Arts & Entertainment

Mount Pleasant Artists to Compete in Regional Contest

Fourteen locals among 400 competing for $50,000 prize.

Art lovers of all ages will make their way to Lake City, South Carolina from April 19 – 28, 2013 for ArtFields, the largest arts competition of its kind in the Southeast.

This 10-day epic Southern artfest will feature a wide variety of art events, including an art competition, workshops, lectures, talks, public art and more. Most events are free, and ticketed experiences are generally priced $5 or $10 per person.

Fourteen Mount Pleasant artists have been selected as finalists in the competitive portion of the festival: Sally Bennett, Mary Crozier, Amelia Rose Smith, Wilfred Spoon, Sheryl Stalnaker, Jack Thames, Linda Fantuzzo, Kate Fortney, Bob Graham, Kellie Jacobs, Thomas Michael Meddaugh, Leslie Pratt-Thomas, Chris Rutigliano and Bonnie Stabler.

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Organizers are encouraging Lowcountry residents come out and support the local artists. A public vote determines the $25,000 People's Choice prize, which also factor into the $50,000 Top Prize.

The full calendar may be found at http://www.artfieldssc.org/attendees/events/.

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The spotlight will be on 400 pieces of two- and three-dimensional artwork selected from artists in 11 Southeastern states. These original works will be exhibited in more than 40 downtown businesses and other venues during the ten days of ArtFields. Competition artists are vying for $100,000 in total cash prizes. A special twist: attendees vote for their favorite to determine the $25,000 People’s Choice Award, which also factors into the $50,000 Top Prize.

In addition to the officially-sponsored events, ArtFields will also feature concerts and live music—including performances from New Orleans’ own Rebirth Brass Band and musicians from across the Southeast—a farmers’ and artisans’ market and al fresco food options from  food trucks.

The genesis of ArtFields is contained within the name and the town’s rich history of cultivating strawberries, beans and other staples of South Carolina’s agriculture. Now, ArtFields is serving as a fertile field for the cultivation of art and culture in one of South Carolina’s oldest communities, thanks to the generosity of local sponsors, including the Patron of the Arts IGA.

For information on sponsorship or participation opportunities, contact ArtFields at 843.374.0180 or info@artfieldssc.org. For more information on art activities, email artteam@artfieldssc.org.


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