visual arts

Dyani White Hawk: Hear Her

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art 161 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC, United States

Dyani White Hawk’s work illuminates the lived experiences of Native Peoples. With her video, photography, and works in other media, she aims to use the language of visual art to bring light to the deep chasm between our understanding ofRead more

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Young Contemporaries 2022

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art 161 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC, United States

Now in its 37th year, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and the College of Charleston Studio Art Department are proud to present Young Contemporaries 2022. The annual exhibition is a celebration of talented artists at the College of Charleston.Read more

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Portraying Justice: Exploring Portraiture Techniques with Charles Edward Williams

Gibbes Museum of Art 135 Meeting St., Charleston, SC, United States

Inspired by the important figures in the exhibition Fighters for Freedom by William H. Johnson Picturing Justice, this adult workshop looks deeply through the pursuit and pure essence of portraiture. Widely acclaimed artist, Charles Edward Williams, will lead workshop participantsRead more

$100 – $120

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: Pinturas de Casta and the Construction of American Identity

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art 161 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC, United States

The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art will present works from Colombian American artist Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez’s Casta Paintings series. Friedemann-Sánchez’s paintings reference casta painting, a genre popularized in eighteenth-century Spanish Colonial Central and South America that purported to depict a racialRead more

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Kukuli Velarde: CORPUS

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art 161 Calhoun St., Charleston, SC, United States

The Halsey Institute will debut Peruvian American artist Kukuli Velarde’s CORPUS project in its entirety for the first time. CORPUS is comprised of ceramic and fabric works that encourage reflection on the meaning of survival in the face of colonialism.Read more

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