Staff reports | “Even When It’s Dark” is a solo art show opening Dec. 10 that will highlight the work of artist Doug McAbee at Charleston’s Redux Contemporary Art Center. The show, which will have an opening reception at 5 p.m. on its first day, will run through Jan. 22, 2022.
Staff reports | The Redux Contemporary Art Center opens two new shows this week with one dedicated to a talented watercolorist and the other featuring works of several studio artists.
Charleston native Becca Hopkins offers a series of poignant watercolors June 4 to June 17 in her first solo show at Redux’s Gallery 1056. Called, “Expressway” and curated by Mia Loa, Hopkins’ art highlights the “immensity and artificiality of the Septima P. Clark Expressway stands in jarring contrast with the soft and settled 19th and early 20th century homes around it. It is an alien and alienating landscape that interrupted the human ebb-and-flow of mid-century Charleston,” according to the gallery.
A generation ago, the highway carved through a tight-knit predominantly Black community, displacing approximately 150 residences and businesses in its path. …
Redux Contemporary Art Center in Charleston will present Studio Works (2018-present) as an Ag. 10-28 solo exhibition featuring the work of North Charleston artist Fletcher Williams III.
Staff reports | Charlton Singleton, Shovels & Rope, Manny Houston, Lee Barbour, Kanika Moore and other artists will perform May 8 at a telethon to pay for services that benefit people transitioning out of homelessness. The event will run on a variety of local media outlets.
With most people following a stay-at-home order, they’re looking for things to do. Here’s a look at some online events and offerings to help you shed any boredom that may rise in your home:
Virtual museums, attractions. You can visit 500 museums across the world online through this Google amalgamation of sites.
IN THIS EDITION OF CHARLESTON CURRENTS:
FOCUS: Conservationists celebrate 30 years of protecting the ACE Basin
COMMENTARY: OK, boomlets: Back off on boomers
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: Clock ticking for northern right whale
FEEDBACK: Free press is crucial to functioning democracy
MYSTERY PHOTO: An old place
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Country ideology
CALENDAR: North Charleston gallery features two Lowcountry artists
Staff reports | If you’re walking through Concourse B of the Charleston International Airport, you’ll be wowed by artwork from local artists with national followings.
On display are photographs by:
Jack Alterman (“French Quarter”);
John Duckworth (“Ashley River 84334”); and
Henry Fair (“Arsenic and Water”);
as well as paintings by:
Fred Jamar (“Broad Street”)’
Mary Whyte (“Artist”);
Jill Hooper (“Beautiful Oysters III);
Douglas Balentine (“Cargo II”; and
West Fraser (“Bluffton Oyster Factory Shuckers”).
This just might be too easy for many of our sleuths, but we liked this reminder of a great place submitted by a reader. Where could it be? And why are there two towers? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Please also write “Mystery Photo” in the subject line.
Staff reports | The Gibbes Museum of Art has announced seven special exhibitions that will appear in its third floor galleries between May 2017 and September 2018. The shows include a broad look at perspectives of Charleston by various artists, the work of 18th century artist and explorer Mark Catesby, Pan-American modernism and American folk art.
On the calendar from July 4, 2016: Holy City art show on King Street; Charleston history lectures at the library on Robert Smalls, gardens and Colonial Lake; Yappy Hour and Reggae Nights.
We Can Do Better, South Carolina! (2019) by editor and publisher Andy Brack offers incisive commentaries on the American South, politics, the common good and interesting South Carolina leaders. Available exclusively for Kindle for $7.99. A paperback version will be ready soon. Learn more.
Charleston Currents is brought to you free of charge thanks to the generosity of our underwriters:
Charleston City Paper, an alt-weekly seen by more than 100,000 people, offers the latest on news, views, arts, dining and music. Sign up for newsletters that will keep you up-to-date all week.
Statehouse Report is a renowned statewide policy and politics forecast published every Friday that informs South Carolina’s opinion leaders with key insights and news.
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Use our feed
Send us your comments
Recent Comments