THANK YOU ADVOCATES!

YOU DID IT!

HOUSE OVERRIDE VETOES # 32 AND 105!

Veto # 32 – 89 - 19 vote

Veto #105 0 88 - 25 vote

THANK YOUR HOUSE MEMBERS!

Senate has not Begun Budget Vetoes

Senate Must Finish by 5PM Tomorrow

Encourage your Senators to

Support the Arts Veto Overrides!

More Information to Come!

PASS THE WORD!

 

Link to House Journal for Votes: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/html-pages/hjournal.htm

 

If you believe in the work of the South Carolina Arts Alliance, please support our work with your 100% tax deductible contribution at:

http://www.scartsalliance.net/membership/membership-application/ . THANK YOU! 

 

Here is some other helpful information:

House Fax #: 803-734-2925

Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell’s phone #: 803-734-3125

House Speaker’s Fax #: 803-734-9488

House Ways & Means Chair Dan Cooper’s Phone #: 803-734-3144

Senate Fax #: 803-212-6299

Senate Finance Committee Chair Hugh Leatherman’s phone #: 803-212-6640

Senate Hugh Leatherman’s fax #: 803-212-6690

 

• For contact information of all House and Senate members, go to the Arts Alliance web site: www.scartsalliance.net and click 2010 General Assembly Contact List.
• If you don’t know who your House or Senate member is, go to http://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/zipcodesearch.exe and type in your zip code to bring up your legislator’s contact information. 
• For contact information on your legislative delegation, go to: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/countydelegationinfo/cntymast.html.

 

 

 

 

 

 

       "Celebrating 30 Years of Service to the Arts"

Betty Plumb, Executive Director

South Carolina Arts Alliance

P. O. Box 2442

Rock Hill, SC 29732-4442

PH 803-325-2435; FX 803-325-2463

Betty.Plumb@scArtsAlliance.net

http://www.scartsalliance.net/

 

The Seventh Annual Juried Photography Exhibition 

The Seventh Annual Juried Photography Exhibition at the MACK is in July. Submissions for this exhibition will be accepted at the MACK on June 25, 26 and 28.  The MACK looks forward to receiving entries from local photographic artists. For more information on entering, pleases contact the MACK at 852-3216. Mr. Frank Lazenby, former chief ophthalmic photographer for the Medical College of Georgia, will be the juror. Since retirement, Lazenby has concentrated on art photography, creating limited-edition photo-art prints with enhancement using several different computer programs. 

The MACK’s Summer Art Camps:

Hooray! Summer is here!  We are super excited to see the kids again this summer.  The MACK is excited to announce an expansion to our usual camps.  We have some great projects and fantastic volunteers to help with our 2010 MACK Summer Art Camps.  Please register through the office as soon as possible so we can plan for supplies.  The programs are for children 5 – 15 years of age.  Remember families we are happy to make arrangements to accommodate any needs, such as multiple children or financial concerns.

Please apply in the office for scholarship or multiple child discounts for the summer camps.  If you register for the entire summer program by June 15^th you will receive a discount valued at $20.  That is 6 camps for the price of 5! We look forward to seeing you again!

                                             ~ Ms. Heather ~

 

Summer Arts Camp:  We Love Nature!

June 21 - 25 / Monday – Friday / $20

Children will be focusing on gourd painting, making petroglyphs and finishing the week with a natural art composition.  We will be exploring and introducing various forms of painting and creating with different mediums such as ink, pastels, watercolor, acrylic paints.  Ms. Chris McMullen, Julie Steele and Helen Hutson will be working together to create a fantastic class for young artists.

 

Summer Pottery Camp:  Working With Our Hands!

June 28 – July 2 / Monday – Friday / $25

We all love pottery, especially children.  The students will enjoy a week of making hand-molded sculptures and clay creations.  Ms. Linda Seagroves will guide the students in the basics of pottery and sculpting.

 

Summer Photography Camp:  Snapshot!

