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The 2005 Exhibition Calendar
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Date / Theme
Milliken Gallery
Parsons Gallery
Burwell Gallery
JAN / FEB
Jan. 10 - Feb. 20
John
Pendarvis
Simpsonville, SC
"Southern Passion Fruit & other Selected Works"
John Pendarvis is a native South Carolinian whose art includes large collages, mixed media canvases, serigraphs and works on paper.
He is known for his canvases depicting the music of Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker, Kente Cloth, and African masks. John says, "My works are symbolic with African tribal masks, many Southern themes and other objects that are familiar to me".
Jan. 17 - Feb. 27
"Up the Hill: Artists from the Landrum/Tryon/Saluda area"
For a half-century before the Second World War the little town of Tryon, in the western North Carolina mountains near the South Carolina border, was the South’s most vital “country colony” of visual artists.
Today, the tradition of that colony continues with a vibrant arts community in the area stretching from Landrum to Tryon and Saluda.
Jan. 3 - Feb. 27
Carroll Foster
Spartanburg, SC
"Spartan & Glendale Mills: A New Found Beauty"
The photography of Carroll Foster captures the spiritual qualities of our area's landscape in a way that only a native son can.
Foster's visual explorations of the effects of weather and light on the Piedmont are well represented in this exhibit which features images of Spartan Mills and Glendale Mills.
MAR / APR
Feb. 28 - Apr. 17
Vadim Bora
Asheville, NC
American Retrospective: Sculptures, Paintings & Drawings
Unlimited in his ability to create in any media, the work of Master Sculptor and Painter Vadim Bora reflects the high standards found in classical and contemporary European techniques and traditions.
Originally from the republic of North Ossetia in Russia's Caucasus Mountains, Bora was awarded the coveted status of “Person with Extraordinary Abilities” by the U.S. Government.
Mar. 7 - Apr. 24
Marcus
Hamilton:
From Hope to the Menace
Charlotte, NC
paintings, illustrations, & cartoons
After a successful career as a nationally known illustrator, Hamilton moved into a second career, that of the weekday cartoonist for the comic strip Dennis the Menace.
Not only will this exhibition track the versatile Hamilton's artistic evolution from artist/illustrator to cartoonist, it will explore the differences and similarities of the two fields.
Mar. 7 - May. 8
Lin
Barnhardt
Mt. Pleasant, NC
Homage to Hopper
Barnhardt creates architectural models which are designed with a dropped vanishing point, creating a bird's eye point-of-view.
In 2001, with the recommendation of Piedmont Craftsmen, the North Carolina Arts Council selected Barnhardt, along with three other artists from the state, to design and create an ornament for the White House. The "J.W. Cannon House" miniature was chosen by the White House staff to be featured on HGTV's Christmas special hosted by Joyce Philbin.
MAY / JUNE
In
the Milliken &
Parsons
Galleries:
May 9 - July 3
The
Artists' Guild of Spartanburg
32nd Annual Juried Exhibition
Formed in October of 1957, the AGS is among the longest-lived visual arts organizations in South Carolina. This annual event is a benchmark of the guild’s success, always impressing outside judges with the amount of talent that resides in Spartanburg, Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens, Polk, Rutherford, and Union Counties.
If you’re new to the area and want to see a good sampling of what the area has to offer, this show is a must-see.
May 16 - June 10
Lynn
Brooks-Korn
Pacifica, CA
Elements of Nature
From her studio in California, nestled between the coastal hills and the Pacific coastline, Lynn Brooks-Korn watches the elements of nature change the complexion and emotions of the ocean.
Since 1990, her works have been exhibited in 67 solo and 247 group shows and are included in many collections, among them the Department of State, the British Museum, and the Standard Federal Bank Collection. Three of her paintings were featured as lead-ins for the Jazz series that was seen on Bravo, the National Cable Arts channel.
JULY / AUG
In
the Milliken &
Parsons
Galleries:
In the Hall:
June 27 - July 31
Froggy and More: 35 years of illustration by Frank Remkiewitz
Frank Remkiewitz is an award winning artist who has illustrated more than 70 books. He created "Froggy", a playful, lovable character. These illustrations have received accolades by the International Reading Association, Kirkus Review, and CBC Children's Choice Awards.
