Odds and Ends
Columbia Museum of Art announces new board members at annual meeting
On Thursday, May 20, 2010, the Columbia Museum of Art held its 59th annual membership meeting in conjunction with the Columbia Art Association's 94th annual meeting. Board president Dr. Ronald C. Rogers officiated the meeting, which included the announcement of the board officers for 2010-2011.
Duncan McIntosh serves as president with Luther J. Battiste, III as vice-president, Kathryn Hilliard Stuart as secretary and Joel A. Smith, III as treasurer.
At the meeting, the following trustees were elected to serve for the Class of 2013: Melissa Blanchard, Dr. Carlton Hughes, Paul V. Fant, Steve Anastasion, Jodie W. McLean, Thad H. Westbrook and Nathaniel A. (Nate) Barber.
Life trustee Cary K. Smith made a special presentation to the family of the late L. Arlen Cotter for his many years of dedication, service and support of the museum. Cotter served on the Board of Trustees and the Columbia Art Commission and was instrumental in the planning and design of the Museum building.
The President's Award was presented to Contemporaries' board president Ryan Hyler, Maryanne Belser and Pence Scurry for their time and commitment in fundraising for the Chihuly chandelier acquisition. The Director's Award for employee of the year was presented to Jonathan Goley for his stellar work in the Curatorial department. Among a myriad of responsibilities, Goley works tirelessly with exhibition design, in-house photography and website development.
The Chairman's Award, presented by C. Carroll Heyward, Columbia Museum of Art Commission chair, was given to L. Gregory Pearce, Jr. for his continuing support of the Museum as Richland County liaison.
The Vendor Service Award was given to Roger A. Wise, sales representative of Blanchard Rental Services, for providing the Museum with the equipment and machinery needed to install the Chihuly chandelier.
Mac Arthur Goodwin presented his namesake award for excellence in education in the arts to Carol Robertson, an elementary art educator for more than 30 years. Robertson implemented the regional "Jumpstart" conference for art educators 12 years ago. Recently, her empty bowls project involved the entire school population at Lexington Elementary in creating handcrafted ceramic bowls. The bowls were used in an art installation at the school and each day rearranged to spell out a word evocative of hunger that promoted a food drive for the Lexington Interfaith Community Center.
SC State Parks Campaign Wins International Acclaim
"Come Out and Play," a multi-faceted public relations campaign about the 75th anniversary of South Carolina's state parks, has won an international award for the SC Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. The campaign was chosen from among 1,100 entries for a Silver Adrian Award from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.
Anchoring the campaign was Beautiful Places: The Timeless Beauty of South Carolina State Parks. The coffee table book includes artistic, impressionistic photographs of the 47 parks by Greenwood photographer jon o. holloway, as well as a history of the parks by Columbia writer Cal Harrison and a foreword by SCETV's former naturalist Rudy Mancke. The year-long campaign also included print and online advertising, an e-newsletter, a Web presence, and anniversary celebrations at each of the 47 parks. A year-long photo contest drew more than 2,400 submissions from park visitors.
"Come Out and Play" was created and executed by SCPRT in partnership with ad agencies Rawle Murdy Associates Inc. of Charleston and the bounce agency in Greenville, with technical help from Web specialist Aristotle Inc. of Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Adrian Award will be presented February 1 in New York City. See Sandlapper's coverage of the Beautiful Places book and the non-profit Beautiful Places Alliance to preserve South Carolina's state parks in the winter 2009-10 issue.
