Author: Margaret Evans

Artist Mac Rogers celebrates Beaufort’s 300-year history in painting The Beaufort Art Association is pleased to present the work of featured artist Mac Rogers, whose work will be on display at the BAA Gallery from January 10 through February 19. The title of his exhibition is “Beaufort, SC – Past, Present, and Future:  A Celebration of Our Town’s 300-year History in Painting.”   Beaufort’s 300th birthday is on January 17, 2011, and Mac has attempted to complement the celebration with paintings that illustrate how the city has evolved over the years and even offers a glimpse into the future.

 Lowcounty residents and visitors will have the opportunity to view works by African-American artists who are among the state’s best-known and widely celebrated practitioners beginning January 20, 2011 in Beaufort.   The African-American Voice exhibition runs through February 28 at the USCB Center for the Arts Gallery, 801 Carteret Street. An opening reception is planned for Thursday, January 20 from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. Ken May, executive director of the South Carolina Arts Commission will be the honored guest at the reception.

A charming bronze sculpture now welcomes visitors to the BAA Gallery “Holding On,” a lifesize cast-bronze sculpture of a little girl holding on to her sun-hat, is now gracing the porch of the Historic Elliott House on Bay Street. The sculpture, by Norman Mansson, is the Seabrook, SC sculptor’s third installation in downtown Beaufort. “Calling Home,” two little boys at a pay phone, is just inside the Old Bay Marketplace. “Helping Hands,” one young girl helping another at a drinking fountain, adorns the entrance to the downtown branch of the Beaufort County Library.