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Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, SC 29401
CWA Charleston: April 29-30, 2016
The Mary Martin Gallery in Charleston is presenting an exhibition of wood art by our friends and colleagues Andy DiPietro, Ashley Harwood, Christian Burchard, Cindy Drozda, Cynthia Gibson, David Ellsworth, Derek Weidman, Dixie Biggs, John Beaver, Keith Holt, Marilyn Campbell, Stephen Hatcher, and Warren Carpenter.
In addition to a representative selection of their newest work, there will be one piece in the exhibit by each artist that responds to and interprets the tragic event at the Mother Emanuel AME Church, and the response of the city and state to the deaths of nine pastors and parishioners at the hands of a racially-inspired gunman.
In conjunction with this exhibition, Richard Hogue has planned an exciting weekend of activities for the Collectors of Wood Art and the artists.
CWA Charleston begins with lunch at noon on Friday, April 29, in the Drawing Room at the Vendue Inn and concludes after dinner on Saturday, April 30, at the home of Richard and Elizabeth Hogue. Included in the program are the following:
- Two lunches and two dinners
- Guided tours of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, the Nathaniel Russell House, the French Quarter (galleries, churches and points of interest), Middleton Place Gardensand Plantation Grounds, two artist studios, and the City Gallery a Waterfront Park
- Lecture and demonstration on sweetgrass basket making
- Private reception and exhibition opening
- Bus tour of the lower peninsula and/or Patriot's Point
The cost is $300 per person. You can register here and pay with Paypal OR download and mail a completed registration form and your check to: Alan Trout, Treasurer, Collectors of Wood Art, P. O. Box 12061, San Antonio, Texas 78212. To download the registration form, click here:
Hotel accommodations are not included in this amount. The month of April is high season in Charleston; please do not delay booking your accommodations. For the sake of ease of gathering, the following are strongly recommended: The Vendue Inn (first gathering on Friday), The Elliot House Inn or Mills House Hotel (very near to the restaurant for Friday dinner and the gathering place for Saturday morning's walking tour), or the John Rutledge House (very near to the Mary Martin Gallery). Other hotels between Market Street and Broad Street are The Charleston Place Hotel, The French Quarter Inn, and the Day's Inn Charleston. From most to least expensive: French Quarter, Charleston Place, John Rutledge House, Mills House, King's Courtyard, Vendue Inn, Elliott House, Days Inn.
