Patz Fowle from Hartsville, SC, Stays Active After ArtFields in Lake City, SC

Two of Patz Fowle’s sculptures were chosen for the “2013 Carolina’s Got Art! June Salon Show” at the Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC. For info visit (http://www.elderart.com/).

Smoked Salmon by Patz Fowle

Fowle will also have two pieces in the “2013 SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition/Exhibition” at the Charleston Area Convention Center, in North Charleston, SC, during the 2013 North Charleston Arts Festival, from May 4-11, 2013. My pieces are “Smoked Salmon” and “Patz’ Picasso Pot”. For info visit (http://www.northcharleston.org/residents/departments/arts/SCPalmettoHands.aspx).

For further info visit (www.patzfowle.com).

Coker College in Hartsville, SC, Hosts ‘Junk It Out’ Recycled Fashion Show – Apr. 13, 2013

The Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, the Coker College Art Club and the Art Department will host a recycled fashion show titled “Junk It Out” at 3:30pm, on Saturday, Apr. 13 in Davidson Auditorium in Hartsville, SC.

Contestants in the competition are required to utilize recycled materials to design an outfit that will be modeled and judged during the event. Materials may include such items as recyclables, discarded clothing, bags, outdoor objects and food containers.

Miranda Peebles, a first-year art major from Cassatt, SC.

“Although my schedule prevents me from contributing a design for ‘Junk it Out,’ I am very excited about seeing the show. I have worked with consumer discards for over two decades, and I love seeing how others utilize this resource” said gallery director and assistant professor of art Larry Merriman.

“Repurposing discards, as will be done in ‘Junk it Out,’ challenges the ingenuity and creativity of the participants. As an audience, it makes us think, but it also makes us laugh, which is a wonderful combination when talking about an important topic like how we use the earth’s resources.”

Ben Gupton will be announcing the models. Designers for the show include chair of art department and art club faculty supervisor Jean Grosser and student designers Sarah Shealy, Blythewood, SC; Tammaka Staley, Columbia, SC; Miranda Peebles, Cassatt, SC; Ashley Spell, Barnwell, SC; Jared Geizer, Montville, OH; Emily Shokes, Greer, SC; and Joshua Milligan, Hartsville, SC.

Four professors have been selected to judge the designs. Fashions will be judged on their visual impact, design concept, construction technique, creativity and best use of materials. Cash prizes ranging from $25 to $75 will be awarded to four winners.

A reception with light refreshments will follow the show prior to winners being announced.

For more information, contact Grosser at 843/383-8150 or e-mail to (jgrosser@coker.edu) or contact art club president Ashley Gillespie by e-mail at (ashley.gillespie@coker.edu).

Black Creek Arts Center in Hartsville, SC, Presents Christmas Shoppe – Nov. 29 and 30, 2012

Artisans throughout the Pee Dee will be on location at Black Creek Arts Center in Hartsville, SC, selling their handmade, one of a kind creations. Artist includes fine art, jewelry, photography, etc.

This will be a wonderful venue for purchasing one of a kind items for yourself or a holiday gift. A unique event that you will not want to miss!

Thursday, Nov. 29th, from 5:30 until 8pm
Friday, November 30th, from 4 until 7pm

For further information call 843/332-6234 or e-mail to (bartscounc@aol.com).

Coker College in Hartsville, SC, Added to Office of Marketing and Communications

Norah Wofford and Seth Johnson have joined the Office of Marketing and Communications at Coker College in Hartsville, SC, Wofford serving as a publications and web designer and Johnson as an interactive media developer.

Previously, Wofford was a graphic design fellow at Coastal Living, a Time Inc. publication headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. She also consults through Waffle Studio, an art and design firm she created in 2011.

Originally from Georgetown, SC, Wofford earned a Bachelor of Arts in art with a concentration in graphic design from Coker College. While at Coker, Wofford worked as a junior and senior design intern over the course of two and a half years in the Office of Marketing and Communications.

An example of Wofford’s early work as a Coker staff member – a collaborative project with the Office of Student Affairs to design and create flyers, posters and banners to draw attention to the Student Covenant – is already having an impact on the campus environment.

“Our goal is for every student on campus to be able to quote the six tenants of the covenant,” said Dean of Students Jason Umfress.  “With Norah’s colorful, eye-catching design, I think our goal will be easily achieved.”

“Coming back to Coker as a full-time employee has been a wonderful opportunity,” said Wofford.  “Working in higher education has offered me so much more variety in my work and a personal, professional satisfaction that I haven’t experienced until now.”

