Upstate Visual Arts in Greenville, SC, is Calling for Artists to Participate in the 18th Art in the Park Festival – Deadline May 4, 2012

Upstate Visual Arts announces the 18th Art in the Park Festival. Established in 1991 as a venue for local artists, Art in the Park grew to include some of the best artists of the upstate and beyond. After a three-year absence, Art in the Park brings back the best of what it brought to the Greenville area, and its artists. The Event will be on held Saturday, September 22 & Sunday, September 23 on Greenville’s South Main Street.

A call for artists is currently being held. Entries close Friday, May 4th, 2012.

To apply online go to (www.artintheparkgreenville.com).

Click on the “Apply Online with entrythingy.com” button.  Please double check you are registering for Art in the Park Greenville. The Online $25.00* entry fee is payable via PayPal.

To apply by mail go to (http://www.artintheparkgreenville.com). Download prospectus.  Mail application, images  and $35.oo* application fee to:
Art in the Park 2012, 300 River Street, Suite 201, Studio 4, Greenville, SC 29601

* all applications fees are non-refundable

For information call 864/735-8823 or e-mail to: Rebecca Jonas/Event Director at (rebecca@artintheparkgreenville.com).

Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, Offers Free Admission Community Day to the Museum & Gallery and Heritage Green – Mar. 22, 2012

In appreciation for our community and Bob Jones University’s alumni, the Museum & Gallery will offer free admission to all guests for “Community Day” on Thursday, Mar. 22, 2012, at both the Heritage Green and Bob Jones University museum locations in Greenville, SC. Open hours are from 2–5pm on-campus and 10am-5pm at Heritage Green.

Community Day at M&G at Bob Jones University features free passage to another time in history—14th through 19th century Europe! Come explore M&G’s 30 galleries of over 400 Old Master paintings, beginning with the Gothic period, traversing the birth of the Renaissance style, and concluding with the height of Europe’s opulent Baroque art. Also, make sure to stop by the exhibition gallery and view M&G’s featured film, Life & Legacy, a tribute to M&G’s founder Dr. Bob Jones Jr. In addition, for only $3, you may join us at 3pm for a guided tour, hosted by M&G curator John Nolan.

Christ the Pantocrator (Vsederzhitel), Workshop of Pavel Ovchinnikov, Russian, active late 19th century. From the Bob Jones University Collection.

Not all the wonders of M&G are housed on the University campus. Come behold the beauty of 600 years of Russian iconography at M&G’s downtown location at Heritage Green. The first floor features more than 50 objects including icons that range in scope from the great 14th century Russian artist, Andrei Rublev, to the famed 19th century artist, Fabergé; the exhibit presents beautiful treasures once owned by the Tsars and other Romanov royals. On the second floor, adults and children alike will be thrilled by interactive displays including a recreation of Tsar Nicolas II’s personal study and the multi-media theatre containing timelines of Russian film, ballet, art, and drama.

Whether you’re a regular attender or have never visited the museum before, M&G welcomes you to enjoy Community Day, March 22! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to witness priceless treasures of Russian iconography and one of America’s largest and most unique collections of European Old Master paintings—for free!

For additional information and details of upcoming events, tours, and admission prices, contact M&G at 864/770-1331, or check the website at (www.bjumg.org).

Riverworks Gallery at Art Crossing in downtown Greenville, SC, Calls for Entries for Textiles in a Tube 2 – Deadline May 4, 2012

Textiles in a Tube 2 is the second juried textile art competition at Riverworks Gallery at Art Crossing in downtown Greenville, SC.  Entry deadline is May 4, 2012.

The June 1 – July 15, 2012, exhibition will include cash prizes and a catalogue. Artist are invited to reinvent or expand the definitions of textile materials, processes and concepts and fit their work within a 3″ by 36″ mailing tube for delivery or shipment.

Complete entry prospectus and submission instructions are available at (http://gvltec.edu/textiles/).

For further info call Fleming Markel Riverworks Gallery Manager at 864/271-0679.

