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tiptop-arts-beaufort Thoughts on the Recent Emergency Arts Summit in Beaufort (by two Arts Council Staffers)

Over seventy people attended the Emergency Arts Summit! This invigorating meeting was organized by the Arts Council of Beaufort County to address threats and constrictions to quality of life, for both artists and the entire community. Held at ARTworks, staff set up a wide circle of chairs in the black box theater, preparing for thirty or so people. Soon, there was standing room only, plentiful greetings, bubbling discussions, and at least four berets (this was on a cold February 16th after all.)

JW Rone, the executive director of the arts council, facilitated. He divided this vocal crowd by artform + administrators (thank you Susan DuPlessis from the SC Arts Commission for traveling all the way from Columbia.) Below are their preliminary suggestions. The asterisked items (*) are already the specialties and responsibilities of the Arts Council, the designated umbrella arts organization for Beaufort County. So efforts are already underway! Thank you to everyone who attended, space does not permit listing all names. The next meeting is March 16th, please confirm at beaufortcountyarts.com.

Administration Group�included Ian Leslie, Dick Stewart, Carrie Carper, Evan Thompson, Tim Hager, LaNelle Fabian, Edna Crews, Carlotta Ungaro, Stacy van Vulpen, Elsie Mufuka, Margaret Rushton, Lynn McGee, Dick Morehead and more.

1.� United Arts Fund (similar set up to United Way)

2.� Identify competent leadership from for-profit businesses to involve with non-profits.*

3.� Work with the City* to grant $50 - $100k per year to artists to live in the NW Quadrant

4.� Provide administrative work/consulting/professional development to artists*

5.� Find a method to provide 1,000 scholarships to 1,000 students

6.� Draw and keep people here* by creating a Beaufort Traveling Art Exhibit (to go outside of Beaufort County) and include all types of art forms including architects, landscape designers and interior designers

7.� Help artists find a way to give back* through �in kind� if not monetary [note: artists are already some of the give-backingest people around.]

8.� Collect firm data about what the arts do, will do and where dollars go.*

Visual Arts�included Michael Pearson, Benoit Lavigne, Deanna Bowdish, Pat Keown, Gabrielle Hoffman, Darsi Johnson Devine, Paul Nurnberg, Carol Kamm, Linda Sheppard, Kim Keats, Parris Larrain, Chris Neitert, Benjamin Gillens, and more.

1.� National juried show (create or expand existing ones)

2.� Collaboration* -- all medias together*

3.� Create a venue* to multiple organizations / create an arts district

4.� Media marketing* blitz [note: not a blitz but more of a streaming & adapting network.]

5.� Create a moveable/traveling exhibit (move around to existing venues in the county)

6.� Create a barter system (e.g., art for health care) [note: on April 27th there will be a meeting at ARTworks addressing bartering.]

7.� Big Art Festival � Waterfront Park

Theater�included Michael Kane, Kay Owen, Ericka Pyle, Joanne Graham, Stephen Murray of Kazoobie Kazoos, and Deanna Kraszewski, Lowcountry School of the Performing Arts.

1.� Establish a county-wide talent roster (set designers/construction, techies, director, etc.)

2.� Increase youth involvement in community arts programs*

3.� Create a resource list for technical items (loaner program)

4.� Increase education of arts standards in schools and community*

5.� Theater companies need to be less territorial � �rising tide lifts all boats�

6.� Increase parental involvement*

Music�included Laura von Harten, Tina Fripp, Greta Maddox, Donna Starkey, Mary Anne Hanke, Chris Raskind.

1.� Create a central artist registry for people looking to hire musicians

2.� Training in media coverage � submittal deadlines, what will you print, how do you want it formatted*

3.� More local performances for local musicians*

4.� Youth Music Showcase in waterfront park [note: many questions about the inaccessibility of waterfront park...]

5.� Fill empty seats at music performances with kids for free

6.� Explore alternate venues* for performances (The Green, Arsenal, etc�)

7.� Work with the City of Beaufort to make Busking legal [note: yay!]

8.� Make sure that there is good stewardship of the PAC and if the organization in charge isn�t maintaining find a way to get it done (backstage now is very dusty)*

9.� Performing Arts Center at USCB should be used by locals first*

Literary included Melissa Murray, Ethard Van Stee, Faye Smit, and Stephanie Edwards who deserves a big thanks for outspokeness.

1. ��Cooperative� is somehow at the root of all of this. Look at what ACBC does already and figure out how to work together*

2.� How do we figure out financial resources and space that is inexpensive or free*

3.� Provide administrative resources to support grant writing*

4.� Art is Business � it has to work both ways*

5.� Look at the Arts Council, enhance what you�ve got*

*The specialties and responsibilities of the Arts Council of Beaufort County are not limited to only these asterisked items. The duties and efforts go on and on, like a�middle school art class drawing lines to understand and absorb all the perspectives and vanishing points and dimensions.

