Walmart Foundation gives $31,000 to The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
February 15, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 15, 2012 – More South Carolina children will be able to visit The Children’s Museum of the Upstate thanks to a $31,000 grant from the Walmart…
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Clemson artist one of six Verner Award recipients
February 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – Clemson artist Sam Wang is one of six recipients the South Carolina Arts Commission will recognize with 2012 Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the…
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Halsey Institute named Verner Award recipient
February 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – February 14, 2012 – The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and director Mark Sloan are being recognized by the South Carolina Arts Commission Board as a recipient…
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Arts and Cultural Organizations Turning to Altru to Gain a Clear View of Operations
January 10, 2012Latest version of Altru includes advanced membership, financial, and communication features CHARLESTON, SC – January 10, 2012 – Blackbaud, Inc., (Nasdaq: BLKB) today announced that more than 70 organizations, including…
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Gibbes Museum of Art Receives Grant from South Carolina Arts Commission
December 11, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – December 9, 2011 – The Gibbes Museum of Art has been awarded $10,351 by the South Carolina Arts Commission for the 2012 fiscal year. The grant will…
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Writers! Submit your work to the First Novel Prize
December 7, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – December 7, 2011 – The South CarolinaArts Commission, Hub City Press and their literary partners announce a call forsubmissions for the biennial South Carolina First Novel Prize.…
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Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery Receives SECAC Award for Andy Warhol Catalogue
November 16, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – November 15, 2011 – The Southeastern College Art Conference presented the 2011 SECAC Award for Outstanding Exhibition and Catalogue of Historical Materials to Jane Nodine and Rachel…
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Greenville’s Arts District to be known as the Far West End
October 23, 2011New Name Part of A Re-Branding and Revitalizing Effort for Arts District GREENVILLE, SC – October 23, 2011 – The Pendleton Street Arts District located in West Greenville, SC has…
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Nodine To Exhibit in Florida, Massachusetts Galleries
October 20, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – October 20, 2011 – Jane Allen Nodine, gallery director of the Curtis R. Harley Gallery and professor of art at the University of South Carolina Upstate, will…
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New book from Wofford’s John Lane on paddling to the ocean
October 20, 2011‘My Paddle to the Sea’ launch scheduled for Nov. 7 at The Showroom SPARTANBURG, SC – October 20, 2011 – Acclaimed nature writer and Wofford College associate professor John Lane…
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South Carolina Businesses Eligible for Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Awards for the Arts
October 13, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – October 12, 2011 – The SouthCarolina Arts Commission is currently accepting nominations for the 2012Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Guidelines andnomination forms are available…
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Cooper River Bridge Run Funds New Scholarship for The Art Institute of Charleston
September 28, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – September 28, 2011 – The Cooper River Bridge Run (CRBR) announced that it has established a scholarship fund for Culinary Arts students at the Art Institute of…
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2012 Arts Calendar To Showcase Local Students’ Work, Raising Up To $25,000
September 22, 2011Genesis Press and The Fine Arts Center Team Up for Innovative Fundraising Program GREENVILLE, SC – September 22, 2011 – Genesis Press, a locally owned and operated leader in commercial printing,…
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Footlight Players’ Production of Boys’ Life Opens Sixth Season of LateNight @ The Footlight
August 18, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – August 18, 2011 – The Footlight Players are proud to open its sixth season of LateNight @ The Footlight with the Pulitzer Prize nominated comedy Boys’ Life…
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New Book Claims Job Seekers Taking Wrong Approach In Search For Employment
July 31, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 31, 2011 – Andy Thomas, a syndicated radio personality turned career development expert and motivational speaker proudly announces that his new book The Job I Need,…
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Michael Mitchell Gallery to Celebrate Mayor's Purchase Award and this year's Winner Jim Victor
July 13, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 13, 2011 – Since the late 80’s, the Mayor’s Purchase Award has been given to a Piccolo Spoleto Artist whose body of work is expansive, special…
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33rd Annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival Honors Arts Leaders
July 6, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – July 1, 2011 – Eight arts leaders were recognized during the 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festival for their significant contributions to the Charleston arts community and to the…
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2011 Piccolo Spoleto presents Eight Emerging Visual Artists’ Works in Contemporary Charleston: Under the Radar at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park
May 4, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – May 26 – July 31, 2011 – The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, Charleston magazine and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College…
