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. Page 1 - Cover - COVID-19 Stay Safe Page 3 - Art Support: NC Arts Council, SC Arts Council, CERF & Page 2 - Article Index, Advertising Directory, Contact Info, Links to blogs, and Carolina Arts site National Endowment for the Arts Page 4 - Editorial Commentary Page 4 - Halsey McCallum Studio Page 5 - City of Charleston / City Gallery at Waterfront Park Page 5 - Whimsy Joy by Roz, Deane V. Bowers & Wells Gallery Page 6 - Charleston Artist Guild & Carnes Crossroads Artist Cooperative Page 6 - Kathryn Whitaker Page 8 - Art League of Hilton Head, Society of Bluffton Artists & Coastal Discovery Museum Page 7 - Emerge SC, Helena Fox Fine Art, Corrigan Gallery, Halsey-McCallum Studio, Page 9 - Society of Bluffton Artists cont. & Wofford College Rhett Thurman, Anglin Smith Fine Art, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, 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 Page 14 - Greenville Technical College, Gallery 27 & Columbia Museum of Art Page 9 - Bluffton Arts District / Spring Fling Weekend / Paint Out Page 15 - Columbia Museum of Art cont. Page 10 - Heritage Trail Pottery Tour & Sale Page 16 - Columbia Museum of Art cont. & Southern Highland Craft Guild / 90th Anniversary Page 11 - Clemson / Sikes Hall 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 & Page 25 - SC Institutional Galleries - Florence - Myrtle Beach / Grand Strand Discover the Seagrove Potteries Page 26 - SC Institutional Galleries - Myrtle Beach / Grand Strand - Spartanburg Page 20 - Wilmington Art Association & Janet B. Sessoms, Fine Art Page 27 - SC Institutional Galleries - Spartanburg - Westminster & Page 21 - Sunset River Marketplace & Triangle Artworks SC Commercial Galleries - Aiken / North Augusta - Bluffton Page 28 - SC Commercial Galleries - Bluffton - Charleston Don’t forget about our website: www.carolinaarts.com Page 29 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston Page 30 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston - Columbia Area Page 31 - SC Commercial Galleriaes - Columbia Area - Greenville Area Page 32 - SC Commercial Galleries - Greenville Area - Spartanburg Page 33 - SC Commercial Galleries - Spartanburg - Travelers Rest & NC Institutional Galleries - Aberdeen - Asheville Area Page 34 - NC Institutional Galleries - Asheville Area - Charlotte Area You can find past issues all the way back to August 2004! 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Page 2 - Carolina Arts, April 2020 Table of Contents The Arts in North Carolina and COVID-19 Even though participation in the arts has been greatly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and artists and arts organizations severely impacted, our network across North Carolina is responding in a myriad of creative ways that demonstrate the power of the arts to connect, cope, and heal. We at the North Carolina Arts Council want to do our part to call attention to important action items and resources that will benefit the state’s arts industry. For further information visit (https://www.ncarts.org/arts-north-carolina-and-covid-19). North Carolina Artist Relief Fund Location: North Carolina 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. Apply at this link (https://vaeraleigh.org/artist-relief-fund). COVID-19 and the arts in South Carolina As with the rest of state government, the South Carolina Arts Commission remains open and serving our constituents. Our team continues working diligently to respond to your needs. During this time, the best way to reach us is via email. 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/). CERF+ Emergency Relief Fund Artists who have suffered from a recent, career threatening emergency, such as an illness, accident, fire or natural disaster, can apply for funding. CERF+ also has a list of resources (https://cerfplus.org/coronavirus/) centered around the pandemic. For more information visit (https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/). The National Endowment for the Arts is open for business. Our staff, while working remotely for the next several weeks, is available to you via phone or email, as usual. We look forward to receiving and reviewing our next round of grant applications in the coming weeks. We’re also evaluating our grant application deadlines and may adjust them to help applicants dealing with the effects of COVID-19. We know that there are more than five million Americans who make their livelihoods in the broader arts and cultural sector across the country and are potentially at risk. We also know that the arts provide comfort, resilience, wisdom, and the means for self-expression and connection, perhaps even more so during challenging times such as these. We have FAQs and relief resources and opportunities related to COVID-19 available on our website at (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. 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