ABSOLUTELY FREE Vol. 24, No. 12 December 2020 You Can’t Buy It Festive Still Life Painting is by Noelle Brault who is having a solo exhibit of original oil paintings at the Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing in West Columbia, South Carolina, from December 4, 2020 - January 15, 2021. See the article on Page 20. 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 - Noelle Brault / Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing 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 The Arts in North Carolina and COVID-19 Page 4 - Editorial Commentary & Redux Contemporary Art Center / Morgan Kinne Page 4 - Pastel Society of South Carolina & CC Phillips Even though participation in the arts has been greatly Page 6 - Redux Contemporary Art Center cont., Corrigan Gallery / John Moore & disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and artists and Page 5 - Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art Charleston Artist Guild / Mary Sayas arts organizations severely impacted, our network across Page 6 - Charleston’s Museum Mile Page 8 - City of North Charleston / Dawnita Hall and Susan Irish & Public Works Art Center North Carolina is responding in a myriad of creative ways Page 7 - Emerge SC, Helena Fox Fine Art, Corrigan Gallery, Halsey-McCallum Studio, that demonstrate the power of the arts to connect, Page 10 - Public Works Art Center cont. & Editorial Commentary cont. cope, and heal. We at the North Carolina Arts Council Page 11 - Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art & A Book Review by Tom Starland Rhett Thurman, Anglin Smith Fine Art, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, want to do our part to call attention to important action Page 12 - A Book Review by Tom Starland cont., Art League of Hilton Head & The Wells Gallery at the Sanctuary & Saul Alexander Foundation Gallery items and resources that will benefit the state’s arts industry. For further information visit Pop-Up Artisan Market / Bluffton Page 8 - Deane V. Bowers & Halsey McCallum Studio (https://www.ncarts.org/arts-north-carolina-and-covid-19). Page 13 - Society of Bluffton Artists & Hampton County Art Council / Janet Kozachek Page 9 - Anglin Smith / Celebrating 20 Years Page 14 - Hampton County Art Council / Antauwn Wade & Page 10 - Corrigan Gallery / John Moore North Carolina Artist Relief Fund Artists Collective | Spartanburg / Pete Harding Location: North Carolina Page 11 - Whimsy Joy by Roz & Wells Gallery Page 15 - Artists Collective | Spartanburg cont. & Page 13 - Art League of Hilton Head This fund has been created to support creative individuals who have been financially impacted by gig cancellations due Artists Collective | Spartanburg / Amanda Compton to the outbreak of COVID-19. Artists and arts presenters in North Carolina can apply for emergency funding. Page 18 - Artists Collective | Spartanburg cont., Greenville Technical College, Page 14 - Greer Center for the Arts / Studio Artists Apply at this link (https://vaeraleigh.org/artist-relief-fund). Blue Ridge Art Center / Tom Dimond and Terry Jarrard -Dimond & Page 16 - Metropolitan Arts Council / Greenville Open Studios 12 x 12 Exhibit Arts Council of York County Page 17 - Hampton III Gallery / 50 Years Hampton Gold Page 20 - Arts Council of York County cont., SC State Museum, Page 19 - Greer Center for the Arts / Holiday Arts Fair Rob Shaw Gallery and Framing / Noelle Brault & Arts Center of Kershaw County Page 20 - Mouse House / Susan Lenz Page 22 - Arts Center of Kershaw County & Asheville Art Museum Page 21 - City Art Gallery & Noelle Brault Fine Art Page 23 - Asheville Art Museum & Center for Craft / Asheville Page 22 - One Eared Cow Glass Page 24 - Center for Craft / Asheville, American Folk Art / Asheville & Asheville Gallery of Art Page 23 - Upstairs Artspace Page 25 - Sand Hill Artists Collective, Western Carolina University & STARworks Page 26 - Village Pottery Marketplace & Downtown Greensboro Inc. / Christopher Janney Page 24 - The Artist Index Page 27 - Sunset River Marketplace / Mark Gordon, Cameron Art Museum & Page 25 - STARworks Dare County Arts Council Page 26 - Village Pottery Marketplace & Discover the Seagrove Potteries Page 28 - Dare County Arts Council cont., Craven Arts Council & Gallery and Page 27 - Wilmington Art Association North Carolina State University Page 28 - Sunset River Marketplace & Triangle Artworks Page 29 - Some Exhibits That Are Still on View and SC Institutional Galleries - Allendale - Charleston Don’t forget about our website: www.carolinaarts.com COVID-19 and the arts in South Carolina Page 30 - SC Institutional Galleries - Charleston - Columbia Area As with the rest of state government, the South Carolina Arts Commission remains open and serving our constituents. Page 31 - SC Institutional Galleries - Columbia Area - Greenville Our team continues working diligently to respond to your needs. During this time, the best way to reach us is via email. Page 32 - SC Institutional Galleries - Greenville - Newberry We will resume in-person