Mark your calendars for the next Jr. League of Charleston Community Day at the Gibbes on Saturday, December 12. This free day of family fun will help you get in the holiday spirit with hands-on activities for children, musical performances by Ashley Hall and Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church, face painting, and much more! Admission is free from 10am-1pm, click here for more information.  We hope to see you at the Gibbes!

Children's activites

Musical performance during last December's Community Day

Community Day is made possible through the generous support of the Jr. League of Charleston.

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Photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe and Elnora M. Brown, the granddaughter of Miss Bertha, pictured in the background.

Another packed house enjoyed the final installment of the Women in Art lecture series, a phenomenal talk given by photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. Jeanne captivated the audience with tales of her journeys to Daufuskie Island during the late 1970s and early 1980s, accompanied by her husband, the late tennis star Arthur Ashe. During her visits, Jeanne captured intimate images of island residents on film.

At the close of the lecture, several audience members shared recollections of their relatives who were included in Jeanne’s photographs. One woman, Carlette Geddis, recounted meeting Jeanne and Arthur on Daufuskie Island as an eleven-year-old girl. The stories were incredibly moving, and made for a special night for all of those in attendance.

Carlette M. Geddis with photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. Ms. Geddis is the cousin of the girl in the photograph.

The crowd listens to Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Book signing following the lecture

Daufuskie Island: Photographs by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe will be on view at the Gibbes through January 10, 2010.
 

Special thanks to the Center for Women and Duvall Catering & Event Design.

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To celebrate a successful Painting the Masters class, students held an art show on October 27^th to share their work with family and friends.  Organized by teacher Janet Hopkins, the event included refreshments and big smiles from all of the proud artists! 

Selie Feldman and her father

Cameron King and her parents

Julia Wall and her beautiful paintings

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Volunteers Crissy Rowell, Jennifer Dunlap, Molly Dargan, and Erica Shipkoski

On September 26th nearly 500 people visited the museum for a day of family fun during our fall Community Day. Sponsored by the Jr. League of Charleston, the day consisted of free admission, art-making activities for children, face painting, and musical and dance performances.

Visitors gather on the front steps to listen to banjo and guitar performers Lowcountry Bluegrass and to get their face painted before moving inside

Children and families enjoyed making All About Me Cubes with the help of Jr. League members Alisa Brooks and Katie Stevenson

Once Upon a Ballet teacher Rachel Epps leads young dancers during a performance in the Rotunda

Special thanks to our wonderful Jr. League volunteers, Lowcountry Bluegrass, and Once Upon a Ballet.

Be sure to mark your calendar for our next Community Day on December 12^th!

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Marla Loftus, Nick Smith, Cheryl Washer, Sara Arnold, and Zinnia Willits

The summer heat was at its height in Charleston, but it was a refreshing, colorful evening at the Gibbes for the preview and opening reception of Ancestry and Innovation. Hosted by the Women’s Council, the reception proved to be an enlightening and fun-filled gathering for members, fellows, artists, and students. While the brilliantly displayed works on view took center stage at the reception, the other crowd pleasers could be found on the first floor of the museum.

The ladies of the Women’s Council created a stir among guests with their sought after recipes. The hit of the evening was a Bombay Cheese Dip, a tradition for the Women’s Council in years past.

Always guaranteed to be an evening filled with interesting discussion and familiar faces within the Charleston community, an opening reception at the Gibbes is an event not to be missed.

Mary Pat and David Blanton

Walter Boags, Dick and Harriet Smartt, Theresa and Roy Green, Ralph Blakely, Ted and Ginny Brush

Marnie Chardon and Barbara Hearst

Photographs courtesy of Charleston Picture Company.

Special thanks to In Good Taste and Bar Belles.

Save the date for the opening reception for Brian Rutenberg: Tidesong and Daufuskie Island: Photographs by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe on October 22, 2009 hosted by Gibbes, etc.  This reception is for members only—click here to join the Gibbes.

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