentedto the art teacher with the most studentpieces represented in the juried exhibition.Sponsoring the top four prizes is WetPaint Syndrome, LLC, a professionalart studio space in Hillcrest SpecialtyRow. Owner of Wet Paint and AssistantDean for Studio Art at Wofford College,Kristofer M. Neely - himself a graduateof Spartanburg County Schools - wantsto “continue finding ways to encourageemerging local artists and art students.”An anonymous donor has offered a $50prize for the best entry in photography.images were originally small collages thatwere manipulated digitally and printed ona plotter. These works are definitely PostModern in style, with the use of appropriationto create works that are eclectic insensibility.”The exhibit, doni jordan: tomes, featuringworks by Columbia, SC, artist DoniJordan, is on view in the University Gallerylocated inside the Anderson Librarythrough Apr. 12, 2011.Trained as a graphic designer, Jordanhas long had a passion for symbols, punctuationand typography. Inspired by an artexhibition of concrete poetry by Italianartist Mirella Bentivoglio at The NationalMuseum of Women in the Arts in Washington,DC, she expanded her view oftype beyond communication and symbol.The exhibit is an exploration oftypography and includes mixed mediaassemblages using metal and woodenvintage printer’s type, type trays andfound objects. The exhibit also includesan installation of portable typewriters.Work by Doni JordanJordan is a 2001 BFA graduate of theUniversity of South Carolina (USC). Shewas recently inducted into the NationalAssociation of Women Artists (NAWA)in New York City and was included inthe 2010 Carolina’s Got Art! in Charlotte,NC, a juried group exhibition of Northand South Carolina artists sponsored bythe Elder Gallery of Charlotte, NC.The university also has two galleriesthat contain permanent art: The Über Galleryand The Reynolds Gallery. The ÜberGallery houses USC Sumter’s permanentcollection of John James Audubon printslocated in the Nettles Auditorium Foyer.The Reynolds Gallery displays manyof William J. Reynolds original oil paintingsthat focus on American Aerospacehistory and Aviation. The ReynoldsGallery is Located on the 2nd floor of theAdministration Building.For further information check our SCInstitutional Gallery listings, contact CaralinGetty, Director by calling 803/938-3727, e-mail at (cgetty@uscsumter.edu)and Laurel Jordan, Gallery Assistant, bycalling 803/938-3801, e-mail at (jordalau@uscsumter.edu).Laura Pinkley, executive director ofthe Artists’ Guild, explains that sponsoringthe youth exhibit allows the Artists’Guild not only to collaborate with local arteducation programs, but also to encourageyoung artists by giving them an opportunityto exhibit in a gallery that is open to thepublic free of charge. One of the missionsof the Artists’ Guild as a professional artorganization is to foster a relationshipwith young artists that will allow them tocontinue to develop a relationship with thelarger art community in Spartanburg.For further information check our SCInstitutional Gallery listings or contactLaura Pinkley at 864/764-9568.