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FREE Vol. 24, No. 1 January 2020
ABSOLUTELY
You Can’t Buy It
Celebration oil on canvas 48 x 48 inches (detail)
Artwork is by Sally Sutton, featured artist of the January Artwalk at Carolina Creations in New Bern, NC, on Jan. 10, from 5-8pm.
ARTICLE INDEX Advertising Directory
This index has active links, just click on the Page number and it will take you to that page. Listed in order in which they appear in the paper.
Page 1 - Cover - Carolina Creations - Sally Sutton Page 3 - Linda Fantuzzo & Wells Gallery at the Sanctuary
Page 2 - Article Index, Advertising Directory, Contact Info, Links to blogs, and Carolina Arts site
Page 4 - Halsey McCallum Studio
Page 3 - Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art / College of Charleston
Page 4 - Editorial Commentary, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art cont. & Page 5 - Emerge SC, Helena Fox Fine Art, Corrigan Gallery, Halsey-McCallum Studio,
Charleston’s City Gallery at Waterfront Park / Linda Fantuzzo
Rhett Thurman, Anglin Smith Fine Art, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art,
Page 6 - City Gallery / Fantuzzo cont., City of North Charleston & Society of Bluffton Artists
Page 7 - Art League of Hilton Head & Coastal Discovery Museum The Wells Gallery at the Sanctuary & Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery
Page 9 - Artists Collective | Spartanburg / Focus on the Chair
Page 6 - Whimsy Joy
Page 11 - Artists Collective | Spartanburg / Focus on the Chair cont. &
Artists Collective | Spartanburg / New Members’ Exhibit Page 7 - Art League of Hilton Head
Page 12 - Davidson College, McColl Center & Central Piedmont Community College
Page 8 - Metropolitan Arts Council / MAC Gallery / Centre Stage
Page 13 - Central Piedmont Community College cont., Arts Council of York County &
Arts Center of Kershaw County
Page 10 - Greer Center for the Arts
Page 14 - Stormwater Studios / Eileen Blyth & Sumter County Gallery of Art
Page 16 - Sumter County Gallery of Art cont., Haywood County Arts & Page 14 - City Art Gallery & Michael Story
Transylvania Community Arts Council
Page 15 - Stormwater Studios / Gerard Early & Eileen Blyth, Noelle Brault Fine Art &
Page 17 - Transylvania Community Arts Council cont. & Asheville Gallery of Art
Page 18 - UNC Greensboro & Cape Fear Community College One Eared Cow Glass
Page 19 - Carolina Creations & NC Wesleyan College
Page 16 - Mouse House / Susan Lenz & CERF + The Artists’ Safety Net
Page 20 - NC Wesleyan College cont., Andrejev Galleries, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
& NC State University Page 17 - The Artist Index
Page 21 - NC State University cont., NC Museum of History & Hillsborough Gallery of Arts
Page 18 - STARworks & Discover the Seagrove Potteries
Page 22 - Some Exhibits That Are Still On View &
SC Institutional Galleries - Allendale - Charleston Page 19 - Wilmington Art Association, Sunset River Marketplace & Carolina Creations
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College of Charleston, SC, Features
Work by Butch Anthony & Coulter Fussell L I N DA FA NT U Z Z O :
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary addition to making and selling art, building
Penumbra
Art at the College of Charleston will pres- bizarre roadside attractions, and collecting
ent two exhibitions at the start of 2020, in found objects to incorporate into his own
Charleston, SC. Inside/Out is an exhibition artwork, Anthony contributes to Auburn
of all large assemblage pieces by Butch University’s Rural Studio design + build
Anthony and The Raw Materials of Escape program.
is an exhibition of quilts by Coulter Fussell.
The exhibitions are on view from Jan. 17
through Feb. 29, 2020. A reception will be
held on Jan. 17, from 6:30-8pm. Halsey
Institute members and College of Charles-
ton students, faculty, and staff receive free
admission to the opening reception. All
non-members will be charged $5 admis-
sion for the event. Coulter Fussell will offer
an Artist Talk on Jan. 18, at 2pm, who will
speak with visitors about her exhibition, art-
making process, and life story. This event is
free admission and open to the public.
Inside/Out will consist of new images,
assemblages, and installations created
specifically for our galleries. As a multi-
faceted self-taught artist, Butch Anthony Work by Coulter Fussell
creates works that investigate and appropri- Coulter Fussell’s early-developed
ate images from the American vernacular. artsview perceives craft and other arts as in-
Though Anthony’s work emanates from the distinguishable from one another. Painting,
folk art or vernacular idiom, his works are sculpture, and textile work are one solitary
unmistakably original in concept and execu- entity in her mind. From youth, the com-
tion. The term “folk art” is generally applied bination developed into an unintentional
to traditional media such as wood carving, mash-up, resulting in quilts and textile
quilt-making, functional pottery, weaving-
items that are passed down from generation
works that defy expectations of the medium.
Fussell relies on the no-holds barred nature
City Gallery at Waterfront Park
to generation. of contemporary painting rules to free her 34 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC!
compositions from the constraints of pat-
tern. In turn, she simultaneously relies on
the strict discipline of traditional craftwork
January 18 - March 1, 2020
to act as a self-editing tool.
For her exhibition at the Halsey Insti- Hours: Tue -Fri 11 am - 6 pm, Sat - Sun 12 pm - 5 pm, Closed Mon!
tute, Fussell will be creating all-new work.
The Raw Materials of Escape is curated Phone: 843-958-6484 www.citygalleryatwaterfrontpark.com!
by Katie Hirsch, curator and director of
strategic partnerships at the Halsey Institute WWW.LINDAFANTUZZO.COM!
of Contemporary Art, and a faculty member
at the College of Charleston, lecturing in the
Arts Management program.
Hirsch states, “Fussell’s work challenges
traditional quilting practice in that she cre-
Work by Butch Anthony ates pieces that are composed like paintings.
