Recognize a local arts hero with an S.C. arts award
August 27, 2018
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Not all heroes wear capes, goes the internet meme. Indeed, you can find some in tutus, smocks, business attire, concert black, stage makeup, or even a t-shirt…
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The Dead Bird on My Deck
August 24, 2018
By Tammy Davis I had a dead bird on my deck. A cardinal. It was out there about a week before I could bring myself to get it to…
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Emmy® nominated Coal Powered Filmworks, celebrates 10th anniversary
August 24, 2018
Coal Powered Filmworks, a Columbia, S.C. based broadcast production company is celebrating their 10th anniversary this fall. The five-time Southeast Regional Emmy® nominated company, founded in 2008 by owner Wade Sellers,…
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A Folk Artist Preserves The Past
August 24, 2018
By Tom Poland Harold Branham Every community needs a Harold Branham. In a time when things old and quaint fall to modern ways, it’s good to have someone with…
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A Cheap Jug Of Poison
August 17, 2018
By Tom Poland A Public Service Column A deck open to sunlight and the weather surely will lose its pizzazz. That’s when a good pressure washing works miracles. Prep…
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The Camellia Project: The Complicated Languages of Love
August 17, 2018
By Tammy Davis What Love Language Do You Speak? According to Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages, my daddy would have been a gift giver for sure. Gifts were extravagant,…
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Peace Center announces 2018-2019 Peace Voices poetry program
August 15, 2018
The Peace Center’s 2018-2019 Peace Voices poetry program features Poetic Conversations, master classes with visiting artists, teen and adult workshops, readings, a poetry slam and book discussions. With Poet-in-Residence Glenis…
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State Museum seeks artists for 30th Anniversary Juried Exhibition
August 13, 2018
The South Carolina Museum is now accepting entries from South Carolina artists for its 30th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition opening Saturday, Nov. 3. Artists working in any medium from across the state…
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Do you feel like Katie Pell does?
August 7, 2018The Columbia Museum of Art announces the major exhibitionSomething’s Happening: The Big Art of Katie Pell, on view from Friday, August 17, throughSunday, October 28, 2018. Organized by the CMA, Pell’s…
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Shopping the classroom; sometimes you get good school supplies, sometimes you get something more
August 3, 2018
By Tammy Davis Shopping the classroom. It’s what happens when a teacher is leaving. The other teachers scout the room for things they would like to have. Like all…
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Mama’s Coke Bottle
August 3, 2018
By Tom Poland It Wasn’t Plastic The year was 1958. On a cutting board beside a white enamel sink, Mom pounded fresh red cube steak with a green Coca…
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Two Spartanburg artists exhibit expressive paintings and sculptural forms
July 31, 2018Spartanburg artists Nancy Williamson and Nancy O’Dell-Keim will exhibit their latest works in ceramics and painting — Primordial Voices: Expressive Paintings and Sculptural Forms — at West Main Artists Co-op,…
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Music in the Street: Internationally recognized Commercial and Fine Artist to exhibit in Spartanburg
July 30, 2018College-level art teacher, freelance illustrator, and poster designer Mike Massengale of Greenville, SC will exhibit a collection of mixed media-on-canvas-and-paper artwork at West Main Artists Co-op (WMAC) Aug. 7-24 based…
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Grandma’s Petunias
July 26, 2018
By Tom Poland Vintage petunias. I had forgotten them, those flowers grandma loved. Surely I saw them in youth. As I sort through my mental album I think I…
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Nominations open for Enduring Spirit Awards
July 26, 2018The Friends of African American Art & Culture, a membership affiliate of the Columbia Museum of Art, will accept nominations for its Enduring Spirit Awards from Wednesday, July 25 through Friday,…
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UofSC’s McKissick Museum showcases Jonathan Green art through Aug. 4
July 26, 2018Eleven hand-drawn lithographs by Lowcountry artist Jonathan Green are on display at the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum as a limited engagement through Aug. 4. Considered one of the…
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Charleston County Public Library hosts week-long Literacy Festival
July 25, 2018
Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) is hosting the Write On! Literacy Festival, featuring authors, workshops and activities celebrating writing, starting on Saturday, July 28 through Saturday, Aug. 4. The festival includes the…
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Calling artist submissions for the 701 CCA Prize 2018
July 22, 2018
701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, S.C., announces the fourth installment of the 701 CCA Prize, a biennial, juried art competition and exhibition for professional South Carolina artists 40…