July 12 – 19 / Monday – Friday /$20

Mr. Frank McMullen is a professional photographer and a great friend of the MACK.  He will teach the near forgotten art of photography processing, too cool!  Children will be able to learn tips about photography, exploring different techniques in taking awesome photographs and then develop their own pictures in a real dark room!  Digital is easy, watch and learn how photographs were developed by hand.  This class is a great opportunity for exposure in artistic values, but also a good blend of math and science.

 

Summer Music Camp:  Let’s Rock!

July 19- 23 / Monday – Friday / $20

The children will be fortunate to have an introduction to music.  Mr. Al Bell will give a lively week of musical expression.  The children will learn all about notes, rhythm, beats and exposure to a variety of musical instruments with a focus on the piano.  Write your own song, sing in a microphone for the first time, and jam with a band.

 

Summer Art Camp:  World Art!

July 26- 30 / Monday – Friday / $20

We will be substituting our paints and brushes for strips of cloth, glue and sand.  What a cool and different way to create art!  Ms. Belinda Ramsey will guide us with her expertise in working with this amazing material.  Each student will create a few items to represent their own style and personality. We will create mosaics, mandalas and tapestries. Explore and create a piece of art from another part of the world.

 

Summer Art Camp:  Working With Wood!

August 2 - 6 / Monday – Friday / $20

An exciting blend of function and form, this class will give our student a great learning and creative opportunity.  Mr. Don Rice has ‘gone to the birds’.  Our resident expert will teach the children all about our local birds and help build a birdhouse to suit.  We will continue to learn about different ways to create art with wood and complete a few fantastic projects.

 

2010 CALENDARS AVAILABLE

 

        The MACK is proud to announce the infamous calendar project has hit the presses.  A handful of the most involved participants in the programs and events at the MACK have created an exciting spin on the traditional calendar posing as there own version of a monthly masterpiece.  Each portrait is stunning and unique many thanks to the unimaginable talent of our photographer Anna Reed and her Nanny Goat Photography.  The women involved deserve an ovation for their courage, tenacity and determination to follow through with this particularly sensational project.

The MACK is proud to be represented by such a bold, brave and beautiful group of women. We ask for your support and pride as we have dared to expose a level of dedication never before seen in our community.  Calendars may be purchased for $10, at the MACK.  All proceeds are to support the MACK and its future civic and artistic endeavors.

HIGH TEA RECIPE BOOKLETS

 

The 2009 High Tea Recipe booklets with all the delicious tea sandwiches and sweets are available for purchase at the MACK beginning November 6.  Many people requested recipes and now is your chance to obtain them.  Stop in and purchase your copy now.

 

SOUPER BOWL COOK-OFF COOKBOOKS

 

     Cookbooks with the recipes from all the wonderful soups at the 2nd Annual "Souper Bowl" Cook-off will be available at the MACK for only $5.00.  Stop in and pick one up.

 

Watson-Brown Grant

 

The McCormick Arts Council is the recipient of a grant in the amount of $1350 from the Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Thomson, Georgia.  The grant will  enable the McCormick County Archive Repository to restore and preserve currently held documents, and to collect, preserve and make available to the public future collections of historical materials.  The grant will also provide for archival training for a volunteer archivist. 

The Junior Board of Trustees is a talented group of local high school students whose exclusive mission is to preserve local history. Supported by area school systems, this educational initiative fosters civic responsibility, heightens an appreciation for local history, and introduces the students to the world of philanthropy.

$25,000 in grants are awarded annually to worthwhile preservation projects in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of Georgia and South Carolina. During the school year, the Junior Board conducts research, pre-grant inquiries and site visits. Preservation awards are made in June.

 

The MACK recognizes the South Carolina Arts Commission and appreciates their support in the arts.  Please click on 'Related Site Links' in the menu on the left.  You may then click on the South Carolina Arts Commission to visit their website.

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We also would like to invite you to visit the Heritage Corridor website by clicking on the related site link option in the menu on the left and then selecting South Carolina Heritage Corridor.  The MACK is proud to be one of the destinations on the South Carolina Heritage Corridor.