Special Events
Spool of Friends
April 23, 2025 @ 12:00 AM - April 27, 2025 @ 12:00 AM
In collaboration with past Visiting Artist Katy Mixon (2022), the Gibbes is excited to present a new public art project during Art Charleston. Spool of Friends will be a large, immersive, communally created quilted painting in the style of an American album quilt. Students and families in the c...
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Generations of Creativity
April 25, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Join us for an inspiring conversation with locally based mother-daughter business duos who have made their mark in the art, design, and creative industries. This panel, moderated by Andrea Serrano, fashion stylist, producer, and creative director, will explore the unique dynamics of working in the a...
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Society 1858 Unraveling Spool of Friends: A Conversation with Katy Mixon
April 26, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join Society 1858 for an exclusive site visit with past Visiting Artist Katy Mixon (2022) as we explore the creation of Spool of Friends, a new public art project debuting during Art Charleston. This immersive, communally crafted quilted painting draws inspiration from the tradition of American albu...
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Sew Surreal
April 26, 2025 @ 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Join fellow tastemakers with a front-row seat to Art Charleston’s inaugural Sew Surreal fashion show. Realizing art in living forms, Charleston-based designers will showcase one-of-a-kind capsule collections inspired by works on view at the Gibbes. Closing the gap between paintings and sculptu...
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