Programs and events at the Gibbes appeal to a wide range of interests and audiences.

Freshly Foraged Dinner

April 26, 2024 @ 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

An intimate farm-to-table al fresco dinner in our classical European-style Lenhardt Garden, this elegant experience features the culinary masterpieces of one of Charleston’s most recognizable and accomplished chefs, Kevin Mitchell. An instructor, historian, author, and scholar of historical fo...

Classes & Workshops

Collage Transfer on Glass Workshop with Dorothy Netherland

April 27, 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Use your own and supplied images to create a unique mixed-media piece on glass, through experimenting with collage and photo transfer.

Classes & Workshops

Make Your Own Oil Paints Workshop with Katelyn Chapman

April 27, 2024 @ 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

In this special 2-hour workshop we will learn the recipes to make our own oil paints, and the step-by-step process of how to break down natural materials into powdered pigment.

Programs & Lectures

Artistic Visionaries: Paul Tschinkel, Art Documentary Pioneer

April 27, 2024 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Imagine the grit and grime of East Village, New York City in the 1970s and ’80s with Andy Warhol sitting opposite Janis Joplin at the famed Max’s Kansas City club and music venue. This is the backdrop of documentarian Paul Tschinkel’s pioneering career as one of the&...