August - September 2010

EVENTS, GALLERIES & STUDIOS

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FURMAN UNIVERSITY, Thompson Gallery,
SPRING 2010 CALENDAR
Roe Art Building - Call 864 294-2074. Hours: 9am to 5pm Mon-Fri. EXHIBITIONS: Travis Head, Soft Eyes: August 20-September 24. Michelle Mackey, World of Speculation, Oct 1-29. Rob Gerhardt, Life On The Border - The Karen People of Burma, Nov 8-Dec 10 (RECEPTION and GALLERY TALK on Nov 8, at 7pm). Free admission.

Pickens County Museum of Art & History --- The museum is located at the corner of Highway 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC. EXHIBITIONS: Summer Exhibits featuring Kent Ambler, Cecile Martin & Carole Tinsley" on Saturday, June 26 through August 19. 864 898-5963 or email picmus@co.pickens.sc.us or follow Director Allen Coleman on facebook.com

Jeffrey Day's Carolina Culture Blog has ended, although archived posts remain.

Hampton II Gallery's Sandra Rupp featured in Greenville's TALK Art magazine on newsstands now, Spring issue. Link to the TALK story here.

HAMPTON III GALLERY, March 11 through April 24, 2010 SHOWING: The Early Works by Laura Spong, Hampton III Gallery, LTD, 3110 Wade hampton Blvd., Taylors SC. 864 268-2771. RECEPTION: Saturday March 13, 2-4 pm, with Artist's Talk at 3pm. Online preview hamptoniiigallery.com.

Michael McDunn Studio & Gallery continues to add new artists. The Gallery is located at 741 Rutherford Road at the intersection of North Main Street. (864) 242-0311. HOURS: Tue-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11am-4pm. Open til 9pm First Fridays of every month. Online at www.mcdunnstudio.com and Facebook.com/mcdunngallery

Meet artists at previews presented by ifART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln Street, Columbia SC. Visit the online blog for a previews and information. Contact Wim Roefs, if ART Gallery 1223 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 238-2351, (803) 255-0068.

Follow Milly Hough, Communications Director for the South Carolina Arts Commission, on Twitter @MillyHough

Centre Stage Theater Gallery Space
Works by local artists ongoing. The works can be seen during box office hours, Tuesday-Friday, 2-6 pm. Centre Stage Theater, 501 River Street, downtown Greenville. sponsored by the Metropolitan Arts Council.

Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery at USC Upstate
Frequent exhibitions and programs
800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC. CONTACT: Jane Nodine 864-503-5838

The Second Saturday Art Market is a growing event open the Second Saturday of each month from 9am to 2pm. Watch for calendar info. LOCATION: Pendleton Street Art District, Greenville SC. Second Saturday website.

Frame Designs: Continuing Works by Selected Greenville artists 1322 East Washington Street, Greenville SC. Call 864 242-2255 for info or visit framedesignedhouse.com.

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Lee Gallery
Stay tuned for season update. Clemson University's Lee Gallery website.

Catherine Hayes Art + Sculpture Gallery located at 117 and 121 Cleveland Street in Greenville, SC. Contact (864) 271-7723. Frequent exhibitions and events. catherinehayesart.com

FIRST FRIDAYS monthly gallery tour. This popular tour offers extended gallery hours on the first Friday of every month, all year long.

Senior Action is calling on age 55+ artists & crafters interested in placing their work on consignment in Senior Action's Log Cabin HandCrafted Gifts store in downtown Greenville. Aside from the Senior Action membership fee ($24/year that entitles members to participation in all of Senior Action's classes, activities, and trips) there are no fees, and the 25% consignment is due only upon sale, so the artist/crafter has no out of pocket expense to participate. Inviting new artists and crafters -- the store used to be an arts cooperative, and is just now being converted to a consignment store. CONTACT: Kathy Russ, Director of Development, Senior Action 864-335-5027.

