Today, September 6th, we will be hosting the opening reception for the Faculty Biennial Exhibit at 4:30 pm.  Come see what our art faculty has to offer!  The Faculty Biennial Exhibit will be housed in the gallery until September 28th.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Leah K. Woods' Exhibit, "Structure: Sculptural Furniture"

Image: "Vanity", Walnut Veneer, Dye, Brass Hardware

The exhibit will be housed at the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery from July 16th until August 24th, 2012.  Visit the gallery to see Woods' additional artwork.

The closing reception with the artist is on August 23rd from 4:30-6:30 pm.  Come by the gallery to meet the artist and discuss her significant works of art and function.

Video of Summer Arts Academy duct tape fashion show!

Check out our video of the 2012 Summer Arts Academy duct tape fashion show from June 22! The theme was "Hollywood Movies" and the costumes (and performances) were awesome!

After the fashion show, the 68 Horry County middle and high school students exhibited over 300 pieces of artwork at the Bryan Gallery. The artwork included weaving, still-life painting, sculptures made entirely out of natural objects found on campus, stop-motion photography, drawing, papier-mache sculptures, graffiti and much, much more.


Students experienced an intensive schedule of five different art classes a day, from 8:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. during the summer camp. They also had the chance to build sand sculptures at Myrtle Beach State Park.

Summer Arts Exhibit Tomorrow!

The students at CCU's Summer Arts Academy 2012 have been hard at work getting ready for the big exhibit on Friday, June 22! Come check out all the impressive work created by these local middle and high school students.

Students have been working on everything from weaving, to still-life painting, to sculptures made entirely out of natural objects found on campus. Students have spent the last 10 days in an intensive schedule of five different art classes a day, from 8:30 a.m. until 9 p.m., and we can't wait to show off their hard work. It is looking like this year's artwork is the best yet!

And,of course, the show can't begin without the annual duct tape fashion show. This year's theme is "Hollywood Movies." You can see a video of last year's show here.

The show starts in the courtyard of the Edwards Building at CCU at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 22. The exhibit is open in the Bryan Gallery until 1 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

"Meet Our New Gallery Graduate Assistant, Olivia!"

Olivia Marlowe Frank joined our team on Monday, May 21st, 2012.  Olivia is a native of Conway, SC, but also spent a few of her formative years in West Chester, PA.  She was a former student of Coastal Carolina University and graduated in 2007 with two bachelors' degrees--one in art studio and one in English as well as a French minor.

Currently, Olivia has returned to CCU in order to obtain her M.A.T. degree in art education.  In May of 2013, she plans on graduating from CCU and beginning her teaching career.

While assisting with events at the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery, Olivia plans on working as a liaison between the Horry County School District as well as other neighboring school districts and CCU, increasing both CCU's and the gallery's visibility and accessibility within the community and art world, generating and distributing lesson plans for personal and professional development and gaining a thorough understanding of the available technology to the world of "academia" and how it may be channeled into a beneficial resource for the modern day classroom.

Welcome aboard, Olivia!

Dr. Howie - Why Students Need Art History

We sat down with Dr. Elizabeth Howie, an art history professor in Coastal Carolina University's Visual Arts Department.  In this segment, Dr. Howie discusses teaching art history and why it is important for students to get an early start learning about the subject.

Check out our Guide to Great Online Resources for several websites, including the Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Art, for lessons and ideas to bring art history into your classroom.

'Portfolio' exhibit showcases graduating art students' work

Coastal Carolina Press Release:

Coastal Carolina University's Department of Visual Arts will display the work of senior art students during two "Portfolios" exhibits in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery. Studio Art students' work will be presented from Thursday, April 12 to Friday, April 20; Graphic Design students' work will be on display from Thursday, April 26 to Saturday, May 5. The exhibits are free to attend and open to the public.

The Studio Art exhibit features work by Isrelah Brooks, Charles Childress, Natasha Crabtree, Hayley Echhart, Olivia Hehir, Amanda Illian, Lauren Kies, Hannah Leisen, Stevi Morris, Latoya Perkinson, Laura Riedinger, Samantha Ross, Leah Smith, Mary Van Der Horst and Hannah Wehrmann. Showcased work includes painting, sculpture, printmaking and photography.

The Graphic Design exhibit features work by Timothy Bardlavens, Lisa Buff, Joshua Castro, Ryan Cirignano, Luis Faz, Ursula Hockman, Stephanie Jones, Kayla Looysen, Kevin Mabey, Daniel Martin, Shantelle Patterson, Victor Pirozzi, Andrea Silvernale and Shannon Watson. This exhibit includes painting, photography, ceramics, puppetry and other mixed mediums.

Each exhibit will have a closing reception: for the Studio Art portfolios, the reception will be Thursday, April 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; and for the Graphic Design portfolios, the reception will be Thursday, May 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Highlights from our "Artists in Your Own Backyard" Art Ed Day

A highlight reel of CCU's "Artists in Your Own Backyard" Art Ed Day on March 31st. Thank you to all the artists who participated. The exhibit had over 100 Horry County students' artworks and showcased five local artists. The artwork ranged from elementary to high school, and included drawings, paintings, ceramic works, shoe sculptures, and even a miniature display of a mural painted at Myrtle Beach High School with the help of local muralist Ruth Cox.

Find out more about the project at ArtistsinYourBackyard.blogspot.com

"Artists in Your Own Backyard" Art Education day this Saturday!



