South Carolina Palmetto Hands
Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition
2013 Exhibition
The 12th annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition will be on display and available for purchase at the Charleston Area Convention Center (5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston, SC 29418) from May 4-11, 2013.
Viewing Times:
Sat., May 4, 10am-5pm
Sun., May 5, 10am-5pm
Mon.-Fri., May 6–May 10, 9am-5pm
Sat., May 11, 9am-noon
Sat., May 4, 10am-5pm
Sun., May 5, 10am-5pm
Mon.-Fri., May 6–May 10, 9am-5pm
Sat., May 11, 9am-noon
Winners of the competition will be announced at the North Charleston Arts Festival Artist Reception on Friday, May 3, at 6:30pm. Information about the winning entries will be posted here in June.
About the Juror
The Juror for the 2013 exhibition is Karen Derksen, Director of Winthrop University Galleries and lecturer for the Department of Fine Arts and the Department of Design at Winthrop. She holds a M.A. in Arts Administration and a B.A. in Art History (Curatorial Studies). Karen has coordinated collaborative community projects including the public art installation of Carla Stetson’s The Red Line in Rock Hill, MUSE Fest, Pecha Kucha Charlotte, and the Artist & Civic Engagement Projects at Winthrop. Karen has juried a number of exhibitions, acted as small festival representative for the Edmonton Arts Council Festival Granting Jury and served as review panel member for the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design 2011 Craft Research Fund Grants. She is also one of the founding members of Media, Art, Design, Exposed in Edmonton.
Traveling Exhibit
Following the close of the exhibition, up to thirty works selected by the juror will tour the state through the South Carolina State Museum’s 2013/14 Traveling Exhibitions Program. Sites across South Carolina
Information about the selected pieces will be posted here in June.
Call the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at 843-740-5854 for more information, or Jeff Powley, Outreach Manager for South Carolina State Museum, at 803-737-4159 orjeff.powley@scmuseum.org. for details on how to bring the exhibit to your community
How to Submit Your Work
Fine craft artists and artisans from across South Carolina
Call the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at 843-740-5854 for more information, or to be added to the application email list.
2012 Exhibition
Fine craft artists and artisans from across South Carolina were invited to participate in the 11th Annual South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition, the state’s only juried fine craft competition and exhibition. Organized and exhibited annually by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, the show is presented as a component of the North Charleston Arts Festival.
Following an extensive pre-jury process, 38 applicants were asked to participate and 108entries were submitted in the categories of clay, fiber, metal, wood, and 3D mixed media. Cash awards totaling $6,500 were made at the sole discretion of the juror, Clay Burnette, handweaver, basketmaker, and Director of Grants and Fellowships at the South Carolina Arts Commission. After making his selections, Mr. Burnette stated, “As I viewed the artwork submitted to this year’s exhibit, my goal was to identify examples of works that contained true evidence of the mark of the artist’s hand – proof that quality, individuality, and attention to detail has gone into each piece that I was selecting.” He continued, “It was obvious that individual identity - that mark of the hand - was prominent in many of the pieces presented, which made my task of selecting those that I deemed most worthy of the awards even more difficult.”
SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Winners/Titles & Categories
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition:
Best in Show:
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Handed Down (Mixed Media) by Susan Lenz (Columbia, SC)
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Outstanding Merit:
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Palmetto Sprout (Clay) by Patz Fowle (Hartsville, SC)
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Capsulated Conifer (Mixed Media) by Kim Keats (Okatie, SC)
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Honorable Mention:
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Lolly & Pop (Metal) by Matt Wilson (North Charleston, SC)
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Vessel No. 359 (Metal) by Lee Sipe (Columbia, SC)
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Lidded Jar (Clay) by John Johnson (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
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Binky (Fiber) by Ellen Byrd (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
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Bloom (Metal) by Mackenzie King (Charleston, SC)
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Forged Simplicity (Metal) by Michael DuBois (Ladson, SC)
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Henry (Metal) by Matt Wilson (North Charleston, SC)
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High Chair Driven (Mixed Media) by Dennis Vernon (Okatie, SC)
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Dream Catcher “Carolina” (Mixed Media) by Rebecca Johnson (Wedgefield, SC)
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Leaf Necklace (Mixed Media) by Rachel Weiss (Charleston, SC)
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Paradise Lost (Fiber) by Connie Lippert (Seneca, SC)
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Indigo Dyeing Under the Magnolias (Fiber) by Arianne King Comer (North Charleston, SC)
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Traveling Exhibition
After awarding ribbons, Mr. Burnette also selected pieces from the show to assemble a South Carolina Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Traveling Exhibition, which will tour the state through the South Carolina State Museum’s 2012/2013 Traveling Exhibitions Program. This program gives galleries, museums, and art centers across South Carolina the opportunity to request the exhibit to tour their facilities, thus providing additional exposure for the selected artists. The artists had the option of offering their work for the Traveling Exhibition. To book the exhibition, contact Jeff Powley, Outreach Manager of the South Carolina State Museum at 803-737-4159 or jeff.powley@scmuseum.org.
- 2012/13 SC Palmetto Hands Traveling Exhibition Selections
- Handed Down (Mixed Media) by Susan Lenz (Columbia, SC)
- Indigo Dyeing Under the Magnolias (Fiber) by Arianne King Comer (North Charleston, SC)
- Brown Jug (Clay) by Pamela Steele (Gilbert, SC)
- Mark Leaving Series #3 (Mixed Media) by Fran Gardner (Heath Springs, SC)
- Lowcountry Server (Clay) by John Johnson (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
- Count It All Joy (Mixed Media) by Georgette W. Sanders (McClellanville, SC)
- Open Segment Bowl with Foot (Wood) by Kenny Teague (Charleston, SC)
- Pearl Fryar’s Glorious Garden (Clay) by Patz Fowle (Hartsville, SC)
- I Confess (Fiber) by Ellen Byrd (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
- Untitled (Wood) by William Fournier (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
- Palmetto Sprout (Clay) by Patz Fowle (Hartsville, SC)
- Capsulated Conifer (Mixed Media) by Kim Keats (Okatie, SC)
- Large Urn (Clay) by John Johnson (North Myrtle Beach, SC)
- Binky (Fiber) by Ellen Byrd (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
- Bloom (Metal) by Mackenzie King (Charleston, SC)
- Forged Simplicity (Metal) by Michael DuBois (Ladson, SC)
- High Chair Driven (Mixed Media) by Dennis Vernon (Okatie, SC)
- Dream Catcher “Carolina” (Mixed Media) by Rebecca Johnson (Wedgefield, SC)
City of North Charleston Purchase Award
In addition, two pieces were selected for City of North Charleston Purchase Awards. These pieces will be added to the City of North Charleston Permanent Public Art Collection, which is on display throughout North Charleston City Hall throughout most of the year.
- 2012 City of North Charleston Purchase Award Winners
- Lolly & Pop (Metal) by Matt Wilson (North Charleston, SC)
- Urn (Wood) by Ben C. Pendarvis, Jr. (Orangeburg, SC)
About the Juror
Th Juror for the 2012 exhibition was Clay Burnette, Director of Grants and Fellowships at the SC Arts Commission. Mr. Burnette’s pine needle baskets have been exhibited in over 225 shows including the prestigious Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Craft Show. His baskets are in collections of the Columbia Museum of Art, SC State Museum, Mint Museum of Art & Craft, SC Archives and History Center, and in many corporate and private collections. Two of his baskets are included in the SC Arts Commission’s State Art Collection, and are represented in the White House Christmas Tree Ornament Collection. His work has appeared in numerous books and publications. He was the SC Arts Commission’s Crafts Fellowship recipient in 1987.
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