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"Celebrate the Arts" at USCB

Thursday, 24 February 2011 15:58

green-jonathan �Celebrate the Arts,� a two-day community festival including a high school art competition, lecture by eminent artist Jonathan Green, and arts activities for adults and children opens Friday afternoon, March 4^th on the University of South Carolina Beaufort campus in Beaufort�s historic district. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USCB is sponsoring the festival with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the USCB Studio Art faculty.

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�Celebrate the Arts� will kick off with USCB�s first juried arts competition for high school students.� Over 100 entries are competing. The top three prizes are art scholarships of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 to attend USCB�s BA in Studio Art. The public is encouraged to attend the awards ceremony at 1:00pm on Friday, March 4^th in the Center for the Arts on the Historic Beaufort campus.� Selected student artwork will be on display all afternoon.

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South Carolina artist Jonathan Green will be honored with a reception and will present a lecture Friday evening, March 4^th.� (Read our exclusive interview with Jonathan here.) Reservations are required for the lecture and reception and can be made by calling 843-208-8247.

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Saturday�s �Celebrate the Arts� events will include arts activities for children, food vendors and local artists� works displayed for purchase from 11:00-3:00.�� At 1:00 pm, USCB faculty members and invited artists will hold a multi-media panel conversation on the history, philosophy and creation of art entitled �What is art? What is its function? How does it �work�? A variety of works and philosophies will be presented that challenge traditional notions of art and encourage new ways of appreciating art and its function in society.

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Tours of the Historic Beaufort campus� new arts studios, ceramics laboratory, graphic design computer laboratory and galleries will be given throughout the festival.

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More information available at 843-208-8247, � This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.uscb.edu/artsfestival.