The Beauty of Nature Sometimes Brings Deadly Outcomes. Stay Safe! Publisher’S Note: Due to the Covid-19 Outbreak Many of These Art Spaces Are Currently Closed
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ABSOLUTELY FREE Vol. 24, No. 4 April 2020 You Can’t Buy It The beauty of nature sometimes brings deadly outcomes. Stay Safe! Publisher’s Note: Due to the Covid-19 outbreak many of these art spaces are currently closed. We’re including the info we received, but strongly suggest that you call any venue you are thinking of visiting - some are trying to stay open, some have closed their doors, but are still working with customers, some open by appointment only. And, some are operating on the Internet. Don’t forget about these people, there are many ways you can support them during these troubling times. ARTICLE INDEX Advertising Directory This index has active links, just click on the Page number and it will take you to that page. Listed in order in which they appear in the paper. The Arts in North Carolina and COVID-19 Page 1 - Cover - COVID-19 Stay Safe Page 3 - Art Support: NC Arts Council, SC Arts Council, CERF & Even though participation in the arts has been greatly Page 2 - Article Index, Advertising Directory, Contact Info, Links to blogs, and Carolina Arts site National Endowment for the Arts disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and artists and Page 4 - Editorial Commentary arts organizations severely impacted, our network across Page 4 - Halsey McCallum Studio North Carolina is responding in a myriad of creative ways Page 5 - City of Charleston / City Gallery at Waterfront Park Page 5 - Whimsy Joy by Roz, Deane V. Bowers & Wells Gallery that demonstrate the power of the arts to connect, Page 6 - Charleston Artist Guild & Carnes Crossroads Artist Cooperative cope, and heal. We at the North Carolina Arts Council Page 6 - Kathryn Whitaker want to do our part to call attention to important action Page 8 - Art League of Hilton Head, Society of Bluffton Artists & Coastal Discovery Museum items and resources that will benefit the state’s Page 7 - Emerge SC, Helena Fox Fine Art, Corrigan Gallery, Halsey-McCallum Studio, Page 9 - Society of Bluffton Artists cont. & Wofford College arts industry. For further information visit Rhett Thurman, Anglin Smith Fine Art, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, (https://www.ncarts.org/arts-north-carolina-and-covid-19). Page 11 - Wofford College cont. & USC Upstate The Wells Gallery at the Sanctuary & Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery Page 12 - USC Upstate cont. & Heritage Trail Pottery Tour & Sale North Carolina Artist Relief Fund Page 14 - Greenville Technical College, Gallery 27 & Columbia Museum of Art Page 9 - Bluffton Arts District / Spring Fling Weekend / Paint Out Location: North Carolina Page 15 - Columbia Museum of Art cont. Page 10 - Heritage Trail Pottery Tour & Sale This fund has been created to support creative individuals who have been financially impacted by gig cancellations due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Artists and arts presenters in North Carolina can apply for emergency funding. Page 16 - Columbia Museum of Art cont. & Southern Highland Craft Guild / 90th Anniversary Page 11 - Clemson / Sikes Hall Apply at this link (https://vaeraleigh.org/artist-relief-fund). Page 17 - Southern Highland Craft Guild / 90th Anniversary cont. & Page 12 - Art League of Hilton Head / Workshops Southern Highland Craft Guild / Annual Glass & Metal Day Page 13 - Metropolitan Arts Council / MAC ARTCARD Page 18 - Asheville Gallery of Art, American Folk Art & Toe River Arts Page 14 - CERF + The Artists’ Safety Net Page 19 - Toe River Arts cont. & GreenHill Page 15 - City Art Gallery, Michael Story & Noelle Brault Fine Art Page 20 - Brookgreen Gardens Page 16 - Mouse House / Susan Lenz, One Eared Cow Glass & Page 21 - Belin Memorial United Methodist Church / The Blessing of the Inlet, South Carolina Watermedia Society’s 2020 Spring Digital Show Black Creek Arts Center, Arts Council of Wilmington & CAM Raleigh Page 17 - The Artist Index Page 22 - CAM Raleigh & Some Exhibits That Are Still on View Page 23 - SC Institutional Galleries - Allendale - Charleston Page 18 - CERF + The Artists’ Safety Net Page 24 - SC Institutional Galleries - Charleston - Florence Page 19 - STARworks Online Shop, Counsins in Clay / Bulldog Pottery & COVID-19 and the arts in South Carolina Page 25 - SC Institutional Galleries - Florence - Myrtle Beach / Grand Strand Discover the Seagrove Potteries As with the rest of state government, the South Carolina Arts Commission remains open and serving our constituents. Page 26 - SC Institutional Galleries - Myrtle Beach / Grand Strand - Spartanburg Page 20 - Wilmington Art Association & Janet B. Sessoms, Fine Art Our team continues working diligently to respond to your needs. During this time, the best way to reach us is via