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Press Releases • Awards
2020 James Shoolbred Award Winner Announced
The Gibbes Museum of Art has named Board Member Susan Smythe as the recipient of the annual James Shoolbred Gibbes Philanthropy Award. Each year the Gibbes presents the award to an individual, group or business who demonstrates outstanding philanthropic contributions to the museum. Smythe joined the Gibbes Board of Directors in 2011, served as Board […]
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Museum from Home • Press Releases • Exhibitions
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 COVID-19 pandemic. The Gibbes has enacted new safety precautions to ensure the safety of all museum visitors and has revised their special exhibition schedule to […]
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Museum from Home • Press Releases • Events
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 […]
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Press Releases • Permanent Collection • General
Family-Level Memberships Available for Check Out at all CCPL Branches
Charleston, S.C., February 18, 2020 – In an effort to fulfill their mission to make art accessible to all, the Gibbes Museum of Art has launched a partnership with the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) that will make 15 family-level memberships available for check out at all CCPL branches. The passes will be available for […]
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Awards • Press Releases • General
Gibbes Museum of Art Announces the 2019 Finalists for the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
CHARLESTON, S.C., November 5, 2019 – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce the finalists for the annual 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. The 2019 finalists are Damian Stamer, Donte’ K. Hayes, Herb Parker, Martha Clippinger, Michi Meko and Stephanie Patton. One of these artists, whose work demonstrates the highest level of […]
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Press Releases • Exhibitions • General
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 the American Federation of Arts (AFA) in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem. The exhibition presents nearly a century of works by artists of […]
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Press Releases • Exhibitions
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 museum this fiscal year. The museum will receive $6,400 from SC Humanities to support the upcoming special exhibition Rauschenberg in Charleston. In September 2018, the […]
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Press Releases • Programs
The Gibbes Museum of Art Presents the 2019 Spring Garden Concert Series
CHARLESTON, S.C., March 11, 2019 – The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to announce the spring lineup of their Garden Concert Series, which brings outstanding live music performances to the Gibbes’ Lenhardt Garden. Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy a plein-air performance under the setting sun. Performances this spring include a […]
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Press Releases • Awards
Gibbes Museum’s Society 1858 Announces Leo Twiggs as Winner of Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
CHARLESTON, S.C. August 13, 2018 — The Gibbes Museum of Art is proud to announce artist Leo Twiggs from Orangeburg, S.C. as the 2018 winner of the Society 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. Twiggs is the first artist from South Carolina to win the prestigious prize. “I am on cloud nine,” said Twiggs. “It […]
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General • Press Releases
Gibbes Museum welcomes Military Families for Free this Summer
The Gibbes is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense CHARLESTON, S.C. May 25, 2018 — Today, the Gibbes Museum of Art announced its participation […]
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