December 2007, Columbia, SC. These are a few of the many events happening locally. I am involved in all of these ones, in some way. Want to see some great art make a trip to the newest gallery in town on Lincoln St. beside Palmetto Stone and Interiors in Columbia SC in the ever popular Vista. Many artists have put up all new art work. Great viewing is now possible since the crowd of Vista Lights has faded away into a distant memory! Open until 9 PM on Thursday and Friday evenings, through the holiday season. Stop by!*
Thursday Dec. 6th Fourteen members of the Artists Round Table show art, sculpture, photography and jewelry at 1213 Lincoln St in the Vista, Columbia SC. On occasion Howard Hunt or one of the other artists will be demonstrating their work or just painting or drawing in the gallery. Fun!
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Friday Dec. 7th at Lake Carolina 5-9PM, 6 members of the Artists Round Table including Alicia Leeke will show their art to the Lake Carolina residents while they enjoy old fashioned horse and carriage rides.
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Monday Dec. 10th Art Reception 4-7 The Back Porch Painters Art Sale and Reception features 18 artists, mostly oil painters but also some clay artists and stone and metal sculptors. It's located beside Very's Philly Steak Restaurant on Two Notch Rd. From downtown, it's just a block or two away from Columbia Place Mall and the intersection of Decker. The show will hang all week and the gallery will be open from 11-5 each day. The owner of the property is Sandra Phaup and she is an artist and member of Trenholm Artists Guild and host to Ilona Royce Smithken twice a year for over 15 years. All of the painters in Back Porch Painters have taken art lessons for many years with Ilona, who is the former ETV Television star of "Painting with Ilona. Lots of beautiful work on display. If you love impressionistic paintings, great clay work and (or) have been looking for a Palmetto Tree Sculpture, this is the gallery to see.
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Tuesday Dec. 11th from 5-7 Art Reception and Gallery Opening at Enchanted Forest Gallery on Meeting St in West Columbia. The gallery will show the work of the painters, potters, sculptors, fiber art and more. The owner Barbara Anderson is an artist & member of Seven Oaks Art League and also teaches Aerobics at New Life Fitness Center in St. Andrews and performed a dance routine at The Saluda Shoals Park during the "Through the Eyes of Art" event held on Oct. 7th. If you have clients you need to order gift baskets for, Barbara is the person to see.
*If you have any questions or need directions, just leave a comment here or email me.
* I was in 5 NEW art shows in November, I went to 6 movies, painted 15 paintings and I managed to write over 30 blogs, the month literally flew by. It looks like December is heading in the same direction. Guess what though, I am finally changing out my old 1995 printer and upgrading. Can you believe it, instead of 2 minutes to print one page I will now get 30 pages a minute. I just can't imagine it! Wow, I may actually get a few extra minutes ...
It's all fun.
yours truly,
