Most
of us care about our natural resources and enjoy the rivers so thought you’d
want to know about this free public forum at Richland Library Main 6 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10 – about an hour. Bostick Auditorium.
Five
civic experts on the rivers – from Cayce Historical Museum, Congaree National
Park, DNR, the Congaree River Keeper, and River Alliance will each speak for
about 11 minutes. Will be sort of a State of the Rivers. Free materials to pick up as you leave.
Behind
the speakers on a big screen, art inspired by the 3Rivers will be showing on a
loop. Appearance of these works calls attention to 3Rivers Art, also an adjunct
to 3Rivers Music Festival, Saturday, July 13 in The Vista. The festival area
becomes a bit of a pop-up gallery with selected retailers lending their windows
for the display of local river-related art to give festival goes.
You
see, long before the Saluda, Broad and Congaree rivers inspired the upcoming
July 13 music festival, they inspired generations of local artists.
Paintings
with the 3rivers as subject matter will be on view in selected shop windows
within the festival vicinity to give festival goers a visual dimension to
accompany the musical notes.
River
Runner, 905 Gervais Street, will showcase watercolors by Stephen Chesley,
painted in plein air in Congaree National Park. The two pieces set up on easels
near the front window are from a series of eight.
Carlisle
and Associates at 1015 Gervais is the location for a large-scale acrylic of the
Gervais Street Bridge by Lucinda Howe.
The artist’s painting of the same bridge, different views, are posted on
her website, LucindaHoweArt.com.
Regions
Bank, 1010 Gervais Street, has given Michael Story’s river scenes a vantage
point for festival week.
Existing
Vista galleries close to the festival site also are featuring paintings
inspired by the rivers.
City
Art, 1224 Lincoln, is currently showing new works by Claire Farrell including
one of her most popular landscapes, “Congaree Swamp.”
If
Art, 1223 Lincoln Street, is displaying in its window river pieces by Mary Benz
Gilkerson for festival week.
Carol
Saunders Gallery, 922 Gervais Street, where work by fine art photographer
Russell Jeffcoat is on view, is singling out Jeffcoat’s “Congaree Morning” for
this event.
Nonnah’s,
730 Gervais, is featuring Gervais Street Bridge works by Jenifer Edwards and
Ingrid Carson – painted in very different styles.
Beyond
the festival perimeter, Havens Gallery, 1616 Gervais Street, also is featuring
art with river themes. New works by Rob Shaw, Steven Whetstone and Van Martin
are among the river scenes.
Information
on how to contact the participating artists will be attached to individual
pieces of art.
before the Saluda, Broad and Congaree rivers inspired the upcoming July 13 music
festival, they inspired generations of local artists.
Paintings
with the 3rivers as subject matter will be on view in selected shop windows
within the festival vicinity to give festival goers a visual dimension to
accompany the musical notes.
Behind
retail glass, paintings by some of Columbia’s top artists will be showcased in establishments
along Gervais, Lincoln and Lady streets, close to the festival stages.
River
Runner, 905 Gervais Street, will showcase watercolors by Stephen Chesley,
painted in plein air in Congaree National Park. The two pieces set up on easels
near the front window are from a series of eight.
Carlisle
and Associates at 1015 Gervais is the location for a large-scale acrylic of the
Gervais Street Bridge by Lucinda Howe.
The artist’s painting of the same bridge, different views, are posted on
her website, LucindaHoweArt.com.
Regions
Bank, 1010 Gervais Street, has given Michael Story’s river scenes a vantage
point for festival week.
Existing
Vista galleries close to the festival site also are featuring paintings
inspired by the rivers.
City
Art, 1224 Lincoln, is currently showing new works by Claire Farrell including one
of her most popular landscapes, “Congaree Swamp.”
If
Art, 1223 Lincoln Street, is displaying in its window river pieces by Mary Benz
Gilkerson for festival week.
Carol
Saunders Gallery, 922 Gervais Street, where work by fine art photographer
Russell Jeffcoat is on view, is singling out Jeffcoat’s “Congaree Morning” for this event.
Nonnah’s,
730 Gervais, is featuring Gervais Street Bridge works by Jenifer Edwards and
Ingrid Carson – painted in very different styles.
Beyond
the festival perimeter, Havens Gallery, 1616 Gervais Street, also is featuring
art with river themes. New works by Rob Shaw, Steven Whetstone and Van Martin
are among the river scenes.
Artists
hope their river-related art works will provide visual statements to accompany
the musical notes emanating from the festival.
Information
on how to contact the participating artists will be attached to individual
pieces of art.