6 7 www.htcinc.net | Spring 2017 Spring 2017 | www.htcinc.net Jonathan Green, Beach Ball, 2003, oil on canvas. Images provided by Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. Below, artists and their works from the Horry-Georgetown County 18th Annual Juried Exhibition are seen from left to right: Best in Show – Timothy Hunter, senior at the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology, “Girl with Two Pearl Earrings,” oil; Dot Miller Memorial Award – Kaitlyn Nillas, junior at the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology, “Headstrong,” cardboard 2D; First Place – Caitey Ronan, senior at the Academy for the Arts, Science and Technology, “A Sunday Afternoon with My Love,” chalk pastel. Though art has the power to transform and transport, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is undoubtedly reflective of the community where it resides — exhibitions are full of Southern history, walls are splashed with bright, vibrant colors, and old maps on display project a coastal ambiance. Indeed, the museum has a strong sense of place, but it also has the power to take you away with it. It will draw you in, as a welcoming Southern host should, and immerse you in rice culture with David Shriver Soliday or take you far beyond into Southeast Asia with Celia Pearson. It’s an important cultural element of the Myrtle Beach area, and it was a hard-fought journey to get it there. Connecting through culture FRANKLIN G. BURROUGHS-SIMEON B. CHAPIN ART MUSEUM