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The Beloved Blue Convertible, 2005 – 2018: An obit of sorts
July 20, 2018
By Reba Hull Campbell The Beloved Blue Convertible was towed away by the ETV Endowment car donation wrecker after an unexpected demise last week following a fried engine and…
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A Song For Miss Johnnie
July 20, 2018
By Tom Poland —“I hear the train a’coming, rolling round the bend” —“Look a-yonder comin’, comin’ down that railroad track, it’s the Orange Blossom Special, bringing my baby…
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33 years and counting: talented young artists grow their skills at Tri-District Arts Consortium
July 18, 2018
The arts make a difference. That has served as the theme of the Tri-District Arts Consortium (Tri-DAC) for over 30 years. Formed in 1985, Tri-DAC has offered fi ne arts summer…
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HUB-BUB announces 2018/19 Artists-in-Residence
July 16, 2018
HUB-BUB, a division of Chapman Cultural Center, has announced the two artists chosen for their 2018-19 Artists-in-Residence program. This will be the 10th year for the program that has recruited artists…
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Upstate artist receives S.C. Arts Commission business development grant
July 13, 2018Three artists to develop businesses with new S.C. Arts Commission grants The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers…
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Midlands artists receive S.C. Arts Commission business development grants
July 13, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers by awarding three Artists’ Ventures Initiative (AVI) grants for FY2019. AVI…
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Midlands artists receive S.C. Arts Commission business development grants
July 13, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers by awarding three Artists’ Ventures Initiative (AVI) grants for FY2019. AVI…
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Upstate artist receives S.C. Arts Commission business development grant
July 13, 2018Three artists to develop businesses with new S.C. Arts Commission grants The South Carolina Arts Commission continues its commitment to helping the state’s artists build or bolster sustainable arts careers…
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Town Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – July 19-29
July 2, 2018
Once upon a Town…there was an enchanted castle filled with dancing spoons, a talking teapot and a troubled Beast. Along came a beauty named Belle who desired more than an…
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Sentimental Journey Along Highway 25
June 29, 2018
By Tom Poland I was making my way from Greenville to Lincolnton, Georgia one Saturday afternoon. I had to take a back road, a blessing. The light was bad…
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Teri Leigh Teed’s Healing Spirit Art selected for international HerStory 2018 exhibition
June 26, 2018Teri Leigh Teed’s fine art photograph, “May Flowers”, part of her “Healing Spirit Art©” portfolio, has been selected for an Award of Excellence in Manhattan Arts International’s 18th annual HerStory…
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S.C. Arts Commission honors four with fellowship grants
June 25, 2018South Carolina artists in Charleston, Horry, Richland and Spartanburg counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board in Columbia. Individual artists…
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Plein Air: artists who paint outdoors bring their work to co-op
June 25, 2018West Main Artists Co-op will host in July a group exhibit by plein air artists, showcasing a large collection of artwork that was created outdoors in Upstate South Carolina. The…
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Chapman Cultural Center launches Second Sundays – a free monthly community event
June 25, 2018
On July 8th, Chapman Cultural Center is launching its newest program, Second Sundays, which is a free community event held on the second Sunday of every month between May and…
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South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities receives former Spoleto Festival USA Steinway & Sons Grand Piano
June 25, 2018The piano that served Spoleto’s world-renowned musicians for 30 years will now serve South Carolina’s emerging young artists for years to come The Steinway & Sons grand piano that has…
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S.C. Arts Commission honors four with fellowship grants
June 25, 2018South Carolina artists in Charleston, Horry, Richland and Spartanburg counties representing four arts disciplines received individual artist fellowships after approval by the S.C. Arts Commission board in Columbia. Individual artists…
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Family Circle Magazine lists World Famous Hip-Hop Family Day among top 50 family-friendly festivals
June 22, 2018
Family Circle Magazine selected Columbia’s World Famous Hip-Hop Family Day as the top family-friendly festival in South Carolina and among the top 50 in the nation. On newsstands now, the July issue…
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Another conundrum of adulting: Aging or Ageless?
