APPENDICES TO THE SELF-STUDY DOCUMENT



CHARLES A. WRIGHT

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Rank: Professor of Art

ACADEMIC DEGREES:

MFA Washington University, St. Louis MO Sculpture

BFA Kent State University, Kent, OH Painting and Sculpture

COLLEGIATE TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2007-present Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Professor and Chair of Art

2005-2007 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Professor of Art

1995-2004 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Associate Professor of Art

1988-1994 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Assistant Professor of Art

1985-1988 Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Instructor of Art (Part-time)

1983 Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Teaching Assistant

OTHER COLLEGIATE ASSIGNMENTS:

Administrative Positions

Chair, Dept. of Art Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. 2007 - Current

Chair, Dept. of Visual Arts Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. 1994 - 2005

Gallery Director

University Gallery Director/sculptor responsible for planning, scheduling and hanging

art shows and lectures. 1992 –2000

FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS:

$10,000 Community Organization startup grant from the Waccamaw Community Foundation Fall 2006

$55,000 Tax Accommodations Grant from the Horry County Council Fall 2005

$10,000 Tax Accommodations Grant from the City of Myrtle Beach Spring 2005

$4,600 Technology Micro-Grant for computer server Fall 2002

$100,000 allotment for new equipment in Edwards Humanities Building Fall 2001

$75,000 grant from the South Carolina General Assembly 2000/2001

$57,000.00 grant from the state's Commission on Higher Education.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL and ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

Tri State Sculptors Educational Association, Member

College Art Association, Member

Chair of the Professional Practices Committee - CAA

National Council of Arts Administrators, Former Board of Directors

National Assoc. of Schs. of Art and Design, Member

PUBLICATIONS:

“A Measured Response”, Kennesaw State University Exhibit Catalog Oct. 2007

“Art and Interpretation: A Continuing Dialogue”,

Celebration of Inquiry conference. Booklet published of student responses. Feb. 2000

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS and PRESENTATIONS:

Panel Presentations

CAA Professional Practices Committee Panel Presentation, New York City Conference Feb. 2010

“ A Work in Progress: A New Professional Practices for Artists Guidelines”

CAA Professional Practices Committee Panel Presentation, LA Conference Feb. 2009

Chaired the “New Chairs Workshop” during the Fall 2005 National Council of Arts Administrators conference, Providence, Rhode Island. I gave a presentation on leadership. I also served as the conference photographer documenting all conference sessions and events. Fall 2005

Juror, 18th Annual Spring Art Show of the North Carolina Azalea Festival April 2001

Juror, Spring Art Show, Southport Art Association, Southport, North Carolina May 2001

Panel member, S.C. Art Ed. Association Conference, Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC,

Panel member, S.C. Higher Ed. Assessment Conference: Academic Area Assessment

Network on the Arts, SCHEA Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC

Panelist for the selection of Approved Artist Roster, S.C. Arts Commission

Panelist Grant in Aid Advisory, South Carolina Arts Commission

Papers Presented

“Art and Interpretation: A Continuing Dialogue”, a shared lecture presentation with Cheryl

Green for the Celebration of Inquiry conference. Spring 2000

Advisory Board and Boards of Directors

Board of Directors of the National Council of Arts Administrators 2003 - 2005

COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS and PRESENTATIONS:

Kennesaw State University three-day artist residency Oct. 2008

Boards of Directorships and Advisory Boards

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Horry County Arts & Cultural Events, Horry County, SC 2005 – present

As President of the newly developed cultural arts council (ACE), I personally wrote three grants that secured $10,000 from the City of Myrtle Beach, $10,000 from the Waccamaw Community Foundation, and $55,000 from the Horry County Council. Also recently hired an executive director.

Board of Directors, Franklin G. Burroughs~Simon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach SC

Member of the Board of Directors of the Franklin G. Burroughs~Simon B. Chapin Art

Museum. Served on the Executive Committee and Chaired the Program

Committee. 1996 - 2000

Advisory Board, Academy for Arts, Sciences, and Technology, Horry County Schools, 1999 – 2000

AWARDS/HONORS/COMMISSION OPPORTUNITIES:

Commemorative Sculptures – for two CCU retiring administrators April 06

50th Anniversary Commemorative Sculpture – CCU Fall 05

Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

Broyhill Family Foundation Purchase Award – the top prize for this competition. August 2003

Philadelphia Sculptors/Tri State Annual Show – Honorable Mention 2002

Commission work pending/proposed for:

Bob and Marina Hearl – Litchfield Beach SC

Public sculptures discussed with River Oaks Festival Coordinator – Conway

Public sculpture proposal written for downtown MB SC

Commission work completed for:

Retirements of Dr. Sally Horner, Dean Betsy Barr and Provost Peter Barr April 2006

Sculptural polyptych for CCU’s 50th anniversary 2004

EXHIBITIONS:

Oct. 2009 “Conscious Constructs of Steel, Stone, and Wood,” Shircliff Gallery Vincennes University, IN.

