Art Charleston

The Gibbes Museum of Art welcomes you to Art Charleston,

April 23–27, 2025.

 

Designed to innovate, elevate, and cultivate Charleston’s thriving arts culture, this annual festival exemplifies “Art is the Reason.”

 

A 5-day focus on the visual arts offering signature events, unique experiences, artist lectures, panel discussions, gallery walks, professional workshops, and exhibition tours led by experts. Art Charleston is our city’s premier visual arts event. This year’s theme is inspired by our upcoming exhibition Statement Pieces: Contemporary Fashion Design and the Gibbes Collection. Produced in conjunction with Barrett Barrera Projects, our installation will juxtapose dynamic works of fine art from the Gibbes permanent collection with contemporary fashion objects, including couturiers by Alexander McQueen, Gucci, and more. Expect education programs and events building on the themes of innovation and fashion!

 

Education & Community Outreach

  • Spool of Friends

    Community Art Project
    On display April 23-27, 2025

    In collaboration with past Visiting Artist Katy Mixon (2022), the Gibbes is excited to present a new public art project during Art Charleston. Spool of Friends will be a large, immersive, communally created quilted painting in the style of an American album quilt. Students and families in the community will create individual blocks which Katy will piece into one large quilt. Using gradients of color and recycled materials, Spool of Friends will be a record of shared creativity and a collection of tokens of friendship and love, celebrating the Charleston community bound together by connecting threads.

     

  • Art of Design

    LUNCHEON & LECTURE
    Wednesday, April 23, 2025

    PRESENTED BY THE WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF THE GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART

Event Guide

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