South Carolina Artists Selected
for Regional Craft Exhibition

South Carolina artists Fran Gardner, Heath Springs; Jim Connell, Rock Hill; and David Datwyler, Spartanburg, will have work displayed in the juried Spotlight Exhibition in conjunction with the annual conference of the American Craft Council – Southeast Region (ACCSE), both to be held at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tenn. 

Fran Gardner is an Associate Professor of Art at USC Lancaster.

The ACCSE conference will take place September 6-8, 2007.

Juror Sandra J. Blain, of Tempe, Ariz., is a professional ceramist, Director Emeritus of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and Professor Emeritus of Art at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Blain has selected a total of 80 artworks by 64 artists from the 11 state region of the ACCSE for the exhibition, which will be display August 17 - September 22, 2007. 

ACCSE is an 11 state regional organization created by the American Craft Council, from Virginia to Kentucky, and Florida to Louisiana. The purpose of ACCSE is to showcase Southeastern craft artists through exhibitions; educate by workshops, lectures, panel discussions, etc.; and network artists, art organizations and institutions through regional conferences, which are open to everyone.