CALENDAR: Redux’s annual art auction will be Nov. 9-21

Staff reports  |  Redux Contemporary Art Center’s18th Annual Art Auction will be held in-person and virtually from Nov. 9 to Nov. 21.  The auction is the organization’s primary fundraising method each year.

More than 150 pieces are available for purchase.  Visitors can see the artwork in the Redux gallery art space at 1056 King Street and in these partnering businesses throughout Charleston:  Haegur (1102 King Street); Harbinger Café (1107 King Street); Monarch Wine Merchants (1107 King Street, Suite B); J. Stark (498 King Street, Suite 100); Ted’s Butcher Block (334 E Bay St); and Haven’s Fine Framing (1070 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Mount Pleasant). 

All of the auction artwork will be up for bid online via Bidr. The virtual auction will go live on the Redux website on Nov. 9 and remain open through Nov. 21. During the auction, Redux will be open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday.  

According to a press release, the theme of this year’s auction is “Home is Where the Art is.” It is “a nod to the collective experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. During this time, we have re-discovered art’s essential impact on our lives. From beautifying our physical spaces, collaborating with neighbors, to finding a common cause with strangers, art proves to cultivate connection and comfort. Home.”   

Also on the calendar:

Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls exhibition.  Through Nov. 22, City Gallery, Prioleau Street, Charleston.  The gallery will offer free viewing of The Freedom Ship of Robert Small, an exhibition of large format reproductions of artist Jonathan Green’s illustrations for Louise Meriweather’s children’s book of the same name.  A new edition of the 1971 was published in 2018 with Lowcountry artist Greens pictures.  Gallery hours are limited due to coronavirus.  Tickets are free, but must be reserved online.  More info.

Two new Safe Sounds shows at Firefly:  Doors open 6 p.m; Show begins 7 p.m. on Nov. 12, Firefly Distillery, North Charleston.  The distillery’s socially-distanced concerts are back with its fall Safe Sounds series.  The next show is Futurebirds with a special guest. Tickets are $125 for four and can be purchased in advance at citypapertickets.com. On Nov. 21, Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses will perform.

Holiday Festival of Lights:  Nov. 13 to Dec. 31, James Island County Park. The annual event, now in its 31st year, will offer a dazzling array of displays and about 2 million lights.  The festival will be open every evening nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. through Dec. 31, 2020.   You can take a heartwarming cruise along the three-mile display of glimmering lights with your closest companions. The driving tour features over 700 light displays, most of which were created in-house by park staff. Displays range from traditional holiday scenes to Lowcountry icons such as Rainbow Row and the Cooper River and Ravenel Bridges; to various themed sections that delight all ages like Sea Land, Dinosaur Land, Candy Land and Toy Land.  For details or to register, visit HolidayFestivalofLights.com.

Antigone at CofC:  Livestream performances at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19 and Nov. 20.  The College of Charleston’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present Sophocle’s classic Greek tragedy, “Antigone,” with a modern twist in an adaptation by Peabody Award-winning playwright Emily Mann.  Theatre students comprise the cast.  Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and the military and $8 for students.  Show and ticket information is available at showtix4u.com/events/cofcstages.

From Etchings to Pastels:  Through Nov. 29, Lowcountry Image Gallery, The Charleston Museum. The museum has partnered with the Pastel Society of South Carolina to present new interpretations of etchings stemming from the Charleston Renaissance Movement about 100 years ago.  Learn more.

Online offerings:

• Gibbes Museum.  You can enjoy lots of local art offerings through the website and social media accounts of the Gibbes Museum. At 10 a.m. on weekdays, the museum posts virtual readings and workshops on Facebook. Find more online.
• Avian Conservation Center.  Access videos and live streaming presentations online to learn about what’s going on at the Center for Birds of Prey. 
• Around the world.  You can visit 500 museums across the world online through this Google amalgamation of sites.  

If you have any online events, drop us a line (editor@charlestoncurrents.com) and make sure to put “Online event” in the subject line.  Similarly, if you’ve got cool ideas for stuff to do while in isolation at home, send them our way.