Welcome to the McClellanville Arts Council! Visit our About page for more information about who we are and what we do. As a non-profit organization we rely on your donations to help fund the arts; visit our Membership page to join us. We offer Classes and Workshops and have a complete Calendar of Events. We also promote the work of all local Artists and Writers. Please be sure to Subscribe to receive email notifications of our news and events. Visit our Contact page to drop us a note or ask a question.
We are pleased to announce the opening reception for local artist Anita Callaert on Saturday, May 26 at 7 p.m. in the gallery. Anita studied for a short time with Elizabeth Bronson, but is basically self-taught. Her oil paintings reflect studies by several artists from Eudora Whelty to Monet. With Anita’s work, you can expect the unexpected! The exhibition will remain the in the gallery through June 30.
Come by the center to find a special gift for your favorite graduates! We have new glass pieces and an assortment of jewelry, paintings, books, photographs, and more. You can view and purchase our new glass work in the post below or in our shop!
Come celebrate the opening of the Lincoln High School art students’ exhibition on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 4 to 6 p.m. Works reflect our rural culture, family and community traditions. Included are 45 portraits, landscapes, images from the Birds of Prey Center, and an 8’ x 5’ Going the Distance for the Arts: a sculpture expressing students connections to the arts. Student poet Jasmine Middleton will read Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. The Culinary Arts students will prepare the reception foods, and the Steel Drum Band will also perform! Some works are for sale and the exhibition will be in the gallery through May 18.
Our McClellanville Glass Artisans create fused glass sun catchers, ornaments, jewelry, nightlights, and bowls with flame worked elements that capture the interplay of light and color. Motifs include shrimp boats, shrimp, fish, and other sea life as well as geometric and abstract designs. Each one is a unique work of art. Proceeds from the sale of these pieces support the McClellanville Arts Center.
We would like to thank Blue Heron Glass (www.blue-heron-glass.com) for their support. Blue Heron has offered the Arts Council non-profit discounts, a wide selection of supplies, countless good advice, and inspiration from the finished pieces by their artists.
V-Tones of Charleston in concerton Saturday April 14, 2012 at 7:30 pm. in our gallery. Think ‘V’ as in versatile, ‘V’ as in vintage, ‘V’ as in vaudeville, ‘V’ as in variety. You never know what this group will come up with next. Maestro Noodle McDoodle (aka Don Whitley) plays ukulele, Roger Bellow (our favorite multi-talented musician) plays everything else with a string on it, and Berita Martin sings. If you must label this trio’s offerings, call it Vintage Americana. Admission is $10 for 2012 members; $15 for non-members.
Contra Dance at the old McClellanville Middle School Gym on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Come enjoy dancing to live music by Shady Groove. Or just come to listen and watch. Contra dancing requires no experience and is good, healthy fun for all ages. Admission is only $8, and children are free. This dance is the first in a series of 4 dances to be held every time there is a 5th Friday in the month. The future dates will be June 29, August 31 and November 30. This schedule complements the contra dances held at Park Circle in North Charleston every 1st and 3rd Friday.
Photographs by Selden B. Hill Songs and Poems by William P. Baldwin
Abandoned farmhouses stand withered and empty among clumps of chinaberry trees in fields of broom straw throughout rural South Carolina. Leaning tobacco barns are all that remain of lucrative farm allotments gone up in smoke. Boarded up redbrick towns with rusted rails and broken-down cotton gins are silhouettes of another era. Clapboard general stores that provided families with all they needed are few and hard to find. This book of photos, poetry and song offers remarkable glimpses of fast-vanishing world. The haunting images and powerful verse featured are a unique celebration of The Unpainted South.
$28.95
Songs of The Unpainted South
Mindy Burgin and Rut Leland
The Unpainted South is a collection of photography, poetry and songs created to preserve in art form the crumbling beauty of a unique region and fading culture. These songs tell stories, with a thread connecting the present to the dusty past…
$15.00
Upheaval in Charleston
Earthquake and Murder on the Eve of Jim Crow
Susan Millar Williams and Stephen G. Hoffius
On August 31, 1886, a massive earthquake centered near Charleston sent shock waves as far north as Maine, down into Florida, and west to the Mississippi River. Weaving together the emotionally charged stories of Confederate veterans and former slaves, McClellanville resident Susan Millar Williams and Charlestonian Stephen G. Hoffius portray a South where whites and blacks struggled to determine how they would coexist a generation after the end of the Civil War.
This is also the story of Francis Warrington Dawson, a British expatriate drawn to the South by the romance of the Confederacy. As editor of Charleston’s News and Courier, Dawson walked a lonely and dangerous path, risking his life and reputation to find common ground between the races. Hailed as a hero in the aftermath of the earthquake, Dawson was denounced by white supremacists and murdered less than three years after the disaster. His killer was acquitted after a sensational trial that unmasked a Charleston underworld of decadence and corruption.
$29.95
Common Insects & Spiders of the South Carolina Lowcountry
B. Merle Shepard, Ph.D., Edward G. Farnworth, Ph.D., Keith L. McCullough, M.S.
Common Insects and Spiders of the South Carolina Lowcountry is the first in a series of field guides about the exceptional biodiversity of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The Lowcountry’s warm, nearly sub-tropical climate, favorable temperatures and a long growing season provides an unusual variety of natural habitats (ecosystems) which support a rich assemblage of plant and animal life. This biological diversity is particularly apparent in the variety of plants, insects and birds found in this region.
Join authors Merle Shepard, Ed Farnworth and Keith McCullough as they present a review of the insects and spiders of the Lowcountry with stunning photography and facts about each species. Whether on a nature trail or in your own backyard, you’ll find this field guide a valuable resource as you explore the rich biodiversity of the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm. Join us in the gallery to listen to this southern Appalachian acoustic trio perform their all original tunes. Will Deane plays guitar, his wife Betsy Deane sings and Joey Smith plays stand up bass. This concert is the only one locally that will be unplugged! The trio is excited, and admits… “unplugged is when we are at our best!” Admission: $10 for 2012 members; $15 for non-members.
Gallery Hours for March and April will be limited to Thursdays & Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
New handmade soaps, glass works, jewelry, silk scarves, paintings, photographs, CD’s, sweetgrass, pottery, books and more!
Current exhibition featuring tin works by Richard Nash, pinhole/zone plate photographs by Bernadette Humphrey, paintings by Billy Baldwin, sculptures by Fritz Ferris, and watercolors by Jackie Morrison and Sally Cade on view through April 14th.
