Mixson and North Charleston Artist Guild Debut the Park Circle Studio & House Tour
November 30, 2010
The Reynolds Group
Mixson, a new urbanist community in North Charleston’s historic Park Circle neighborhood, is pleased to present the Park Circle Studio & House Tour on Saturday, December 11, from 2 to 6 p.m. Hosted in collaboration with the North Charleston Artist Guild, an organization recently formed to celebrate and nurture the thriving North Charleston artist community, the Park Circle Studio & House Tour offers a self-paced art excursion, set at Mixson and in other Park Circle homes and spaces where the artists work. Model homes at Mixson have been transformed into pop-up galleries in addition to personal studios and homes throughout the Park Circle district, where guests can meet artists, see their spaces and shop for locally created artwork, including original paintings, photography, letterpress stationery, sculpture, fiber art, mixed media, glasswork and artisan jewelry.
The Park Circle Studio & House Tour will feature the following artists and members:
Mixson
· Keller Lee – glass fusion
· April Knight, Worship Artist Ministries – paintings, mixed media, cut paper craft
· David Springer – metal sculpture
· Amelia Whaley – paintings
· J. Carol Gardener – paintings, collage
· Pedro Rodriguez – painting and ceramic drums
· Elizabeth Watson – mixed media
· Dina Barron, Hooks & Toggles – artisan jewelry
· Garnette Tuten, Charleston Spice Company – organic hand-blended herbs and hand-felted soaps
· Georgette Mayo and Deborah Wright, Divine Diva Jewelry – jewelry
· Kurtis Whitehead – oil and watercolor paintings
· Nadine Todd – photography
· Bran Cedio, Mydwynter Studios – leatherwork
Studios & Homes
· Allison & Daniel Nadeau, Ink Meets Paper Press – letterpress stationery and handprinted goods
· Arianne King-Comer – textiles
· Cookie Washington – textile art, scarves
· Cheryl Johnson – 3D collage boxes and more
· James Christopher Hill – original oil paintings
· Kip Bulwinkle, Karson Photography – photography
· Madeline Dukes – contemporary oils and oil mixed media
· Peter Scala – surrealism in egg tempera and oil
Guests are encouraged to start at Mixson, following the tour along East Montague in Olde North Charleston, via bike or car. Parking is free but limited and carpooling is recommended. For details on participating artists, a map of the Park Circle Studio & House Tour or more information, visit www.northcharlestonartistguild.org.
Mixson is a blossoming new community within the famous Park Circle neighborhood in North Charleston. Mixson homes are smart, green and located in an incredibly convenient location, with restaurants and shops just a short walk or bike ride away. For more information, visit www.mixson.com.
The North Charleston Artist Guild is an arts organization hosted by the The Olde North Charleston Merchants Association operating out of the Old Village of Park Circle North Charleston. Membership is open to any individual artist (broadly defined as someone creating original visual work in activities such as drawing, painting, sculpture, acting, dancing, writing, filmmaking, photography, music, etc.) who does not operate a storefront. The purpose of the guild is to provide a networking platform for local artists, promote works through an alliance with Park Circle businesses and advance public education on the arts. For more information, visit www.northcharlestonartistguild.org
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