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 sculptures of forty-two diverse women artists who made significant contributions to the art of the South. The exhibition examines the challenges female artists faced during […]
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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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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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If you haven’t stopped by the Gibbes recently, and more specifically Studio 2, we hope you will before May 19 to meet Tim Hussey, our current Visiting Artist (see Open Studio Hours below). Hussey recently shared with us some insights into what he’s working on now and some of his inspirations! What are you working […]
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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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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 […]
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During the early years of Ogden Pleissner’s career, the South Carolina Lowcountry became a favored sporting destination for members of America’s upper classes. As industrial wealth fueled interest in genteel sport, monied elites took to the great outdoors, convinced of the physical and psychological benefits of vigorous recreation and the rejuvenating influence of nature. Coastal […]
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My residency as a Visiting Artist at the Gibbes Museum is inspired by the miniature portraits in the Permanent Collection. The miniatures have been a source of inspiration for many years, recalling my early days in Charleston visiting the mesmerizing miniatures’ charming gallery. As a dress maker and textile artist, art evolved through my cloth […]
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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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I am a rising sophomore at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia and this summer, I am working as an Education Intern at the Gibbes Museum of Art! While I’m a bit uncertain of what exactly I want to pursue — too many things interest me for me to possibly decide right now — […]
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