Museum and Gallery at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, Offers Lecture on Historic Benjamin West Collection – Mar. 8, 2012

On Mar. 8, 2012, at 6pm, join M&G curator, John Nolan, for a closer examination of the historic Revealed Religion series by famed Anglo-American painter, Benjamin West! Renowned as the “Father of American Painting,” West rose from humble origins in Pennsylvania to become the official painter for King George III of England, a position he held even during the height of the American Revolutionary War. His Revealed Religion series has been praised by respected art historian, Dr. Alfred Scharf, as “probably forming the most outstanding series of religious paintings in 18th-century England.”

This collection of seven monumental canvases, carefully preserved in the War Memorial Chapel at Bob Jones University, has an amazing history that few who come for frequent weddings and recitals hosted in the chapel will ever realize. Both the artist, Benjamin West, and the paintings played vital roles in the development of American and English 18th-century painting. This lecture examines these influences upon later Western art, as well as tracing West’s ascent from humble American beginnings to his apogee as the most important figure in England’s artistic society. Finally, the Revealed Religion series will be placed in context by examining the other works that West planned to complete but ultimately was unable to finish due to the illness and eventual madness of King George.

Through John Nolan’s lecture, everyone attending, regardless of interests or background, will have an exclusive but limited opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of a true and rare American treasure: the Revealed Religion series by Benjamin West. Come delve into a rich selection of American and British history!

The lecture is hosted by the Museum & Gallery at Bob Jones University in the War Memorial Chapel on the BJU campus in Greenville. Lecture material is considered high school level and above. The event is free of charge.

For additional information and details of upcoming events, tours, and admission prices, contact M&G at 864/770-1331, or check the website at (www.bjumg.org).

Enid Williams of Greenville, SC, Has Received a Grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation

Enid Williams of Greenville, SC, who is an Assistant Professor of art at Greenville Technical College, in Greer, SC, has been selected to receive a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in the amount of $10,000.

Late Bloomer, oil on canvas, 60”x60”, 2010

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation’s mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as artists over a significant period of time. The Foundation’s dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and financial need, whether professional, personal or both.

The Foundation is pleased to report that since its inception in 1985, it has awarded 3,569 grants totaling over 54 million dollars to artists in 72 countries.

Pleasure Zone, oil on canvas, 60” x 60”, 2010

These countries include Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Namibia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales, Yugoslavia (Former), and Zimbabwe.

It is appropriate to recognize how significant Lee Krasner’s legacy has been in the creation of this Foundation by helping to stabilize and to strengthen the careers of artists, not to mention their personal lives as they do their creative work.

For further info call Williams at 864/244-4256, e-mail at (enid@enidwilliams.net) or visit (http://www.enidwilliams.net).

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, SC, Calls for Applications for 2012 Summer Programs and More

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities (SCGSAH), in Greenville, SC, is currently accepting applications for the 2012 summer programs and the 2012/2013 academic high school year. Deadline for applications is Jan. 6, 2012.

This public residential high school in downtown Greenville, overlooking Falls Park, provides a once in a lifetime arts experience to South Carolina students. The 2012/13 high school program offers rigorous academics and pre-professional training in one of five arts areas: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music or Visual Arts. Summer programs are offered in each of the art areas.

Education here takes on a different meaning, where academics are just as challenging as the art in which students study. Students have an opportunity to learn with the best faculty and take the next steps in their artistic and/or academic careers. Academic instructors all have attained Masters and/or Doctorate degrees. Artistic faculty members are active in their disciplines led by a collection of distinguished Department Chairs: award-winning, published author Scott Gould, world-renowned dance master Stanislav Issaev, nationally accomplished actor/director Daniel Murray, experienced conductor/musician Dr. David Hamilton, and successful artist/sculptor Joe Thompson.

Students with a passion for art become better artists and students in this place. This public residential high school has the third highest SAT scores in South Carolina. They are ranked in the top 1% in academics for public schools, according to Newsweek. The 2011 graduating class accumulated approximately $20M in scholarship offers.

The high school accepts applications in any art area from current high school sophomores.

Exceptions to the above statement:
Music: In addition to sophomores, high school juniors may apply and audition to attend the Music program during their senior year. Applicants must exhibit an advanced level of training that would allow them to thrive within a rigorous music program. The Music Department will consider current freshman students as Early Admission applicants for three years of study.

