Art Opening this September
On Thursday, September 2nd from 5:30-7:00, Black Creek Arts Council will be hosting its 9th art opening of 2010 and 15th opening in the last fifteen months. In the Jean & James Fort Gallery will be pottery by Jo Jeffers and portraits by Louise Dailey.
Jeffers and Dailey, mother and daughter, mark the second family exhibit over the fifteen month span. Last September, Mary Ellen, Dale and Seth Johnson were featured at the Arts Center.
In the Upstairs Gallery, the artwork of Lance Rhodes aka Sketchboii Lance will adorn the walls. Rhodes is a 2008 graduate of Hartsville High School and a current student at Coastal Carolina University. Rhodes work features the likenesses of hip hop stars, as well as contemporary designs.
The Black Creek Arts Center is located at 116 West College Avenue in Hartsville. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Prudential Segars Realty is sponsoring the opening reception. Please visit their website at http://www.prudentialsegarsrealty.com. The exhibit will remain on display until September 30th.
Over the last fifteen months, the Black Creek Arts Center hosted these exhibits:
July 2009 – The Carolinas II Community Photography Contest & Exhibit
August 2009 – Irish Art from the collection of Beverley Spears
September 2009 – The Johnson Family
October 2009 – Darlington County Watermedia Artists
November 2009 – Tobacco Barns of the Pee Dee: Photography by Benton Henry
December 2009 – The 3rd Annual Christmas Shoppe
January 2010 – Ina Crim Ingram
February 2010 – Nine Exhibits were showcased throughout the Arts Center
March 2010 – Heidi Bond
April 2010 – The Green Exhibit featuring Mike Fowle, Munsey Millaway & Erica Bailey
May 2010 – Jim Darlington
June 2010 – 521 All Stars Baseball Photography Exhibit
July 2010 – The Carolinas III Community Photography Contest & Exhibit
August 2010 – The Artisans of the South Carolina Cotton & Tobacco Trails
For more information about Black Creek Arts Council, visit http://www.blackcreekarts.org.
The mission of Black Creek Arts Council is to promote and foster the Arts in Darlington County. BCAC’s offices are housed in a state of the art 10,000 square foot facility at 116 West College Avenue in Hartsville. BCAC offers a variety of programs including art classes of all styles, after-school activities, pre-school aged programs, private music lessons, and various types of gallery exhibits. BCAC also offers assistance with arts management, funding, education, and program coordination to arts and cultural organizations in Darlington County.