Anthony’s work often has a charming The interplay between light and dark in her
immediacy because of the familiarity of the work makes reference to foreground and
selected materials, yet this surface appeal is background while retaining the wholeness
often undermined by the conceptual prem- traditionally associated with a quilt.”
ise. Some images evince a biting sarcasm or Fussell was born and raised in Colum-
ironic wit, while others poke fun at our con- bus, GA, an old textile town situated on the
sumerist society. There are several layers Chattahoochee River, on the eastern border
of meaning embedded in Anthony’s work. of Alabama. The culture of Columbus and
For a few of the pieces in this exhibition, the the surrounding river valley-including the
artist hired a Chinese painter to create 5 x neighboring military base of Fort Ben-
7-foot enlargements of appropriated images ning, housing Infantry and Airborne-play a
he sent. Anthony then reworks the surface significant role in her work. Fussell’s father
of these commissioned paintings, melding was an arts museum curator throughout her
appropriation and global commerce with childhood while her mother is a life-long
insouciant graffiti-like embellishments. quilter and educator. Running through mu-
Now, many of these paintings become seum galleries on any given day after school
more elaborate with the addition of bones, and then going home to watch her mother
artifacts, and shadow boxes that amplify the sew for hours was standard. The combina-
visual and conceptual presence of the piece. tion resulted an early-developed artsview
This exhibition brings together several where craft and other arts are indistinguish-
of Anthony’s creative explorations over the able from one another.
past few years. Singular portraits, assem- Painting, sculpture, and textile work
blage objects, and installations combine became one solitary entity in her mind.
to create a working model of the inside of From youth, the combination developed
Anthony’s mind. into an unintentional mash-up. Fussell relies
As a sculptor, Anthony’s work often em- on the no-holds barred nature of contempo-
ploys the detritus of our disposable society. rary painting rules to free her compositions
He has become adept at creating imagina- from the constraints of pattern. In turn, she
tive combinations that subtly comment on simultaneously relies on the strict discipline
the human condition. These assemblages of traditional craftwork to act as a self-
then gain strength by being seen in the editing tool.
context of his other works, creating a kind She now lives in Water Valley, a small
of chain reaction that reinforces his primary town in the northern Hill Country of Missis-
message. sippi. There, she runs her store and studio,
Anthony is a multi-faceted self-taught Yalorun Textiles. Having been in the service
artist from Seale, AL. At fourteen he was industry for most of her life, Coulter is
building birdhouses and stuffing his own also a waitress in the neighboring town of
taxidermy. His first building, a little log Oxford, Mississippi. Fussell lives in Water
cabin on his grandfather’s farm, would Valley with her two young sons, Amos
eventually become his shop. He has spent Henry and Booker, and their cat Janet.
decades building the Museum of Wonder, a Butch Anthony will offer an Artist Talk
walk-through cabinet of curiosities. Started on Feb. 29, at 2pm. The event is free admis-
in the 1970s as his taxidermy shop and sion and open to the public. Anthony will
artifact room, the Museum of Wonder is speak with visitors about his exhibition,
now filled with art, artifacts, and antiques art-making process, and life story.
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary
including the world’s largest gallstone.
Anthony also hosts the Possum Trot Auc- Art at the College of Charleston School
THE SANCTUARY AT KIAWAH ISLAND GOLF RESORT
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W W W . W E L L S G A L L E RY . C O M
80-acre parcel of land in Seale, AL. He has laboratory for the production, presentation,
also built the Museum of Mystery, the first interpretation, and dissemination of ideas
drive-through art and antiques gallery. In continued on Page 4
Table of Contents Carolina Arts, January 2020 - Page 3
Editorial
COMMENTARY
by Tom Starland, Editor and Publisher Don’t forget about our website:
www.carolinaarts.com
One Change for the Good Anyway, we had 9,000 downloads that
month and every month after that it kept grow-
In looking for some subject that could be ing. Now, we have blogs online and social me-
my commentary this month I happen to go to dia outlets like Facebook and Twitter to help
our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) where spread our news to more readers. We lost some
a lot of our history is resting in cyberspace. I folks who just couldn’t make the jump to elec-
like to be consistent in my views and opinions tronic media and every once in a while I have
on the visual arts so from time to time I’ll check to dig up an old printed copy of Carolina Arts,
our archives to review what I’ve already said. South Carolina Arts, or Charleston Arts. I few
During this stroll down memory lane I hap- months ago I had to really do some digging
pen to end up checking out our Jan. 2011 issue, and find the one copy of Berkeley County Arts
from just nine years ago. It was our first issue
online totally - not as a back up for the printed
(our only issue of that publication) to refresh
my memory of a subject. And, I’ll admit I kind
You can find past issues all the way back to
version - the one any only copy produced. of miss the printed version - then I go wash my August 2004!
That’s how we operate these days, we make hands of the ink that came off while holding
one master copy and everyone, including me, it. But, I’ll also admit that even if I won the
downloads a copy to their computer, tablet or lottery - I’d never go back to printing. I’d put You can find past articles all the way back to
smart phone. Some just read it on our website. more money into the electronic version. June 1999
I have to admit that I thought that issue was Carolina Arts is so much better than it was,
going to be our last ever. We couldn’t afford seen by more people in more places, and it costs
to keep printing the publication and deliver- a lot less to produce, buy ads, distribute (elec-
ing it around both North and South Carolina, tronically) and corrections can be made within
although I do miss traveling around those a day or minutes after we launch. We cover
two states. Since the crash of 2008, we had
been just hanging on. Our advertising had
more areas of the Carolinas - at least those
areas that communicate with us. And, we can
Also don’t forget about our two blogs:
been steadily shrinking. The whole visual art
community was hurting. Printing costs were
have color ads and color images of art, which
was a problem with the printed version. At
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soaring, gas prices were soaring, and the cost
of mailing papers was getting hard to justify.
best, we could only afford a color cover. And
a major bonus for our household is that those
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It looked like it was the end, but we had one electronic issues are easier to store than the
option, which a lot of publications were faced printed copies. We still have a small room in
with - going electronic. our house filled with copies of the old printed
This was going to be a big challenge for issues - up to 2010.
