The Big Picture: Arts & Culture

Arts and Culture segments from the former public and news affair program, The Big Picture, are included in this section.

Becoming a U.S. Citizen | The Big Picture

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The Big Picture spent Constitution Day 2010 in Mount Pleasant at the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, where 119 people took the oath to make United States citizens. Over 46 countries from...

Clark Ellefson

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Meet Clark Ellefson, owner of Lewis and Clark Gallery, Columbia, S.C. He started his business in the 1980s when this type of business was not considered ideal for the area. Ellefson creates lamps and...

Herman Leonhardt

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Herman Leonhardt has blown glass more than twenty years. His art requires a lot of stamina, with the kilns producing heat at almost 2,000 degrees. His work is sold at fine galleries all along the East...

Laura Spong

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Laura Spong, retired and a grandmother several times over carved out a space and mixed with like-minded people began the process of becoming a professional artist. She describes her art as being, "non...

Mary Alice Monroe

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Meet Mary Alice Monroe, whose best-selling novels nearly all share a dominant, lowcountry theme. She has written ten best-selling novels, but it was not until she moved to the Isle of Palms...

Patti Callahan Henry

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Meet Patti Callahan Henry, “the Fresh Face of Southern Literature.” Patti’s path to writing is unique. She started her adult life as a nurse, and found herself writing after she found out her daughter...

Sue Monk Kidd

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Meet Sue Monk Kidd, author of “The Secret Life Of Bees.” With over six million copies of her novel sold, along with a major motion picture, Monk became a literary sensation. Monk briefly talks about...

Susan Lenz

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Gallery 80808 is considered the spiritual home of the Columbia Arts Community. One of the people who uses the dedicated studio space is Susan Lenz. She became an artist later in life at age 41. She's...