Art Market at Historic Honey Horn to be Held This Weekend on Hilton Head Island

The Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island presents its 9th annual Art Market at Historic Honey Horn April 30th and May 1st.

The juried fine art and craft show features works by artists from around the country in various media including clay, wood, fibers, metals, glass, jewelry, watercolors, oil, mixed media and photography. A few South Carolina artists will also be on hand including Christine Crosby, Jack Thames, Diane Dean and Alicia Leeke.

The event is part of BRAVO - Celebrate the Arts! Festival held in May each year. BRAVO is a month-long celebration of the area's vibrant arts community and diverse cultural heritage in partnership with the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce.

The show is open to the public on Saturday, from 10 am until 5 p.m. and on Sunday, from 11 am until 4 p.m. There is a $6.00 per car parking donation, while admission to the show is free. Demonstrations throughout the weekend will be held in glass, pine needle basketry, clay and much more. Food and beverage are also for sale during the event.

For more information, please visit: http://www.coastaldiscovery.org/artmark.html.

Color the Arts Event Showcases Local Talent This Evening

The Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties presents its 7th annual Color the Arts fundraiser tonight at the First Citizens Center Courtyard Plaza from 6-9 p,m.

This “colorfully casual mini-arts festival” celebrates the diversity and quality of the arts in the greater Columbia area and showcases extraordinary local talent in an art exhibition and sale. Other activities include live music, performances and a silent auction.Proceeds from Color the Arts support The Arts Fund which provides grants, technical assistance, and arts education programs for artists and arts organizations in Richland & Lexington counties.A few of the artists participating in the event include Cindy Saad, Warren Brusse, Jennie Branham, Karen Langley, Alicia Leeke plus several others.
Tickets can be purchased online via the Color the Arts website at http://www.colorthearts.info/.

Artista Vista Tonight!

Columbia South Carolina’s largest gallery crawl returns tonight for its 20th annual Artista Vista event to be held from from 5-9 p.m.

Local artists and galleries will open their doors in the heart of the Congaree Vista in downtown Columbia, South Carolina.

New paintings of Alicia’s can be seen tonight at the Gallery at Nonnah’s located at 930 Gervais Street. She will also have greeting cards and wine totes available for purchase.

Resident artists at Nonnah’s include: Bonnie Goldberg, Ingrid Carson Edie Biddle, Jan Fleetwood, Betty Mandell, Alicia Leeke, Donna Rozier and Christy Lekeup.