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.
Chamber Music Charleston returns to our gallery for a performance on Sunday, February 19, at 4 p.m. The program will include Caliendo “La Milonga”, Beethoven String Trio Op 9 No. 2, and Schubert quartet in E flat Major, D. 568. The musicians are Regina Helcher Yost on flute, Frances Hsieh on violin, Ben Weiss on viola, and Timothy O’Malley on cello. Tickets for 2012 members are only $10, and non-members $15.
Our award-winning McClellanville Coast Seafood Cookbook has just arrived from the printer and is on sale for $24.95 non-members and $20.00 for current members. We are happy to say this book is now in its fourth printing and all proceeds go to keeping the Arts alive in McClellanville. Order now! $24.95; 254 pp.
McClellanville businesses will showcase the work of local artists on Friday, December 9, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, December 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Arts Center will be filled with art and artists. We have many affordable gifts, including one of kind hand made glass ornaments and nightlights of shrimp, shrimp boats, and fish. Also available are ceramics by Georgette Sanders and others, local books, jewelry, and tinworks by Richard Nash, and paintings by Anita Callert, Lanie Youngman, Billy Baldwin, and fabrics by Zelda Grant, and calendars by Sharon Cumbee, and much, much more! We will also have the CD with songs written by Billy Baldwin and sung by Rut & Mindy!
George Younce, who teaches theater at the Art Institute of Charleston, presents a one-man rendition of Charles Dickens’s beloved story, “A Christmas Carol.” Younce says, “The idea of this show is to reach out to others and let them see what the theater can be about. It’s different each time I perform this play. I think the audience’s imagination gets into the story and helps it to carry through.” Come join in the fun on Saturday, December 17, at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free. Co-sponsored by the McClellanville Branch of Charleston County Library, the play is suitable for all ages.
Come shake a leg to prepare for New Year’s Eve! Contra dancing is similar to square dancing, but is performed in lines instead of squares. It’s easy and fun for all ages. Live music will be provided by Contraforce and caller Ken Greer will make the dances easy, even if you have never contra danced before. Admission id $8.00 and includes water and snacks to keep you hydrated and fueled. December 30, 2011 at 7:30
p.m. in the old McClellanville Middle School gym, 711 Pinckney Street.
JUST ADDED! At 6 p.m. Rut & Mindy will offer a concert featuring songs written by Billy! Following the concert Billy will read from his works. The reception will follow. Come celebrate it all!
We asked kids what they wanted, and this is it! A sleepover where you play with clay! On Sunday, October 23, from 1-3 p.m., Georgette Sanders will meet with students to help them make clay animals, bowls, or whatever else they want to create. On Friday, November 11, the group will glaze their work, cook hot dogs and marshmallows over an open fire, listen to stories, and spend the night at the Arts Center. Students must be at least four years old and should bring sleeping gear and washable clothing. Fee: $45 for 2011 members and $60 for non-members. Food and supplies are included in the class fee.
Learn the basics of stained glass and make your own small masterpiece. This class, taught by Olga Maria Caballero, begins on Thursday, October 20 and will meet every Thursday night through December 1,
Stained Glass Jellyfish
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Students will learn to cut and grind glass, apply copper foil and patinas, and use a soldering iron. No experience is necessary. Ages 16 and up; space is limited to five students. Fees include most materials; $125 members; $150 non-members.
“Charleston’s First Lady of Jazz,” Ann Caldwell, will sing songs and tell stories associated with the stars of the Harlem Renaissance whose portraits hang on our gallery walls. She will be accompanied Tyler Ross, who teaches jazz guitar at the College of Charleston. Songs will include Around Midnight, Blue Moon, Don’t Mean a Thing, Stormy Weather, and other classics. Our gallery doors will open at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, so that concertgoers can enjoy “O, Write My Name,” a collection of fifty photographs by Carl Van Vechten, before the concert begins at 4:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