me - an old school kind of guy. I still couldn’t So from a person who hates change, that
explain to a six year old how the internet works
much less an adult. To me it either works or is
was one change for the good. Maybe all
people don’t see it that way, but I do. And, I
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broken, and when it’s broken it is broken, and
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will always have that memory of driving back
down the hill toward SC after delivering the
to our list to receive notice of each
with a hammer to get it going either. I’m an old
dog who can still learn a few tricks, if shown
paper in Asheville and having a car pass me
where the passenger was reading a copy of our
monthly issue.
the proper way - don’t tell me how to do
something - show me. And, then by repetition
paper. That was a heck of a feeling I’ll never
forget, but for all I know they’re now reading it
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I learn, and by now, nine years later - I’m a wiz on their iPad or whatever - I just can’t see them
until something breaks or doesn’t work right. doing it. I still don’t like change, but change
In fact I think I’m faster than my old computer. like that - I can get used to and live with.
College of Charleston - Halsey Institute Halsey - McCallum
continued from Page 3
Studio
by innovative visual artists from around historical, social, and cultural importance of William Halsey
the world. As a non-collecting museum, the art of our time. & Corrie McCallum
we create meaningful interactions between For further information check our SC In-
adventurous artists and diverse communi- stitutional Gallery listings, call the Institute
ties within a context that emphasizes the at 843/953-4422 or visit (halsey.cofc.edu). Both recipients
City of Charleston, SC, of the
Elizabeth O’Neill
Features Works by Linda Fantuzzo Verner Award
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural
Affairs presents Linda Fantuzzo: Penum- paintings • graphics • sculpture
bra, a new exhibition by artist Linda Fan- for the discerning collector
tuzzo, on view at City Gallery, in downtown
Charleston, SC, from Jan. 18 through Mar.
1, 2020. A reception will be held on Jan. 17, For information:
from 5-7pm, and an artist’s talk will be held David Halsey 843.813.7542
on Feb. 1 at 2pm. Both events are free and dhalsey917@comcast.net
open to all.
Fantuzzo is known for capturing the
mysterious qualities of light on canvas and
has utilized this throughout her career to
create atmosphere, mood and narrative.
Carolina Arts is now on
The landscape and interior paintings and
drawings in this exhibition are rendered
with a quiet, abstracted simplicity, while
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the inclusion of stairs, ladders, windows
and doors suggest an unseen yet palpable
Work by Linda Fantuzzo
search of a better life. It is apparent that
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human presence. The title Penumbra is a many people live in a state of insecurity.
term referencing light’s transitions – it is the
partially shaded area of the shadow cast by
They might be without a job, a home, a fam-
ily or friends - they might live in dangerous
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an object. The artist states, “Light - bright, conditions. This is a constant of human
low, or poetic can imbue the image with existence, and certainly at some point we all
a sense that something has happened or experience this state of insecurity. I looked
will momentarily occur.” In these works for ways to explore this idea in the work.”
Fantuzzo connects the literal transitions of Describing the conceptual thread that
light, always shifting and changing, to the runs through these pieces Fantuzzo states
metaphorical transitions and impermanence that what ties the work together is, “…
of the human experience. change, how it happens, what it means and
Discussing the inspiration for the work in how to access it. Sites of ruined struc-
Penumbra, Fantuzzo conveys a connection tures once vital and productive have been
to the current state of the world describ- altered. Individuals, who may have had vital
ing how, “…the news delivers information
about natural disasters, unemployment,
productive lives, had an experience that
changed their life and altered it temporarily
twitter.com/carolinaarts
homelessness, and people migrating in continued on Page 6
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Downtown Charleston, SC, Map & Gallery Guide
Hasell Street Hasell Street
College of Charleston - Map A
SC State Ports Authority
Beaufain Street
Warren Street John Stree t
Meeting Street
1
Union Pier
King Street
Marion Sq. Park
Calhoun Street
Pinckney Street Pinckney Street
37 Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
St. Philip Street
38 Simons Center of the Arts
Charleston
Place
40
King Street
George Street George Street
Market Street
SC State Ports Authority
Passenger Terminal
S. Market
US Customs
Downtown Charleston Galleries
House
1. Rhett Thurman Studio
East Bay Street
Concord Street
Meeting Street
State Street
Princess Alley Lingard Alley
2. Anglin Smith Fine Art
3. Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art
Fulton Street RR 4. Helena Fox Fine Art
Horlbeck Alley Cumberland Street
Clifford Alley 5. Corrigan Gallery
39 Church Street
Jacob’s Alley
Gibbes
Museum
Archdale St.
of Art
RR
Queen Street Queen Street
Dock 2
Street
Waterfront
Theatre
Prioleau Street
RR
State Street
Park
41
Chalmers Street
Meeting Street
N. Atlantic Wharf
Institutional Spaces
Map Legend
Church Street
RR
East Bay Street
37. Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
King Street
Washington 38. Simons Center for the Arts
Park
Parking Garage RR RR 39. Gibbes Museum of Art
3 40. Art Institute of Charleston Gallery
Surface Parking Lot 41. City Gallery at Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Broad Street Broad Street
4
Waterfront Park
5
Public Park
RR Public Rest Rooms
Helena Fox
fine Art
106-A Church Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843.723.0073
www.helenafoxfineart.com
Mon.-Sat., 11am-5pm or by appt.
