- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: The Arts Report
The Arts Report: 07.19.08
July 19, 2008 – 8:54 am
Fox gives other theaters ticket to restoration
“Atlanta’s Fox Theatre (has) a new initiative to help other historic theaters in Georgia with restoration, programming, fund-raising and community development. The Fox plans to launch its Fox Theatre Institute on Friday at the League of American Historic Theatres conference in Atlanta.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 17, 2008
No money, no [...]
The Arts Report: 07.14.08
July 14, 2008 – 1:15 pm
Here’s The Arts Report again. It hasn’t been seen for a while. But now it’s back thanks to intrepid intern Susan Cohen. Here you’ll find hard news and news features about the arts, culture, ideas, and more from newspapers around the Southeast. If you know of stories that should be included in the next installment [...]
The Arts Report: Grass-Roots Edition 02.14.08
February 14, 2008 – 10:55 am
Construction to start on housing site for artists
“Construction will begin in earnest this month on the Working Artists Ventura project, a $57 million housing and studio development designed for artists and creative businesses in downtown Ventura. With a handful of other private developments delayed or at a standstill, some city leaders consider the artists project [...]
The Arts Report: 02.11.08
February 11, 2008 – 2:20 pm
FILM
From the Big (State) House to Big Foot
Former S.C. state representative James “Bubba” Cromer Jr. makes a movie about Sasquatch
Charlotte Observer, Feb. 10, 2008
BOOKS
Reading ‘Romance’
The long history of the bodice-ripper
Raleigh News & Observer, Feb. 10, 2008
ARCHITECTURE
How to wreck a building’s historic character
“The Eden Roc’s architecture faces a foolish threat, one in which its authentic, historic [...]
The Arts Report: 02.05.06
February 5, 2008 – 9:43 am
$5 mil for new performing arts center in Florence
Francis Marion University received another cash boost for its $30 million performing arts, part of the university’s ongoing plan to build up the school.
The State, Feb. 5, 2008
Augusta theater rediscovering what it’s good at
The Imperial Theatre finally has its budget in order after a period of bad [...]
New study: Arts central to happiness in 21st century
January 30, 2008 – 12:11 pm
From today’s Toronto Star — JS
Public called key to arts funding
Jan. 30, 2008
Martin Knelman
Entertainment columnist
There is a fundamental disconnect between politics and culture, which sometimes seems like a form of enmity, according to British think-tank guru John Holden, who will give a public lecture this afternoon at the Ontario College of Art & Design.
Holden’s proposed [...]
The Arts Report: 01.15.08
January 15, 2008 – 1:45 pm
Photos needed for book about Greer’s history
The curator of the Greer Heritage Museum is on the hunt for historic photos of Greer for a third book on the city’s history.
Greenville News, Jan. 15, 2008
State turning into little Hollywood
In the highly competitive field of drawing filmmakers to a state, South Carolina’s incentive packages are designed not [...]
The Arts Report: 01.14.08
January 14, 2008 – 2:01 pm
A neurologist examines the remarkable effects of music
While the authors of the study have tended to focus on discrete musical phenomena — musical savants or child prodigies — Oliver Sacks has tried to account for a full range: music and blindness, music and epilepsy, music and dementia, music and aging. Sacks affirms again and again [...]
The Arts Report: 01.08.08
January 8, 2008 – 8:40 pm
Roanoke Times (VA), 12/31/2007
Art deserves better than a swine culture
“One item of prime importance to city leaders is tapping a uniform, predictable funding stream for arts and culture. Roanoke already sets aside some local funds, but city officials and arts boosters hope that with dedicated state funding, they would no longer need to trek [...]
The Arts Report: 01.07.08
January 7, 2008 – 4:58 pm
A new feature of Unscripted is The Arts Report. Here, you’ll a round-up of hard news stories related to arts, culture, ideas, history, books, education, economics, and more, from the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. Credit goes to Josh Eboch, our industrious editorial intern, for scouring journalism websites in the Southern Atlantic coastline for arts news [...]
