Columbia-based artist Flavia Lovatelli is the 701 Center for Contemporary Art Artist in Residence part II. Lovatelli is a mixed-media sustainable artist who recycles and repurposes materials. While in residence, Lovatelli will design and create an installation to go into one of the Olympia Mills Guard Houses to be installed late June, with the unveiling scheduled for the fall… stay tuned

Columbia-based artist Flavia Lovatelli is the 701 Center for Contemporary Art Artist in Residence from February 1-29, 2024. Lovatelli is a mixed-media sustainable artist who recycles and repurposes materials. While in residence, Lovatelli will create new work and conduct a series of free lantern - making workshops.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show was founded in 1977 and was the first retail craft show established and organized by a volunteer committee for the benefit of a non-profit institution. This trailblazing Show has served as a prototype for successful subsequent shows in cities such as Washington, D.C., and Evanston, Ill among others. The Show is presented each November by the Museum's Women's Committee and the Craft Show Committee for the benefit of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A portion of each year's proceeds is dedicated to the purchase of a craft object for the Museum's permanent collection. Funds raised are also used to underwrite education and publication projects within the Museum special exhibits. Proceeds have enabled the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment for the Audio-Visual and Conservation departments and monies have been contributed to the renovation of both Museum infrastructure and galleries as well as external installations such as the Rodin Museum and Mount Pleasant, an 18th century house in nearby Fairmount Park.

In 43 years the Show has grown from 125 to 195 of the finest craft artists in the nation selected through a highly competitive jury process. This dynamic and premier Show has always been in the forefront of craft education by presenting symposia, on-site artist demonstrations, collection and studio tours, room settings of craft furniture and accessories, and student exhibitions. In 2001 a guest artist program was added whereby artists from a single country are selected to participate. Countries that have participated thus far include Japan, England, Ireland, Germany, Finland, Canada, Israel, Korea, Scotland and Lithuania.

The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents the 2022 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, on view May 27-June 12. This annual juried art exhibition highlights the recent work of artists across South Carolina featuring painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and photography. Artworks receiving prizes are presented alongside a limited selection of pieces identified by the juror as meriting display. This year’s juror is Marie Carladous.

I have two pieces in this show; Acropora and Cocooned.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show was founded in 1977 and was the first retail craft show established and organized by a volunteer committee for the benefit of a non-profit institution. This trailblazing Show has served as a prototype for successful subsequent shows in cities such as Washington, D.C., and Evanston, Ill among others. The Show is presented each November by the Museum's Women's Committee and the Craft Show Committee for the benefit of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A portion of each year's proceeds is dedicated to the purchase of a craft object for the Museum's permanent collection. Funds raised are also used to underwrite education and publication projects within the Museum special exhibits. Proceeds have enabled the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment for the Audio-Visual and Conservation departments and monies have been contributed to the renovation of both Museum infrastructure and galleries as well as external installations such as the Rodin Museum and Mount Pleasant, an 18th century house in nearby Fairmount Park.

In 43 years the Show has grown from 125 to 195 of the finest craft artists in the nation selected through a highly competitive jury process. This dynamic and premier Show has always been in the forefront of craft education by presenting symposia, on-site artist demonstrations, collection and studio tours, room settings of craft furniture and accessories, and student exhibitions. In 2001 a guest artist program was added whereby artists from a single country are selected to participate. Countries that have participated thus far include Japan, England, Ireland, Germany, Finland, Canada, Israel, Korea, Scotland and Lithuania.

Art enables community. It mixes and collaborates as expression to offer itself to the senses and through the senses to human emotion.

It is ancient and it is modern.

It is reverent and it is innovative.

It is the narrative that provokes and pleases and challenges us to meet it and our expectations in life, in thought, in dreams.

It understands our being, is grateful for us, to us for inspiration, for community.

Art is intuited to life being the host of our existence.

WCAGA believes partnering Art with Science can create awareness of the narrowing window available to humankind to positively affect climate change. This collaboration offers us resources and actionable steps each of us can adopt to reverse the spiral of global warming, and sustain our natural world.

Art League of Hilton Head is holding their 27th National Juried Exhibition, held every other year across multiple media types.

Important dates:

Exhibition dates - Tuesday, May 4 – Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Friday, May 7 – Awards Reception, from 5 – 7 pm, Winners announced.
Saturday, May 8 – Critic’s Coffee, from 10 am – 12 pm, $10 at door

The 19th Annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition and Exhibition is a statewide competition and a vital component of the 2021 North Charleston Arts Fest. It continues to attract substantial positive attention from the arts community and festival guests.
The Palmetto Hands exhibition will be on view in Exhibit Hall A at the Charleston Area Convention Center on Wednesday, April 28, from 6:00-8:00pm, and Thursday-Sunday, April 29-May 2, from 10:00am-6:00pm. Admission and parking are free to the public.

Join us for a group exhibition featuring artists works made through our collective time of isolation.

*We will require masks and social distancing throughout the opening.

Tapps Outpost is a business and production incubator in Columbia, South Carolina for emerging cultural entrepreneurs. We help realize cultural projects and initiatives by pooling resources and providing administrative support to artists.

My work has been accepted into the ArtFields 2019 competition, a diverse Art competition in Lake City, SC exhibiting approximately 400 works selected from 900 submissions from across the 12 Southeast States that awards more than $120,000 in cash prizes. The accepted artwork represents a wide range in subject matter, media, and creative approaches. I’ll be exhibiting at the Merle Norman Cosmetics Salon on Main Street!!!

Motor Supply Company Bistro is curating a solo show of my work where you will see a range of past and latest works. My random collection of sustainable art works and assemblages. Meet the artist "soiree" is on Feb 15th starting at 6pm and the show will hang there for the pleasure of the patrons through mid April!

Motor Supply is known as the go-to restaurant in the Congaree Vista for artisan cocktails, a casual fine dining atmosphere and daily-changing lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch menus featuring local food from independent farms, Motor Supply Co. Bistro has been serving sustainable, farm-to-table cuisine in historic downtown Columbia and is known as one of the top restaurants to eat at in Columbia.