Halsey - McCallum Saul Alexander
Foundation Gallery
Studio Charleston County Public Library
Works by Main floor of the Library
Featuring monthly exhibitions
Corrie McCallum & William Halsey by local and regional artists
paintings • graphics • sculpture Open during regular Library hours.
for the discerning collector
843-805-6801
by appointment - 843.813.7542 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC
Rhett Thurman
Studio
241 King Street
Charleston, SC
843-577-6066
www.rhettthurmanstudio.com
also showing at
Horton Hayes Fine Art
12 State St • Charleston, SC • 843-958-0014
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts
College of Charleston School of the Arts
161 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
is administered by the School of the Arts at
the College of Charleston and exists to
advocate, exhibit and interpret visual art,
with an emphasis on contemporary art.
https://sc.emergeamerica.org/ Mon.-Sat., 11am-4pm
843/953-4422 or at halsey.cofc.edu
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City of Charleston, SC - Fantuzzo Whimsy Joy© by Roz
continued from Page 4 / back to Page 4 Eyes & Color
or, in some cases permanently. The images
“I am an abstract, can’t You See?
of devices such as ladders, stairs and portals
With lots of color Making Me.”…
serve as a metaphor for a way out of a situa-
tion either physically or psychologically.” “If You Look really close,
Penumbra explores these issues in a uni- You can See That Eyes are
versal sense, but Fantuzzo also connects the Looking back to Me.
work to her own personal journey, “To be The colors are Pretty;
alive is to experience constant and endless It is a Fun Design.
change, therefore, I too search for my own I would Look nice On Your Wall
means to access and embrace the coming for the Old and the Wise.”
change.”
As an additional component to the proj-
Work by Linda Fantuzzo Images are available on:
ect, the artist is collaborating with the Long
Table Poets of Charleston, SC, for inclusion exhibitions throughout her career and is Prints • Notecards • T Shirts • Decals
of new poetry in the exhibition. Fantuzzo represented in the collections of the Green-
invited the poets to join her in an ekphrasis ville County Museum of Art, the Gibbes
Aprons • Stickers • Calendars
project. “Description” in Greek, an ekphras- Museum of Art, The Burroughs Chapin Art Mousepads • Children’s Paint Smocks
tic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, Museum and additional public, corporate
more commonly, a work of art. Through the and private collections throughout the US.
imaginative act of narrating and reflecting Over the years she has been involved in
on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, numerous projects in the Charleston arts
the poet may amplify and expand its mean- community and has received multiple grants
ing. There will be poetry readings at the and awards, including the SC Arts Commis-
City Gallery on Jan. 23 at 7pm and Feb. 22 sion visual arts fellowship in 2017.
at 2pm, which are free and open to all. For further information check our SC
Linda Fantuzzo grew up in Endicott, NY, Institutional Gallery listings, call the gallery
and studied painting at The Pennsylvania at 843/958-6484 or visit
Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, PA. (http://citygalleryatwaterfrontpark.com/).
Her work has been featured in numerous
City of North Charleston, SC, Features Check my website for new whimsies!
Work by Katherine Hester & Jenion Tyson
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Arts Department is pleased to exhibit paint-
Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Friend, Psycho therapist
ings by Katherine Hester of Pinopolis, SC,
and photographs by Jenion Tyson of North and Artist who uses color and whimsical imagination
Charleston, SC, at the North Charleston to create joyful art for children of all ages
City Gallery, on view through Jan. 31, 2020.
The concurrent solo exhibitions are free and
open to the public.
In her exhibit, Ebb and Flow, Katherine
www.whimsyjoy.com
Hester will present a series of mixed media
paintings of the ocean; exploring the roman-
843.873.6935 • 843.810.1245
Society of Bluffton Artists in Bluffton,
tic idea of a day spent at the beach versus
the reality of humans’ impact on coastal life. Work by Katherine Hester
Ebb and Flow features a collection of small exhibition, A Bug’s Eye View: Macro Pho-
SC, Features Works by Local Students
studies of figures on the shorelines and tography in the Garden, depict small, often
within ocean landscapes, set amongst large overlooked, flowering plants common to
canvases that reflect what remnants are left South Carolina yards. Tyson enlarges the
behind when humans carelessly interact view of these plants to new, nearly unrecog-
The Society of Bluffton Artists in Bluff-
with coastal environments. nizable perspectives showcasing a fascinat-
ton, SC, will present It’s Hip to be Square,
A native of the Lowcountry, Hester grew ing, underappreciated plant life that the
featuring works by more than 50 Bluffton
up on her father’s wildlife center, where viewer may come to realize can be found
and Mary River high school students, on
conservation became a lifelong interest. in their own backyard. Though the plant
view the Society’s gallery, from Jan. 6
Any proceeds from the sale of her work subjects he chooses to highlight, such as
though Feb. 1, 2020. A reception will be
in this exhibition will be donated to the dodder, milkweed, and wild garlic, are often
held on Jan. 10, from 5-7pm.
South Carolina Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care considered weeds by gardeners, in these
Center. photographs they are elevated as desirable
and beautiful plants in their own right. The
exhibit features thirteen macrophotographs
displayed alongside smaller corresponding
photographs showing recognizable views
of the plant subjects, as well as short essays
written by the artist about the various plant
species.
Tyson is a nature photographer and certi- Work by Heidi Chavelas
fied master gardener. His interest in nature
to feature so much young talent alongside
photography began as a means to supple-
established artist members,” said Andrea
ment his gardening articles, but quickly
Work by Jenion Tyson Pejeau, an event organizer and Bluffton
developed into an artistic practice. Early
High School art teacher.
Hester is currently serving as the City of on in his journey as a photographer, he was
The success of last year’s high school
North Charleston’s Artist-in-Residence. She encouraged by winning a weekly photo
art exhibit - which featured three Bluffton
works in oil and mixed media and paints contest in the Post and Courier. His pho- Work by Diana Garcia High School students from the Advanced
outdoors, onsite when painting landscapes tographs have been displayed in group and It’s Hip to be Square is an exhibit that Placement art program - inspired this year’s
in order to capture the changing light of solo shows and festivals throughout South challenged students and SoBA members to AP art students to use the 12” x 12” format
the Lowcountry. She also enjoys creating Carolina, including Artfields, the Coastal create art using a square format. Students as part of their 15-piece portfolio.
