Vol. 15, No. 7 July 2011 - Carolina Arts

SC Institutional Galleriescontinued from Page 31Work by Conrad Wise ChapmanArt Galleries, Buffalo, New York, features Marc’sfascinating photographs and digital montagesthat explore the history of freedom-seekers onthe Underground Railroad. Offered to coincidewith the 150th anniversary observance of thestart of the Civil War. July 22 - Oct. 16 - "TheCreative Spirit: Vernacular Art from the GadsdenArts Center Permanent Collection," organized bythe Gadsden Arts Center in Quincy, FL. The exhibitionfeatures paintings, drawings, and sculptureby the foremost self-taught artists of the AmericanSouth. Centered around works of art by the mostacclaimed southern vernacular artist, ThorntonDial Sr., the exhibition also includes other wellknown self-taught artists such as Lonnie Holley,Joe Light, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver,and Purvis Young. Rotunda Galleries, ThroughJuly 10 - "A Soldiers View of Civil War Charleston,"organized by the Gibbes, features paintingsby artist and Confederate soldier Conrad WiseChapman depicting Charleston during the war.Offered to coincide with the 150th anniversaryobservance of the start of the Civil War. “The CivilWar is certainly an important part of Charleston’shistory, and our featured exhibitions offer twodifferent perspectives of this time period. ConradWise Chapman’s paintings provide the first-handview of a solder on the front lines, while StephenMarc’s digital montages offer a contemporarytake on slavery, the Underground Railroad, andthe vestiges of the Civil War,” stated Pam Wall,Gibbes Curator of Exhibitions. July 22 - Oct. 16- "In Search of Julien Hudson: Free Artist of Colorin Pre-Civil War New Orleans," is co-organizedby Worcester Art Museum and The Historic NewOrleans Collection. The exhibition is the first retrospectiveof the brief - but important - career ofportraitist Julien Hudson, one of the earliest documentedfree artists of color working in the 19thcentury. The exhibit explores the influence of freepeople of color in New Orleans during the 19thcentury. Historically, free people of color, or gensde couleur libres, were people of African and oftenmixed Afro-European descent who had eitherbeen born into freedom or gained their libertythrough other means. Gallery G, Through July17 - "Anna Heyward Taylor: World Traveler". Tayloris best known as one of the principal artists ofthe Charleston Renaissance, a period of culturalrebirth in the city from roughly 1915 to 1940. Priorto settling in Charleston in 1929, Taylor traveledwidely including excursions to Europe, the FarEast, the Caribbean, and South America. Thisexhibition focuses on Taylor’s extended visits toBritish Guiana (on the northern coast of SouthAmerica) and Mexico, and features the exquisitewatercolors and woodblock prints she createdbased on her experiences. First, Second andThird Floor Galleries, Ongoing - "The CharlestonStory". Drawn from the museum’s permanentcollection, this exhibition highlights significantpeople, places, and periods from Charleston’sbeginning as a British colony, through the AmericanRevolution, the later ravages of the Civil War,and culminating today as a culturally diverse anddynamic community. Ongoing - "Hands On!"This exhibit features works of art selected fromthe Gibbes Museum of Art’s touch collection.Museum Shop - Now offering the inventory ofthe Tradd Street Press, reproductions of worksby Elizabeth O'Neill Verner amoung other exhibitrelated art objects. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10am-5pm& Sun., 1-5pm; closed Mon. Admission: Yes.Contact: 843/722-2706 or at(www.gibbesmuseum.org).Karpeles Manuscript Museum, 68 SpringStreet, corner of Spring & Coming Streets,Charleston, in the former St. James MethodistChurch, founded in 1797. Ongoing - Featuringhistorically important documents from ourpermanent Charleston collection. Recently addedto the Permanent Collection - a special andunique exhibit of Egyptian Stone Carvings datingfrom 1492 BC. Free parking and free admission.Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11am-4pm. Closed on holidays.Contact: 843/853-4651.Redux Contemporary Art Center, featuringRedux Studios, 136 St. Philip Street, Charleston.July 14 - 23 - "2011 Summer Art InstituteExhibition". This exhibition features oil paintings,etchings, block prints, monoprints, screenprintsand sculptures created by 30 talented CharlestonCounty high school students who were selectedPage 32 - Carolina Arts, July 2011to have three weeks of intense training in painting,printmaking, and sculpture. This is truly aunique experience in the students’ high schoolcareer. A reception will be held on July 14, from5-8pm. Hours: Tue.