The January 2022 Issue of “Carolina Arts” is Now Ready to Download

The January 2022 issue of “Carolina Arts” is up on our website at (https://www.carolinaarts.com/122/122carolinaarts.html) – all 60 pages. That’s 6 pages less than last month’s issue. We’re into the Winter months when things slow down some, but there is still lots to do and see.

Our cover this month features a work by Sandy Nelson, which is part of the exhibit, “Cape Fear Perspective,” featuring oils by Janet B. Sessoms, Sandy Nelson, Sharon Jones, and David Starbuck, on view at Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, from Jan. 12 – Feb. 26, 2022. It’s part of the gallery’s year long celebration of 20 years in business.

So download that PDF and dig in – it makes for good reading when you’re ordered to stay at home. And, don’t forget to find a way to thank our advertisers – they make this publication possible. Visiting their websites would be a way to start, you might be surprised what you’ll find there.

And help us spread this issue around by sending this link to your friends.

Don’t forget that the deadline for our February 2022 issue will be January 24 at 5pm. Don’t wait until the last minute or you might be left out.

Thanks – Tom and Linda Starland
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City of North Charleston, SC, Seeks Entries for 20th Annual Statewide Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition – Deadline March 15, 2022

Fine craft artists from across the state of South Carolina are invited to participate in the 20th annual “South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition and Exhibition”. As the state’s longest-running fine craft competition and exhibition, objects selected for the show may compete for cash prizes totaling up to $6,500. The exhibition is presented as a component of the annual North Charleston Arts Fest, to be held May 4-8, 2022, in North Charleston, SC.

A $15 entry fee applies. Artists may submit up to four entries. The application is strictly available online and may be accessed via the link at (NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com/apply).

Deadline for entries is Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

Artists in need of assistance with the application process may contact the Cultural Arts Department to schedule a one-on-one meeting, which can be conducted over the phone or in person.

Organized and presented by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, this unique exhibition offers fine craft artists from across South Carolina the opportunity to exhibit their inspiring objects in the media of clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and three-dimensional mixed media. Thousands have enjoyed the refined talents of South Carolina fine craft artists during past annual exhibitions.

We are pleased to announce the juror for the 2022 competition is Tiffany Thomas, a contemporary painter and potter who runs a studio and artisan shop called Tthomas Arts in Florence, SC. A native of Florence, SC, Thomas was raised on a farm and experienced the ups and downs of living a farm life. She incorporates her childhood into her paintings by using bright colors and utilizes reclaimed wood that her family discarded from old houses, buildings, and dumpsters in her collage works. Her clay of choice is translucent porcelain, fired with colorful stains and glazes. Her ceramic work focuses on an array of designs; from cups and mugs to light fixtures and table pieces. All of her pieces are hand carved. Thomas graduated from Francis Marion University in 2012 with a degree in Visual Arts with concentrations in ceramics and painting. Her work has been exhibited in numerous shows such as the South Carolina Arts Commission Gala, The North Carolina Museum of Art’s Art of the Auction, Spartanburg Juried Competition, The Heritage Festival, and The Pee Dee Regional Art Competition.

The 20th Annual “South Carolina Palmetto Hands Juried Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition” will be on display May 4-8, 2022, at the Charleston Area Convention Center, located at 5001 Coliseum Drive in North Charleston, SC. A free public reception and announcement of awards will be held at the Convention Center on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from 6-8pm.

For more information about the North Charleston Arts Fest, “Palmetto Hands”, or other exhibition opportunities, contact the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at 843/740-5854, e-mail to (culturalarts@northcharleston.org), or visit (NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com).

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, to Hold Fundraiser Auction at CAM Raleigh in Raleigh, NC, Feb. 5, 2022

Join us at CAM RALEIGH, downtown Raleigh, NC’s, happening contemporary art museum, on Saturday evening, February 5, 2022, from 6-8:30pm, as we celebrate the North Carolina Pottery Center’s Annual Going, Going, Gone to Pots! Gala & Auction. Feast on fine foods and festive drinks. Enjoy sweet music as you take in the best of North Carolina’s pottery and ceramics at our silent and live auctions. This event benefits the NC Pottery Center, a Seagrove-based nonprofit promoting the rich heritage and ongoing artistry of pottery in North Carolina.

