NEWS
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Exhibitions • Press Releases
Guggenheim Modern Art Exhibition Returns to Charleston, S.C. after 80 Years
Iconic exhibition revisits its original host with masterworks from the Guggenheim collection CHARLESTON, S.C., August 8, 2016 – Charleston is home to many firsts, but it’s a little-known fact that […]
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Artist Spotlight • Awards
1858 Prize Finalist: Stacey Kirby
Stacey Kirby uses art to start conversations. Raised in the South and currently living in Durham, NC, she is constantly observing and responding to the issues around her. For Kirby, […]
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Artist Spotlight • Awards
1858 Prize Finalist: Alicia Henry
Alicia Henry was drawn to art as means of better understanding the world around her. As a child, she learned to paint, draw, and even garden to express her creativity […]
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Artist Spotlight • Awards
1858 Prize Finalist: Michelle Erickson
A resident of Virginia, ceramic artist Michelle Erickson has over twenty years of experience crafting 17th- and 18th-century reproduction pottery as well as creating contemporary ceramics that foster discussion on […]
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Artist Spotlight • Awards
1858 Prize Finalist: José Bedia
Extensive travel, appreciation for tradition, and a unique approach to translating history have all shaped the career of José Bedia. Born in 1959 in Havana, Cuba, Bedia grew up surrounded […]
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Events • Exhibitions • Programs
Gibbes Museum in the News: July 5 – 15
“One South Contemporary” included The Things We Carry exhibition at the Gibbes in a recent piece in which the author reflects on her personal experience at the Museum. She praises […]
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Classes • Education
Summer Art *Camp* for Adults
“I can’t draw a straight line!” or “I can’t draw a stick figure!” These are two comments I hear often. I usually respond with “That’s great! …because you don’t need […]
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Behind the Scenes • Renovation Plans
Zen and the Art of Museum Signage
The funny thing about beautiful signs is that you don’t notice them. From the beginning, that was our goal for museum signage at the newly renovated Gibbes. To create an […]
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Behind the Scenes • Renovation Plans
Gibbes Museum in the News: June 22 – July 4
Charleston Business Magazine’s June/July issue featured an in-depth piece with stunning photos of the renovated museum and first-floor programming. Tidelines, Seabrook Island’s community blog, included a post on the Art […]
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Behind the Scenes • Permanent Collection
Collection Storage: From the Gallery Walls to the Back Room
As an intern at the Gibbes, one of the best parts of my job is getting an up-close view of what goes on behind the scenes at the museum. While […]
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