From its office in ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center, the Arts Council of Beaufort County promotes and nurtures the arts 365 a year, and works as an independent, non-profit service organization that is not a function of the Beaufort County government. http://www.beaufortcountyarts.com, 843-379-2787.

UPCOMING DATES at ARTworks

Friday, March 5, 6-8pm

Opening reception for�Youth Art Month at ARTworks, bright with student artwork of all subjects, many media, and a few dimensions, from all over the county, plus the Beaufort Youth Orchestra String Quartet. Free and open to the public.

Friday, March 12th, 7:30pm

Walt Michael In Concert @ ARTworks: the hammered dulcimerist of uncommon power will perform Old-time Southern Appalachian, Celtic music, and breath-taking original compositions. Michael has appeared at the Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and toured extensively throughout the US, Canada, Europe and the UK, appearing on ABC-TV, NBC's Tonight Show, Broadway, BBC, TNN, CBC, OLN and PBS, and has performed collaboratively with both the Pilobolus Dance Theater and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. waltmichael.com, beaufortcountyarts.com, 843-379-2787,�$10 at the door.

Scenes from Far & Near

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Line and detail are the trademarks of this multifaceted show�at�The Charles Street Gallery, March 12 through April 5; reception with the artists is on Friday, March 12th, 5:30-9pm, at 914 Charles Street in Beaufort.

In his studio on Dataw Island, Robert Steinmetz has captured the jewel-tones from his�Italian travels,�covering an impressive range of subjects � from architectural close-ups, to streetscapes of narrow alleyways, to public sculpture and candid figure studies of local residents.�Steinmetz began painting full-time in 1990, shortly after retiring from a 27-year career as a practicing architect in Connecticut and relocating to the coast of Maine.� As a watermedia artist his work ha scene-steinmetz2-beaufort

s been juried into many local, national and international shows and in many cases also has been selected for recognition with awards.� In 2009 he was one of only nine artists in the United States elected to �Signature Member� status in the country�s oldest art organization, the American Watercolor Society.� He has achieved similar status in the National Watercolor Society and the North East Watercolor Society.

scenes-paulkerserling Just twenty minutes inland, native photographer Paul Keyserling has been snapping his shutter in a signature way that captures the odd angles of telephone lines and Piggly Wiggly signs, the distractions and drainings of this coastal environment, and the beauty of life in the sun. His lensmanship stems from a career of SC Educational Television and fil scenes-paulkeyserling2 m making.�"All the while, still photography has been an ongoing distraction which drains exponentially more assets than it generates," Paul commented, but he wasn't counting the calming process of looking into the depths of his photographs to decipher the pristinely wordless stories he has captured. "I've been taking pictures for a long time and I've amassed quite a collection. I'm not really a capitalist, but I spend a lot of time at the Charles Street Gallery, we're friends, and it's very comfortable. Georgia motivated this show."

The Charles Street Gallery is an established source for Lowcountry and international art, presented within a carefully renovated house surrounded by a lush garden in the middle of Beaufort's historic district. 914 Charles Street 29902, 843-521-9054,�http://www.thecharlesstreetgallery.com.

Piano Posters

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piano2-hiltonhead Art� League Gallery to feature SCAD Art Posters for 2010 Hilton Head International Piano Competition during March

The Art League Gallery presents SCAD Posters created for the 2010 Hilton Head International Piano Competition cover art from March 8 � April 10, 2010.�� There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, March 9, 5-7 pm at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery located in the Pineland Station Atrium, Suite 207, Hilton Head Island.� The exhibit showcases 38 illustrations and all are for sale. The public is invited. �For information call 843-681-5060 or visit the website www.artleaguehhi.org

The cover of this year�s Hilton Head International Piano Competition (HHIPC) Program is the result of the collaboration with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).� Willis Shay, an avid arts aficionado, states:� �I have always been interested in showing the relationship between the visual arts and music and the SCAD students provided that opportunity. Their talent recognizing the importance of the Piano Competition is both entertaining and revealing.�� Two years ago HHIPC began searching for a way to tap into the creativity of young visual artists in order to bring a fresh appeal to young pianists whom the Competition seeks to attract and decided to make this collaboration with SCAD an annual event. For the 2010 artist competition, students of the Art and Illustration Departments of SCAD presented 38 works. piano-hiltonhead