-Sat., noon-5pm. Contact:843/722-0697 or at(www.reduxstudios.org).Studio PS, 10 Conroy Street, downtownCharleston. Through July 12 - "The Heart ofa Man Behind the Work," featuring works byCharlestonian, Octavious “Cookie” Dowling. Hismain instruments are graphite and pen, chalk,pastel chalk, and acrylics. His interests in PhilipSimmons’ work is influenced by his love of hisnative home,Charleston, SC, and his respectand appreciation for the genius and integrityof Simmons’ work; a true artisan. Hours:Mon.-Thur., 10am-6pm; Fri.-Sun., noon-12am.Contact: 843/727-4777.The Charleston Museum, 360 Meeting Street,Charleston. Founded in 1773, is America’sfirst museum. Ongoing - Featuring the mostextensive collection of South Carolina culturaland scientific collections in the nation, it alsoowns two National Historic Landmark houses,the Heyward-Washington House (1772) andthe Joseph Manigault House (1803), as well asthe Dill Sanctuary, a 580-acre wildlife preserve.Admission: Yes. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm &Sun., 1-5pm. Contact: 843/722-2996 or at(www.charlestonmuseum.org).ALTERNATE ART SPACES - CharlestonAshley River Tower, Public area at MedicalUniversity of South Carolina, Charleston.Ongoing - "Contemporary Carolina Collection@ Ashley River Tower," featuring the largestcollection of original, contemporary SouthCarolina art on permanent display, including885 works by 53 talented artists, sculptorsand photographers in South Carolina. Artistsincluded are: Lucille Akinjobe, Jack Alterman,Thomas Blagden, Jr., Carl Blair, Patti Brady,Keith Brown, Julia Cart, Eva Carter, JocelynChâteauvert, Lese Corrigan, Townsend Davidson,Linda Fantuzzo, Buddy Folk, Squire Fox,Mary Edna Fraser, Cassandra Gillens, AnthonyGreen, Jon Holloway, Ann Hubbard, LisaSalosaari Jasinski, Erik Johnson, Kim Keats,Arianne King Comer, Kit Loney, Paul Mardikian,Nancy Marshall, Paul Matheny, John McWilliams,Sue Middleton, Marge Moody, GordonNicholson, Jane Nodine, Marcelo Novo, KarinOlah, Matt Overend, Rick Rhodes, Ed Rice,Molly B. Right, Susan Romaine, Kristi Ryba,Virginia Scotchie, Laura Spong, Tom Stanley,Christine Tedesco, Colleen Terrell, Leo Twiggs,Tjelda Vander Meijden, Mary Walker, SueSimons Wallace, Joe Walters, Sam Wang, EnidWilliams, Manning Williams, and Paul Yanko.Hours: daily, 8:30am-5pm. Contact: KathleenEllis, Director of National Communications,MUSC, at 843/792.5602 or e-mail at (ellisk@musc.edu).Charleston City Market, Building B, Charleston.Fri. & Sat., 7-10:30pm - " Art in the Evening,"presented by the Charleston City MarketPreservation Trust LLC. A week-end art showfeaturing everything from folk art to fine art bylocal residents. To add to the charm, a concertof lovely classical guitar music and other featuredmusicians appear at the market. BuildingB of the Charleston city market. Admission isFREE. Contact: call 843/327-5976.The Old Slave Mart Museum, 6 ChalmersStreet, Charleston. Ongoing - The Museumrecounts the story of Charleston's role in thisinter-state slave trade by focusing on the historyof this particular building and site and the slavesales that occurred here. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm. Contact: The Office of Cultural Affairs at843/958-6467 or at(http://www.charlestonarts.sc/).ChesneeCarolina Foothills Artisan Center, 124 W.Cherokee Street, intersection of Hwy. 11 & Hwy.221, Chesnee. Ongoing - Featuring originalworks by over 60 North & South Carolina artists,including pottery, decorative and functional; paintingsin oil, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media;textiles and fiber art; carved wood; jewelry; dolls;brooms; monotypes; pewter sculpture; mosaics;glass, stained, torched and fused; photography;baskets; fine wood furniture; books and cards.Also - Offering educational programming for allages, from art classes to cultural events. Hours:Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm. Contact: 864/461-3050or at(www.cfac.us).ClemsonSikes Hall, Ground floor, Through Apr. 2012Table of Contents- "Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Revolution Artistica".Featuring an exhibion of nine photographsby the Mexican artist Manuel Alvarez Bravo(1902-2002) curated by Department of Artundergraduate intern Nathan Smith as part ofthe Center for Visual Arts internship program.All aspects of the exhibition including research,image selection, budget, matting, framing,layout, exhibit design and pamphlet designwere generated by Nathan Smith as part of histhree semester internship with the Lee Gallery.Works included in the exhibition were selectedfrom a photographic portfolio gifted to theClemson Advancement Foundation by WillamH. Hall, III. Hours: reg school hours. Contact:864/656-3883 or at(www.clemson.edu/caah/leegallery/).The ARTS Center, 212 Butler St., Clemson.Ongoing - Featuring works by local and regionalartists. Hours: Mon.