Over 40 Regional Artists to Participate in Annual Holiday Sales Show at Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
November 15, 2012
CAMDEN, SC – November 15, 2012 – Are you looking for original, one of a kind gifts? Well, look no further. You’re sure to find that special something for everyone on your list at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County’s (FAC) annual Holiday Sales Show.
Set in the Center’s historic Douglas-Reed House (ca. 1812), the show will feature a selection of fine, handcrafted works of art in clay, glass, fiber and wood, along with many other hand-crafted or homemade items. This year, more than 40 local and regional artists will participate in this annual shopping extravaganza. The Holiday Sales Show is sponsored by First Community Bank, and shopping bags will be provided by Chili’s of Camden.
The Holiday Sales Show begins with a special sneak preview night on Friday, November 30 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. prior to the Columbia City Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker. The Holiday Sales Show will continue daily through December 16. Regular shopping hours are 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Debra Gregory, a ceramic artist and teacher at the FAC, secured the artists and will manage the show. This is my fourth year coordinating artists for the Holiday House and I thoroughly enjoy it. It is such a pleasure to seek out new artists (and the old!) and get an education about how they create their work, she says.
Shoppers can expect to fine some one-of-a-kind treasures including pottery, jewelry, baskets, hand-made toys, scarves, stained, hand-blown and hand-painted glass, unusual metal items and frames, wooden items such as oyster knives, cutting boards, and bird houses, ornaments, and photographic notecards. Plus, you will also find edible treats like Mother Shucker’s Original Cocktail Sauce, Sally’s Famous Dips, Sallie’s Greatest Jams & Jellies, Cornwallis House tea and tea infusers, peanuts and other goodies from The Peanut Man, and much more!
Participating artists include Craig Bell, The Peanut Man, Christina Fair/Cornwallis House Tea Company, Sallie Porth, Mary Sparrow/Mother Shucker’s Seafood Sauce, Ashley and Kathy McCaskill/Old McCaskill’s Farm, The Peanut Man, Geri Desousa, David Russell, Sherrill Hill, Harvee Kranz, Sue Shrader, E.J. Ham, Derek Napper, William Thomas, Benira Sutphin, Linda Kincaid, Anne Schultz, Marti Wallace, Debra Gregory, Dot Goodwin, Bonnie Geiger, Laura Manley, Ed Nester, Astrid Pederson, Mitsi Paquette, Richard and Gay Vogt/Bald Moose Studio, Sally Cupstid, Janelle Graham, Delores Moore, Becky Ratz, Pam Stevens/Cinnamon Scentsations, Sally’s Famous Dips, Betty Timmerberg, Valerie Puntillo, Ray Touloukian, Lula Callwood, Catherine French, Sue Shrader, Kathy Redner, Susan Ciotti, Dan Riddick, Lula Callwood, Tracy Radlein, and Anne Wojcik.
The Fine Arts Center is located at 810 Lyttleton Street in Camden. Office hours are Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Thursday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. For more information please call 803-425-7676, ext. 300, or visit www.fineartscenter.org.
The Fine Arts Center is funded in part by the Frederick S. Upton Foundation and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by the City of Camden, Kershaw County, and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina along with donations from businesses and individuals.