The winning artwork and First Prize of $1200 was awarded to Lindsay Johnson for her intriguing Origami piano made of sheet music. Second Prize of $500 was awarded to James Hall; and Third Prize of $300 to Jeremy Caldwell.� A wide range of styles is represented.� Alice Feagan featured typographic design within wrap-around piano keys. ��I wanted to create a poster that exuded a sense of energy and sound through the use of playful typography.�� Lynsey Steinberg rendered a piano releasing a burgeoning floral design and Cassandra Dixon one with Raphaelesque Putti.

piano4-hiltonhead The cover art exhibition at the Art League of Hilton Head Gallery highlights a creative collaboration between the Symphony and the League under the motto Art and Music.� The show will also include works of Art League artists who painted the Symphony in action or depicted a music theme.� These works can also be found in the Symphony�s 28^th Season Program color brochure. All artworks are for sale.

piano3-hiltonhead Visit the Art League Gallery in Pineland Station to see this unique exhibit combining art and music. -- The Art League of Hilton Head promotes and supports the visual arts through education, exhibitions and partnerships for the cultural enrichment of the community and its visitors.� It is a not-for-profit 501 � 3 organization. The Art League also holds classes at the Art Academy on Cordillo Parkway.� Art exhibitions at the Gallery in Pineland Station are changed monthly and the artworks of over 150 member artists are displayed and available for sale at all times.� For more information check the website at www.artleaguehhi.org or call the Gallery at 843-681-5060.

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Spring in the Air

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Beaufort Art Association inspires warm thoughts with 49^th Annual Spring Show

baa-tommytoner The Beaufort Art Association announces its 49^th Annual Spring Show and Exhibit, opening Friday March 19 and continuing through Sunday March 28 at the Charles �Lind� Brown Center at the corner of Greene and Hamar Streets, in downtown Beaufort.� Exhibit hours are 11 am to 6 pm weekdays, and 12 noon to 4 pm on Sundays.� One of Beaufort�s favorite spring events, the show is open to all area artists. baa-donnaireton

Guest show judge Edie Brown will select this year�s winners, who will be vying for over $2000 in awards. Edie Brown was born and raised in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. She received a degree in Fine Arts and Psychology from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. Edie connected her love of art and of people while studying Art Therapy in London. She furthered her education in New York City where she completed a Masters Degree in Education for Counseling in Colleges and Community Agencies at New York University. Edie has taught and led creative workshops and art classes, done murals and paintings for private clients, and shown her work in galleries in Boston, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. baa-eddiebrown Edie currently lives in Marcellus, New York with her husband and three children. Edie�s passion lies in discovering the truth of process in creating art. She works to provide useful and practical tools to others that they may gain this understanding and, in turn, reach new levels of creativity in their baa-joantempler artistic endeavors. She believes art is a powerful means of communication, evoking and invoking an emotional, spiritual, and/or inspired dialogue with the artist and the viewer. Edie believes art is a calling and a gift to both experience and share. There is no greater gift than to overcome fears, blocks and/or training to embrace the form of art that uniquely expresses the heart of an individual artist.

baa-chriskirk All area artists are invited to enter. Please call the Beaufort Gallery offices at 379-2222 for more information

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Cooks & Books: Together Again!

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The palate-pleasing combination of signature food tastings from top local restaurants will be paired with well-known Lowcountry authors and topped with an exciting �The Heat Is On� chefs� competition at Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry�s 4^th Annual Winter Fundraiser, COOKS & BOOKS, on Sunday, February 21, 2010 from 11:30 to 4:00 at The Mall at Shelter Cove.

Coordinated by LVL�s Friends of Literacy fund-raising organization, Cooks & Books promises to be an afternoon of culinary delights and entertainment.� Sonny Dixon of WTOC-TV Channel 11 in Savannah will serve as master of ceremonies.� Admission to Cooks & Books is $15 in advance and $20 at the door.� The ticket includes unlimited tastings, access to the Lowcountry authors, the chefs� competition, �The Heat is On� and the opportunity to vote for a favorite tasting in �The Peoples� Choice.�� For information please call 815-6616 or check the website www.lowcountryliteracy.org.

14 Lowcountry Restaurants Offering Tastings

Red Fish, Old Fort Pub, Antonio�s, Tapas, CQ�s, Wise Guys Lounge �� Frankie Bones,Bistro 17, Alligator Grille, Charley�s Crab, French Bakery, Deli-By-The-Beach, Aqua Grille & Lounge, Kenny B�s French Quarter Caf�

9 Lowcountry Authors and Cookbook Authors � 12:30 pm-2:30 pm

Kathryn Wall

Patti Callahan Henry

Sallie Ann Robinson

Karen White

C.J. Lyons

Mary Kay Andrews

Jackie K. Cooper

Joni Graybill

Mark Yarbrough

�The Heat is ON� � Chefs� Competition

� The first two rounds are elimination rounds and the third round will pit the winners of the elimination rounds against each other.

