Design Arts

An e-publication of the South Carolina Design Arts Partnership
August 2006

In this issue:

• Mill Village Visions Report Available on the Web
• Visit the SC Textile Communities Revitalization Blog
• AIA-SC Celebrates 150th Anniversary by joining SCDAP as Mayors Institute Sponsor
• Call for Entries
• 2006-2007 Mayors Selected and the Fun Begins
• South Carolina Institute of Art & Design Hosts Inaugural Workshops
• Cultivating Creative Communities Conference in Charlotte, Oct. 24-27
• Thank You Louis
• Mayors Institute Sponsors Are Special
• Calendar

Please pass this along to interested friends and colleagues. As always, we appreciate your support, enthusiasm, and love of design! If you would like to submit an article or announcement for the next issue of Design Arts News, please contact lmoore@arts.state.sc.us.

Mill Village Visions Reports Available on the Web
SCDAP is pleased to present our 2005-2006 report of the Mill Village Visions Mayors Institute and Community Design Studio work. The report will be available at http://www.state.sc.us/arts/designarts.htm
through September 15, 2006. Download your copy today!

Visit the SC Textile Communities Revitalization Blog!
We’ve learned so much this year about textile community revitalization. Help us keep the conversation going. Please visit our SC Textile Communities Revitalization Blog and post your comments! http://sctextile.blogspot.com/

AIA-SC Celebrates 150th Anniversary by
Joining SCDAP as Lead Sponsor of
2006-2007 SC Mayors Institute
This year, the American Institute of Architects celebrates their 150th anniversary nationwide. As part of the celebration, members will participate in creating the Blueprint for America: A Gift to the Nation. This initiative brings together design professionals, citizens, and community leaders to address community needs and inspire healthy, safe, livable and sustainable American communities. In South Carolina, AIA/SC will celebrate by making a generous donation to support the annual SC Mayors Institute Colloquium. Also, each regional section of AIA-- AIA Greenville, AIA Greater Columbia, AIA Spartanburg, AIA Grand Strand, AIA Charleston, and AIA Hilton Head-- will assist the participating Mayors Institute communities in developing community design visions for the future. Finally, AIA/SC will help support the South Carolina Community Design Summit, which the public will be invited to in the Spring. These efforts by AIA/SC and its sections represent a very special gift to the people of South Carolina. Thank you AIA and congratulations on 150 years of success!

Call for Entries
In an effort to celebrate the positive impact of design on quality of life in South Carolina, the South Carolina Design Arts Partnership and the South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects request entries for short articles that showcase ways that design improves economic, social, and/or environmental well-being in our state. Articles can feature any design discipline including architecture, landscape architecture, urban and community planning, historic preservation and more. Entries are due January 15, 2007. For guidelines and entry form, please call (803) 734-8622 or send an e-mail to lmoore@arts.state.sc.us.

2006-2007 Mayors Selected and the Fun Begins
Participating Officials
Mayor Rick Danner, Greer
Mayor John Douglas, Chesterfield
Mayor Steve Dukes, Johnsonville
Mayor Beth Phillip, Summerton
Representative Lanny Littlejohn, representing Glendale
County Councilwoman LeWana McKenzie, representing Clearwater

Beginning August 1, SCDAP and AIA/SC will visit each of these towns in preparation for our yearlong initiative to assist South Carolina communities in designing a healthy, safe, livable, and sustainable future. Following the visits, elected officials will take part in the SC Mayors Institute Colloquium, Nov. 13-15 in Columbia, SC. During the Colloquium, mayors and elected officials will present proposed community projects to a panel of national design experts including Kimberly Brown, Director of the Carl Small Town Center at Mississippi State, Craig Barton, Director of Architecture at the University of Virginia, John Knott, President and CEO of The Noisette Company in Charleston, Karen Gagnon, Director of Michigan’s Cool Cities Initiative, Rich Sucre, Architectural Historian with Page & Turnbull, San Francisco, and Rodney Swink, Director of North Carolina’s Main Street Program. The design team will provide commentary and recommendations for each project as well as a series of presentations to build leadership capacity for design.

In January, AIA/SC members and SCDAP will host “mini-charrettes” in each Mayors Institute town. AIA designers will provide their services on a volunteer basis in celebration of the 150th anniversary. In the Spring, SCDAP and AIA/SC will engage a broader audience at the South Carolina Community Design Summit which will take place at Clemson University’s Madren Conference Center. Design professionals, citizens, and municipal officials are expected to attend. During the Summit, visions from each charrette will be presented together as the Blueprint for South Carolina. This project will offer creative solutions to common design challenges faced by communities throughout the state. There are several available opportunities for volunteers and sponsors. For more information about Celebrating South Carolina Community Design, please contact Lindsey Gertz Moore at (803) 734-8622.

