NC Institutional Galleries - Carolina Arts

SCALASurrealist Painter“Scent”Charleston Artists’ Guildcontinued from Page 9www.peterscala.comStudio:843-225-3313art. Her work is influenced by the pioneersof the modern art movement of the nineteenthcentury and by today’s Pop music.According to Sisco, it is first and foremostabout the color, it needs to be visually pleasing,disturbing, happy or peaceful, but itshould not leave you empty.“Sometimes I see art in a face, or thesky or in a cloud. Sometimes I see a groupof shapes, colors or buildings..............andsometimes I dream,” says Sisco.The Charleston Artist Guild (CAG)began in 1953 when seven local Charlestonartists launched the organization in aneffort to help artists network and involvethemselves in community programs. Today,the Charleston Artist Guild is a nonprofit organizationwith over 600 members, whosemission is to promote the practice, teaching,and recognition of Fine Arts in GreaterCharleston, SC.Dog & Horse Fine Art & Portraiture inCharleston, SC, will present The Power ofthe Equine, featuring works by Jan Lukens,on view from July 19 through Aug. 24,2013. A reception will be held on July 19,from 5:30 - 7:30pm, during the CharlestonFine Art Dealers’ Association’s Paletteand Palate Stroll (a ticketed event, $45 perperson).Equestrian artist Jan Lukens, one of theonly four living artists in the permanent collectionof the National Sporting Library &Museum, creates large, minimal paintingswhich show the strength and power of theequine as well as lifelike portraits.Lukens studied at the Lyme Academy ofFine Arts and the National Academy of Designin New York. His paintings have beenPage 10 - Carolina Arts, July 2013Work by Deborah SiscoFor further information check ourSC Institutional Gallery listings, call theGuild at 843/722-2454 or visit (www.charlestonartistguild.com).Dog & Horse Fine Art &Portraiture in Charleston, SC,Features Works by Jan LukensWork by Jan Lukenscontinued above on next column to the rightTable of Contentsin exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institute,the International Museum of the Horse inLexington and with The American Academyof Equine Art. Numerous magazineshave featured his work on their covers, andhis portraits include Olympic team membersas well as gold medalists. His paintingsare in many prestigious private collectionsworldwide.The Palette and Palate Stroll is presentedas part of the Charleston Fine Art Dealers’Association’s Studio Series, benefiting localarts programs. Cost is $45 per person. Ticketscan be purchased at (www.cfada.com).“Connoisseurs will stroll through thehistoric streets of downtown Charleston,making stops at the city’s most prominentgalleries, enjoying an array of breathtakingart, and indulging in fine cuisine preparedby Charleston’s circle of prestigious chefs,”explains Helena Fox, president of CFADA.The SC Watermedia Society (SCWS)announces its annual juried competition.The opening reception will be held 4 to6pm on July 13, 2013, at the Coastal DiscoveryMuseum on Hilton Head Island,SC. The exhibition will be on view in theHilton Head Regional Healthcare Gallery,from July 13 through Aug. 24, 2013.The juror for the show will be LindaBaker, an internationally-renowned watercoloristnow residing in Charleston, SC.The exhibition will feature 65 of the mosttalented water-based media artists fromacross the region.The exhibition will culminate with the30-award winning entries featured in ashow that will travel throughout the state.The exhibit will provide public access tothe “best of the best” and is facilitated bythe South Carolina State Museum.SCWS is a non-profit and IRS 501C3corporation whose purpose is promot-Work by Jan LukensFor further information check our SCCommercial Gallery listings, or call the galleryat 843/577-5500 or visit(www.dogandhorsefineart.com).Coastal Discovery Museum on HiltonHead Island, SC, Offers AnnualSC Watermedia Society Exhibitioning the artistic and professional interestsof its members and providing visual artsprograms to the public. Its almost 300members are from South Carolina, NorthCarolina, and Georgia.Vickie Bailey Ebbers, a Hilton HeadIsland watercolor artist, is serving asthe 2013 presiding officer for SCWS.In announcing the 2013 plans, she said,“Members of the SCWS represent themost talented and diverse artists in theregion. The exhibition will draw many artappreciators to Hilton Head Island and tovenues that will host the traveling show.”The SC Watermedia Society (SCWS)is the only statewide visual arts organizationin South Carolina. It nurtures andpromotes artists who work in watermedia(i.e. watercolor, acrylic, gouache, caseinand mixed media in conjunction withwatermedia on any surface) by providcontinuedon Page 11