Teri Leigh Teed Fine Art Photography selected for inaugural NC Artists Count exhibition
January 29, 2017
Teri Leigh Teed, a multi-dimensional, award winning artist based in Sylva, North Carolina, has been selected as one of the featured artists in the western North Carolina “Artists Count” project, which…
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Teri Leigh Teed Fine Art Photography selected for inaugural NC Artists Count exhibition
January 29, 2017
Teri Leigh Teed, a multi-dimensional, award winning artist based in Sylva, North Carolina, has been selected as one of the featured artists in the western North Carolina “Artists Count” project, which…
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BJU Museum & Gallery to close for renovation
January 27, 2017Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit announced today that the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery will close for renovation on Saturday, Feb. 18. “The Museum & Gallery has long…
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BJU Museum & Gallery to close for renovation
January 27, 2017Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit announced today that the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery will close for renovation on Saturday, Feb. 18. “The Museum & Gallery has long…
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Back When Gravity Was Weak
January 26, 2017
By Tom Poland My Buddy Was My Bike Two coincidences occurred this week. Sister Deb sent me a photograph of me as a kid on my bicycle. As for…
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EQUUS Film Festival returns to Camden Feb. 17-18
January 23, 2017The City of Camden and The Marley Project, Inc. announce that, for the second time, the internationally acclaimed EQUUS Film Festival has chosen Camden as its first tour stop featuring…
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EQUUS Film Festival returns to Camden Feb. 17-18
January 23, 2017
The City of Camden and The Marley Project, Inc. announce that, for the second time, the internationally acclaimed EQUUS Film Festival has chosen Camden as its first tour stop featuring…
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Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 21, 2017
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
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Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 20, 2017The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
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Shrimp, Collards, & Grits
January 20, 2017
By Tom Poland As Southern As It Gets Back in August, Patricia Branning emailed me. She and a woman who represents authors had been talking and my name…
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Shrimp, Collards, & Grits
January 20, 2017
By Tom Poland As Southern As It Gets Back in August, Patricia Branning emailed me. She and a woman who represents authors had been talking and my name…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: life, the-arts
Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 20, 2017The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 20, 2017
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 19, 2017
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Arts in Basic Curriculum Project website gets makeover
January 19, 2017
The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project website (ABCProjectSC.com) has been transformed with a new design and streamlined content and will now serve as a digital hub for arts education…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Columbia City Ballet presents Swan Lake with full S.C. Philharmonic Orchestra
January 18, 2017
Graceful swans, a dashing prince and a moonlit lake become immersed in the world of breathtaking beauty with Columbia City Ballet’s adaptation of the quintessential classical ballet of Swan Lake.…
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Decoda Cello Quartet with special guest Winifred Goodwin to perform at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 18, 2017The first and only Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, Decoda, returns to Camden for a community residency and chamber music performance at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County’s (FAC)…
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Decoda Cello Quartet with special guest Winifred Goodwin to perform at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
January 18, 2017
The first and only Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, Decoda, returns to Camden for a community residency and chamber music performance at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County’s (FAC)…
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Jasper Project to produce new play by South Carolina native Randall David Cook as first in Play Right Series
January 16, 2017
The Jasper Project kicks off its new theatre project, The Play Right Series, with the world premiere of the play, Sharks and Other Lovers, by Columbia native Randall David Cook.…
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Columbia City Ballet presents Swan Lake with full S.C. Philharmonic Orchestra
January 14, 2017
A Historic Event for Two Nights Only Graceful swans, a dashing prince and a moonlit lake become immersed in the world of breathtaking beauty with Columbia City Ballet’s adaptation of…
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Prize-winning pianists to play two big piano concertos
January 11, 2017Nakahara conducts big, romantic Lizst and Grieg concertos Pianists won 2014 and 2015 Southeastern Piano Festival competitions Large screens to show live, up-close concert video Previous multimedia concert in 2014…
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The Charleston Museum to present a new exhibit in conjunction with the 2016 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
January 10, 2017
The Charleston Museum, in cooperation with the 2017 Southeastern Wildlife Expo, and with generous sponsorship from the Charleston Mercury, presents Feathers and Flocks: Waterfowling in South Carolina, a collective look…
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Spoleto Festival USA announces 2017 program
January 9, 2017
CHARLESTON, SC – Festival General Director Nigel Redden has announced the program for the 41st annual Spoleto Festival USA, taking place May 26 through June 11, 2017, in Charleston, South…
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City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Sculpt Mettle! at City Gallery
January 4, 2017
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Sculpt Mettle: Redux! A Henry G. Michaux Retrospective, Jan. 21 through Feb. 26, 2017. The exhibition will open with a reception…
