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The Gibbes to Unveil Exhibition of Contemporary Portraits During Art Charleston 2023
The Gibbes Museum of Art will unveil an exhibition of powerful portraits by renowned contemporary painter Beverly McIver on April 28 during the museum’s visual arts festival Art Charleston. Beverly McIver: Full Circle presents the career arc and continued ascent of the artist featuring nearly 50 works from the last 25 years. The exhibition will […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art to Partner with World-Renowned Digital Artist During Art Charleston 2023
The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce an evening of digital art, cocktails and light fare with world-famous digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, during Art Charleston on April 29. Art Charleston is returning from April 26 – 30, enhancing the cultural landscape through special programs and events that highlight Charleston’s strong […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art to Host Lively Culinary Street Fair During Art Charleston 2023
The Gibbes Museum of Art is excited to announce tickets are now on sale for its popular culinary street fair, Gibbes on the Street, on Thursday, April 27 during the museum’s second annual visual arts festival, Art Charleston. Over 25 renowned restaurants from all corners of Charleston will serve their most delectable dishes at the […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Return of Visual Arts Festival, Art Charleston 2023
The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston’s premier art museum, has announced the return of Art Charleston, a five-day festival of visual art from April 26 – 30, 2023. The festival, made up of numerous programs and events, celebrates Charleston’s strong and diverse human stories through the visual arts. In its second year, Art Charleston will […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art to Host Free Day of Animals, Art and Exploration 2023
The Gibbes Museum of Art is excited to announce a full day of animals, art and engaging activities for the whole family that is free and open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 25. Animal Adventures Family Day, in conjunction with the museum’s exhibition of Un/Natural Selections: Wildlife in Contemporary Art, will offer something for […]
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The Gibbes Museum of Art’s Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Jerry Saltz 2022
The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce Jerry Saltz, Pulitzer Prize winner and senior art critic at New York Magazine, as the keynote speaker at the museum’s annual Distinguished Lecture Series on November 2, 2022. This program was founded to bring cultural leaders to Charleston, and for more than eight years, the Gibbes […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art to Host Lively Culinary Street Fair During Art Charleston 2022
The Gibbes Museum of Art is bringing back the aromas, sights and sounds that are unique to Gibbes on the Street, a culinary street fair being held on Thursday, May 12. Over 15 renowned restaurants from all corners of Charleston will serve their most delectable dishes at the festival held on Meeting Street, backdropped by […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art to Debut Sculpture by Fred Wilson Inspired by Omar Ibn Said, an Islamic Scholar Enslaved in the Carolinas from 1807-1864
The Gibbes Museum of Art will unveil OMNISCIENCE, a newly commissioned sculpture by internationally renowned artist Fred Wilson inspired by the story of Omar Ibn Said, on May 27, 2022. Said, an Islamic scholar enslaved in the Carolinas from 1807 until his death in 1864, is believed to have written the only known Arabic-language autobiography […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Inaugural Week-long Visual Arts Festival 2022
The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston’s premier art museum, has announced a new annual festival of visual art, Art Charleston, which will take place May 9 – 13, 2022. Four main events, the Amy P. Coy Forum, Art of Design, Soirée and Gibbes on the Street, will anchor the festival celebrating creative freedom. Additionally, participants […]
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Gibbes Museum of Art to Hold Annual Art of Design Lecture Virtually 2021
The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce Melissa Biggs Bradley, founder and CEO of boutique travel planning company Indagare, as the featured speaker of the 11th annual Art of Design, to be held virtually on Friday, March 5. Since 2011, the Gibbes’ Women’s Council has hosted renowned experts at the annual luncheon and […]
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