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Acclaimed Photographer Fran Doggrell Opens Studio on Broad Street in Charleston
April 25, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – April 26, 2011 – Internationally acclaimedphotographer, Fran Doggrell, has leased space for her new studio on thesecond floor (Suite 200) at 91 Broad Street in downtown Charleston.…
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33rd Annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival Announces 2011 Season
April 21, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – April 21, 2011 – Tickets are now on sale for the 33rd annual Piccolo Spoleto Festival, the official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA. Piccolo Spoleto opens…
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‘Medallion Idea’ Merits Support
April 15, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – May 9, 2011 – The May 9 Summey Barkley RuckerMedallion Gala at North Charleston’s Fire Museum will feature artisticperformances and an art exhibit honoring the namesakes of…
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Anita Zucker To Receive First Summey Barkley Rucker Medallion For Mentoring Young Artists
March 27, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – March 27, 2011 – Anita Zucker, Charleston philanthropist and InterTech Group CEO, was named inaugural recipient of the Summey Barkley Rucker Medallion, a major new arts award…
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Piccolo Spoleto Festival Indoor Juried Art Applications Available
March 20, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the Charleston Artist Guild are currently accepting applications to the 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Indoor Juried Art Exhibition. The…
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Citadel Photographer Russell K. Pace recognized
March 7, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – March 7, 2011 – Photographer recognized Citadel Photographer Russell K. Pace was a CASE III Awards Program Grand Award Finalist in two photography categories, Photo Essay &…
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Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Announces Renowned Conductor John Morris Russell for 2011-2012 Season
March 3, 2011HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – March 3, 2011 – John Morris Russell, one of North America’s most celebrated orchestral conductors, has agreed to take up the baton as Principal Guest…
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Ferillo Joins Effort Mentoring Young Artists
February 24, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – February 24, 2011 – “Having North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, Charleston Regional Arts Alliance Chair Nella G. Barkley and Hootie & the Blowfish lead singer Darius Rucker…
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Major Arts Award Trio Named
February 7, 2011Mayor Keith Summey – Arts Alliance Chair Nella Barkley – Star Singer Darius Rucker CHARLESTON, SC – February 7, 2011 – “Combining this triumvirate of highly accomplished persons as namesakes…
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The Fashion Group International® of Charleston, Inc. Comes to Charleston, South Carolina
December 2, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – November 25, 2010 – The Fashion Group International®, one of the most recognized international fashion organizations in the world has come to Charleston, South Carolina. The original…
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'Chicken Soup' Author Interviews Eyewitnesses to Diana Crash
August 27, 2010Uncensored and Uncut TeleSeminar with the Firestones on 13th Anniversary of Lady Di’s Death HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – August 27, 2010 – New York Times bestselling author Mark Victor…
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Mark Twain’s Long Lost Play—Is He Dead? Debuts On Footlight’s Stage
August 11, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – Footlight Players Theatre, the oldest continuously performing theatre company in the Southeast, launches it’s 79th season with the premier of Mark Twain’s previously unpublished play Is He…
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Personal Grounds by Susan Lenz Opens at the City Gallery
August 11, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 11, 2010 – The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Personal Grounds, a solo exhibition by installation and fiber artist Susan Lenz, during the…
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Footlight Players Launches 79th Season With First Annual Art Auction
August 4, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 4, 2010 – The Footlight Players, the longest continuously performing theatre company in the Holy City, will mark the beginning of its 79th season First Annual…
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The Footlight Players 79th Season Is An Exciting Collection Of Brilliantly Written Productions
July 26, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 26, 2010 – The Footlight Players 79thseason may be the company’s best collection of productions to date.Ranging from rare compositions and state premiers to classic and…
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Open Auditions To Be Held For Upcoming Footlight Players Performance
July 19, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 1st & 2nd, 2010 – The Footlight Players, thelongest running theater in the Southeast, will hold open auditionsSunday, August 1st and Monday, August 2nd at 7:00…
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Now Showing: Works by Charlie Bidwell and Samantha Magowan at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park
June 30, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – June 30, 2010 – The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Now Showing: Works by Charlie Bidwell and Samantha Magowan at the City Gallery at…
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Piccolo Beach Music Bash Brings the Beach Downtown
May 26, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 26, 2010 – The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs will present the Piccolo Beach Music Bash as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival on…
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Piccolo Spoleto to Feature Artist on Fire's PassingNotion?
