Picture This Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, Announces Winners of A.R.T. Art Recycled from Trash Exhibit

Picture This Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, has announced the winners of the “4th Annual A.R.T. Art Recycled from Trash 2013 Juried Exhibit,” featuring original work, at least 75% recycled/ re-used/ re-purposed, on view through May 3, 2013.

The winners are:

John Sturm, Cigar Box Guitar (it works) 1st Place Winner

Susan Allison-Diaz, “Lady Gaga” 2nd Place Winner

Donavon Schmidt, #1 DOG Honorable Mention

Mary C. Leto, “It’s in the Bag”, Honorable Mention

Vivian Quattlebaum, Honorable Mention

SeaPines Montessory Academy, “TRASH to Trash-Chuly,” Winner Junior Division & People’s Choice Award

THANK YOU to our JUDGES!
*Deanna Bosselman, Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) Board of
Directors & Advisory Council, NE
*Judith Costello, owner of jcostello gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC
*Karen Elizabeth Davies of SCAD, Savannah College of Art &
Design, GA

Picture This Gallery is located at Cypress Square, 78 Arrow Road, Suite D, near Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island.

For further information call 843/842-5299 or visit (www.picturethishiltonhead.com).

Picture This Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, Calls for Entries of Art Based on Indigo

This is a call for artists who work with INDIGO on fabric, paper or use the color indigo primarily in their art. Picture This Gallery will host an exhibit in August/ September 2013 celebrating all things indigo.

Hilton Head Island has a rich history that revolves around the production of indigo. Eliza Pinckney was a woman of sixteen when she managed her fathers 10 plantations and pioneered large-scale cultivation of indigo in the Lowcounty of South Carolina and locally on Pinckney Island. We want to honor the history and elevate the artform that surrounds this globally sought after dye, “the color that seduced the world”.

Picture This Gallery is located at 78 D Arrow Road, Cypress Square, Hilton Head Island, SC.

For information call Mira Scott at 843842-5299, e-mail to (info@picturethishiltonhead.com) or visit (www.picturethishiltonhead.com).

Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, Offers Gallery Talks with Photography Exhibit in March

The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, will host the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island with their fourth exhibit, on view through Mar. 31, 2013, in the Hilton Head Regional Health Care Gallery temporary exhibit gallery.

The exhibit showcases the artistic expression of many of the 175 club members as well as the club’s Kurtzberg Award winners from Hilton Head High School Visual Arts Program in Photography. Presented annually by the Camera Club to encourage talented high school photographers, the Kurtzberg Award honors the founder and first president of the Club.

In addition to the exhibit, there will be a series of Saturday morning “Gallery Talks” during the course of the exhibition. The “Gallery Talks”, on a variety of subjects for beginners through advanced photographers, will be led by expert club members: Ed Funk, How to Take That Memorable Photo-March 2; Don Nelson Photoshop Questions and Answers-March 16; Robert Rommel, Fast and Slow-Capturing Action and Motion-March 23; and Jerry Griffin, Composition and ingredients-March 30.

The “Gallery Talks” are open to the public and free of charge.

The framed images as well as unframed photographs and note cards, will be available for purchase during the exhibition.

The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am until 4:30 pm and Sunday 11 am until 3 pm.

The Museum is located at 70 Honey Horn Drive.

For further info call the Museum at 843/689-6767 ext. 224 or visit (www.coastaldiscovery.org).

Picture This Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, Calls for Entries for the 4th Annual A.R.T. Art Recycled from Trash Juried Exhibit – Deadline Apr. 5, 2013

Picture This Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC, is calling for entries for the 4th Annual A.R.T. Art Recycled from Trash Juried Exhibit. Over $1,000.00 in prize money is up for grabs. The exhibition will take place at Picture This Gallery from Apr. 15 through May 3, 2013.

THE DATES:

APRIL 5             DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES

APRIL 8             NOTIFICATION TO ARTISTS

APRIL 15           INSTALLATION OF THE EXHIBIT at Picture This Gallery

APRIL 19           AWARDS RECEPTION (6-8PM)

MAY 3                END OF EXHIBIT

Judges for the competition will be: Deanna Bosselman, Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) Board of Directors & Advisory Council; Judith Costello, owner of jcostello gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC; and Karen Elizabeth Davies of SCAD, Savannah College of Art & Design, GA.

