SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER

Sandy Dimke, Secretary/Exhibition Chair

Susan Irish/Membership

In November 2018 NAWA welcomed South Carolina as their third chapter, joining forces with Florida and Massachusetts. Known for a diverse array of galleries, museums, year-round festivals, and temperate climate, South Carolina is ideal for art and artists. Art styles vary but the passion and commitment to excellence is shared among all the members.

The SC Chapter board brings a wealth of business and professional art experience to the table. Fran Gardner, chapter president, hails from the small town of Heath Springs and is Distinguished Professor Emerita from the University of South Carolina Lancaster. In addition, she is an artist, writer and consultant, working with artists to develop a deeper studio practice.

The SC Chapter has coordinated exhibits with national organizations such as the Pat Conroy Literary Center and Penn Center. They have established relationships with the Vendue Art Hotel Gallery and City Gallery in Charleston, the Burroughs Chapin Museum in Myrtle Beach and Brookgreen Gardens, whose founder, Anna Hyatt Huntington, was an early NAWA member. In 2022 NAWASC held their annual members exhibit in Aiken, SC.

All artists wishing to join the South Carolina Chapter must first be juried into NAWA’s national membership. Presently NAWA SC has members from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, California, and South Carolina.

To enjoy the exhibition, networking, and professional development benefits of NAWASC, become a member now. Please submit annual dues of $30.00 via PayPal to paypal.me/NAWAS. Dues are renewable each November. PayPal is our preferred method of payment, but you may send a check for the annual dues to the Treasurer of the South Carolina Chapter: Mary Bell Steffen, 399 Flowering Branch Avenue Little River, SC 29566. Also email membership director, Susan Irish at art.nawasc@gmail.com. She will advise on the information required to add you to our membership roster and the website.