business as soon as state/local authorities and public health experts deem it safe to do so. Page 33 - SC Institutional Galleries - Newberry - Spartanburg For further info visit (https://www.southcarolinaarts.com/covid-19-response/). Page 34 - SC Institutional Galleries - Spartanburg - Westminster SC Commercial Galleries - Aiken / North Augusta - Bluffton Page 35 - SC Commercial Galleries - Bluffton - Charleston Page 36 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston Page 37 - SC Commercial Galleries - Charleston - Edgefield You can find past issues all the way back to August 2004! Page 38 - SC Commercial Galleries - Edisto Island - Lexington You can find past articles all the way back to June 1999 Page 39 - SC Commercial Galleries - Lexington - Travelers Rest Also don’t forget about our two blogs: Page 40 - NC Institutional Galleries - Aberdeen - Asheville Area Carolina Arts Unleashed - Carolina Arts News Page 41 - NC Institutional Galleries - Asheville Area - Charlotte Area Send us your e-mail address to be added to our list to receive Page 42 - NC Institutional Galleries - Charlotte Area - Fayetteville notice of each monthly issue. [email protected] , is published monthly by Shoestring Publishing Company, a Page 43 - NC Institutional Galleries - Fayetteville - Morganton Carolina Arts subsidiary of PSMG, Inc. Copyright© 2020 by PSMG Inc. It also publishes Page 44 - NC Institutional Galleries - Morganton - Seagrove Area the blogs Carolina Arts Unleashed and Carolina Arts News, Copyright© 2020 by PSMG, Inc. All rights reserved by PSMG, Inc. or by the authors of articles. Page 45 - NC Institutional Galleries - Seagrove Area - Winston-Salem Reproduction or use without written permission is strictly prohibited. Carolina The National Endowment for the Arts is open for business. Our staff, while working remotely for the next several weeks, Arts is available online at (www.CarolinaArts.com). Mailing address: P.O. Page 46 - NC Institutional Galleries - Winston-Salem & Drawer 427, Bonneau, SC 29431. Telephone: 843/693-1306, e-mail at is available to you via phone or email, as usual. We look forward to receiving and reviewing our next round of grant NC Commercial Galleries - Aberdeen - Asheville ([email protected]) and on the web at (www.CarolinaArts.com). applications in the coming weeks. We’re also evaluating our grant application deadlines and may Page 47 - NC Commercial Galleries - Asheville - Atlantic Beach Editor/Publisher/Calendars/Distribution adjust them to help applicants dealing with the effects of COVID-19. Thomas J. Starland Page 48 - NC Commercial Galleries - Bakersville - Brevard / Cedar Mountain Area Web Master/Advertising/Business Manager We know that there are more than five million Americans who make their livelihoods in the broader arts and cultural sector Linda Parks Starland Page 49 - NC Commercial Galleries - Brevard / Cedar Mountain Area - Charlotte Area Super Blog Guru & Graphics across the country and are potentially at risk. We also know that the arts provide comfort, resilience, wisdom, Emma Ravenel Page 50 - NC Commercial Galleries - Charlotte Area - Durham and the means for self-expression and connection, perhaps even more so during challenging times such as these. Contributing Writers This Month None This Month We have FAQs and relief resources and opportunities related to COVID-19 available on our website at Page 51 - NC Commercial Galleries - Durham - Hillsborough Advertising Rates (https://www.arts.gov/covid-19-resources-for-artists-and-arts-organizations), Page 52 - NC Commercial Galleries - Lenoir - Pittsboro Click here for advertising rates. and we will continue to update these sections with new information as it becomes available. Page 53 - NC Commercial Galleries - Pittsboro - Seagrove Area The deadline for the January 2021 issue is December, 24, 2020. Page 54 - NC Commercial Galleries - Seagrove Area To advertise call 843/693-1306. Page 55 - NC Commercial Galleries - Seagrove Area - Waxhaw Page 56 - NC Commercial Galleries - Waxhaw - Winston-Salem Area Page 2 - Carolina Arts, December 2020 Table of Contents Table of Contents Carolina Arts, December 2020 - Page 3 Editorial by Tom Starland, Editor and Publisher Don’t forget about our website: COMMENTARY www.carolinaarts.com Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art Be An Artful Santa This Year Joe? OK, that’s my only Biden reference this month. Potters all over North and Every year in our December issue I South Carolina are just taking their latest Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! use my commentary to put in a plug for mug creations out of the kiln. If you know people to use art in their gift giving. No someone who needs more than a cup of more than now, during this Pandemic, does coffee to get them out of bed, get them a the visual art community need you to be an face jug to wake up to. I’ve got a couple artful Santa. Artists, art galleries, art cen- next to my bed that pop my eyes open We wish everyone good health and many blessings in the coming year.