email. Page 27 - SC Institutional Galleries - Spartanburg - Westminster & Page 21 - Sunset River Marketplace & Triangle Artworks We will resume in-person business as soon as state/local authorities and public health experts deem it safe to do so. SC Commercial Galleries - Aiken / North Augusta - Bluffton For further info visit (https://www.southcarolinaarts.com/covid-19-response/). Page 28 - SC Commercial Galleries - Bluffton - Charleston Don’t forget about our website: www.carolinaarts.com Page 29 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund Page 30 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston - Columbia Area Artists who have suffered from a recent, career Page 31 - SC Commercial Galleriaes - Columbia Area - Greenville Area threatening emergency, such as an illness, accident, Page 32 - SC Commercial Galleries - Greenville Area - Spartanburg fire or natural disaster, can apply for funding. CERF+ also has a list of resources Page 33 - SC Commercial Galleries - Spartanburg - Travelers Rest & (https://cerfplus.org/coronavirus/) NC Institutional Galleries - Aberdeen - Asheville Area centered around the pandemic. For more information visit Page 34 - NC Institutional Galleries - Asheville Area - Charlotte Area You can find past issues all the way back to August 2004! You can find past articles all the way back to June 1999 (https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/). Page 35 - NC Institutional Galleries - Charlotte Area - Cherokee Page 36 - NC Institutional Galleries - Cherokee - Greensboro Area Also don’t forget about our two blogs: Carolina Arts Unleashed - Carolina Arts News Page 37 - NC Institutional Galleries - Greensboro Area - New Bern Send us your e-mail address to be added to our list to receive Page 38 - NC Institutional Galleries - New Bern - Rocky Mount notice of each monthly issue. [email protected] Page 39 - NC Institutional Galleries - Rocky Mount - Wilmington Carolina Arts, is published monthly by Shoestring Publishing Company, a subsidiary of PSMG, Inc. Copyright© 2020 by PSMG Inc. It also publishes the blogs Carolina Page 40 - NC Institutional Galleries - Wilmington - Winston-Salem & Arts Unleashed and Carolina Arts News, Copyright© 2020 by PSMG, Inc. All rights reserved by PSMG, Inc. or by the authors of articles. Reproduction or use without written NC Commercial Galleries - Aberdeen - Asheville permission is strictly prohibited. Carolina Arts is available online at (www.CarolinaArts.com). Mailing address: 511 Hildebrand Drive, Bonneau, SC 29431. Page 41 - NC Commercial Galleries - Asheville Telephone: 843/693-1306, e-mail at ([email protected]) and on the web at (www.CarolinaArts.com). Page 42 - NC Commercial Galleries - Asheville - Brevard / Cedar Mountain Area Editor/Publisher/Calendars/Distribution Page 43 - NC Commercial Galleries - Brevard / Cedar Mountain Area - Charlotte Area Thomas J. Starland The National Endowment for the Arts is open for business. Our staff, while working remotely for the next several weeks, Page 44 - NC Commercial Galleries - Charlotte Area - Greensboro Area Web Master/Advertising/Business Manager is available to you via phone or email, as usual. We look forward to receiving and reviewing our next round of grant Linda Parks Starland applications in the coming weeks. We’re also evaluating our grant application deadlines and may Page 45 - NC Commercial Galleries - Greensboro Area - Louisburg Super Blog Guru & Graphics adjust them to help applicants dealing with the effects of COVID-19. Emma Ravenel Page 46 - NC Commercial Galleries - Mars Hill - Raleigh Area Contributing Writers This Month We know that there are more than five million Americans who make their livelihoods in the broader arts and cultural sector None This Month Page 47 - NC Commercial Galleries - Raleigh Area - Seagrove Area across the country and are potentially at risk. We also know that the arts provide comfort, resilience, wisdom, Advertising Rates and the means for self-expression and connection, perhaps even more so during challenging times such as these. Page 48 - NC Commercial Galleries - Seagrove Area Click here for advertising rates. We have FAQs and relief resources and opportunities related to COVID-19 available on our website at The deadline for the May 2020 issue is Page 49 - NC Commercial Galleries - Seagrove Area - West Jefferson / Jefferson April 24, 2020. (https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-for-artists-and-arts-organizations), and we will continue to update these sections with new information as it becomes available. Page 50 - NC Commercial Galleries - West Jefferson / Jefferson - Winston-Salem Area To advertise call 843/693-1306 or e-mail at ([email protected]). Page 2 - Carolina Arts, April 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents Carolina Arts, April 2020 - Page 3 and online. they can try and get help from FEMA or the by Tom Starland, Editor and Publisher But