portraits, working in mixed media in order Carolina Fair, and the Georgetown Artwalk. from Bluffton High School’s National “I’m looking forward to competing
to put a modern twist to the classic genre. The North Charleston City Gallery is Art Honor Society and Painting classes alongside other local art students for this
A graduate of the College of Charles- situated in two corridors of the Charles- explored a variety of subjects working in year’s SoBA Naomi McCracken Scholar-
ton, she holds a Master’s in Education and ton Area Convention Center, located on acrylic on gallery wrap canvas. Photog- ship,” said Jake Kuzia, a Bluffton High
worked as a studio art, art history, and sci- Coliseum Drive in North Charleston. The raphy 2 students used photo emulsion lift School AP art student who plans to major in
ence teacher before leaving the classroom exhibition space is at the northwest corner techniques to display Lowcountry images. graphic design at Winthrop University.
in order to pursue her painting career full of the Convention Center adjacent to the May River High School Art 1 students ex- The Society of Bluffton Artists is the
time. Hester has been represented by gal- Coliseum, facing International Boulevard. perimented with montage and mixed media flourishing art hub in Bluffton’s his-
leries in Charleston and exhibited her work Parking and admission are free. Inquiries re- to create lively, textured surfaces on canvas. toric District at the corner of Church and
throughout the region. She has won numer- garding the artists or purchase information The students’ artwork will hang along Calhoun streets. SoBA offers regular art
ous awards and participates in the annual may be directed to the North Charleston with SoBA members’ art during the January classes, featured artist shows, exhibitions
Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition Cultural Arts Department at 843/740-5854. show. The student pieces are available for and more.
each spring. For further information check our SC purchase for $75 per piece. Proceeds from For further information check our SC In-
Begun as an exploratory series prior Institutional Gallery listings or visit the students’ art will fund SoBA’s Naomi stitutional Gallery listings, call the Society
to the arrival of Hurricane Florence, the (www.northcharleston.org). McCracken Scholarship, which benefits at 843/757-6586 or visit (www.sobagallery.
photographs featured in Jenion Tyson’s students who plan to pursue an art-related com) for a complete calendar of events and
Looking for info on the next juried art show in the Carolinas, an opportunity to show & sell your work degree. other information.
at the next featival taking place in the Carolinas or do you want to know who the new director of an “We are excited about this opportunity
art museum in the Carolinas is - just check out our Blog, “Carolina Arts News”
at (https://carolinaartsnews.wordpress.com/). Check us out at (www.carolinaarts.com) or e-mail to (info@carolinaarts.com)
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Art League of Hilton Head on Hilton
Head Island, SC, Offers Open Exhibition HILTON HEAD
The Art League of Hilton Head on Hilton
Head Island, SC, partnering with Blick Art
Materials, will present Anything Goes!, on
ISLAND
view in the League Gallery, from Jan. 3 - SOUTH CAROLINA
26, 2020. A reception will be held on Jan. 8,
from 5-7pm.
Anything Goes!, an exhibit of member
art at Art League Gallery, celebrates the
depth and breadth of artwork created by Art
League exhibiting members. Truly anything
goes at this exhibit: any media, size, shape,
form or subject. From 2D media such as
painting and photography to 3D art includ-
ing sculpture, ceramics and jewelry, all
artworks will be on display and for sale.
“We’re so proud of what our mem-
bers accomplish,” says Kristen McIntosh,
General Manager. “Seeing them push their EVELINE MILLER ALINE ORDMAN
limits and produce work of this caliber is September 9-11 May 19-21
incredibly rewarding. Any gallery would be
proud to showcase these pieces.”
The use of new media and processes are
encouraged. The winners of three People’s
Choice awards will be announced at the
reception on Jan. 8. A representative from Work by Jennifer Rocco Stone
Blick Art Materials will be on site to hand the Spring, Summer and Fall 2019 classes
out coupons to exhibit goers and to award alongside their instructors.
the three People’s Choice winners with Art League of Hilton Head is the only
Blick gift cards. 501(c)(3) nonprofit visual arts organization
on Hilton Head Island with a synergistic art
gallery and teaching Academy. Art League CATHERINE HILLIS
Academy welcomes artists and students in October 16-17 PEGGY ELLIS
all media at all skill levels, including true
beginners. Taught by professional art educa-
November 6-7 October 20-22
tors, students can choose from many art
classes and workshops that change monthly. Stunning, inspirational vistas to capture your imagination
Art League Gallery features local artwork in
all media created by more than 170 member and invigorate your art. Come for the workshops at
artists. All artwork on display is for sale
and exhibits change every month. Located
Art League Academy and stay for America’s favorite island*
mid-island inside Arts Center of Coastal *Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2016-2019
Carolina, next to the box office. “Inspir-
ing visual arts for our community and its
visitors through exhibitions, education Visit artleaguehhi.org for details and
and partnerships” is Art League of Hilton additional workshop listings or call 843.842.5738
Head’s mission.
The Art League Gallery is located mid-is-
land inside Arts Center of Coastal Carolina,
on Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island,
SC. To Bluffton
& I-95
Work by Lydia Chojnacki For further information check our SC In-
In addition to member art, the gallery stitutional Gallery listings or call the League
will also be showcasing the award-winning at 843/681-5060. Skull Creek
work of Art League Academy students from
Coastal Discovery Museum on
Hilton Head Island, SC, Features
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work at various Hilton Head Island venues medium.
over for over a decade. For further information check our Gallery Spaces
This year’s group includes Joanna SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Public Beach 1 Art League of Hilton Head Gallery
Chalson, Annie Coughlin, Jo Dye, Joyce
Nagel, Nancy Ridgway, Doris Shay, Bar-
Museum at 843/689-6767 ext. 224 or visit
(www.coastaldiscovery.org).
Atlantic Ocean 2
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These maps are not to exact
scale or exact distances. They Other Points of Interest
were designed to give readers A HHI Visitor’s Center
The deadline each month to submit articles, photos and ads is the 24th of the month help in locating galleries and
prior to the next issue. This will be January 24th for the February 2020 issue art spaces in the area. B Hilton Head Island Public Library
and February 24th for the March 2020 issue. C Art League of Hilton Head Gallery
After that, it’s too late unless your exhibit runs into the next month.
D Art League of HH Art Academy
Hilton Head Island, SC
But don’t wait for the last minute - send your info now.