May 19, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 18, 2010 – Could there be more than meets the eye to the things we see and the experiences we encounter? Dating back from Moses’ encounter…
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2010 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Announces 32nd Season Highlights
May 5, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 28 to June 13, 2010 – The 32nd annual Piccolo SpoletoFestival, the official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA, will runMay 28 to June 13, 2010. …
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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Names Michael Krajewski Principal Pops Conductor
March 19, 2010ATLANTA, SC – March 19, 2010 – The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra today announced today that its long-time conductor and collaborator, Michael Krajewski, has been named Principal Pops Conductor of the…
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'But Rabbits Don't Climb Trees': Nature's Wonders, Animal Inhabitants of South Carolina Coast, Set in Poem
March 8, 2010EDISTO ISLAND, SC – March 3, 2010 – The coastal islands of South Carolina down near Charleston are a unique world where the marshes are home to lush, green, plant…
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Perm Ballet Comes to Spartanburg
December 8, 2009SPARTANBURG, SC – December 8, 2009 – The world-famous Perm Ballet from Perm, Russia is coming to Savannah, Spartanburg, Charleston, and Charlotte to perform the classical ballet Sleeping Beauty. The Perm…
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Perm Ballet Comes to Charleston
December 8, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – December 7, 2009 – The world-famous Perm Ballet from Perm, Russia is coming to Savannah, Spartanburg, Charleston, and Charlotte to perform the classical ballet Sleeping Beauty. The Perm…
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S.C. Arts Commission grant helps SCP sustain education and outreach positions
December 4, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 3, 2009 – The South Carolina Philharmonic was awarded an Arts Recovery Grant by the S.C. Arts Commission, allowing the orchestra to keep an educational outreach coordinator and…
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Suzette Surkamer Elected President of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
November 20, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – November 20, 2009 – The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies elected Suzette Surkamer as president during its annual business meeting on Nov. 6. Surkamer retired as executive…
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Kim Harne Joins S.C. Arts Commission as Assistant Director of Arts in Education
November 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – November 12, 2009 – The South Carolina Arts Commission welcomes Kim Harne as assistant director of the Arts in Education and S.C. Artists’ Ventures Initiative programs. In…
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SC Production Fund Winning Film Wraps Shooting
October 16, 2009COLUMBIA. SC – Saying Goodbye, a winner of the SC Production Fund, wrapped filming on Friday, October 9th. Saying Goodbye is one of the three winners selected this year by…
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Hilton Head Island Art Festival at Shelter Cove Harbour May 23-24, 2009
May 15, 2009HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – May 8, 2009 – An exciting new juried fine art show will debut Memorial Day weekend at Shelter Cove Harbour on Hilton Head Island, S.C.…
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Dramatic Notes to Fill out the SC Philharmonic Season
April 18, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – April 20, 2009 – The South Carolina Philharmonic shines the spotlight on its own talented musicians during “Heroes & Legends,” a dramatic 7:30 p.m. season finale concert…
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SC Philharmonic – March to go out lion-like for SCP
March 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2009 – The South Carolina Philharmonic paints vivid pictures with the help of an accomplished clarinetist and a visiting composer during Portraits, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,…
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McKissick Museum to present ‘The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls’
February 3, 2009“The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls,” an exhibit that chronicles the life of the former slave who became a Union hero in the Civil War and a five-term…
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