As 2018 draws to a close, it’s nice to pause and reflect on all that’s happened this year, and what we are grateful for. Below are just a few things that the staff are thankful for here at the Gibbes, with our wishes for a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving! 1. To be able to walk […]
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After completing my graduate studies at Clemson University, I was fortunate enough to join the studio art faculty at the College of Charleston. The good news kept coming as I was later informed that I had been selected to participate in the long-term Visiting Artist residency in partnership with the Gibbes Museum and College of […]
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Three years ago this month, when I was 46, I started a secret Facebook group purely for my own entertainment. The idea was to create a safe and funny space where I could be self-deprecating and candid and talk about all the uncomfortable things that were happening to both my body and my emotions as […]
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Yoga and art have both played an integral role in my life, and the fact that I am now able to teach yoga once a month at the Gibbes is such a beautiful and meaningful way of bringing my two worlds together. Both forms of expression have always allowed me to feel a deeper connection […]
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Throughout the thirty years that I’ve been collecting, I have tried to accumulate the best in category, the rarest, and the objects that represented the true American work ethic. It’s something that I grew up with in my family—hard work trumps all. I can just envision each of the artists—whether it’s the carousel carver, the […]
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Charleston is so fortunate to have a premier collection of shops featuring antiques—as well as fine and decorative arts—situated within just two city blocks along lower King Street. Housed in historic buildings, these shops not only offer an amazing cornucopia of treasures, but also a lovely ambiance while shopping. About six and a half years […]
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Two and a half years ago, I moved to Charleston to pursue a research internship at the Simon Jude Chancognie House located on Laurens Street in the historic Ansonborough neighborhood. As the first major step in my pursuit of a career in art and architectural history, it was an incredible combination of my interests – […]
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CHARLESTON, S.C., October 10, 2017 – The Gibbes Museum of Art recently opened a new major traveling exhibition titled Pan American Modernism: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America and the United States. The show, on display through January 7, 2018, showcases more than 70 significant works of art by well-known artists across the Americas, including Man […]
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I first saw Ben Sollee in 2009 at a club in Boulder, Colorado, called the Fox Theater. At the time I was a regular at the Fox, hanging out there almost nightly absorbing any and all live music that I could. On this particular night, I was excited that banjo extraordinaire Béla Fleck was in […]
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Grandson of Pablo Picasso to speak about his life’s work CHARLESTON, S.C., August 7, 2017 – The Gibbes Museum of Art announced today that Olivier Widmaier Picasso, renowned author, producer, and grandson of Pablo Picasso, will be the featured speaker at the museum’s annual Distinguished Lecture Series on November 9, 2017. The lecture is scheduled […]
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