Hub Quick Hits: #SCartists in the news
Headlined by Ranky Tanky
A couple #SCartists were in our in-box from weekend news reports.
The Hub thought these were worth sharing to readers…
- Grammy Award-winning Charleston band Ranky Tanky added their second such award last night! They are award in the same category as in 2020, Regional Roots Music Album, for Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Big congrats to the band, which features S.C. Governor’s Awards recipients Quentin Baxter and Charlton Singleton. Read the Post & Courier’s coverage here (subscription possibly required).
- Aldwyth, the 87-year-old legend, is staying relevant with a new exhibition in North Carolina. The Gregg Museum of Art and design is featuring the State Art Collection artist. From TechncianOnline: “This is Not: Aldwyth in Retrospect brings together 70 years worth of mononymous artist Aldwyth’s painting, embroidery, assemblage and collage work. Exhibit curator Mark Sloan said the exhibit was something of a capstone both for Aldwyth and for himself, marking 23 years of the pair’s collaboration.” The Jameson Wolf piece is a joy to read.
- Closer to home, WLTX in Columbia profiled Orangeburg artist Floyd Gordon. His experience coming from a family of 13(!) sharecroppers informed his art, which he’s been completing for 75 years.
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