� The first round begins at 12:00 and will run for 30 minutes.

� The second round begins at 1:00 and will run until 1:30.

� The final round starts at 2:00 and will finish at 2:30.

� Chefs will be judged on creativity, taste, presentation and number of dishes created within a half hour�s time.

10 Competing Chefs

Stephen Stewart of TidePointe

Ryan Alpaugh of Alligator Grille

Keith Josefiak of Old Fort Pub

Rob Britton of Charley�s Crab

Yuri Gow of Antonio�s

Eric Seaglund of Aqua Grille & Lounge

Luke Lyons of�� Frankie Bones

Russell Keane of Wise Guys

Kenny Ballard of Kenny B�s French Quarter Caf�

Chris Carge of Bistro 17

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Chefs� Competition Judges

Ron Andrews � Executive Chef @ Bray�s Island Plantation

Wolfgang Biere � pastry chef

Jean Vandeville, Culinary Instructor � Savannah Tech

Premier Preview Party

Friday, February 19, 2010 ��6:00-9:00 pm

TidePointe, a Classic Residence by Hyatt

The party will showcase event authors and feature a silent auction.� Guests will enjoy cocktails and hors d�oeuvres creations by TidePointe Executive Chef Stephen Stewart in the newly redecorated Club House Tickets are $75.00 per person

Advance Tickets to Cooks & Books

Advance tickets can be purchased at; Literacy Volunteers� Hilton Head office, 4 Oak Park Drive � off Mathews Drive; Literacy Volunteers� Bluffton Office, 1-B Kitties Landing Way � off Rt. 46; Literacy Volunteers� Beaufort Office, 1403 Prince Street; Burke�s Main Street Pharmacy, Hilton Head; Markel�s Cards & Gifts, Kittie�s Crossing; Le Cookery, Wexford Village Shoppes, Hilton Head

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Dine at Outback, Help Young Musicians!

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Beaufort Youth Orchestra to receive scholarships, perform concerts

For the fifth consecutive year the Outback Steakhouse will offer a special Lunch on Sunday, March 7th, from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. for the benefit of The Beaufort Youth Orchestra�s Scholarship Fund. This year�s event will be a plated meal, rather than a buffet. Outback is generously donating all the food, and 100% of the money raised will go to the young people. Chamber groups from the Youth Orchestra will be offering musical selections during the event.

The cost of the Lunch is $20 for adults; Children up to 13, $10. Children under 6 may come for free. Reservations must be prepaid in advance by sending a check to:

Beaufort Orchestra League

% Shandalove,

1501 Springwell

St. Helena Island, SC 29920.

Please note the number of children and adults on your check. For further information about the Outback Lunch you may call Greta at 476-1310 or Sherry at 838-3233. Donations from those unable to attend would also be gratefully received.

Each year the Beaufort Orchestra Board has been able to give selected members of the Youth Orchestra an opportunity to take private lessons, attend summer music camps, and to support those BYO graduates who continue their music studies while in college.

During 2009-2010 The Beaufort Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Fred Devyatkin, has grown to nearly fifty young musicians. They are a full symphonic group, including strings, brass, winds, and percussion. New players are accepted through audition, and those interested may inquire by calling Greta Maddox at 476-1310 or Ron Maddox at 263-2190.

The talented young people typically begin playing with BYO in upper elementary grades and can continue through high school. �Rehearsals are held Thursday evenings at Beaufort High School. Recently, Beaufort Symphony members Amy Rabinowitz, Bill Baker, and Chris Cushman have volunteered their services to assist the Maestro in coaching sectional rehearsals and chamber groups.

According to Maestro Devyatkin, the young people make huge strides when they are able to take private lessons provided by the scholarships. This also sparks their interest in practice, and of course, increases the skills of the orchestra as a whole. Recently one of our graduate students attended Brevard Summer Music Camp in North Carolina. There she had the opportunity of working with Boston Pops Director Keith Lockhart and attended a master class with Yo Yo Ma! Another BYO grad is now a bassoonist and contrabassoonist at University of Memphis School of Music. Other alumni have begun teaching careers and one is a prolific composer!

BYO is proud of the honors our young people have won here in 2009. Several string players auditioned and were accepted into both Regional and State Orchestra. In addition, a number of wind and brass students auditioned and were selected for Regional Band.

The Beaufort Youth Orchestra will be in concert during the last week of February.� Dataw Island Club will host the young folks on Tuesday, February 23^rd at 7:00 P.M.� On Thursday, February 25 they will present the same concert at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, also at 7:00 P.M. The programs will include classical music, hits from Broadway and the movies, as well as current pops tunes. The concert at Sea Island Presbyterian, 81 Lady�s Island Drive, is open to the public. There is no charge for the concert, but donations are gratefully accepted.

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