Learn More and Get Your Tickets at (www.ncpcgala.org).

We have begun gradually adding photos of gala auction pieces to the gala website (www.ncpcgala.org) and our Facebook page. Check them out and keep checking back as we gradually add them!

Get your tickets now before they sell out!

Carolina Bronze East Gallery in Seagrove, NC, Calls for Entries for Its First Exhibition – Deadline January 14, 2022

Carolina Bronze East Gallery is looking for art pieces for our first Art Show of 2022. Set for February we are calling it simply “The Red Show” With a limit of 3 pieces per artist we are looking for artwork that uses red or tints and shades of red as its primary color. The show will take place February 12-20 at the Carolina Bronze East Gallery located in the Historic Luck’s Cannery Facility in Seagrove, NC.

To submit your artwork for the show please e-mail either (melissa@carolinabronze.com) or (marketing@carolinabronze.com) to receive the entry form. Artwork submitted may be wall mounted, free standing, or displayed on a pedestal. Work may not exceed 24” on the longest dimension. 3D work should be self-standing, stable, and free of sharp edges and unsafe protrusions. All registration entry forms must be sent into Carolina Bronze by the submission date of January 14, 2022. Artwork must be dropped off or delivered January 27-28 between 8am and 4pm providing complete inventory, necessary paperwork, and labeling.

Beginning Saturday, February 12, through Sunday, February 20, Carolina Bronze East will be celebrating its first art show of 2022. Anyone with an appreciation of fine art is invited to join us for the Reception Saturday February 12, from 4-6. Carolina Bronze East is located at the Historic Lucks Cannery in Seagrove, NC located at 365 Fernandez Loop Suite 205, Seagrove, NC.

Carolina Bronze East is an expansion of Carolina Bronze Sculpture. Carolina Bronze East provides the Art Foundry with an expanded space to provide sculptors room to work on the detailed features of their full-size sculptures before the bronze casting process. It also provides a Fine Art Gallery space for sculptors, painters, and other artists in the area.

Carolina Bronze Sculpture, established in 1990, is the premier fine arts bronze foundry serving clients throughout the world. We specialize in fine art bronze casting and fabrication, using both traditional techniques and in-house, state of the art digital tools. Our ongoing commitment to superior design, impeccable quality standards and attention to detail have resulted in our becoming one of the East Coast’s preeminent sculpture manufacturers. We work as a team with sculptors from all over the country to build, engineer, and install their work throughout the US and abroad. Our 10,000 square foot facility and gallery is open Monday thru Friday, 8am – 4:30pm. Our address is: 6108 Maple Springs Road, Seagrove, NC 27341. Tours are available. Tours are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12. Children younger than 6 we do not recommend taking on the tours unless they are in a stroller or carrier. Call 336/873-8291 for more information or visit our website at (www.carolinabronze.com).

City of North Charleston, SC, Calls for Entries for “16th Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition” – Deadline February 25, 2022

Sculpture artists from across the nation are invited to participate in the sixteenth annual “National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition”, which opens in conjunction with the 2022 North Charleston Arts Fest in North Charleston, SC. Up to 14 sculptures will be juried into the exhibit and compete for cash prizes totaling up to $19,750. A $1250 honorarium is given to all artists accepted into the show to assist with transportation, installation, de-installation, and incidental expenses. Once all pieces are installed, the juror will award Best in Show ($1000), Outstanding Merit ($500), and up to three Honorable Mentions ($250 each). The application is strictly available online and may be accessed via the link at (NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com/apply). An application fee of $35 allows artists to submit up to four entries for consideration.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 25, 2022.

Artists in need of assistance with any part of the application process may contact the Cultural Arts Department to schedule a one-on-one meeting, which can be conducted over the phone or in person.

Organized and presented by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, this 11-month exhibition offers established and emerging artists the opportunity to display their thought provoking, extraordinary sculptures throughout the picturesque North Charleston Riverfront Park. Set on the banks of the Cooper River, Riverfront Park features ten acres of walking paths, a boardwalk and fountain, an expansive lawn with performance pavilion, children’s play areas, and picnic sites. An estimated 50,000 people visit this public park annually to enjoy the amenities located in the heart of the city’s arts community.