A Hartsville native, Johnson earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in communications and art, concentrating in fine art, from Coker College.  Johnson has also completed coursework through Stanford University’s Digital Media Academy. His expertise in digital technology includes proficiencies in using Final Cut Pro 7, Adobe Photoshop, Live Type, Soundtrack Pro and DVD Studio Pro.

“I decided to apply for the position at Coker because I felt that the role of interactive media developer was the perfect job for me,” said Johnson. “It meshed very well with my interests and skill sets.”

In collaboration with Chris Dougherty, Coker’s manager of athletics media relations, Johnson has already produced a number of preseason videos for Cobra athletics.

“Working with Chris has been great,” said Johnson.  “Not only were my videos paired with his preseason stories, we were also able to get some of the footage on regional news broadcasts as well.”

For more information about Coker College, visit (www.coker.edu).

 

 

 

Black Creek Arts Council in Hartsville, SC, Presents Artist Crawl – Oct. 6, 2012

Black Creek Arts Council has scheduled an upcoming Artist Crawl to take place on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, from 2-5pm along College Avenue in Hartsville, SC. The goal of this event is to create awareness and appreciation for the arts in Darlington County. We would like to extend an invitation to all Darlington County Artists to participate in this event. As a participant, you can display and sell your artwork from your booth. During the event, you are encouraged to demonstrate and dialogue about your creative process. There is no cost to participate, but each artist is responsible for providing their own display, tables, and tent.

This event will be free to the public and provide demonstrations, hands-on children’s activities, and culinary experiences. Also happening during this time is our Smithsonian exhibit, “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music”, and the Jazz Carolina festival.

Anyone interested in being a part of this exciting event can contact BCAC by e-mail at (blackcreekarts@gmail.com) or call 843/332-6234.

 

 

 

Patz Fowle of Hartsville, SC, Takes a First Place Award at 2012 Sumter Artists’ Guild Exhibition

Patz Fowle  of Hartsville, SC, recently received a first place award for her ceramic sculpture; Smoked Salmon, during the opening reception for the 2012 Sumter Artists’ Guild Exhibition at the Sumter County Gallery of Art in Sumter, SC. The exhibition will remain on view through August 31, 2012.

The Sumter Artists’ Guild show is an annual exhibition held at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. The juror for this year was Wendth Thomas Wells, artist and owner of City Art in Columbia, SC.

The Sumter County Gallery of Art is located at 135 Haynesworth Street in Sumter. The gallery’s hours are: Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm and Sunday, 1:30-5pm.

For more information contact: Karen Watson, Museum Director by calling 843/775-0543 or visit (www.sumtergallery.org).

 

 

 

Black Creek Arts Council and Hartsville Memorial Library in Hartsville, SC, Announce Winners of Photography Competition

Black Creek Arts Council and Hartsville Memorial Library in Hartsville, SC, have announced by the winners of the “Carolinas V” photography competition.

We would like to extend a special Thank You to Sonoco for their continued support of the Carolinas community photography exhibit.

Located at Black Creek Arts Council

Best of Show – Lee Benoy, “The Orchard”

DC Travelers – 1st Place Linda Humphries, “The Witches Dormitory”

DC Travelers – Honorable Mention – Sylviann Tinsely, “Roda Huset (Red House)”

Large Photo – 1st Place – Cheryl Hoffman, “Saint George”

Large Photo – Honorable Mention – Lee Benoy, “Leah III”

18 & Under – Honorable Mention – Sara Feldkirchner, “Cloud Reflection”

18 & Under – Honorable Mention – Sydney McInnis, “Over the Brush”

Digitally Enhanced – 1st Place – Trey Gibson, “Seasoned Veteran”

People’s Choice – Duane Childers, “Primordial Sea”

Located at Hartsville Memorial Library

DC Travelers – Honorable Mention – Josh Euten, “Locked”

Large Photo – Honorable Mention – Anne Baldwin, “Silver Lining”

*Large Photo – Honorable Mention – Cheryl Hoffman, “The Rooster”

*Large Photo – Honorable Mention – Angie Fine, “Pine Cone”

Small Photo – 1st Place – Adurey Tripp, “Iced”

18 & Under – 1st Place – Sarah Feldkirchner, “Paper Heart”

Digitally Enhanced – Honorable Mention – Suzanne Muldrow, “Autumn’s Gift”

Digitally Enhanced – Honorable Mention – James Fernandes, “On The Edge”

All winners received a $5 gift certificate donated by The Midnight Rooster.

* Due to only 1 small photo entry we added two Honorable Mentions to the Large Photo category.

For further information call the Arts Council at 843/332-6234 , visit (www.blackcreekarts.org) or call the Library at 843/332-5155.