Dance: Students interested in the Dance program may apply as Freshman, Sophomore or Juniors to attend the High School.

Summer programs include:
Discovery – A two-week program in Creative Writing, Drama, Music or Visual Arts for rising 9th graders. Apply in the 8th grade.

Academy – A two-week program in Creative Writing, Drama, Music or Visual Arts for rising 10th grade students. Apply in the 9th grade.

Summer Dance – A five-week program in ballet and modern dance for rising 7th through 12th graders. Apply in grades 6-11.

Applications are available online at (www.scgsah.org/section/admissions). To have an application mailed to you, contact the Office of Enrollment and Outreach by calling 864/282-3713 or e-mail to (admissions@scgsah.state.sc.us).

All applications must be postmarked by Friday, January 6, 2012 or by Thursday, December 1, 2011 to benefit from the offer to apply without an application fee.

Regional auditions will be held in February 2012. The locations and dates are as follows:

Charleston: Saturday, February 4, 2012, College of Charleston
Greenville: Saturday, February 11, 2012, Governor’s School Campus
Columbia: Saturday, February 18, 2012, Columbia College

For more information, contact the Office of Enrollment and Outreach at 864/282-3713

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is a public residential high school located in Greenville, South Carolina, providing a unique arts and academic education to the state’s emerging artists. Young artists, usually in 11th or 12th grade, study creative writing, dance, drama, music, or visual arts during the academic year and rising 9th and 10th grade students attend summer programs in these areas, with summer dance programs open to rising 7th through 12th grade students.

For more information, visit (www.scgsah.org) or call 864/282-3713.

The Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery in Greenville, SC, Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

The Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery in Greenville, SC, invites Upstate residents and visitors to celebrate M&G’s 60th anniversary the weekend of Nov. 11–13, 2011. Come enjoy M&G’s richly vivid collection of Old Master paintings, antique furniture, and Russian icons with guests of every age from around the globe.

When M&G was founded Thanksgiving Day in 1951, its collection featured only a handful of paintings; today, the world-renowned compilation includes more than 400 Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque pieces from such distinguished European Old Masters as Botticelli, Tintoretto, Le Brun, Rubens, and Ribera. In celebration of this vibrant history, a special gala event, A Diamond Jubilee: Celebrating 60 Years of the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, is planned for 7pm, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, at M&G at Bob Jones University. Hors d’oeuvres will be served, as chamber musicians perform and past staff and current supporters share memories and experiences about M&G.

Cost is $45 per person. In addition, guests will have the opportunity to partake in a silent auction, with several possible prizes including: An all-expenses-paid trip to New York City, complete with air fare, hotel accommodations, tour of the city, and a Broadway show; An Upstate weekend bed and breakfast with a Land Rover provided for transportation; Original art by a number of nationally recognized Greenville artists, including Carl Blair, Mark Mulfinger, Darell Koons, Lily Wikoff, and Jim Brooks.

In addition, M&G at Bob Jones University offers a free scavenger hunt for children, ages 5-12 on Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Both M&G locations will be open free of charge to the general public for the weekend with special hours: Saturday 10am-5pm, and Sunday 2-5pm. On Saturday, Nov. 12, special door prizes will be given at both locations every hour.

To further commemorate its vibrant history and collection, M&G’s guided tour offers the rare opportunity to view the Benjamin West Collection, located in the beautiful War Memorial Chapel on the campus of Bob Jones University. As art historian Dr. Alfred Scharf notes, the West collection is “probably the most outstanding series of religious paintings in 18th century England,” and with tours available every Thursday and Friday at 3 pm, M&G’s seven West paintings, the largest collection of this series known in the world, are now available for public viewing in celebration of M&G’s 60th year.

To further commemorate M&G’s Anniversary, M&G proudly presents two exhibitions: Celebrating 60! is an exhibition at M&G at Bob Jones University showcasing the six decades of M&G’s history beginning with the acquisition years and concluding with a short video sharing M&G’s founding, its transformation from an acquisition-centered organization, and its current focus on education outreaches within the community of Greenville and the Upstate.

