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

Register for a lunchtime Art History seminar or enjoy an evening lecture; improve your watercolor technique or encourage a child’s creativity with an after-school drawing class.

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Summer Camp for Grown-Ups: The Dog Days of Summer

August 6, 2025 @ 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Come play with us during the dog days of summer and take in our newest exhibition Our Pet Project: Cats and Dogs at the Gibbes.

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Programs & Lectures

Programs & Lectures

Taylor Grant Pilates x The Gibbes

August 9, 2025 @ 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Join us for an intimate Pilates Class at the Gibbes. We will work through a focused, challenging, and fun Pilates class with Taylor Grant of Taylor Grant Pilates and enjoy some skincare afterwards with Elle of Dubose. Max of 25 people. Please bring your mat to class. We look forward to working out t...

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Programs & Lectures

Programs & Lectures

Art of Jazz: Bob Lanzetti

August 20, 2025 @ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Bob Lanzetti is a Charleston, SC based professional guitarist, composer, producer, and educator. Bob has performed and recorded with many artists around the world, as well as played in over 40 countries with the multi GRAMMY Award Winning jazz/funk collective, Snarky Puppy. In 2020, Bob had the...

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Classes & Workshops

Classes & Workshops

Rag Quilting for Adults with Cookie Washington

September 8, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - September 12, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

September 8–12 | 10AM–5PM

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Picturing Freedom: Visually Retracing the Freedom Seekers’ Journey Through Art

May 23, 2025 @ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

To celebrate the opening of our newest exhibition Picturing Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid, join Sara Arnold, director of curatorial affairs, for a conversation with key figures behind the major exhibition. Dr. Edda Fields-Black will discuss her groundbreaking research and ...

Upcoming Events:

Picturing Freedom: Visually Retracing the Freedom Seekers’ Journey Through Art

May 23, 2025 @ 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Summer Camp 2025

June 2, 2025 @ 9:00 AM - August 1, 2025 @ 4:00 PM

Public Tours:

Wednesday: 1pm-2pm
Friday: 1pm-2pm

Interested in learning more about our collection and exhibitions? The Gibbes hold weekly public tours, during which our team of knowledgeable Museum Interpreters answer questions and offer insight.

Visiting Artists:

The Art of Going Back: An Oracle of Memory, Grief, and Becoming

The Art of Going Back: An Oracle of Memory, Grief, and Becoming

The Art of Going Back is part exhibition, part ritual map.

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