Local Beaufort artist, Richard D. White, along with Dr. Charles Jarrett and Virginia B. Minnix will be together on Saturday, February 16, at the House of Ahhs, 1109 Boundary Street. These three are friends whose ideas and collaborations, have worked together to produce two books. The work Richard D. White illustrates both Doreena Butterfly, a children’s lesson and, Journey to Wholeness, stories gathered from the life experiences of Gullah elders.
Artists and readers alike will be intrigued by Susan Vreeland at the special Lunch With Author series luncheon on Monday, March 10, 2008 to be held at the Colleton River Plantation Clubhouse, Bluffton. Vreeland will give an account of how she constructs novels that imagine – with historical accuracy – the lives behind the world’s greatest painters and paintings.
The public is invited to celebrate the opening of an exhibit and book signing by two of the Lowcountry’s very promising new talents, Johnnie Griner and Heyward Inabinett. The event will be held on Saturday February 16 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Red Piano Too Art Gallery located at 870 Sea Island Parkway on St.Helena Island, SC.
The Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery features “Gentle on My Mind,” an exciting show of photography by local landscape/wildlife artist Ed Funk. Ed’s exhibit will run from February 25 to April 5, 2008.