Rublev to Fabergé: The Journey of Russian Art and Culture to America is a special exhibition featured at M&G at Heritage Green in downtown Greenville is showcasing M&G’s Russian icon collection and special loans from other important collections including an Imperial Fabergé Egg (exhibited through January 2012). As one of the first American museums collecting icons, M&G began developing its icon collection in its founding year of 1951; today, the collection represents the development of Russian iconography and several works once owned by the Romanov family dating as far back as Tsar Nicholas I.

Please join us to celebrate this one-of-a kind event – the Museum & Gallery’s Diamond Jubilee on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7pm. Cost is $45 person and registration is available online at (www.bjumg.org) or by phone 864/770-1331 through Tuesday, Nov. 8 2011.

For additional information and details about upcoming events, tours, and admission prices, contact M&G at 864/770-1331, or check the website at (www.bjumg.org).

SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, SC, Hold Open House – Oct. 29, 2011

The SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities (SCGSAH) in Greenville, SC, invites students and their families from across the state to visit campus with the Open Doors event. On Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, attendees will be able to meet current faculty and students, explore the campus and experience life at SCGSAH.

SCGSAH is a place that is hard to define on paper. Visiting this great campus while seeing the “beehive” of artistic and academic activity illustrates what makes this place great. To really understand life at SCGSAH, President Dr. Bruce Halverson will present an informational session along with Dean of Students Julie Allen, Director of Student Services Matthew Burns and VP of Finance and Administration John Warner. Following that session, visitors will get a taste of one of the five art areas: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music or Visual Arts, straight from the department faculty.

Education here takes on a different meaning, where academics are just as challenging as the art in which students study. Students have an opportunity to learn with the best faculty and take the next steps in their artistic and/or academic careers. Academic instructors boast in the least, Master’s Degrees. Artistic faculty members are active in their disciplines led by a collection of distinguished Department Chairs: award-winning, published author Scott Gould, world-renowned dance master Stanislav Issaev, nationally accomplished actor/director Daniel Murray, experienced conductor/musician Dr. David Hamilton, and successful artist/sculptor Joe Thompson, whose work is exhibited on campus.

Students with a passion for art become better artists and students in this place. This public residential high school has the third highest SAT scores in South Carolina. They are ranked in the top 1% in academics for public schools, according to Newsweek. The 2011 graduating class accumulated approximately $20M in scholarship offers.

SCGSAH accepts rising 11th and 12th grade students in five art areas: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts. The summer programs Discovery and Academy accept rising 9th and 10th graders, with a larger age range accepted for the summer dance program.

To see what this school has to offer, reserve your space for Open Doors by phone or e-mail (preferably by October 17): 864/282-3713 or (admissions@scgsah.state.sc.us).

The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public residential high school located in Greenville, provides a unique arts and academic education to the state’s emerging artists. The student body of the school is comprised of exceptionally talented teens from across the state. Young artists, usually in 11th or 12th grade, study creative writing, dance, drama, music, or visual arts during the academic year and rising 9th and 10th grade students attend summer programs in these areas, with summer dance programs open to rising 7th through 12th grade students.

For more information, visit (www.scgsah.org) or call 864/282-3713.

Upstate Visual Arts in Greenville, SC, Calls for Entries for its 2011 Fall Juried Show

Upstate Visual Arts is pleased to announce the 2011 Fall Juried Show to open on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Village Studios located at 1278 Pendleton Street in Greenville SC, in the Pendleton Street Arts District. The show is open to all residents of the state of South Carolina. Artists are encouraged to join the organization, but are not required to do so. The exhibit will run through Sept. 26 and will be featured during the West Greenville Arts Festival, Sat., Sept. 17, 10am-7pm and Sun., Sept. 18, 11am-5pm.

You can download this year’s prospectus at (http://www.upstatevisualarts.org/).

For further information call UVA at 864/271-0777 or e-mail at (upstatearts@bellsouth.net).

Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville in Greenville, SC, Call for Entries for Exhibition of Small Works

The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville, in Greenville, SC, is calling for entries for its Small works Show, The deadline for entry is Sept. 28, 2011.

All information is on our website. It’s going to be a really big show, please read all about it!  Also, look us up on Face book!

For further information call 864/239-3882 or visit (www.artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com).