And where do you send that info? E Coastal Discovery Museum @ Honey Horn
6 mile Marker
E-mail to (info@carolinaarts.com).
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GREENVILLE’S
JANUARY ARTS SCENE
THE MAC GALLERY
16 Augusta Street, Greenville SC 29601
Zodiac: Works by Garland Mattox
January 13 – February 21, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, January 24 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
In the work for Zodiac, I am exploring a fantasy landscape of the universe. The four large panels tell the story of each Zodiac sign as they
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www.garlandmattox.com
Sponsored by TD Bank
CENTRE STAGE
501 River Street, Greenville, SC 29601
Beyond the Norm: Works by David Armstrong
Through January 10, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, January 17 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
David is a retired attorney, having practiced in Greenville for over 45 years. He was introduced to photography by his late dad, himself a
keen eyed, skilled amateur.
David was the photo editor of his high school yearbook and as a senior electrical engineering student in college, built a high speed xenon
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readers help in locating Tryon, NC
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Artists Collective | Spartanburg in can Mosaic Artists. Her work is in a number included events referring to the status of
Spartanburg, SC, Offers Group
of museums and private collections, and women and personal healing from cancer.
she is the recipient of the Category Award Six years ago, Malerich began working in
in Drawing from Artfields (2018), a Puffin wood and reclaimed waste, but the work
Exhibit Focused on the Chair
Foundation Award, National Endowment still examines women and their lives within
for the Arts awards, a Heritage Foundation the national #MeToo discussion. Malerich
Award, and a Humanities Council Award. is from the Midwest and came to South
Four guest artists will explore the She has published several articles, essays, Carolina as a professor of art at Columbia
complex nature of chairs in the exhibition and poetry. Her chapbook, My Women, My College.
A Seat at the Table: The Chair as Aesthetic Monsters, was scheduled to be published in Janet Orselli is a multi-disciplinary artist
and Social Construct at Artists Collective autumn 2019. She resides in Orangeburg, who creates assembled sculptures, drawings
| Spartanburg, SC, on view from Jan. 7 SC. and site-specific installations. “Chairs, like
through Feb. 29, 2020. The exhibit of about most everyday objects, carry many associ-
40 pieces of art will be housed in the facil- ations—much baggage! They are personal,
ity’s newly renamed and largest gallery, The unique, and have very human attributes—
Solomon Gallery. It will feature the work of arms, legs, seats, backs. They are substi-
Janet Kozachek, Janet Orselli, Lee Maler- tutes for the figure that speak of a human
ich, and Nathaniel Wallace. The exhibit’s re- presence or absence. I choose old, worn and
ception will be held on Jan. 16, from 5-9pm, broken chairs perhaps because they have
during the city’s monthly ArtWalk. a certain character; they seem somehow
In the proposal the artists presented to the vulnerable and have come in such
Collective, they said: “The chair, in all its close contact with us in the most intimate of
various permutations, serves as a poignant places,” she said.
symbol of the human condition. It can invite
the guest into the fold of company. The
chair can validate a person’s sense of com-
munity belonging, as the expression ‘having
a seat at the table’ implies. Yet, the chair Work by Janet Kozachek
constrains as well, with its subtle impera- The artists put a great deal of care and plan-
tive not to rise but to ‘stay seated.’ A chair ning into this thematic exhibition. I believe
can even frighten or intimidate as a possible people will be very surprised to see how a
item to be bound to. An empty chair can single simple concept as ‘a chair’ can have
serve as a reminder of solitude and loss in so many different perspectives.”
its haunting vacancy. This four-person ex- These artists are not members of Artists
hibition presents the chair as an object that Collective | Spartanburg, but rather guest
transcends its utilitarian function as a seat artists presenting a thematic exhibition. All Work by Lee Malerich
in order to serve as an impetus to conversa- of the work will be for sale and will range in
tions about inclusions, constraints, place, price from about $300 to $4000. Lee Malerich has been making art for
Work by Janet Orselli
and time. Janet Kozachek, Janet Orselli, Lee Janet Kozachek is an internationally more than 50 years. “My current work is
Malerich, and Nathaniel Wallace use their trained and exhibited artist. “Art is often created from parts of damaged chairs. They Orselli holds a master’s degree in Fine
artistic visions and technical skills to bring that one grounding thing in a world of are reconfigured and most of the time retain Arts from Clemson University and has been
to life their own personal interpretations of perpetual change that has come frequently their identity as a chair because the viewer chosen for artist residencies at Anderson
this common object along with its philo- and dramatically to me,” she said. She holds can see recognizable chair parts. The work Ranch, CO; Spring Island, SC; and Kai-
sophical and ethical significance.” a master’s degree in Fine Arts in painting is topical in political terms and represents serslautern, Germany. Orselli has received
“This will be a multi-layer exhibit,” Col- and drawing from Parsons School of Design the notion of a person somewhat rattled but three Regional Artist Project Grants from
lective Chair Beth Regula said. “There is a in New York and a certificate of graduate still standing through our chaotic present,” the North Carolina Arts Council and
great deal of depth and understanding at the study from the Central Academy of Fine Art she said. was awarded a national Pollock-Krasner
foundation of this exhibit. And, yet, it will in Beijing. Malerich has been awarded three South Foundation Fellowship in 2005. She has
be very accessible to even the most casual In addition to her painting, Kozachek Carolina Fellowships in Craft, and a had more than a dozen solo exhibitions,
patrons. Some of the chairs will stretch the is a well-known mosaic artist and was the Regional National Endowment for the Arts including O.K. Harris Works of Art in New
imagination, some are humorous, and others Founding President of the Society of Ameri- Fellowship for her narrative embroideries York City and the Gibbes Museum of Art in
are deeply personal and thought provoking. continued above on next column to the right commenting on personal life events. These continued on Page 11
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THE CITY OF GREER
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
804 TRADE ST. | GREER, SC | 29651
ART EXHIBITION
RECEPTION: JANUARY 25, 2020 | 6-8PM
“A fusion of experiences throughout my life told
through abstract works. They encompass people I have
met in places I have been, and alter egos I recreate
from the impressions these special folks or places make
upon me.”