July
& August
The Making of Twiggy Leaf
Author Carol Goodwin and illustrator Thomas McDaniel produce the Twiggy Leaf book series. This exhibit, which is geared to a child’s level of understanding, shows the process by which the pair conceptualize Twiggy Leaf and his adventures, and then transform their world into a printed publication. Hung low for children to view.
July
11 - Aug.
21
FOCUS :
Fabric
Artists of
Upstate South Carolina
contemporary art quilts
Many in Upstate South Carolina know the fabric art of Marge Edie, Janet Ginn, Priscilla Hair, Martine House, Pat Kilburg, Marjan Kleupfel, Judy Simmons, Barbara Tennyson & Marilyn Wall.
The widely ranging styles and approaches used by this group of art quilters pushes and expands the traditional notions of quilting.
July
18 - Sep.
4
Bob
Chance
Greenville,
SC
A New Direction
For years Bob Chance has been working with Raku—using low fire clay and glazes to make fairly simple round forms and glazing them with imagery and patterns using bright colors and a textured surface.
Recently, he has begun to explore forms in clay that have different surfaces than the Raku pots. Concentrating on shapes without imagery on the surface, and either carving and distorting or paddling and altering the wheel thrown forms, Chance creates a more active and distinctly different vessel shape that those of his earlier work.
Aug. 29 - Oct. 23
Contemporary
Regional Printmakers
As in many other areas of art, our region's printmakers are exceptional, representing diverse styles and approaches to the traditional methods of creating fine art prints.
This show has an educational component that will teach the differences between the Four Great Divisions of Printmaking: relief, intaglio, planography, and serigraphy.
Artists represented are Carl Blair, Andrew Blanchard, Stephen Chapp, Jim Creal, Jeanet Dreskin-Haig, Ann DerGara, Phil Garrett, Mark Mulfinger, Boyd Saunders, and Harrell Whittington.
In the Hall:
Sept/
Oct.
COLORS/COLORSII
Annual Student Show
The Spartanburg County Museum of Art is once again proud to sponsor this after-school art studio for at-risk youth. COLORS has been recognized in Time Magazine and featured on the national morning program FOX After Breakfast.
Sep. 5 - Oct. 30
Southern
Masters
of Printmaking
CATALOGS
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Works by Sigmund Abeles, Wayman Adams, George Aid, Thomas Hart Benton, August Cook, Howard Cook, James Fowler Cooper, Virginia Fouche, Alfred Hutty, Helen Hyde, Margaret Law, Corrie McCallum, Antoinette Rhett, George Schreiber, Ann Heyward Taylor, Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, Charles White, Stephen Young and other printmakers with connections to our region's past and present will illustrate the range and versatility of relief, intaglio and lithography.
Sep. 12 - Oct. 23
Doug
Whittle
Madison, WI
Paintings and Prints
In contrast to his landscape paintings which examine man's relationship with nature, Whittle's prints often reflect his interest in human relationships on a personal, and sometimes historical, level.
His tongue-in-cheek looks at those relationships, explores their earnestness, often shedding some humility on our "edge-of-the-millennium-now-we-know-everything" attitude.
NOV / DEC
In the
Milliken &
Parsons
Galleries:
In the Hall:
Selections from the Museum's Permanent Collection
The Girl with the Red Hair, an oil on canvas by Robert Henri, was acquired by The Arts and Crafts Club in 1907 as the first piece of a permanent collection for the community of Spartanburg.
This collection now includes works by George Aid, Leonard Baskin, Lowell Birge Harrison, G. Thompson Prichard, and William Trost Richards as well as many Upstate South Carolina artists such as August and Irma Cook, Margaret Law, and Josephine Sibley Couper.
Nov.
7 - Jan. 8
Hub City Juried
Art Exhibition
regional art competition
Art reflects the culture in which it is created. Here in Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina we are blessed to have a rich history that is a culmination of many different cultures.
As we move forward into the future with and through the creation of new artwork, this juried competition and exhibition is a means by which The Museum seeks to remind area artists of the rich history that is a part of their creative foundation.
Oct.
31 - Jan. 02
Pat
Kabore
Spartanburg, SC
Profoundly influenced by the time she lived in West Africa, Pat Kaboré has exhibited her work in museums and galleries around the country.
Central to Pat's artistic energy is the idea that it "is important for us to find all the beauty we can in this world...I want people to understand that beauty belongs to everyone."