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CMA Jazz and Chamber Concerts start 2017 on a high note
January 4, 2017
Friday, January 20, and Tuesday, January 31 At left: CMA Chamber Music on Main Artistic Director Edward Arron At right: CMA Jazz on Main Artistic Director Noel Freidline …
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S.C. Phil creates Advisory Council
January 2, 2017Arts veteran Arnold N. Breman named chair The South Carolina Philharmonic Board of Directors voted to create an advisory council to be comprised of area leaders willing to serve as ambassadors…
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Lynn Robertson appointed as Interim Director of Columbia Museum of Art
December 28, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Lynn Robertson, former executive director of the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina, has been appointed as the interim executive director of the Columbia Museum…
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So, You Want To Write A Book
December 20, 2016
By Tom Poland “What do you do?” It’s a question we ask. The answer reveals a bit of personal geography. It’s a question we get too. When I tell…
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So, You Want To Write A Book
December 20, 2016
By Tom Poland “What do you do?” It’s a question we ask. The answer reveals a bit of personal geography. It’s a question we get too. When I tell…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 15, 2016
South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 14, 2016South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 14, 2016
South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc Category: on-the-move, the-arts
Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 13, 2016South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Arts Commission executive director named to national grantmakers board
December 13, 2016
South Carolina Arts Commission Executive Director Ken May has been elected to the Grantmakers in the Arts board of directors. He will serve a three-year term beginning January 2017. Grantmakers…
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Psychedelic rock posters take over CMA Paper Gallery
December 12, 2016
Exhibition on View December 16, 2016, through March 12, 2017 The Columbia Museum of Art presents the exhibition Psychedelic Design: Rock Posters from the Mel Byars Collection, 1966–1971, on view…
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Tennessee Williams drama ‘Suddenly Last Summer’ comes to Footlight Theatre in January
December 10, 2016
How far will a mother go to preserve her son’s reputation? That’s the question in “Suddenly Last Summer,” coming to The Footlight Players stage Jan. 20 to Feb. 5. Considered…
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2017 slate of South Carolina Chef Ambassadors announced
December 9, 2016
Four chefs in South Carolina were named official Chef Ambassadors yesterday and will spend a year representing South Carolina at key tourism and agricultural events. The chefs are William Cribb…
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2017 slate of South Carolina Chef Ambassadors announced
December 9, 2016
Four chefs in South Carolina were named official Chef Ambassadors yesterday and will spend a year representing South Carolina at key tourism and agricultural events. The chefs are William Cribb…
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Larry Hembree to join Columbia Children’s Theater staff
December 9, 2016
Columbia Children’s Theatre Board of Directors announces Larry Hembree has been hired by the organization as the theatre’s first Director of Development. “Larry has been a leader in the Columbia…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Nominations for Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award due Dec. 15
December 6, 2016
The South Carolina Arts Commission and the University of South Carolina’s McKissick Museum invite nominations for the 2017 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award. Guidelines and nomination forms are available…
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Crafty Feast kicks off holiday shopping season with one-stop market of handmade goods
December 5, 2016Sunday, December 11, 2016, 12-6 p.m. 8th annual indie craft fair – the Midlands’ largest – hosts 90+ vendors Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest independent craft fair, will kick off…
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Crafty Feast kicks off holiday shopping season with one-stop market of handmade goods
December 5, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016, 12-6 p.m. 8th annual indie craft fair – the Midlands’ largest – hosts 90+ vendors Crafty Feast, the Midlands’ largest independent craft fair, will kick off…
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Yvette Cummings wins 701 CCA Prize 2016
December 4, 2016
Conway, S.C artist Yvette L. Cummings won the 701 CCA Prize 2016 for South Carolina artists 40 years and younger. Cummings was announced as the winner during the December 1…
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Sentimental Journey Down U.S. 221
December 2, 2016
By Tom Poland Football, Family, & Fighter Jets We were on our way to explore Georgia’s Carolina bays down near the Florida state line. Valdosta, Georgia, to be precise.…
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Sentimental Journey Down U.S. 221
December 2, 2016
By Tom Poland Football, Family, & Fighter Jets We were on our way to explore Georgia’s Carolina bays down near the Florida state line. Valdosta, Georgia, to be precise.…
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Recording artist, Mark Carson, releases debut solo EP “Door Knockerz”
December 1, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Some Hip-Hop artists are looking to emulate trends, riding on the waves of everything that is popular at any given moment in time. Others do not want…
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Brosius to leave Columbia Museum of Art for new philanthropic opportunity
November 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Columbia Museum of Art Executive Director Karen Brosius informed board members and staff today of her acceptance of the president position with a national nonprofit organization in…
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Open call for artists to submit designs for Citadel’s 175th celebration poster
November 21, 2016The Citadel is issuing an open call to artists around the state of South Carolina to submit designs to be considered for the poster commemorating the military college’s upcoming 175th…
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