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contacts:
Katie
Rice, Public Information Office: (864)
577-7506
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Sharon
Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505
sgoolsby@scsdb.org
SCSDB to mount Second
Annual Art on the Lawn Show and Sale
SPARTANBURG, SC — The South
Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) is inviting the public to
attend its Second Annual Art on the Lawn show and sale, Wednesday, May 16,
2007, from 10 am until 4 pm. The show will be held in a tent on the lawn across
from the president’s home on the main campus drive.
Featuring
the original drawings and paintings from students in the School for the Deaf,
School for the Blind and School for the Multihandicapped, the sale will also
include prints from the prize-winning work of some of the students. Prices
range from $10 - $200 depending on quality, size and framing.
Proceeds
from the juried show and sale benefit the Fine Arts Department at SCSDB and
SCSDB’s student artists.
“It’s a
50/50 sale and a learning experience for our children,” said Chip Walters,
director of fine arts at SCSDB. “We took students to an art store to show them
how much their paints, canvases and other supplies cost. It was eye opening.
Then we helped them do the math to calculate how much a piece should sell for
considering materials costs, time spent creating the piece, and quality.”
Half of the
proceeds are used by the Fine Arts Department to replace materials and help
send students selected to attend the Summer Creative Arts Institute in Chicago.
The other half goes directly to the artists. The only exception, according to
Walters, is for student artists graduating from SCSDB.
“Our senior
students get 100 percent of their profits from the sale,” said Walters. “Since
they’re graduating and college-bound, the money they make from the sale of
their art will help them meet their expenses for next year. That’s a big
motivator to create quality art.”
On May 15
from 3-4:30 pm, these senior students will mount a “Senior Show” in the Walker
Hall reception area. The public is also welcome to attend the event. Some of
the works by these seniors will be for sale.
“So many
visitors come to our campus and before they leave ask to buy student artwork
that we decided to try a one-time sale last year,” said Walters. “It was so
successful with individuals and businesses coming to purchase work for their
homes and offices, that we decided to make it an annual event. Again this year
we’ll have something for everyone — from a child selecting art for a bedroom to
a corporate executive decorating an office. This sale benefits the community
and makes our students feel really good about themselves and their work.”
SCSDB is a
specialized instructional and resource center. It provides services statewide
for individuals who are deaf, blind or sensory disabled, their families and the
professionals who work with them. SCSDB offers programs for preschool,
elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and
postsecondary educational students, as well as a variety of outreach and
support services. The main campus is located in Spartanburg, and regional
centers are located throughout the state. SCSDB’s Web site address is www.scsdb.org.