MYRTLE BEACH, SC.-From now until Jan. 6, 2008, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum hosts two exhibitions of work by the artists who teach other artists their craft: University of South Carolina Ceramics: Past & Present, 1992-2007 and Springmaid Beach Watermedia Masters II: A Faculty Exhibition.

Visit the Museum at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, for an in-depth tour of both exhibits, led by Bobbie Lawson, a retired Coastal Carolina University art history professor. The event is free and open to the public, and will be repeated at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2008.

The University of South Carolina Department of Art’s Studio Ceramics Program is an internationally recognized course of undergraduate and graduate study which has grown into a state-of-the-art research center for the ceramic arts. Under the leadership of Professor Virginia Scotchie, who has headed the program since 1992, the program has produced numerous arts professionals renowned in the creative world or through prestigious university positions.

Springmaid Beach Watermedia Masters II: A Faculty Exhibition showcases the works by instructors at an internationally renowned workshop held for 25 years at the Springmaid Beach Conference Center and Resort. Contributing artists include Carole Barnes, Katherine Liu, Alex Powers, Janet Walsh, current president of the American Watercolor Society, and Mary Whyte, among others.

Admission to the Museum is free at all times, but donations are welcome. The Museum is located at at 3100 South Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is a wholly nonprofit institution located across from Springmaid Pier at 3100 South Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcomed. Components of Museum programs are funded in part by support from the City of Myrtle Beach, the Horry County Council and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.