Archive for April, 2008
Help Us Reach Our Goal!
The Johnston County Arts Council works hard to provide quality arts programming for the entire county. To do that, we hold fundraisiers like the golf tournament in the fall, and our Annual Meeting next Tuesday, May 6th. We write grants, ask for donations from corporations, request funding from the state and from the county level, [...]
Local Artist Profile: Doug Strickland
I like Doug Strickland a lot; mostly because he and I like to give each other a hard time. His work is very popular in Johnston County as the subjects of his paintings are often familiar, rural scenes and local people.
Doug’s Artist Statement:
I was born in North Carolina, and have lived here all my life. I graduated from the [...]
A New Generation of Broadway
Johnston County Chorale presents “A New Generation of Broadway,” The Clayton Center, Clayton, May 8. Call 938-3025 for more information.
The Johnston County Chorale will present its Spring Show, featuring “A New Generation of Broadway,” on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in the Clayton Center Auditorium under the direction of John Creech. The doors open at 7:30 [...]
What is Art?
I think I’ve done this for the past few Fridays but today I’ll announce it, you know, make it more official. From here on out, the Johnston County Arts Council Blog will have Funny Fridays (or at least Light-Hearted Fridays-but that doesn’t have the alliteration of Funny Fridays). There are plenty of humorous things in, or [...]
Join us for a Celebration!
Every Spring the Johnston County Arts Council holds an Annual Meeting to report to the community what we have accomplished in the past year. We also take this opportunity to introduce and vote on new board members, as well as recognize individuals in the community that have contributed to the arts in Johnston County. This year we are honoring the visual arts teachers [...]
My Day with the NC Poet Laureate
I’ll start off by saying I don’t like poetry. I feel like I shouldn’t say that as the Executive Director of the Johnston County Arts Council-I should love all things artistic. But as Kay Byer, the North Carolina Poet Laureate said in her poetry workshop with North Johnston High School, “You feel the way you feel! [...]
Abortion Art
The title got your attention-the story will probably make you raise an eyebrow. Seriously, I gotta have comments on this one! This asks multiple questions about what is art? what is decency? what is murder? what is freedom of speech? AND Yale University apparently has tried to pawn it off as a hoax, although the artist came [...]
April’s Micro-Cinema
Micro-Cinema, Ava Gardner Museum, Smithfield, April 24. Call 934-5830 for more details.
In April, we’re screening Monster Camp . Monster Camp came from the same guy who brought us Freedom State at last year’s festival and Kirk got the DVD from him during the Cuclorus Film Fest. Monster Camp is an official selection of the Ava Gardner Film Festival 2008, so [...]
Reality Check - Being an Artist
As a dutiful blogger in the blogsphere, I regularly check out other art blogs. One blog that is especially varied on its topics is Art News Blog. They often talk about issues of being an artist, art reviews, and art news stories, ranging from recent auctions to assasination attempts on Turkish artists (!). It has [...]
Local Artist Profile: Penny Evans
Penny Evans is one cool lady - she’s just one of those people that always have fun and always look on the positive side of things. I’ve enjoyed spending time with Penny, visiting her home studio, and generally getting to know her. You should too!
Penny would like you to know the following about her:
“The oldest of five [...]
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