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Welcome to Blair Center for the Arts!
Our Emphasis On Small Classes Allows For Stronger Individual Attention From Our Talented Team Of Instructors. Whether Students Are Creating Original Projects Or Working As A Team, The Results Are Incredible! Guided By Their Instructors, Our Students Gain Self-Confidence As They Explore And Develop Their Artistic Abilities. BCA Is Passionate About Empowering Students Of All Ages With Tools Of Creative Self-Expression.
Our Instructors
Hope
Bruns Hope Bruns is the Assistant Director at Blair Center... for the Arts, where she also serves as an instructor. She brings a dynamic blend of artistic talent, educational experience, and leadership to the center. Before joining BCA, Hope spent five years teaching elementary and middle school art in North Carolina, where she fostered creativity and confidence in young artists. Hope holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education with a concentration in fine art photography from Appalachian State University, graduating in 2020. In addition to her work in arts education, she is a professional family and newborn photographer, blending her love of visual storytelling with her passion for capturing life’s most meaningful moments. show more
Carrie
Wooden Carrie Wooden, AKA "CollageKitsch", is a collage artist... Born in Huntington, Carrie Moved to Pawley’s Island as a senior in high school, then on to England for a couple of years to take classes at the University of Nottingham. Carrie made Charleston home in 2000. In 2020, Carrie began creating analog collages to help deal with the stress of the Covid-19 pandemic. show more
Daisy
McClellan Daisy McClellan is a fiber
artist residing in Charleston, SC with ... her husband and 3 young sons. Combining punch needle with sewing and
natural dying she makes wearable objects like bright cardigans and bags as well as items
for the home like plant holders and heirloom stuffed animals and baby teethers. She
sells her work as well as DIY punch needle kits on her website, in local shops, and at
juried art fairs. In addition to creating she offers her expertise as a maker teaching
workshops, retreats, and camps ranging from punch needle to candle making to indigo
dying in museums, galleries, camps and shops in the region. Most recently she completed
an artist in residency program at the Gibbes Museum of Art and exhibited her work in a
solo show there. show more
Katie
Wilson Katie is an illustrator and
arts educator who enjoys painting, drawing, and printmaking. ... Her love for the arts shows through
her warm and inclusive teaching style. She studied at the College of Charleston where
she received her degree in Arts Management & Studio Art and her Masters in Teaching.
She is currently an elementary art teacher for students ages PK through 5th grade. She
loves working with her students and igniting their passion for creativity as they
explore self expression through their work! show more
Hollyn
Belle Hills is a singer-songwriter
and musician from Charleston, South Carolina. ... She is a self-taught guitarist and has been playing guitar since the
age of 8 years old. Now, she plays professional shows at venues around the Lowcountry in
addition to recording and releasing her original music. This past year, Hollyn Belle
began teaching formal guitar lessons to individuals of all ages. Hollyn Belle’s favorite
musical artists include Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly, and Maisie Peters.
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Dru
Blair Dru is the owner of Blair Center
for the Arts and ... holds a Master’s
Degree in Fine Art from USC. Dru also owns the School of Realism, an international art
school located in Blair, SC. Dru specializes in airbrush, photorealism, watercolor,
pastels,3D animation, digital art, and drawing. View some of his photorealistic
paintings HERE. show
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Fiammetta D'Aversa Fiammetta is an Italian artist who ... studied art in Rome, Italy, and
Paris, France. Her specialties include illustrating children's books, custom furniture
designs, t-shirt designs, acrylic paintings, watercolor, and live drawings. She has a
passion for languages, teaching, piano, and traveling. show
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Danielle
Nguyen Danielle holds a BFA in Animation/Illustration from ...
San Jose State University in California and has been drawing for almost as long as she can remember! She and her family have been blessed to lived in California, Texas, and now South Carolina. . show more
Rick
Sargent Rick is an adjunct faculty at The Citadel where ...
he teaches drawing and animation.Rick earned a Bachelor Degree in Art from the University of Georgia and a Master of Science degree in Medical Illustration from the Medical College of Georgia.
He has studied painting at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Academy DuCret in New Jersey. His work is inspired by the symbolism and significance of everyday events. His major artistic influences are Rembrandt, Ingres, Millet, John Singer Sargent, and Bo Bartlett.
Rick is a professional illustrator whose art tries to capture both the detail and motion of a moment. He specializes in portraiture and subjects in nature. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Art from the University of Georgia and a Master of Science degree in Medical Illustration from the Medical College of Georgia. He has studied painting at the School of Visual Arts in New York and the Academy DuCret in New Jersey. His work is inspired by the symbolism and significance of everyday events. His major artistic influences are Rembrandt, Ingres, Millet, John Singer Sargent, and Bo Bartlett. He was honored to win the 2011 Cooper River Bridge Run Poster competition and picked by the Town of Mt Pleasant to participate in a beautification project.