St. James High -
Acrylic Landscape lesson
based on the work of
Jack Cayton

We are gearing up for CCU's Art Education Day, "Artists in Your Own Backyard," at Coastal Carolina University this Saturday, March 31! The show will be open from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

We would love for you to come out and see the exhibit-- over 100 Horry County students' artworks and a meet-and-greet with five local artists. The student artwork was created from lesson plans designed by CCU graduate students and based on the artwork of local artists. We are also opening the Bryan Gallery during this event, giving you a 2-for-1 show! The Bryan Gallery is currently exhibiting "Shifting Plates," which examines the work of fifteen printmakers from the Upstate of South Carolina. A variety of techniques and styles is on display. 
 
During our Art Ed day, you will have the opportunity to meet and converse with local artists involved in our research project, see the two-part short documentary of our interviews, and see the work of our area students. The student artwork ranges from elementary to high school and includes painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics and even a mural painted at Myrtle Beach High School with the help of Conway artist Ruth Cox.

Come and join us in the side courtyard of the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards building from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.! Find out more information, including video, lesson plans, and pictures from the project at artistsinyourbackyard.blogspot.com.

St. James High - Acrylic Landscape lesson based on the work of Jack Cayton

Horry-Georgetown County High Schools Art Exhibition!

Congratulations to all the talented students in the 11th Annual Horry-Georgetown County High Schools Juried Art Exhibition at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum! The show will be up until April 22nd, go check it out!

 

"Artists In Your Backyard" - Part 2

CCU's M.A.T. Art Education students arrived home on Sunday from the National Art Education Association conference in New York City. They presented Artists in Your Backyard, a research project on finding local artists, creating lesson plans based on these artists, and bringing them into area classrooms during their student teaching.

To find out more about the project and to see the lesson plans, check out http://artistsinyourbackyard.blogspot.com/.

Artists in Your Own Backyard being presented in NYC

In the fall of 2011, the M.A.T. Art Education students at Coastal Carolina University were each assigned to interview a local artist and then base a lesson plan around their artwork. This simple assignment grew into something quite larger. It has since become an extensive research project that highlights several South Carolina artists living and working in the lowcountry.

We sat down with five artists to talk about their artwork, their art background and how they balance both professional and personal lives that revolve around art. We are presenting this project at the National Art Education Association conference in New York City on Friday, March 2.

Our artists include two painters, two sculptors, and one photographer. We feel that this is an interesting way to make students aware of the fact that art is going on all around them.

You can find more information about each interview here.

CCU's Chris Todd on Teaching 3-D

We sat down with CCU lecturer Chris Todd to talk about our two loves, art and teaching. In the first half of this two-part interview, Todd discusses her passion for teaching 3-D design and sculpture, as well as her concern that our younger generations are growing up lacking the more basic skills of building and hands-on design in the technology age.

 

"Todd's interest in theatre led to several jobs which focused on hands-on building. For several years she returned to the cold of New England in order to work as a Properties Master Artisan at a regional musical theatre north of Boston.

Upon reevaluation of her career choice, she pursued further training in woodworking skills through an MFA in Artisanry: Woodworking and Furniture Design from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth under the guidance of Stephen Whittlesey. Her pursuit of fine woodworking skills combined with the whimsical interests nurtured during her time in theatre led her to combine the two through the creation of sculpture. Her current work involves creating dysfunctional furniture forms that strive to emotionally connect with the viewer through their limited practicality." -coastal.edu

Weaving, Stacking, and Staining: Jonathan Brilliant

Featured Lesson Plan: Introduction to Notan by Lauren Bates

Nolan Collages- Asymetrical and Symmetrical Balance: Introduction to Notan, the Japanese word for the interaction between dark and light. Creating a black and white collage out of a simple square, and learning about positive and negative space.

Western culture tends to emphasize the positive aspect of design, with less emphasis on the negative (background) space. The Eastern culture from which NOTAN arose, seeks a more balanced view of the world, and of design as it relates to the world. The classic yin/yang symbol that we all know is a reflection of this desire for balance.

This lesson is geared towards Grade 8, but can be adapted to other levels. Students will create a piece of art that shows the interaction between dark and light, positive and negative shapes, and asymetrical and symmetrical balance. Click here for the full lesson plan and check out the accompanying PowerPoint presentation too!

Lesson Objectives:
1. To learn about Notan.
2. To learn about positive and negative space.
3. To use a simple square and all the negative cuttings to create a collage, which will inspire a mask.
4. To understand about symmetry and asymmetry, and the Principle of Design, Balance.
5. To understand the Elements of Art: Space and Shape (Positive and Negative).

 

Jonathan Brilliant Exhibit opens Thursday

Come join us for the opening reception of Jonathan Brilliant's exhibit Weaving, Stacking and Staining on Thursday, January 19th. The reception is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and the exhibit will be on display until February 17.

Brilliant has been onsite in Conway for several days actively working on his installation in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery at Coastal Carolina University. He also found the time to talk with some students from Ocean Bay Elementary School, check out the pictures below. It has been exciting to see Brilliant's work take shape, you won't want to miss this show! You can find more information, videos, pictures and Brilliant's own blog at jonathanbrilliant.com.

"Central to all my work is an interest in patterning and mark-making fused with the use of pre- and post-consumer manufactured materials and the use of rhythm and repetition to create installations, objects, and works on paper. Running through my work is a real enthusiasm for the inherent qualities of a material and the extent to which I can exploit it for making art. Rather than relying solely on intuitive approaches I have a set of systems I apply to the materials at hand. These systems include, but are not limited to: weaving, welding, stacking, arranging, drumming, beating, rusting, drawing, photographing, looking at, and thinking about."

-jonathanbrilliant.com