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Hog Series XXVI, 1996

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Private Collection of Jonathan Green and Richard Weedman Coming to The Gibbes Museum of Art

CHARLESTON, S.C., August 4, 2020 – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce their newest special exhibition, Building a Legacy: The Vibrant Vision Collection of Jonathan Green and…

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Central to Their Lives

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The Gibbes Museum of Art to Reopen Following COVID-19 Related Closure

CHARLESTON, S.C., May 25, 2020 – The Gibbes Museum of Art will reopen to the public on June 1, after temporarily closing its doors on March 18 due to the…

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Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet

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What Might Have Been and What Hopes to Be

Today was to be a celebratory day for the Gibbes Museum. Our much-anticipated exhibition Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet, organized by Wilson and Pace Gallery, New York, was set to open…

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Red Table Still Life, 15/16, 1959, by David Driskell

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In Memoriam: David Driskell (1931–2020) Pioneering Artist, Scholar, and Curator

This week the Gibbes and the rest of the art world are mourning the loss of groundbreaking artist and scholar David C. Driskell. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, and raised in…

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Students at work creating micromosaics

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Wearable Wonders: Creating Micromosaic Jewels

When you choose to adorn your body with jewelry, you are communicating with the outside world without having to say a word. So, it is no wonder there is mysticism…

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Still Life with Mandolin, ca. 1955, by Alma Woodsey Thomas

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Women Artists of the South

Spanning the decades between the late 1890s and early 1960s, Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists from the Johnson Collection brings together for the first time the paintings and…

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Jogging Home, c. 1920, By John Sanderson Wells (British, 1872 – 1943)

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Uniting Passions—The Penkhus Collection of British Sporting Art

Charleston is fortunate to have passionate art collectors in its midst and doubly fortunate that collectors like Stephen and Martha Penkhus (Steve and Marty) enjoy sharing their treasured artworks and…

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One Week Left to See Luminous Landscapes

As another summer draws to a close, so does one of our special exhibitions here at the Gibbes Museum, Luminous Landscapes: The Golden Age of British Watercolors. On view through…

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The Gibbes Museum of Art to Exhibit Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem

CHARLESTON, S.C., March 5, 2019 – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to present Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem, a major traveling exhibition organized by…

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The Gibbes Museum of Art Awarded SC Humanities Grant

CHARLESTON, S.C., March 25, 2019 – The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston’s premier art museum, has been awarded a South Carolina Humanities grant, the second major grant awarded to the…

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