The juror for the 2022/2023 competition and exhibition is Dr. Julie Sasse, Chief Curator at the Tucson Museum of Art (TMA) in Arizona where she has served since 2000. She has organized more than 100 group and solo exhibitions and has written more than 40 publications about diverse subjects and artists including hybridity, the environment, Indigenous art, Latinx art, and women artists. In 2020, she released Southwest Rising: Contemporary Art and the Legacy of Elaine Horwitch, published by Cattle Track Press and TMA. Sasse received a Clark Art Institute fellowship (2008); a Latino Museum Studies Fellowship in Washington, DC (2007); a Louise Foucar Marshall Foundation Graduate Fellowship (2013); and fellowships in 2016 and 2017 at the Women’s International Study Center in Santa Fe. She recently authored an essay for Daddy-O’s Book of Big-Ass Art, published by Texas A&M University and the feature essay for a recently published monograph on New Mexico artist Patrick Mehaffy, published by Fresco Books.

The “16th Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition” will be on display May 4, 2022, through March 19, 2023, at North Charleston Riverfront Park, located at 1001 Everglades Avenue in North Charleston. A free public reception and announcement of awards will be held at the Charleston Area Convention Center on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, from 6:00-8:00pm.

For more information about the North Charleston Arts Fest, the “National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition”, or other exhibition opportunities, contact the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at 843/740-5854, e-mail to (culturalarts@northcharleston.org), or visit (NorthCharlestonArtsFest.com).

Greenville Center for Creative Arts in Greenville, SC, Seeks 2024 Main Gallery Proposals – Deadline Jan. 28, 2022

At Greenville Center for Creative Arts (GCCA) in Greenville, SC, our exhibitions strive to educate and inspire the greater Greenville community by promoting diverse ideas while encouraging contemporary approaches to the visual arts. GCCA is currently seeking proposals to fill our exhibition schedule for the 2024 calendar year.

GCCA’s Main Gallery provides approximately 2,000 square feet of exhibition space and has featured the work of local, regional, national, and all disciplines of the visual arts. Our movable gallery wall system allows for dynamic designs and fresh experiences for every exhibition. Each exhibition runs for approximately two months.

While any exhibition proposal will be considered, GCCA has a particular interest in these areas: community engagement, interdisciplinary art (intermedia), art and technology, social discourse, and process-based art, among other contemporary topics.

The submission deadline is Friday, January 28, 2022.

Please note that GCCA will not accept exhibition proposals submitted via e-mail or traditional mail. All submissions must be completed via the online application form using the button below. There is also a non-refundable $30 application fee to be submitted electronically with the application form (application fee aids with operations of GCCA & its galleries). The application fee and proposal submission do not guarantee acceptance for an exhibition in GCCA’s Main Gallery. An exhibition agreement and additional information will be provided if the proposal is accepted. Contact Gallery Manager Ben Tarcson by e-mail at (ben@artcentergreenville.org) if you have any questions.

Submit a proposal at this link (https://www.artcentergreenville.org/maingallery-exhibitionproposal?utm_source=GCCA+Email+List&utm_campaign=0b3a923900-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_20_01_18_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_48d3372785-0b3a923900-166557057).

Art League of Leland in Leland, NC, Calls for Entries for Its “ALL Art” Annual Juried Art Exhibition – Deadline is Mar. 12, 2022

Beginning February 5, 2022, the Art League of Leland (ALL) in Leland, NC, will be accepting submissions for It’s “ALL Art”, the organization’s annual juried art exhibition and sale on May 14 – 15, 2022, at the Brunswick Forest Fitness and Wellness Center in Leland, NC.

The deadline to register is March 12, 2022.

Art League of Leland welcomes applications from 2-D and 3-D artists in various disciplines throughout the Lower Cape Fear area. The cost to enter is $25 for Art League of Leland members and $40 for nonmembers.

Art League of Leland is excited to announce that artist and instructor Robert H. Way from Pinehurst, NC, will jury the exhibit and select artwork for cash awards and special recognition.

Visit Art League of Leland’s website at (www.artleagueofleland.org) after January 1, 2022, for a prospectus and submission directions. Accepted artists will be responsible for delivering their artwork on May 13, 2022. If you have questions, please e-mail (itsALLartexhibition@gmail.com).