 

 

 

Black Creek Arts Council and Hartsville Memorial Library in Hartsville, SC, Call for Photography Entries – Deadline – June 29, 2012

The Black Creek Arts Council and Hartsville Memorial Library in Hartsville, SC, are looking for your photographs for their fifth annual photography contest, Carolinas V.

This year’s categories include:
-Photographers 18 and Under
-Darlington County Traveler’s
-Small Photos
-Large Photos
-Digitally Enhanced

To enter, bring your photo(s) to the Arts Center or the library between June 20 and 29, 2012.  Cost is $15 for one entry, $25 for two entries, and $30 for three entries.

Community opening reception and gallery crawl will be held on July 12, 2012, from 5:30- 7pm, with works being shown at both Black Creek Arts Council and Hartsville Memorial Library. Opening events will be sponsored by Sonoco.

For more information and to find a submission form, click here (http://www.blackcreekarts.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:carolinas-v&catid=2:event-descriptions&Itemid=3).

Patz Fowle of Hartsville, SC, Is Having A Busy Spring

On Apr. 28, from 10am-4pm, Fowle will participate in the Congaree Arts Festival at the SC State Museum in Columbia, SC, held on the grounds of the SC State Museum. She’ll have lots of her clay friends available to be purchased.

Whimsical Mystery Tour

Two of Fowle’s sculptures were chosen for the 2012 South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Exhibition presented during the 2012 North Charleston Arts Festival, hosted by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department. The Palmetto Hands Exhibition will be at the Charleston Area Convention Center in North Charleston, SC, from May 5-12, 2012.

Palmetto Sprout

The book Patz Fowle in Progress was just published by Black Creek Arts Council in Hartsville, SC. Here’s what was written about it.

South Carolina artist Patz Fowle is no stranger to having images of her work published in text books or having her drawings used as illustrations for children’s books. She has even written her own children’s book, Remember When available on (www.Amazon.com).

Fowle can now add having a book about her unique clay handbuilding technique, the Patz Process, and the evolution of her artistic inspiration to her long list of accomplishments. Patz Fowle in Progress just arrived at the Black Creek Arts Center and copies of the book are headed to each public school library in Darlington County, SC.

Patz Fowle in Progress came about after Fowle completed an artist residency at each school in Darlington County during the 2010-11 school year. “One of the aims of the book is to show local young people that successful, practicing artists live and work in their communities,” said Fowle. “What better way than to show them than a book about an artist that they know and have worked with.”

Patz Fowle in Progress contains images of Fowle’s works from the 1980s up to some of her most recent, including her sculpture of famed topiary artist Pearl Fryar and painting of the multi-talented painter and performer Ilona Smithkin. Additionally, the book tells the story of Fowle’s inspiration for her clever clay creations and shows the artist at work on many of her whimsical sculptures.

The book was published by Black Creek Arts Council, which, along with the Darlington County School District through grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission, funded the artist residencies Fowle completed in 2010-11. Black Creek Arts Council’s Sub granting Program, which provided assistance for this project, is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, the John & Susan Bennett memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

To get your copy of Patz Fowle in Progress, contact the Black Creek Arts Center by e-mail at (bartscounc@aol.com) or call 843/332-6234 or Patz Fowle at (patzfowle@yahoo.com).

Sculptor Jim Collins to Give Talks at Coker College in Hartsville, SC – Feb. 24, 2012

Sculptor Jim Collins, whose exhibit, Absolutely Ambiguous, is currently on display in the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery, at Coker College in Hartsville, SC, will give three gallery talks, which are free and open to the public, at 9am, 1pm, and  2pm, Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, the final day of the exhibition.

Collins has an extensive exhibition record including numerous solo shows, invitational exhibits and competitions. Presently, he concentrates mostly on private and public commissions.

For his show at Coker he focuses on another large body of work consisting of collage and assemblage—the first term refers to a two-dimensional composition that uses found materials, while the latter refers to a three-dimension composition using that method.

“Jim Collins knows that every viewer brings unique experiences to the interpretation of art,” said Assistant Professor of Art and Gallery Director Larry Merriman.

“Consequently, the perceived message may vary from one viewer to another. While some artists find this discouraging, Jim Collins relishes the varied responses his colorful, nostalgic imagery elicits from his audience,” Merriman said.

Collins was a Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1966 until 1983 when he resigned that teaching position to devote full time to his career as a professional artist.  He received a bachelor’s degree from Marshall University, a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Ohio University.

The Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery is located in the Gladys C. Fort Art Building on the Coker College campus.

For more on the gallery, go to (http://www.wix.com/cokerartgallery/ccgb).