-Thur., 10am-5pm & Fri.,10am-2pm. Contact: 864/633-5051 or at(www.explorearts.org).ALTERNATE ART SPACES - ClemsonClemson City Hall, 1250 Tiger Blvd., Clemson.Through July 1 - "The Arts Center at ClemsonCity Hall," presenting the exhibit - “Art HappensIn Clemson”. A reception will be held on Apr.28, from 5:30-7:30pm. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm. Contact: City Hall at 864/653-2030 or TheArts Center at 864/633-5051 or at(www.explorearts.org).Madren Conference Center, Clemson University,Clemson. Ongoing - Featuring wood andsteel bird carvings by Grainger McKoy. Hours:regular building hours. Contact: Peter Kent at864/656-0382 or e-mail at (peter.kent@clemsonews.clemson.edu).The Fran Hanson Discovery Center, SouthCarolina Botanical Garden, Clemson University,Clemson. Featured Artists Gallery, Ongoing- Featuring works by Nancy Basket, SueFigliola, Sue Grier, Sandy King, Jo Ann Taylorand Phil Garrett, on a rotating basis. ElizabethBelser Fuller Gallery, Ongoing - This collectionof watercolors, mixed media and pen & inkdrawings was generously donated by a dearfriend of the SC Botanical Garden, ElizabethBelser Fuller. This incredible collection rangesfrom 1947 to 1992. New pieces have beenadded this year in celebration of Belser's 97thbirthday. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-4pm. ClosedUniversity Holidays and Home Football GameSaturdays. Contact: 864/656-3405 or at(www.clemson.edu/scbg/).Columbia AreaColumbia Museum of Art, Main & HamptonStreets, Columbia. Lipscomb Family Galleries,Through Oct. 23 - "An Artist’s Eye: AJourney through Modern and Contemporary Artwith Sigmund Abeles". Guest curator and artistSigmund Abeles brings a fresh eye and a differentperspective to the Museum’s collection ofmodern and contemporary art. Now 75, Sig hasmatured as an artist alongside some of the majorartistic movements of the 20th century. His abilityto bring to bear his vast experience as an artist,a South Carolinian, and his deep connectionsto the early years of the Columbia Museum ofArt promises an exhibition full of variety and surprises.July 16 - Oct. 23 - "Michael Kenna: Venezia".Kenna’s work has often been described asenigmatic, graceful and hauntingly beautiful. Theexhibition features 53 black and white imagesthat demonstrate a skilled photographer’s abilityto capture on film what we cannot see with oureyes, such as the movement of time and thepresence of atmosphere. Kenna has capturedthe essence of Venice, its romance, its miraculousexistence and its crumbling beauty. His longexposures, sometimes lasting several hours duringthe darkest hours of the night, smooth overthe surfaces of the canals, further emphasizingtheir street-like function in this floating city. Withtypically meticulous prints, Kenna distills Veniceto its iconic, elemental characteristics of waterand light. Mamie and William Andrew Treadway,Jr., Gallery 15, Through Aug. 21 - "Rembrandt:From Sacred to Profane". Rembrandtvan Rijn is one of the most celebrated artists inhistory. The installation, showcases examplesfrom his traditional subjects, such as his famous"Christ Healing the Sick" and portraits, to moremundane images, like the "Beggar with a Stick",nude studies and the so-called "Man MakingWater". David Wallace Robinson, Jr. CommunityGallery, Through Sept. 18 - "Ink and PaperPrintmaking," featuring prints by the Ink andPaper printmaking student group at USC are ondisplay. Wachovia Education Gallery, ThroughJuly 4 - "Scenes from the Palmetto Trail". Inpartnership with Palmetto Conservation Foundation,the Museum presents 35 photographs ofthe Palmetto Trail. This installation highlights thePalmetto Trail, the state of South Carolina andstudent photographers. After the Columbia installation,the photo gallery travels to Washington,DC, for display in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s