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Events • Education • Programs • Press Releases

The Gibbes Museum of Art’s Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Martin Z. Margulies

CHARLESTON, S.C., September 16, 2020 – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce that renowned art collector Martin Z. Margulies will be the keynote speaker at the museum’s annual Distinguished Lecture Series, taking place at the Charleston Gaillard Center on November 11, 2020. In addition to safety precautions for those attending the lecture […]

Events • Artist Spotlight

Remembering Christo (June 13, 1935 – May 31, 2020)

I was saddened to learn of the death of the artist Christo—whose iconic works around the world have delighted and awed millions of visitors. The Bulgarian-born conceptual artist and his wife and creative partner Jeanne-Claude created epic-scale works that involved transforming landscapes, buildings, and public spaces—taking decades to orchestrate each project. From the installation of […]

Events • Press Releases • Museum from Home

Gibbes Museum of Art to Host Virtual Fundraiser

Charleston, S.C., April 27, 2020 – The Gibbes Museum of Art will host Gibbes on the Couch, the largest ‘non-event’ of the year on Thursday, April 30. In lieu of Gibbes on the Street, the annual street party that was cancelled due to COVID-19, the museum is inviting the public to cozy up on their […]

Artist Spotlight • Awards • Events

Society 1858 Celebrates Donté K. Hayes as Winner of Prize for Contemporary Southern Art

The month of February was filled with celebration and conversation surrounding contemporary Southern art as Society 1858 and the Gibbes Museum of Art welcomed the 2019 Prize winner Donté K. Hayes to Charleston for the Amy P. Coy Forum and Winter Party. Hayes, a Georgia-based ceramicist, explores themes in Afrofuturism, a projected vision of an […]

General • Events • Behind the Scenes

Staff Spotlight: Katie Borges

This week on the blog, we continue our Staff Spotlight series with Katie Borges, Special Events Manager here at the Gibbes! How long have you been at the Gibbes? About a year and a half Describe your role here at the museum. I coordinate all of the rentals of the museum. Whether the museum is […]

General • Events • Programs

Tune In for the Charlton Singleton Quintet

The Gibbes Museum & The Charleston Music Hall are continuing our partnership this spring to bring outstanding live music performances here at the Gibbes! On April 17, the Charlton Singleton Quintet will take the stage for an evening of music and fun in the Lenhardt Garden here at the Museum. The Quintet draws from the […]

Events • General • Programs

Fashioning Change

This week on the blog, Susan Hull Walker, Founder + Creative Director of Ibu Movement, shares the collaborative relationship between Ibu and the Gibbes Museum over the years aimed at celebrating women, and the exciting event Ibu has planned for International Women’s Day on March 8 at the Gibbes, complete with a fashion show through the galleries! […]

General • Events

Charleston Wedding Instagram Giveaway!

U L T I M A T E W E D D I N G G I V E A W A Y ! We’ve teamed up with some of the best in the wedding business over on the Gibbes Museum Events Instagram page (@gibbesmuseumevents) to give one lucky couple the ultimate #CharlestonWeddingGiveaway valued at […]

Events • Exhibitions • Programs

The Art of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

This week on the blog, Natalie Henderson, Art Curator for the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) shares some of what visitors can expect from SEWE next weekend, February 15 – 17, and how the variety of events and programs encourage all ages and interests to learn more about wildlife through art! The inaugural Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in 1983 […]

Events • Programs • General

Cheers to 10 Years at the Society 1858 Winter Party X

This week on the blog, Augusta Cole and Mary Mac Wilson, Society 1858 Winter Party co-chairs, share what party-goers can look forward to this year’s fete and why you won’t want to miss this fabulous celebration of 10 years of Society 1858 here at the Gibbes Museum! “Among the whisperings, and the champagne, and the […]