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Then and Now: Selected Artists from the Permanent Collection
Sixteen Artists and Various Media

January 14 – April 22, 2007

Opening Reception: Sunday, January 14, 2007, 2 until 4 p.m.

                                   
Celebrating its 10th anniversary throughout 2007, the museum appropriately begins the year with Then and Now: Selected Artists from the Permanent Collection. Though the museum officially opened in 1997, the Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild assembled the permanent collection with Purchase Awards from their annual exhibitions between 1970 and 1980.

Remarkable for its time, the collection has gained wide-spread appreciation through the ensuing years. Noted artists included in the collection are Sigmund Abeles of New York, Denny Mecham and Kincheloe of North Carolina, Allan Taylor of Georgia, and South Carolinians: Carl Blair, Eva Carter, Jack Dowis, Dixie Dugan, Darell Koons, Jean McWhorter, Alice Ballard Munn, Alex Powers, Ouida Salvo, and Betty Anglin Smith.

Each artist will have their works from the permanent collection shown along with works created within the past two years. Fascinating changes have evolved over the past 36 years since the collection began, with some artists now working in completely different media. Many of the artists will be present for the opening to discuss these changes and visit with friends from the past.