PRIZES AWARDED:

1st prize $500.   ~  sponsor: Picture This Gallery

2nd prize $250.  ~  sponsor: Pino Gelato

Junior division (under 18) $100. ~  sponsor: jcostello gallery

People’s Choice Award $ 200.  ~  sponsor: the Rabbi Arthur and Ellen Segal Charitable Trust for the Arts

For complete details and to download an application visit (
http://picturethishiltonhead.com/sales-and-events-2/
).

SC Watermedia Society Calls for Entries for Its 2013 Annual Juried Exhibition – Deadline May 11, 2013

The SC Watermedia Society is calling for entries for its 2013 Annual Juried Exhibition to be held at the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, from July 13-Aug. 24, 2013.

Digital entries are due: May 11, 2013

All entries must be made online and only members may enter. Membership is $45 for new members. Residents of the states of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina may join. An additional entry may be made for $10 or donation to the SC Watermedia Society’s small works show and sale.

See details online at (www.scwatermedia.com).

Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, Calls for Entries – Deadline Nov. 15, 2012

The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the “Lowcountry Life Cycles” exhibition, from Jan. 10 through Feb. 21, 2013.

This exhibit will illustrate the life cycles of some of the Lowcountry’s most interesting and dramatic creatures – curated by the Coastal Discovery Museum. The exhibit will incorporate photographs, preserved specimens, drawings, and other illustrative items. Among the selected species planned for the exhibition are: Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Horseshoe Crabs, Whelks, Spanish Moss, Live Oaks, Eastern Oyster, live oak, Osprey, and other Lowcountry creatures.

The museum would like to extend an invitation to local artists who may want to submit paintings, photos or three-dimensional items that could be incorporated into this exhibit. We are specifically looking for sequences of photos that illustrate the change in an organism or ecosystem through time, either from egg to adult, or young to adult or in the case of ecosystems, changes through the seasons. The photos or paintings must illustrate the change of a native Lowcountry species, known to be found on Hilton Head Island and surrounding areas.

Applications are available on the Museum’s website at (
http://www.coastaldiscovery.org/
) or you can contact Carlos Chacon at 843/689-6767, ext. 226 or e-mail to (cchacon@coastaldiscovery.org) to receive an application.  The jury fees are: $10 per submission. Artists working in all media, two and three dimensional, are encouraged to apply. Entries must be received by Nov. 15, 2012, to be considered for inclusion in the exhibition.  Artwork included in the exhibition can be offered for sale.

Digital submissions of works are preferred and may be submitted by e-mail to (cchacon@coastaldiscovery.org).  The work can consist of sculptures, photographs, paintings, and mixed media. There are no size limitations for the pieces of this exhibit.

 

 

 

The Art League of Hilton Head on Hilton Head Island, SC, is Calling for Entries for the 2012 Fine Art Craft Guild and Holiday Show – Deadline Oct. 18, 2012

The Art League of Hilton Head on Hilton Head Island, SC, is calling for entries of the 2012 Fine Art Craft Guild & Holiday Show, to be held at the Walter Greer Gallery, located in the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, on view from Nov. 12 through Dec. 27, 2012.

The application deadline is Oct. 18, 2012.

Applications can be downloaded at this link (
http://hhal.org/pages/forms
).

Mail Application to:  Art League of Hilton Head, Fine Art Craft Show, PO Box 5367, Hilton Head Island, SC  29938.

Submitted work must be original and of top quality.

Application must include professional, digital images of up to 3 artworks (two views of each 3D piece).

Application must include a $40 (non-refundable) entry and application fee (made payable to Art League of Hilton Head).

Send .tiffs or .jpgs on CDs along with completed application form by October 18th, 2012.

The Art League of Hilton Head is a 501(3)C non-profit organization representing the visual arts of the low country. Mission Statement:  The Art League of Hilton Head promotes and supports the visual arts through education, exhibitions, and partnerships for the cultural enrichment of the community and its visitors.

For further info call 843/681-2399 or e-mail to (admin@artleaguehhi.org).

