ABSOLUTELY FREE Vol. 24, No. 9 September 2020 You Can’t Buy It Water is Wide is by Susan Irish and is part of the exhibit Earth to Sky by the SC Chapter of National Association of Women Artists. The exhibit is on view at the Art League Gallery on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, from September 1 - 26, 2020. See the article on Page 9. 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 - Art League Gallery of Hilton Head - Susan Irish 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 disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and artists and National Endowment for the Arts Page 4 - Editorial Commentary & Redux Contemporary Art Center arts organizations severely impacted, our network across Page 4 - Deane V. Bowers North Carolina is responding in a myriad of creative ways Page 5 - Redux Contemporary Art Center cont., Redux Contemporary Art Center (2) & that demonstrate the power of the arts to connect, Meyer Vogl Gallery Page 5 - Wells Gallery & Whimsy Joy by Roz cope, and heal. We at the North Carolina Arts Council want to do our part to call attention to important action Page 6 - Meyer Vogl Gallery cont. & Wells Gallery at the Santuary Resort Page 6 - Kathryn Whitaker items and resources that will benefit the state’s Page 8 - Wells Gallery at the Santuary Resort cont. & City of North Charleston arts industry. For further information visit Page 9 - Art League of Hilton Head & Society of Bluffton Artists Page 7 - Emerge SC, Helena Fox Fine Art, Corrigan Gallery, Halsey-McCallum Studio, (https://www.ncarts.org/arts-north-carolina-and-covid-19). Page 11 - The Johnson Collection Gallery & Wofford College Rhett Thurman, Anglin Smith Fine Art, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, North Carolina Artist Relief Fund Page 12 - Wofford College cont., Chapman Cultural Center, Artists Collective | Spartanburg Location: North Carolina The Wells Gallery at the Sanctuary & Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery & Greenville Technical College This fund has been created to support creative individuals who have been financially impacted by gig cancellations due Page 14 - Greenville Technical College, Arts Council of York County x 2, Page 8 - Halsey McCallum Studio to the outbreak of COVID-19. Artists and arts presenters in North Carolina can apply for emergency funding. Apply at this link (https://vaeraleigh.org/artist-relief-fund). York County Yard Art Day & Larry Elder Art Consultancy / Carillon Tower Page 10 - Greer Center for the Arts / Greer Arts Fair Page 15 - Larry Elder Art Consultancy / Carillon Tower & Hickory Museum of Art Page 13 - Metropolitan Arts Council / Centre Stage Page 16 - if ART Gallery Page 17 - if ART Gallery cont. Page 15 - CERF + The Artists’ Safety Net Page 18 - Center for Craft x 2 & Asheville Gallery of Art Page 16 - One Eared Cow Glass & Mouse House / Susan Lenz Page 19 - Asheville Gallery of Art cont. & Mica Page 17 - Noelle Brault Fine Art & City Art Gallery Page 20 - Mica cont. & Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County Page 22 - Sunset River Marketplace & Cheryl Newby Gallery Page 19 - Upstairs Artspace Page 23 - Cheryl Newby Gallery cont., Francis Marion University, Hillsborough Gallery of Arts & Page 20 - The Artist Index & STARworks Some Exhibits That Are Still on View Page 21 - NC Potter Center & Discover the Seagrove Potteries Page 24 - Some Exhibits That Are Still on View & COVID-19 and the arts in South Carolina SC Institutional Galleries - Allendale - Charleston Page 22 - Wilmington Art Association & Sunset River Marketplace As with the rest of state government, the South Carolina Arts Commission remains open and serving our constituents. Page 25 - SC Institutional Galleries - Charleston - Florence Our team continues working diligently to respond to your needs. During this time, the best way to reach us is via email. Page 23 - Triangle Artworks Page 26 - SC Institutional Galleries - Florence - Marion We will resume in-person business as soon as state/local authorities and public health experts deem it safe to do so. For further info visit (https://www.southcarolinaarts.com/covid-19-response/). Page 27 - SC Institutional Galleries - Florence - Rock Hill Don’t forget about our website: www.carolinaarts.com Page 28 - SC Institutional Galleries - Rock Hill - Westminster Page 29 - SC Commercial Galleries - Aiken / North Augusta - Charleston CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund Page 30 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston Artists who have suffered from a recent, career Page 31 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston - Columbia threatening emergency, such as an illness, accident, fire or natural disaster, can apply for funding. Page 32 - SC Commercial Galleries - Columbia Area - Greenville CERF+ also has a list of resources Page 33 - SC Commercial Galleriaes - Greenwood - Seneca (https://cerfplus.org/coronavirus/) Page 34 - SC Commercial Galleries - Seneca - Traveler’s Rest & centered around the pandemic. For more information visit NC Institutional Galleries - Aberdeen - Asheville 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 - Asheville - Charlotte Area Also don’t forget about our two blogs: Page 36 - NC Institutional Galleries - Charlotte Area - Greensboro Area Carolina Arts Unleashed - Carolina Arts News Page 37 - NC Institutional Galleries - Greensboro Area - Pembroke Send us your e-mail address to be added to our list to receive Page 38 - NC Institutional Galleries - Pembroke - Southport notice of each monthly issue. 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Page 42 - NC Commercial Galleries - Blowing Rock - Charlotte Area Editor/Publisher/Calendars/Distribution Page 43 - NC Commercial Galleries - Charlotte Area - Concord 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 - Concord - Hendersonville / Flat Rock 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 - Hendersonville / Flat Rock - New Bern Super Blog Guru & Graphics adjust them to help applicants dealing with the effects of COVID-19. Emma Ravenel Page 46 - NC Commercial Galleries - New Bern - Seagrove 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 Page 47 - NC Commercial Galleries - Seagrove Area None This Month 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 - Shelby Click here for advertising rates. We have FAQs and relief resources and opportunities related to COVID-19 available on our website at Page 49 - NC Commercial Galleries - Shelby - Wilmington The deadline for the October 2020 issue is September 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 - Wilmington - Winston-Salem Area To advertise call 843/693-1306 or e-mail at ([email protected]). Page 2 - Carolina Arts, September 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents Carolina Arts, September 2020 - Page 3 Editorial by Tom Starland, Editor and Publisher Don’t forget about our website: Redux Contemporary Art Center www.carolinaarts.com continued from Page 4 way Matsuda relates to different parts of Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition. COMMENTARY town and the creative community. The During the summer of 2018 she was the fluctuation of the inhabitants and the cycle Artist in Residence at the Gibbes Mu- Are We Having Fun Yet? issue), I keep thinking that I’m going to of decay and development is a constant seum of Art in Charleston. She moved to open my e-mail and the flood gates will source of subject matter as well as the ac- Atlanta, GA, in September of 2019. She This Pandemic is starting to