The Art League of Leland is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to encourage, guide, support, inform, and provide learning opportunities for area artists and advocates of the arts. welcomes artists and art lovers not only from Leland but also from neighboring communities. Visit (www.artleagueofleland.org).

Caldwell Arts Council in Lenoir, NC, Announced the Results to Its “45th Annual Visual Artists Competition”

Artists from seven counties were invited to participate in the Caldwell Arts Council’s “45th Annual Visual Artists Competition”, on display through December 23, 2021, in Lenoir, NC. Judge Rogelio Calvo selected the following works for awards:

$400 Best of Show: “The Tentacles of Time” – handcut collage by Tyler Stephens, Caldwell County

$200 Second Place: “L’hiver” – fiber/wool art by Suzanna McGee, Catawba County

$100 Third Place: “In the Front of Matisse” – oil on canvas by Irina Khudyakov, Catawba County

Judge’s Merit Awards receiving a $25 Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Gift Card:
“Jazz” – mixed media sculpture by Gena Hawkins, Catawba County
“Tower #11 (By the Sea)” – mixed media sculpture by Anthony Priolo, Catawba County
“Spaghetti Western” – oil on board by G. David Burnell, Catawba County
“Bridge to Forever” – ink & pencil drawing by Bill Karr, Caldwell County

The competition featured a total of $725 in cash prizes made possible through the generous support of the Brush & Palette Club, Caron Baker and Jim Wike, and Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff.

The Caldwell Arts Council is located at 601 College Ave SW in Lenoir, NC, and is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

For further information call the Council at 828/754-2486.

Registration for the Columbia Open Studios 2022 is Now Open – Deadline January 9, 2022

Columbia Open Studios 2022, in Columbia, SC, is presented by 701 CCA and takes place on Saturday, April 2, 2022 10am-6pm and Sunday, April 3, 2022; noon-6pm.

701 CCA invites and encourages visual artists with designated studio spaces in the City of Columbia and Richland or Lexington Counties to register for Columbia Open Studios 2022 now.

Registration deadline is January 9, 2022 at 11:59pm.

Register at this link (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SG2732B).

What is Columbia Open Studios?
Columbia Open Studios, now in its tenth iteration presented by 701 CCA is a self-guided, weekend-long, tour of artists’ studios in the City of Columbia, Richland and Lexington Counties. The event showcases and celebrates Columbia’s visual arts community. Artists keep 100% of their sales.

Questions? We have answers.

Visit our website for FAQs at (https://www.701cca.org/programs-and-events-2/columbia_open_studios/?mc_cid=65dfdbf403&mc_eid=36978928ed) or e-mail to (info@701cca.org) or call 803/319-9949.

Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC, Calls for Proposals from Sculptors

Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, NC, requests proposals from artists for the design, fabrication, and installation of an exterior sculpture that celebrates arts and humanities at Central Piedmont. The donors supporting this commission believe that students’ perspectives should encompass branches of the arts and humanities in order to comprehend the past, develop a better analysis of the present, and achieve a more informed view of the future.

The artwork should be constructed of bronze or other durable material capable of permanently withstanding the elements and the high traffic nature of the site which is in a prominent exterior location adjoining the new Student Success Center and facing the Central Campus quad.

Learn more about the project or submit a proposal at (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LsFZjutn5lC67mfmhqPwmhLk25qal-nrVwVZOJDQm5s/edit).

Deadline is Monday, January 31, 2022. Budget: $250,000.

Central Piedmont Community College is highly accessible and convenient to people of all ages who seek a real-world, affordable, hands-on education that will transform their lives and strengthen the economic, social, and cultural environment of Mecklenburg County. Central Piedmont is also a smart investment. At a fraction of the cost, students learn by doing, receiving a combination of technical and soft skills training from quality faculty who prepare them to enter the workforce and make a difference in their family, business, community, and world. Founded in 1963, Central Piedmont Community College has eight locations throughout Mecklenburg County, offering nearly 300 degree, diploma, and certification programs; customized corporate training; market-focused continuing education; and special interest classes.

For more information, visit (cpcc.edu), or connect with the college on social media at (cpcc.edu/social).

Questions? Submit by e-mail to: (foundation@cpcc.edu).