Author: Margaret Evans

Quilt Festival 2018 is the Palmetto Quilt Guild’s 14th biennial Quilt Show, featuring a display of over 150 quilts, and a quilt competition, judged by a nationally-certified judge. A Boutique of handcrafted items, Vintage Marketplace, Silent Auction, and thirteen vendors will offer visitors an array of shopping opportunities.

The Sea Islands Center Gallery at the University of South Carolina Beaufort is pleased to present an exhibition of the work of Frol Boundin. Frol Boundin: Etchings, Monoprints Series, open now through March 31, 2018. The artist reception is Friday, March 23 5:30-8 pm with the artist talk at 7 pm.

Art League of Hilton Head presents Judy Blahut Fractured Shells: Seeing the Unseen this April at Art League Gallery. Living on Hilton Head Island, with all of its raw natural beauty, inspired artist Judy Blahut to create Fractured Shells. Blahut explains her fascination with shells and sea creatures led her to “take these beautiful life forms and transform them into a unique exploration of line and form. Each shell or coral bring a different story and message.”

The Beaufort Art Association’s 57th Annual Spring Show will be open to the public from Wednesday, March 28, through Saturday, March 31, from 10 am to 7 pm at Tabby Place, 913 Port Republic St. in downtown Beaufort. Local artists will present their finest works for exhibit and sale during the show. Oils, acrylics, watercolors, photography, mixed media, pottery, woodturning, jewelry, and metal sculpture are among the artforms featured. Admission is free and open to the public.

During the second half of the 19th Century and early in the 20th Century, most American architects were trained in Paris, France under the influence of the Beaux Arts system. At that time the predominant form of architectural visualization was painting and drawing by hand.