Caffeinesouth.com Frequent excellent group exhibitions and themes. Watch for news and learn more at caffeinesouth.com

West Greenville Arts Festival ---Artists, food vendors, and area businesses. Upstate Visual Arts invites artists from Greenville, as well as across the state of South Carolina and beyond. Presented by Upstate Visual Arts, and in partnership with the Pendleton Street Arts District, the West Greenville Arts Festival is an exciting new ANNUAL fall event devoted to the visual arts. The festival features the work of outstanding artists in a full range of 2D and 3D media. This was the first event of its kind in the newly renovated, historic Pendleton Street Arts District, in Greenville, South Carolina.

OTHER ART NEWS / NOTES

Vantage World Travel will donate 3% of the total cost of all travel (excluding air fare, taxes, and fees like fuel surcharges) that is booked by any Metropolitan Arts Council Member, even their friends and family. For details call (864) 233-7703, Greenville.

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MUSEUM INFO & MORE BELOW

AT THE MUSEUMS:

Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
For complete information about BJUM&G programs, please visit the website: www.bjumg.org

Greenville County Museum of Art
For a listing of EXHIBITIONS, visit the CALENDAR page of their website. There's "Something for Everyone."
www.greenvillemuseum.org.
Telephone (864) 271-7570

Thursdays at 6:30 The Art Museum is open Thursday evenings 6:30 until 8:00 pm to give more convenient access to programs and exhibitions. Visit the museum's website or call 864 271-7570. Parking at the museum is free after 5:00 pm and all day Saturdays and Sundays.

Membership in the Greenville County Museum of Art's Art Association is required in order to attend preview receptions. Friend (basic) membership dues are $50 annually and includes benefits for two people. However, at all other times, admission to the Museum is absolutely free. Call the Museum for info at 864 271-7570. Join the Greenville County Museum of Art. www.greenvillemuseum.org.

Pickens County Museum of Art & History
Located at the corner of Highway 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC, the Pickens County Museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are welcomed. For more information, please call the museum at (864) 898-5963 or email picmus@co.pickens.sc.us 
For more info, click on "Current Events" at the Pickens Museum's website.

In addition to exhibitions, Third Thursday Evening Forums and Saturday Sessions are a part of the Pickens County Museum’s on-going effort to present educational programming for the community. A different program featuring local artists, story tellers, authors and craftsmen will be scheduled the third Thursday evening of each month as well as on occasional Saturdays.

MORE AREA ART INFO

Upstate Visual Arts has MOVED! UVA is now located in the heart of the Pendleton Street Arts District. The new address is 4 Smith Street, in a fantastic building right behind Gallery 1279.

Please contact me with any questions you may have about any of this information. We can be reached by email at upstatearts@bellsouth.net or by phone at (864) 232.4433. Laura Linz, Executive Director, Upstate Visual Arts. Visit the UVA website here.

Trillium Arts Center Located at 319 S. Main Street, Travelers Rest, about 9 miles from downtown Greenville. Offers classes for adults and children in the visual arts, dance, music, and creative writing, as well as a book discussion group for adults. Trillium Arts also offers services to area artists as well as produces a number of community art and poetry events for the public. Trillium Arts Center, Travelers Rest SC --- Visit the Trillium Website. 864-834-2388.

LONG-TERM ART INFO LISTINGS

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Greenville wood sculptor Henry Mitchell is featured in an article written by Ted McIrvine of The Hendersonville News (NC). Read the article here.

ART NEWS CHANGES
Greenville Art News e-mail subscribers PLEASE NOTE: changes have been made in the archiving of the e-mail list, if you were a subscriber and have not received an Art News e-mail recently, please email me and let me know so that you may be reconfirmed as a subscriber.

Visit the Tri State Sculptors Website. Promoting sculpture in the Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina region.

Special Feature: “The Changing Face of Greenville,” by local photographer Polly Gaillard Donohue. Click here to see images and text from the exhibit. The photographic series documents people of Greenville from diverse backgrounds. The photographer is available for prints.

Flat Out Under Pressure An "outdoor gallery" of RECYCLING BINS at ten locations on Main Street. Flat Out Under Pressure, an art competition sponsored by Vantage Travel and presented by the Metropolitan Arts Council. More info on Metropolitan Arts Council website. Also, info on Vantage Travel.

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