June 21, 2018
By Reba Hull Campbell I suppose part of the adulting process is examining the issue of age. How old do you have to be before you qualify…
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Work Paths
June 21, 2018By Tom Poland Ever stood on Holy ground? Read on. Monday a fellow told me, “If it weren’t for work, I don’t know what I’d do.” I knew what…
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“Amplify: A Cultural Plan for the Columbia Area” to host town hall meeting and seeks public input on planning process early findings
June 20, 2018
One Columbia for Arts & History, which advises, amplifies and advocates for the unified arts and history community, announces that, as a part of“Amplify: A Cultural Plan for the Columbia…
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Eastover writer wins biennial South Carolina Novel Prize
June 19, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina State Library are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 South Carolina…
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Eastover writer wins biennial South Carolina Novel Prize
June 19, 2018
The South Carolina Arts Commission, Hub City Press, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina State Library are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 South Carolina…
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Life Without Fathers
June 15, 2018
By Tom Poland There’s something about being a writer that makes people confide in you. Why tell a writer, who uses life as raw material, your deepest secrets. But…
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Spoleto Festival USA: the 42nd season ends with second-highest ticket sales in festival history
June 13, 2018
Ticket sales top $3.3 million Highlighted by four US premiere productions, four world premieres, and several new musical arrangements, the 42nd season of Spoleto Festival USA proved to be another…
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S.C. Phil names Kristin Morris, Marketing & Communications Director
June 13, 2018
The South Carolina Philharmonic is proud to announce and welcome Kristin Morris as the organization’s new Marketing & Communications Director. Morris joins the Philharmonic staff with ten years of communications…
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Chinaberry’s Rise & Fall
June 7, 2018
By Tom Poland A lovely shade tree, I played beneath its canopy; rolled its berries in my palm. It stood seven yards beyond an old hand-dug well. I sucked…
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Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College reflects sense of community in seventh season lineup
June 1, 2018
2018-2019 Season Brings Renowned Names and Local Art Scene to the Most Colorful Seats in Town During the 2018-2019 Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College (HT@MTC) season, many of the…
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Rural creatives, S.C. Arts Commission to launch program
June 1, 2018The South Carolina Arts Commission and a newly formed team of creative professionals is launching CREATE: Rural S.C. with a networking and informational meeting, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at…
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Rural creatives, S.C. Arts Commission to launch program
June 1, 2018
The South Carolina Arts Commission and a newly formed team of creative professionals is launching CREATE: Rural S.C. with a networking and informational meeting, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, at…
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6 Questions for Ranky Tanky’s Quentin Baxter
May 31, 2018Charleston’s homegrown chart-topping band Ranky Tanky, which includes three College of Charleston alums, will take to Cistern Yard on June 2, 2018, as part of Spoleto Festival USA. Ranky Tanky has had…
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Powerful exhibition shines light on Latino immigrants of South Carolina
May 28, 2018Ecos: Resonancias de Historias Latinas de Carolina del Sur now on view Diana Farfán, Iris, the Coyote Tamer, 2018, acrylics and mixed media on wood panel. The Columbia Museum of Art is…
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West Main Co-op Participates in SC Ag + Art Tour
May 24, 2018
As one of the newest participants in the South Carolina Ag + Art Tour, West Main Artists Co-op will welcome guests on Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with several…
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