The Kiawah Arts, etc. 2025 season is off and running. At our recent Member Luncheon on February 5, Angel Oak Elementary School Principal Judith Condon thanked Arts, etc. for our invaluable support for arts education in schools. She then introduced ArtsNow education specialist Dr. Maribeth Yoder-White, who demonstrated one of the techniques she is teaching elementary teachers. Clapping and knee slapping sets a rhythm for the children to follow along and aids in learning to read. The members
at the luncheon learned that it is fun, also!
President Amy Creamer highlighted all the work going into the 2025 Kiawah Art & House Tour, which will be on Friday, April 11th from 1 PM to 5 PM. Tickets are available now. A concurrent Online Auction, featuring artwork and other objects can be accessed on the same website from April 1st through 11th. Artwork will be displayed from April 1st through 11th, at the Freshfields branch of our Presenting Sponsor, First National Bank.
Kerry Pardoll extended thanks to members for their donations, which exceeded last year’s total in terms of the amount and number of members participating. This will go a long way setting us up to fund applications for next year’s school programs.
Joanne Hill introduced the new Arts, etc. logo – the old one had been in place over 10 years and needed a refresh. A task force of board members worked hard to incorporate into the new logo the breadth of visual arts, theatre, music and literary arts that are represented in the programs delivered to the students. It features a more modern font and colors from the nature of Kiawah Island.
Some 80 members and guests enjoyed the luncheon at the River Course Clubhouse ballroom, where the featured speaker at the luncheon was Shane David Hall of the Fine Arts Group. He is an investment quality advisor at the largest appraisal group in the world, appraising over 3 billion dollars a year. Art is subjective, with value determined by artist, medium, size, date, subject matter, condition, provenance, rarity, sales history, and literature and exhibitions. Very fine antiques are still high in value, but
currently the best investments are fine jewelry and watches (signed pieces), handbags (Chanel, Birkin), and trading cards!