Lou Stovall: Artist and the Landscape and Gary Grier: Room Full of Mirrors
February 8-March 9, 2008
Please join us for a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception featuring mello jazz by Franklin Ashley and friends on Feb 8, 5:30pm – 20:00pm
Anton Harris Brings Rhythm to March – Savannah, Georgia
Saxophonist, Anton Harris’ playing creates a historical dialogue with the past great jazz musicians. To listen to Harris play is to embrace a whirlwind of masterful sounds, surrounded by the styles of great musicians of the past yet hearing the distinct sound of the future.
South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Exhibition – North Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina fine craft artists are invited to participate in the 2008 South Carolina Palmetto Hands exhibition. As the state’s only fine craft competition and exhibition, objects juried into the exhibit may compete for cash prizes totaling $4000. Organized and presented by the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department and assisted by the South Carolina Artisans Center, this unique exhibition offers fine craft artists the opportunity to exhibit their inspiring objects in the media of clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and three-dimensional mixed media.
The exhibition will be hosted at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center and Charleston Area Convention Center May 2 – May 10, 2008 during the North Charleston Arts Festival. The opening reception is Friday, May 2, 2008, 6:00PM-7:00PM. An optional opportunity for the works in the exhibit is the South Carolina State Museum’s 2008/2009 Traveling Exhibitions Program. Call 843-745-1087 for more information or email culturalarts@northcharleston.org. The application can be downloaded at www.northcharleston.org.
Deadline for submissions March 2008 (exact date TBA)
SCAD presents reading by highly acclaimed author, editor, critic Eric Miles Williamson
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Savannah College of Art and Design liberal arts department Visiting Writers Series presents “An Evening with Eric Miles Williamson,†a reading with the noted critic, editor and author of “East Bay Grease,†“Two-Up†and “Oakland, Jack London, and Me,†Feb. 28, 6 p.m., SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St. The event is free and open to the public.
Late Night Fridays on Broad Street – Charleston, South Carolina
From Friday Feb.1st and ongoing through August, the shops on Gallery Row will be open late nights on the First Friday of every month.
Each First Friday will have a theme, beginning with “Men’s Night Out” on Friday February 1st. Men’s Night Out features champagne and chocolates being served at each participating gallery. Many galleries will have special artwork, sales or promotions for Valentine’s Day at this event.
First Fridays events begin at 5:00 p.m. and galleries will remain open until 7:00 p.m., with some galleries open even later.
Participating galleries and shops include Coco Vivo, Edward Dare, Rivendell Woodworks & Gallery, Utopia, John Doyle Gallery, Ellis Nicholson Gallery, Ella Richardson Gallery, Mary Martin Gallery, Hamlet Fine Art Gallery, and The Martin Gallery.
For more details, contact Teri Johnson at Rivendell Woodworks, 843-723-9474, or any participating gallery on Broad Street.