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Welcome to the Folly Beach Arts and Crafts Guild Site!

 

Ready for a long hot Summer?...check out the May newsletter link to the left to get the latest info on the Guild.

Please note the change to the date of the First Flush Festival - is now on Sunday, May 16.

All throughout the Summer, we will host the "1st Saturday on the Edge" shows - coincidentally, on the first Saturday of each Summer month.

New the site is our Membership page - take a look.  Let us know of any errors or omissions

Check out the Calendar of Events - we have our regular series of shows during the Spring and Summer. The Guild holds its meetings on the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 6:30 at the Folly Beach Community Center.

Our membership year goes from August through May.
Membership fees will be $35.00 for the year beginning in August 2009. Associate dues (those who do not set up for shows) will be $20.00. Click for membership application.

We have been informed that arts and crafts vendors are required to have a Folly Beach business license.  Click for the required form.

If you have any questions about the Guild, you can contact info@follybeacharts.com.  If you have questions/comments about the web site, they can be directed to webdesign@follybeacharts.com.  Thanks for visiting with us!

Fine Arts Show & Competition for 2009


Plus the Folly River Park Arts & Crafts Show

Congratulations to All!
This year’s Festival of the Arts was another terrific two days. We had 56 entries
in the competition and a park full of happy vendors. Thank you to all who
participated. The winners are as follows:

Acrylics:
1st place - Osee Koger - Palmetto Paradise
2nd place - DollyPaul - Little Red Boat
3rd place - Barbara Hamer - Trick or Treat
Honorable Mention - Andie Weathers - Folly Beach House

Photography:
1st Place - Bridget Hinkebein - Santee
2nd Place - Mike Nocher - Fog at the Battery
3rd Place - Julia DuMars - Tye Dye Sky
Honorable Mention - Mike Nocher - Blue Glass

Jewelry:
1st Place Assembled - Linda Kirk - Blue Lace & Agate Necklace
1st Place Hand Made - Valerie O’Neal - Ocean’s Plunder Necklace

Glass:
1st Place - Michele Blank - Underwater Reef stained/fused glass
2nd Place - Jason Lee Cunningham - Vortex Marble of Pyrex

Wood:
1st Place - Thomas Lott - Three in One Game Set

Mixed Media:
1st Place - Jason Lee Cunningham - Carved Soap Stone Boot w/Mouse

Best of Show:
Valerie O’Neal - Ocean’s Plunder Necklace

Purchase Award:
Ponda Thomas - Folly River Sunset

Karen Stringer Award:
Sherry Maharrey - Rainbow Row Folly Style

People’s Choice Award:
Andie Weathers - Folly Beach House

A special THANK YOU goes out to Chris Weatherhead and the Actors’
Theatre of South Carolina. They did a fabulous job entertaining us both days!
Thank you to our judges Mike Kennedy, Mathew Scott and Mike Hiester
for helping us to judge this year’s competition.


A Very Sad Loss for the Art Guild


Long time member Karen Stringer passed away May 8, 2008

Karen was a self-taught artist who live in Spain in the late 1960's, and also traveled cross country.  She was a sculptress, potter and painter with a love for animals and a zest for life.  Karen was the life of the party.  She was also a past president of the Guild, and organized the festivals on Folly Beach. Karen was also a member of the committee for Folly River Park, and was proudly awarded the Good Citizens Award on Folly Beach.

Karen judged no one, laughed often, and loved her friends and family deeply. In turn, she was loved and will be missed greatly.  

Her family has asked that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to either   the CLL Foundation or Pet Helpers.

For more information on these events, contact info@follybeacharts.com.

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