DON'T FORGET TO VISIT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS RESIDENT ARTISTS!
Becka Rodgers Jim Simon Kim Gilmore BakkiaLakshmi Jeyaraman Blaine Owens
Studio 1 Studio 2 Studio 5 Studio 6 Studio 7
For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/GreerArtStudios
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Hill said. “It is important to me to never that I can continue to be comfortable with
get stuck in the same old routine. In order discomfort while honing my skills to gain
to keep oneself interested in their desired more control, and I’m especially inter-
craft, change is healthy and necessary. No ested in learning to exist and thrive in the
continued from Page 9 / back to Page 9 one wants to be known as a one trick pony, midst of conflicting goals and feelings and
so to be able to stand beside the great artists thoughts.”
Charleston, SC. Her work is featured in the
before and after myself I must push myself
book, One Hundred Southern Artists. Or-
to hit the reboot button and try something
selli was the fall 2018 Artist-in-Residence
new occasionally. Doing this will allow my
at 701 Center for Contemporary Art in
art to elevate and will allow me to survive
Columbia, SC, where she completed work
as an artist.”
for a solo exhibition in 2019.
Leanne Flowers is a ceramic artist living
Nathaniel Wallace is a native of Charles-
in Spartanburg. She grew up on Alabama’s
ton, SC, and a graduate of the College of
gulf coast and studied interior design. After
Charleston and Rutgers University. “Upon
working in the kitchen design industry for
my return to South Carolina, and moving
several years, she discovered a curiosity
on to medium-format, I discovered that
for ceramics and enrolled in the Haywood
rural areas in central South Carolina offered Work by James Weber
Professional Crafts Program. Since gradu-
countless photographic opportunities. Long Work by Nathaniel Wallace
ation, she has been drawing on the experi- In 1972, James Weber discovered his
an agricultural hub, this region features old
new name for the recently rebranded West ences from her career as an interior designer love of clay while taking classes at the
houses, barns, sheds, and shacks of all sizes.
Main Artists Co-op. However, it is still a to create functional pieces to be used in Greenville County Museum of Art. These
In many cases, despite the causal origins of
membership-based nonprofit, and one of everyday life. With a focus on durability, initial classes were the impetus for further
many of the structures just mentioned, the
the leading arts agencies in Upstate South the wheel-thrown and hand-built pieces and study and led to a lifetime of creating pots.
skilled workmanship is obvious,” he said.
Carolina. It is housed in a three-story custom tiles are made from North Carolina He learned the techniques that helped
Wallace currently teaches English at
church building on West Main Street, near stoneware clay. The glaze color palette is a establish a career as a professional potter in
South Carolina State University. He has
downtown Spartanburg. Currently, it has reflection of her interest in contemporary the Haywood Professional Crafts Program.
also taught and/or conducted research
about 50 members (mostly visual artists but design and fascination with nature’s ever These days, Weber produces mostly tradi-
in Belgium, China, France, Germany,
a few performing artists), and about 30 of changing seasonal colors. tional vessels with function, form and color
Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway. His
them have studio space in the facility. Most being his primary considerations. Weber
work has been assisted by grants from the
months, the Collective has three new exhib- has 20-plus years of teaching experience in
National Endowment for the Humanities,
its, featuring its members and guest artists. both hand-building and wheel-throwing. He
the Camargo Foundation, and the Fulbright
The facility has three galleries, a pottery and his wife Sally owned their own gallery
Scholar Program. He has exhibited, as well
as published, his photography in addition studio, a printery, two performance stages, and school in Griffin, GA, where they held
and the largest collection of for-sale and lo- exhibitions and taught classes to children
to interpretive discussions of literature and
cally made art in the city and county. and adults. Concurrently, Weber taught for
visual art. Wallace is the author of Scanning
the Hypnoglyph: Sleep in Modernist and For further information check our SC the Fayette County Recreation Department
Institutional Gallery listings or visit as well as provided decades of public dem-
Postmodern Representation.
(WestMainArtists.org). onstrations. Weber returned to the Upstate
Artists Collective | Spartanburg is the
Artists Collective | Spartanburg
a few years ago, currently lives in Duncan,
SC.
Works by Chuck Bishop Erin and PINATOVA O’Neal are mother
in Spartanburg, SC, to Host
and daughter artists, who joined Artists Col-
Chuck Frank has always loved art, lective | Spartanburg as ceramicists, but they
particularly paintings and stained glass. also work with other media. The mother,
New Members Show
From the early ‘70s, he has experimented Erin, is a writer, poet, and English profes-
with various mediums, including pottery, sor at Spartanburg Community College;
stained glass, candle-making and water- the daughter, PINATOVA (all caps) is an
The Artists Collective | Spartanburg, SC, color. Largely self-taught, Frank has had actor, and creative writer. For this exhibit,
will host its annual new-members show, more time to practice art since retiring from they produced portraits of simple pleasures
on view from Jan. 7, through Feb. 1, 2020, Michelin Tire. “Taking pottery classes at the in drawing, photography, painting, and
featuring the artwork of 10 members who local art center in the ‘70s was my start in ceramics. In portraits and photography of
joined the agency during 2019. Titled Hit creativity,” Frank said. “After retirement, I each other, they are using gold leaf to create
Refresh, the show will include works by took classes at the Spartanburg Art Mu- masks. “We are a family of artists and have
Chuck Bishop, Alana Hall, James Weber, seum in watercolor and stained glass. After recently moved to Spartanburg and love our
Chuck Frank, Andrew Dally, Tyler Hill, several years of working in stained glass new arts community at WMAC, now Artists
Alison Levin-Rector, Erin and PINATOVA and watercolor, I decided to concentrate on Collective | Spartanburg.
