[ART] Downtown Charleston ArtWalk March 18th

[ March 18, 2010; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Participating Galleries
Art Emporium Gallery
Callen McJunkin Gallery
Chet Lowther Studio
Gallery Eleven
Good News Mountaineer Garage Gallery
Stray Dog Antiques
Taylor Books – Annex Gallery
The Purple Moon
Visions Day Spa

For more information visit the new and improved ArtWalk website at http://www.charlestonartwalk.com

[ART] Fe­lix Krasyk RIP

I just learned today that Fe­lix Krasyk passed away last week. Anna Sale of WV Public Broadcasting profiled Felix for the WV PBS show “Outlook” in 2007.

The Thinker – 1957 – Felix Krasyk

[ART] The Art of Robert Motherwell at the Clay Center

[ART] New Knitting Graffiti by Minni Purl

New knitting graffiti by Minni Purl has been spotted outside Charleston Bread.

Photos by Minni Purl
Check out Minni Purl’s Flickr account for more photos of her work. Also check out Mark Wolfe’s Shouts & Hollers interview with Minni Purl from last year.

[INTERVIEW] 10 Questions With Heidi Richardson Evans

1. As an artist and a mother with a day job how does your life as an artist intersect with your “normal” life?
It’s exactly like having three full-time jobs- that often seem to need attention at the same time. What I’ve learned, though, is that when I insist on making time for creative projects, I’m [...]

[INTERVIEW] 10 Questions With Mark Wolfe of Mark Wolfe Design

Q: As an artist, a graphic designer, web designer, and photographer does art as work and art as hobby intersect, or do you you see them as two separate things?
A: Art and design have always been what I am about and what I choose to do every day, all the time. I employ two types [...]

[ART] Robert Motherwell Exhibition at the Clay Center

[ART] “Lost in Form, Found in Line: An Exhibition of Works by Robert Motherwell” at the Clay Center

The Clay Center presents works by Robert Motherwell: “Lost in Form, Found in Line: An Exhibition of Works by Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)”,  showcasing works on paper produced from 1966 to 1990. The show opens January 16 and runs through March 28.
Motherwell was the youngest member of the generation of postwar abstract expressionists who revolutionized painting [...]

[ART, MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE] Arts Day at the Legislature

[ January 25, 2010; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will host “Arts Day at the Legislature” at the State Capitol Complex, Charleston, on Monday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The event celebrates the vitality of the arts in West Virginia; the impact the arts has [...]

[MUSIC] Punk Trash Thursday with Fabulous Brothers Steele and Grinder Pump at the Empty Glass

[ January 7, 2010; 9:30 pm; ] What: The Fabulous Steele Brothers
And introducing Charleston punk trio Grinder Pump
With special guest at 9:45, comedian Nick Yurick
When: Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 9:30pm
Were: The Empty Glass
Cover: $5

Super secret drink specials

Doors open at 9:30 pm
Comedian Nick Yurick goes on at 9:45 pm
Show starts at 10 pm sharp

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