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Kevin
Free Kevin is a photography specialist
with a diverse ... background in the
photographic industry. He received his Master’s of Fine Arts degree from the Savannah
College of Art & Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA, in 2014. Kevin earned his
undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Watkins College of Art, Nashville, TN,
in 2012. Kevin has worked with nearly every form of photography in his career, from
alternative processes to the latest digital technology. show
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Rob
Maniscalco Rob has been a professional creative his entire adult life. Born... in 1959 in Detroit, he has lived in New York, New Orleans and currently in Charleston. His commission portraits and fine art are part of over a thousand collections throughout North America. In Detroit he hosted Artbeat on PBS and founded the Maniscalco Gallery. As a fine artist, he likes to work in multiple series. Perhaps his most enduring series is that of a commission portrait artist, immortalizing Supreme Court Justices as well as children and families. In 2014 Robert took on a vision-quest, called The Quench Project, in which he traveled to Haiti, producing numerous paintings, a documentary short (Out of Darkness), along with a companion book (Quench), juxtaposing the Haitian struggle with obtaining fresh water against our society’s obscene wealth inequality. Robert blogs on a wide range of subjects and written three other books, The Fishly and Point of Art. His fourth book, an Amazon #1 bestseller, is a full color drawing/painting method, called The Power of Positive Painting. He is an actor/director, writer/playwright, musician/composer and teacher, a former Adjunct Professor of fine art and theatre at Charleston Southern University and drawing illustration at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Robert has expanded his creative milieu to include courtroom sketching, covering the Dylann Roof and Michael Slager trials in Charleston. His multi-disciplinary play, Vincent John Doe, received its world premiere, to rave reviews, during the 2018 and 2019 Piccolo Spoleto Festivals. He is now a regular exhibitor in the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition. show more
Jen
Larsen Jen grew up in California where
she resided until a few years ago... when she took a chance and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to study art.
Having always been drawn to Charleston, she was so impressed with the art appreciation
here and endless miles of inspiration that it was an easy decision as to where to plant
new roots. Through her paintings, Jen aims to illuminate the remnants of a divine
process from which the ordinary is born. show more
Silvia
Belviso Blair is a classically
trained Italian ... artist
specializing in drawing, watercolor, oils, and acrylics. Her style ranges from
photorealism to impressionism. She is also owner and manager of the Blair Center.
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Cat Brantley Cat Brantley is a dedicated teaching artist
based... in Charleston. She is a
Visual Arts Instructor with Engaging Creative Minds and is listed in the SC Arts
Commission Artist Directory. Recently, she launched Mindful Art Creative, blending
mindfulness with creative expression. She teaches a variety of mediums, including
watercolor, basic drawing, mandala art, indigo dyeing, and batik dyeing, and is always
open to exploring new artistic techniques. show more
Steve
Cefalo Steve Cefalo is a seasoned
imaginative classical oil painter, ...
character and graphic novel illustrator, and former instructor at numerous art schools
and universities, Steve Cefalo has a unique and eclectic vision. He shares his broad
base of knowledge with a sense of lighthearted fun, passion, and a love for
people. show more
Amy
Scarella Amy majored in liberal arts
with a focus on studio art and ... completed her Masters' Degree in Elementary Education at Lesley
University in Cambridge, MASS. After teaching in New York City, Amy focused on her
entrepreneurial endeavors including starting a non-profit dog rescue and creating a
“garage school” for children during COVID quarantine. Currently, Amy offers student
support at The Promise school in downtown Charleston which focuses on students with
dyslexia. She has always been an artist at heart and values the varied art lessons given
to her throughout her young life and the amazing instructors she was lucky to have.
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Luke DePolo Luke DePolo is an oil painter and charcoal artist specializing in
... in portraits and landscapes. His work is influenced by the techniques of the old masters, such as Edgar Payne and John Singer Sargent. Luke is originally from NC but now resides in Charleston show more
Beth
Northcut Williams Elizabeth Northcut
Williams (“Beth”) is a fine artist ...
whose diverse body of work can be found in collections all over the country. Since
receiving her BFA in painting from the University of Evansville, she has developed a
wide range of techniques in oil painting, watercolor, drawing, and mixed media. Creating
everything from portraits to murals, Beth loves to translate ideas into meaningful
visual expression, often combining traditional techniques with more contemporary,
expressive applications. Inspired by beauty and redemption, she is forever grateful to
honor the significant of her subjects. show more
Kristin
McGivern Kristin is an artist from
Greenville, SC ... now residing in
Daniel Island.
She graduated from Clemson University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and has pursued art her entire life. She
enjoys experimenting with all mediums, palettes, colors, and subjects as she
discovers new techniques and new perspectives of God’s beautiful design. Most of
all, she loves sharing the techniques she learns with others so that they are
empowered to create their own works. show more
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Online Watercolor for Beginners
Always wanted to paint with watercolors but didn’t know where to start? This gentle, encouraging online class is designed especially for beginners.
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