June 2008 Sculpture Invitational, Kingsport, Tennessee

April 2008 Sculpture Invitational, Glenville State University in Glenville, WV.

Oct. 2007 Measured Response, Kennesaw State University, Fine Arts Gallery, Kennesaw, GA.

Oct. 2007 Faculty Show, Western Illinois University, The University Gallery, Macomb, IL.

April 2007 Faculty Show, Coastal Carolina University Gallery

Sept. 2006 The 2006 Tri State Sculptors Conference, Martinsville, VA

Aug. 2006 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

Oct. 2005 The 2005 Tri State Sculptors Conference, Boone, NC

2005/2006 ID Studios - Pawley’s Island, SC

Aug. 2005 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

2005/2006 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Invitational Exhibit, Elon Univ., Elon, NC

2005 Horry Georgetown Technical College, Richardson Gallery Show

Oct 2004 “Our Own: CCU Visual Art Faculty Exhibition”, Fall Gala 2004 Faculty Show, CCU

Oct. 2004 The 2004 Tri State Sculptors Conference, Winston Salem, NC

Aug. 2004 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

Oct. 2003 The 2003 SECAC and Tri State Sculptors Conference, Raleigh NC

Aug. 2003 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

June 2003 The “2nd Annual North Carolina Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition,” Greensboro NC.

2002/2003 Sculpture display, Caldwell County Arts Commission, Boone, NC

Nov. 2002 The Philadelphia Sculptors and Tri State Sculptors Ed. Assoc. Inc., Crossing the Line, An exhibit of indoor and outdoor sculpture, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

Oct 2002 Mentoring Artists, Edwards College of Humanities Fall Gala 2002 Faculty Show, CCU

Jan. 2001 Sculpture on Campus Show, UNC Ashville, NC

April 2001 Spring Salon Show 2001, Coastal Carolina University Gallery

Aug. 2000 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

1999 Traditions in Transition: Tri State Sculptors Exhibit, Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum, M. B., SC

1997 Tri State Sculptors Educational Association Inc. at Wash. Square, Connecticut Ave., NW Wash., DC

1996 Tri State Sculptors Educational Association Inc. Greenville Tech., Greer, SC

1996 Tri State Sculptors Educational Association Inc. USC Spartanburg, Spartanburg SC

1996 Faculty Art Show: The Gallery, Western Illinois University, Conway, SC,

1996 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

1993 Tri State Sculptors Educational Association Inc. at Wash. Square, Connecticut Ave., NW Wash., DC

1993 Critical Mass: Responding to Contemporary Sculpt., Green Hill Center for N C Art, Greensboro, NC

1993 Critical Mass: Sculptors’ Drawings, Greensboro Cultural Center

1993 Sculpture in the Arboretum, Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro, NC

1993 The Waccamaw Arts and Craft Guild Annual Spring Show, SECOND PLACE AWARD, M. B. SC

1993 “A Lowcountry Collection: Marie Smalls, Charles Wright, James Flowers, and Cleotha Alford,”

Rice Museum, Georgetown, SC

1993 Faculty Art Show: The Gallery, Western Illinois University, Conway, SC.

1990 The Waccamaw Arts and Craft Guild Annual Spring Show, HONOR. MENT., M. B. SC,

1989 A Show of Sculpture, The Gallery, Western Illinois University, Conway, SC

1988 The African American History Annual Art Exhibit, The Rice Museum, Georgetown, SC

1986 Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Competition, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, NC

1985 Spring Arts Festival ‘85,, Western Illinois University, Conway, SC

1983 Group Show: The Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN

1983 MFA Thesis Exhibit, PET, corporate headquarters building, St. Louis, MO

1982 “Public Sculpture for the 80’s: A National Forum”, Art Museum, St. Louis, MO

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