 

 

 

Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island, SC, Celebrates 5th Anniversary – Oct. 27, 2012

On Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, from 10am until 3pm, the Coastal Discovery Museum will celebrate their 5th Anniversary at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island, SC,.  Partners of the Museum will be on hand with various activities, presentations, etc throughout the day.

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy will be presenting the Marsh Tacky’s history and conservation at 11am. There will also be Guinea and Red Wattle hogs, Buckeye chickens, Sussex chickens and Barred Plymouth Rock chickens on display during the event. The Carolina Marsh Tacky Association will have several tackys on the property during the day, doing some demonstrations. Also participating will be the Hilton Head Open Land Trust, Osher Lifelong Learning, Sandbox mobile museum, Audubon with a display and birding on the boardwalk, the Town of Hilton Head Lowcountry Master Naturalists Association will have a display of animals, Sweetgrass basket making demonstrations and many more other participants.

Plein Air painters will be on site during the day, painting around the property. Ron Roth from the Osher Life Long Learning Institute will present ‘John James Audubon’ at 1pm.

In the Hilton Head Regional Healthcare Temporary Exhibit Gallery will be “Marsh Tacky: Now and Then”.  In cooperation with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy and the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association, this exhibit will include historic images, modern photographs, artistic depictions and scientific and historic background about this unique lowcountry horse.

Since the grand opening at Honey Horn in 2005, the Coastal Discovery Museum has added the 1200 square foot Karen Wertheimer Butterfly Enclosure where you see all four stages of Lowcountry butterflies, a camellia garden with over 110 different varieties of camellias, a replica Native America Shell Ring built from natural materials excavated by archaeologists around Hilton Head Island, the Heritage Garden which is home to historic crops, some dating back to the plantation era, as well as an enclosed horse pasture for two marsh tacky horses.

The Coastal Discovery Museum is located at 70 Honey Horn Drive, off Highway 278, across from Gumtree Road, on Hilton Head Island.

For further info contact Robin Swift, VP of Marketing and Development, Coastal Discovery Museum by calling 843/689-6767.

 

 

 

Island School Council for the Arts on Hilton Head Island, SC, to Host 31st Arts Gala – Sept. 21, 2012

The Island School Council for the Arts celebrates its 31st AN EVENING OF THE ARTS, the Premier Arts Gala Event in our community. A special evening awaits at the Sea Pines Country Club, on Hilton Head Island, SC, this year’s venue for a casually elegant evening of art and entertainment.

Join artists and friends to enjoy an evening of fine art, music and gourmet fare along with drinks and seated dinner, set for Friday, September 21, 2012, from 6:30 to 10pm. Live and silent auction proceeds benefit arts in education programs, benefitting the students in southern Beaufort County schools through the arts education programs and scholarships of the Island School Council for the Arts (ISCA).

Tickets are $125.

To reserve tickets call ISCA at 843/368-8486.

 

 

 

Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, Calls for Entries for Exhibit About Marsh Tacky Deadline Sept. 6, 2012

The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, SC, is pleased to announce that it will host the “Marsh Tacky: Now and Then” exhibition, from Sept. 13 through Oct. 31, 2012. This exhibit will trace the history these horses in South Carolina and recognize the efforts by statewide and national organizations to preserve the South Carolina State Heritage Horse.

This exhibit will feature historic information about the Marsh Tacky, scientific information, and information about conservation efforts to protect it from extinction. In addition, the Coastal Discovery Museum is seeking entries for artwork to be included in the exhibit.

Marsh Tackies’ natural beauty, the people who have historically worked with Marsh Tackies, and historic Gullah beach races– all of these themes, and others, are welcomed in entries.

Applications are available on the Museum’s website (
http://www.coastaldiscovery.org/
) or you can contact Natalie Hefter at 843/689-6767, ext. 225 or e-mail to (nhefter@coastaldiscovery.org) to receive an application.

The jury fees are: $10 per submission or $30 for four entries. Artists working in all media, two and three dimensional, are encouraged to apply. Entries must be received by Sept. 6, 2012, to be considered for inclusion in the exhibition.

Digital submissions of works are preferred and may be submitted to (nhefter@coastaldiscovery.org). The work can consist of sculptures, photographs, paintings, and mixed media. There are no size limitations for the pieces of this exhibit.