OPEN TODAY 10-5pm
OPEN

NEWS

AwardsEducation

Art Connections, Collaborations, and Community: 2012 Mary Whyte Art Educator Award

As an art educator, one of my goals is to help students identify and develop the necessary skills for a rewarding and productive career that will benefit them, their community,…

READ MORE

Artist SpotlightExhibitionsPermanent Collection

Artist Spotlight: Prentiss Taylor

Experience Meeting, Macedonia A.M.E., 1934 This summer a small exhibition of works by the fascinating American Scene lithographer, Prentiss Taylor, will be featured in Gallery H at the Gibbes. Born…

READ MORE

Artist SpotlightExhibitions

Mary Whyte: Working South

By now you have probably heard about our current Main Gallery exhibition, Mary Whyte: Working South. The exhibition has been written up in magazines, newspapers, online newsletters, and even has…

READ MORE

EducationPermanent Collection

The Gibbes Goes Global!

Last month, the Gibbes, along with 151 other museums of the world, began sharing its historic collection with a global audience through the Google Art Project. Officially launched on April…

READ MORE

ClassesEducationKids at the Gibbes

Summer Fundays

Summer Art Camp may just be my favorite part of my job. With six weeks of camp throughout June and July I have plenty of opportunities to be around the…

READ MORE

Behind the ScenesEducationPermanent Collection

Career Day

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to my son’s second grade class at Blessed Sacrament School as part of their 2012 Career Day. I love talking about what I…

READ MORE

Behind the ScenesPermanent CollectionRenovation Plans

It’s All in the Details

The building design process for the Gibbes’ renovation is getting much busier these days. We are all juggling many aspects of the project at the same time but everyone is…

READ MORE

ClassesEducationPrograms

"EYE SPY" Something Fun in the Classroom

When I was asked to write a post for the Gibbes Museum’s blog I was very excited. It’s fun to be able to share the terrific pilot project I am…

READ MORE

Artist SpotlightExhibitionsPermanent Collection

Seven Reasons to See The Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock to Charleston (January 20 – April 22, 2012)

As an intern reporting to Sara Arnold, Curator of Collections, I spent the fall at the Gibbes adapting text from the book The Life and Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock…

READ MORE

Artist SpotlightExhibitionsPermanent Collection

Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist

Portraits have always played a significant role in the art of Charleston, and the Gibbes collection. The very first work of art accessioned into the collection was a portrait of…

READ MORE
 
\