offices.BB&T Focus Gallery, Ongoing - "SouthernTraditions," will showcase the richness anddiversity of the Museum’s collection of furniture,ceramics, silver, basketry, sculpture and paintingsby artists native to, or active in, South Carolinaand its surrounding states. Among the works onview will be fine silver made by Charleston andColumbia silversmiths; a sweet grass basket byMary Jackson (SC, born 1945); wood carvings byEdgar Alexander McKillop (NC, 1879-1950); andpaintings by Charles Fraser (SC, 1782-1860),Xanthus Russell Smith (SC, 1839-1929), WilliamHarrison Scarborough (SC, 1812-1871), WilliamAiken Walker (SC, 1838-1921), among others.Ray Taylor Fair Gallery, Ongoing - Featuring anew and permanent installation of its ancient artcollection. The installation includes approximately50 objects that introduce the major ancientcivilizations from the Mediterranean and NearEast. Examples of the earliest form of writingfrom 12th century B.C. Mesopotamia, are shownnext to Egyptian scarabs and Greek paintedvessels. The world of the ancient Romans isrepresented by 2nd century glass and bronzeitems and portrait sculpture. Many of these workshave not been seen since the Museum moved toits location on Main Street in 1998. The collectionhas grown over the last several years withthe donation of 12 fine Roman sculptures in2002 from Pennsylvania collector Dr. Robert Y.Turner. Admission: Yes, but there is no admissioncharge on Sun. Hours: Tue.-Fri., 11am-5pm; firstFri., till 8pm; Sat., 10am-5pm & Sun., noon-5pm.Contact: 803/799-2810 or at(www.columbiamuseum.org).McKissick Museum, University of SouthCarolina, USC Horseshoe, Columbia. ThroughAug. 19 - "Under an August Moon," featuringworks by 50 local and regional artists. The exhibitwill culminate with the 17th annual gala art saleon Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, from 7:30-10pm. Partof the proceeds benefit the Museum. Ongoing- "Highlights from the Permanent Collectionsof McKissick Museum". Permanent - "BaruchSilver Collection," a collection of the Baruchfamily silver. And, "Natural Curiosity: USC andthe Evolution of Scientific Inquiry into the NaturalWorld". Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-5pm & Sat.,11am-3pm. Contact: 803/777-7251 or at(www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/).Work by Lisa BlackburnMcMaster Gallery, room 119, basementlevel, McMaster Building, 1615 Senate Street,University of South Carolina, corner of Pickens& Senate Streets, Columbia. Through Aug.4 - "The Celebration of the Book," featuring anexhibition that explores the art form of artists’books from the Southeast Association for BookArts. These art objects combine content and formto create something that is more than a simplecontainer of information. The participants are:Lisa Blackburn, Mary Beth Boone, Frank Brannon,Barbara Bussolari, Annie Cicale, CynthiaColbert, Laurie Corral, Gwen Diehn, BridgetElmer, Daniel Essig, Annie Fain Liden, LarryLou Foster, Michelle Francis, Susi Hall, SusanM. Hogue, Cathy Howe, Ellen Knudson, SusanLeeb, Matt Liddle, Annie Liden, Peter Madden,Wayne McNeil, Stephanie Nace, Linda Neeley,Bea Nettles, Teresa Prater, Robin Price, KathleenRobbins, Lisa Beth Robinson, Alice Schlein, SharonSharp, Kathy Steinsberger, Susan Stevens,Kate Stockman, and Kathleen Strouther. Hours:Mon.-Fri., 9am-4:30pm. Contact: Mana Hewitt,Gallery Director at 803/777-7480 or e-mail at(mana@sc.edu).Richland County Public Library, Main Library'sWachovia Gallery,1431 Assembly St., Columbia.Ongoing - Featuring 20 pieces of public art onpermanent display. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-9pm;Sat, 9am-6pm; Sun, 2-6pm. Contact: 803/988-0886 or at(www.richland.lib.sc.us).701 Center for Contemporary Art, 701 WhaleySt., Columbia. Through July 31 - "The ToyRepublic and The Dream Life of Broken Toys".The culmination of Diana Farfán’s residency at701 CCA is this new body of work titled "The ToyRepublic". This work will be shown in conjunctionwith "The Dream Life of Broken Toys" whichwas presented as her MFA thesis exhibition atMcMaster Gallery, University of South Carolinain 2010. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Diana Farfánreceived her BFA at the National University of Colombiaand her MFA in Ceramics at the Universityof South Carolina. Her 2D and 3D works havebeen shown and awarded in a number of exhibitionsin places including Colombia, the US, andTaiwan. Hours: Wed., 11am-8pm; Thur.-Sat.,continued on Page 33