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Guggenheim comes to Charleston, Again
It’s easy to understand why my great grandfather, Solomon R. Guggenheim and his wife Irene, were so committed to Charleston and the Lowcountry. Here, Solomon, was able to hunt, fish, ride, and savor country life on Big Survey, his home in Yemassee, while Irene spent time living in the Roper House, enjoying the city, and […]
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Education • Programs • Press Releases
The Gibbes Museum of Art’s Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Jeff Koons
Artist to speak about his life and work CHARLESTON, S.C., October 3, 2016 – Recognized throughout the world for pioneering new approaches to the readymade and elevating everyday objects to an intellectual level, Jeff Koons will join the Gibbes Museum of Art as the featured speaker for its annual Distinguished Lecture Series on November 16, […]
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Artist Spotlight • Education • Programs
Up Next: Visiting Artist Stacy Lynn Waddell
Next week the Gibbes welcomes Stacy Lynn Waddell to Charleston as part of our Visiting Artist Program. Stacy is a fascinating artist who employs a wide range of innovative materials and techniques to create works on paper—often quite large in scale. She burns, brands, and singes paper and also incorporates gold leaf into her compositions. […]
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Events • Awards • Programs
1858 Prize event honors dedicated leader of Museum’s young patrons group
On Wednesday, September 28, Society 1858 will host the Amy P. Coy Forum and Prize Party to present the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art to this year’s winner, Alicia Henry. This is the third year that the Gibbes Museum’s young patron auxiliary group will present a $10,000 cash prize to a contemporary artist whose […]
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Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict
The life and legacy of Peggy Guggenheim is not easily condensed into a 500 word blog post or even into the hour and a half documentary Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, by filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland. Guggenheim was a larger-than-life figure whose colorful personal life often overshadowed the astounding collection of Modern Art she managed to […]
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Classes • Education
Clay makes a come-back at the Gibbes
It’s been a while since we’ve offered a clay class at the Gibbes, and we’re excited to have Liv Antonecchia from Surface Craft Gallery teaching a clay hand-building series this fall. We asked Liv a few questions about her experiences working in the medium and what she hoped to teach her students. Check out her […]
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Classes • Education • Programs
Capturing the Spirit through Portraiture
This fall we are delighted to present a full roster of art classes for adults and students in our new classrooms and studios on the first floor. We’re bringing back some of our favorite teaching artists, like Lese Corrigan and Mary Lou Bloise, as well as adding some new talent to our roster of instructors. […]
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Awards • Exhibitions • Programs
Gibbes Museum in the News: July 15 – August 19
The Gibbes was featured in a blog post by Gal Meets Glam (UMV: 408,728), a prominent lifestyle and fashion blogger who featured her recent trip to the Charleston on her blog and Instagram. The Instagram photo has 15.7K likes! Patrick Dougherty’s earthy artwork was featured in the spring issue of Garden Design. We were delighted […]
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A Stellar Line Up this Fall
The lazy summer days are done and kids are back in school. Charlestonians are looking forward to cooler weather, which coincides with our new programs and event offerings for the season. Having just reopened the Museum this past May after an 18-month renovation, we are excited to be back in our own building and have […]
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Awards • Press Releases
Gibbes Museum’s Society 1858 Announces $10,000 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
Media Alert: Each year, the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art is presented by Society 1858, a member auxiliary group of the Gibbes Museum of Art. Society 1858 is pleased to announce the 2016 recipient of this coveted prize. WHAT: Society 1858 is a group of dynamic young professionals supported by the Gibbes Museum of […]
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