Stephen Moscowitz will exhibit “Birds and Other Stuff” from October 18-20 at the Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) Center for Creative Arts, located next door to the SoBA gallery on Church Street in Old Town Bluffton. Come meet the artist at the opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18th. His exhibit will feature acrylic paintings of wild life, real life and still life.

By Mindy Lucas

Amiri Geuka Farris was just 17 years old when he won his first major art award as part of the Congressional Art Competition, in which a winner from each congressional district is selected, then honored at the nation’s capitol. 

   It was a big deal not only because Farris got to go to Washington, D.C. where he met California Congresswoman Maxine Waters and actress Sarah Jessica Parker among others, but also because no one at his West Palm Beach, Florida high school, including Farris’ principal, knew who he was or that there was such a talent in their midst.

The Department of Visual Art & Design at the University of South Carolina Beaufort will present the artwork of Amie Esslinger at the Sea Islands Center Gallery early next month. An opening reception will take place Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A gallery talk will follow at 6 p.m. The exhibit will remain on view through Oct. 26. The Sea Islands Center Gallery is located at 1106 Carteret Street.