O’Neal, and Leanne Flowers. A reception watercolor.” Hit Refresh represents to us living
will be held on Jan. 16, from 5-9pm, during Andrew Dally’s art primarily revolves bravely in a new era.” In describing their
the city’s monthly ArtWalk. around his poetry. He is a writer, poet and work in this exhibit, they said: “It all started
“Being one of the first two exhibitions website designer. He received a bachelor’s with a secret club, Chocolate Club. The
for Artists Collective | Spartanburg since degree in Multimedia Journalism from place where we meet beneath winter down
we rebranded, Hit Refresh is most appro- UNC Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in comforters and eat fine chocolates in the
priate,” Chair Beth Regula said. “We are Fine Art (poetry) from the University of night, not to be shared with anyone else
introducing 10 new artists who have joined Mississippi. “I’m interested in using the but members. Over the years, the club has
our ranks during the past year, and they printing presses at WMAC to print poetry expanded to include much laughter, grow-
represent a very diverse and creative group broadsides, limited edition chapbooks, and ing pains, fostering of dozens of animals
of individuals. This is the perfect time to posters for other poets,” Dally said. “I’m and art, always art. We create as we laugh,
see the changes that are taking place at our also interested in collage and experimental cry, grow and question. Painting, music,
facility and to see the output of people who Work by PINATOVA O’Neal printing techniques. I came to Spartanburg dance, words and poems are our honorary
are forging ahead in their creative work.” She taught herself to paint as a hobby in for the Hub City Writers Project Writer- Chocolate Club members. We cook with
Chuck Bishop is a ceramist who aims 2015 to build confidence and to create an in-Residence and decided to stay. For the love and draw with humor. The core belief
to create works that are both functional outlet for her emotions. This interest in self- past 10 years I’ve worked as a freelance in the power of simple pleasures is the ten-
and decorative. He is originally from New discovery has led her up a spiritual path that web designer and developer. I’m enjoying ant of our club. This series is based on our
Hampshire and had a 30-year career in sup- includes yoga and meditation. branching out to combine collage and print- exploration of mediums used in portraits of
porting corporate computers for compa- “As an artist, I become involved in ing techniques with the written word.” Simple Pleasures.The pleasure of spend-
nies such as Digital Equipment Corp. and either creating harmony or upsetting the Alison Levin-Rector is a Massachusetts ing time with each other. The pleasures of
IBM. Retired now, he focuses on ceramics equilibrium,” Hall said. “My paintings flow native who uses discomfort and conflict in honoring moments and creating artifacts of
through education and creation. from intuition. Where others might see her art to make sense of the world. By pro- our club meetings. We laugh together as we
“The look and feel of handmade pottery loneliness, I see opportunity for transforma- fession, she is a social science researcher in aim for greatness.”
have always been a joy to me,” Bishop tion. Experimenting with colors and simple criminal justice. Although she has lived in Artists Collective | Spartanburg is the
said. “I’d ask myself, ‘What mysterious shapes helps me sort through my emotions. many places around the country, she is glad new name for West Main Artists Co-op. The
magic has been used to create this beautiful Difficult thoughts will sometimes appear to now make Upstate South Carolina her agency is currently in the midst of rebrand-
creation in my hand?’ Finding out that I, in my art. Creating in this way gives me home. As a visual artist, she works mostly ing. It is a membership-based nonprofit
too, could devise my own such handiwork the opportunity to put my intentions into in watercolor and embroidery. Her work has arts agency in Spartanburg, housed in a
was thrilling. I’ve also found that work- the universe and let go of anything that is been featured in the online literary journal three-story church building on West Main
ing with clay is therapeutic. I can tune out no longer serving me. When I joined West Yalobusha Review; the exhibition The Art Street, near downtown Spartanburg. It has
problems from the outside world and focus Main Artists Co-op in 2019, I began using of a Scientist at the Rubenstein Arts Center about 50 members, of which about 30 have
on the three-dimensional creation in front of the name ‘Lady Pluuto’ for my art. Similar in Durham, NC; and as album art for the studios in the building. The agency houses
me. Then, seeing that lump of clay become to shedding my old skin to reveal the new, debut LP for the band The Savories. three galleries and normally has three new
an object that I created and am pleased with I consider Lady Pluuto to be my alter ego. “As an artist, I strive to increase and exhibitions each month, showcasing the
is very satisfying. I strive to make pottery Through this transformation, I’ve learned a enhance awareness of my surroundings and work of members and guest artists. It also
that people will use on a daily basis but will life-changing lesson: If we are receptive of to communicate that awareness to oth- has two performance stages, a pottery
frequently diverge into whimsical studies. what the spirit shares, we can turn imagina- ers,” Levin-Rector said. “I am interested in studio, a printery, and the largest collection
Bowls and mugs have an important place tion into matter.” depicting everyday scenes and feelings in a of for-sale and locally made art in the city
in this world but so does decorative work. Tyler Hill is a Spartanburg native and a new but familiar way to remind the viewer and county.
Combining the two is my ultimate goal.” cum laude graduate of Limestone Col- and myself that beauty exists everywhere, For more info check our SC Institutional
Alana Hall (also known as “Lady Pluu- lege with a bachelor’s degree in studio art. especially in unexpected places. I hope Gallery listings or visit (WestMainArtists.org).
to”) is a painter who uses her art for self- While at Limestone he received several
discovery. Despite having strong family prestigious awards and was often featured The deadline each month to submit articles, photos and ads is the 24th of the month
relationships, excessive moving throughout in the school’s literary magazine. He recent- prior to the next issue. This will be January 24th for the February 2020 issue
her childhood led to extreme social anxiety. ly hosted his first solo exhibit, Distracted and February 24th for the March 2020 issue.
After that, it’s too late unless your exhibit runs into the next month.
Hall created friendships and places of soli- Traveler. Hill works in both painting and
But don’t wait for the last minute - send your info now.
tude through her art. After losing her father ceramics as a means to share culture. And where do you send that info?
to cancer in the summer of 2011, Alana suf- “Art survives with new beginnings,” E-mail to (info@carolinaarts.com).
fered from depression and suicidal thoughts. continued above on next column to the right
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