South Carolina Institute of Art & Design
hosts design workshops
South Carolina Institute of Art and Design has opened its doors in Columbia’s Congaree Vista. SCIAD is a new education organization with plans to offer a bachelor’s degree-completion (Jr/Sr) program in Industrial Design commencing fall 2008. In June, SCIAD began offering a monthly dinner/seminar focused on design and its relationship to manufacturing, marketing and consumer trends. On August 23 and 24 author, columnist and former Greenville resident Virginia Postrel will visit SCIAD to discuss her book “The Substance of Style” and the intersection between design and commerce. SCIAD is South Carolina’s only education organization focused on developing the creative inclinations and problem-solving abilities of students, design professionals, individuals from business and industry, and interested individuals of all ages. The full-day activity-based SCIAD seminars seek to establish a clear link between design education and economic development. For registration and other information check out the SCIAD website: www.sciad.org The mission of the South Carolina Institute of Art and Design is to become a center for product and process innovation in the state by providing product and strategic design education.

Cultivating Creative Communities Conference
Oct 24-27, 2006
Partners for Livable Communities, The City of Charlotte, and leading corporate and civic citizens of Greater Charlotte, North Carolina announce a groundbreaking international conference on “Cultivating Creative Communities” that will bring together for the first time a collaboration of leaders for insightful discussions on opportunities and challenges facing cities and regions in the global creative economy. The conference will be divided into 4 main tracks: Amenities, Creativity, Equity, and Sustainability and will offer attendees an array of topics on such things as urban planning, creative industry development, youth investment, financing strategies, leadership training, regionalism, and diversity. In addition, this innovative forum will feature an international panel showcasing best practices from around the globe. For more information visit http://www.creativeconf.org/press.shtml

Thank You Louis
This summer the SC Design Arts Partnership has enjoyed having Louis Venters as our summer intern. Louis is completing his Ph.D. coursework in History at the University of South Carolina, focusing on issues of religion and race relations in the 20th-century South. With a minor field in Historic Preservation, he has experience in exhibit design, preservation theory and practice, and historical research and writing. This summer he has worked closely with two of our Mayors Institute towns, Newberry and Pacolet on developing projects that help them capture their authentic sense of place. Louis has done wonderful work and we are very proud of him!

Mayors Institute Sponsors Are Special
Without help from our sponsors, the Mayors Institute program would not be possible. Becoming involved with this unique program can be an enriching opportunity for you and your company. Plus, our sponsorship opportunities are affordable!

Here’s what Brian Gosey of G3 Design and Construction has to say,
“Our company thinks that the Mayors Institute is a wonderful outreach opportunity to educate South Carolinians on the importance of planning and design. Through proper design and critical thinking about our communities we can ensure their futures and preserve their heritage. G3 is thankful for the opportunity to support such a great program and looks forward to participating for years to come. It is a great place for people with diverse backgrounds to come together for a common goal. It is blessing to the State of South Carolina.”

Won’t you consider becoming a Mayors Institute sponsor? For more information, please contact us at (803) 734-8622 or lmoore@arts.state.sc.us

Calendar

August

• “The Substance of Style: Commerce, Culture, and Conciousness”- SC Institute of Art & Design, Columbia, Aug. 23-24, www.sciad.org

September

• SC Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Myrtle Beach, Sept. 8-10 www.scasla.org

October

• Design Fitness, AIA’s South Atlantic Regional Conference, Oct. 4-7 in Chattanooga, TN www.aiasc.org
• SC Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference, Oct. 26-28, www.scapa.org

November

• SC Mayors Institute Colloquium, Columbia, Nov. 13-15

The SC Design Arts Partnership (SCDAP) is a partnership of the South Carolina Arts Commission, Clemson University College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development, Clemson Extension, and Main Street South Carolina. Founded in 1994, its mission is to put quality design to work in South Carolina communities through direct action-oriented problem solving. The partnership uses the resources of Clemson University students to provide design assistance for communities statewide and hosts the annual Mayors Institute, South Carolina's premier design leadership training event. In addition, the partnership has the ability to call on the resources of affiliated professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, community and urban planning, historic preservation and economic development to assist communities as needed. For more information, contact Lindsey Moore, SCDAP, Mayors Institute Director, (803) 734-8622.

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