APRIL – AUGUST 2020
Spring/Summer 2020
PROGRAMMING MUSEUM HOURS Monday–Tuesday | 10am–5pm Wednesday | 10am–8pm Thursday–Saturday | 10am–5pm Sunday | 1–5pm
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CLOSING JUNE 28, 2020
A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke
Charleston Collects: British Sporting Art from the Penkhus Collection
Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson Collection UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
MAY 15 – OCTOBER 4, 2020
G A L L E R I E S 8 A N D 9, S E C O N D F LO O R AT R I U M
Member Preview | THURSDAY, MAY 14 6PM Fellows | 7PM All Members
Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet, is presented in partnership with Spoleto Festival USA, and features the internationally acclaimed artist’s most recent body of work originally produced for the 15th Istanbul Biennial. A MacArthur Foundation “Genius” award winner, Fred Wilson (American, b. 1954) challenges assumptions of history, culture, race, and conventions of display. In Afro Kismet, Wilson investigates the long-ignored presence of communities of African descent throughout Europe from the time of the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey. By reframing objects and cultural symbols, and juxtaposing recent works by the artist with works from the 19th century, Wilson questions notions of universal knowledge and truth and encourages viewers to reconsider traditional social and historical narratives. In conjunction with Spoleto Festival USA’s new opera Omar, based on the life of Omar Ibn Said, Fred Wilson will also install a new work at the Gibbes inspired by Said’s story. Said, an African-Muslim man who was kidnapped in Senegal, transported to Charleston in IMAGE: Black is Beautiful, 2017, by Fred Wilson (American, b. 1954); Iznik tiles; 9' 1807, and sold into a life of slavery in the 2-13/16" × 19' 2-3/16" × 3/8" (281.5 cm × 584.7 cm × 1 cm); AP 1 of 1; Edition of 3 + 1 Carolinas, documented his life story in AP © Fred Wilson, courtesy Pace Gallery an autobiography written in Arabic. Said’s original, handwritten manuscript on loan from the Library of Congress, and an ambrotype photograph of Said on loan from the Beinecke Library at Yale University will be displayed alongside Wilson’s new work. JANE SMITH TURNER FOUNDATION
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATION
JULY 10, 2020 – FEBRUARY 7, 2021
ROTUNDA GALLERIES
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Charleston Collects: Devotion and Fantasy, Witchcraft and the World’s End This selection of paintings and prints from a major private Charleston collection of Northern Renaissance art introduces a world of intensely, and sometimes disturbingly, vivid imagery. Created in the Low Countries and Germany between 1440 and 1590, this is a world of contradictions and unease—whether the subject is a troubled Virgin Mary contemplating her young son, or a menacing group of malevolent figures inspired by Hieronymus Bosch, or Albrecht Dürer’s famous scenes from Revelations. In the turbulent era of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Reformation in Northern Europe, viewers found their hopes, desires, and anxieties mirrored in images like these inspiring pious belief or depicting fantastic visions of good and evil. Guest curated by Lawrence Goedde, Ph.D., professor of art history, University of Virginia IMAGE: The Four Horsemen from The Apocalypse, 1496–98; by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); woodcut from the Latin edition of 1511; 15 1/4 x 11 7/16 inches
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GIBBES ON THE STREET | Caribbean Edition THURSDAY, APRIL 30 | 7:30–10PM Since 2010, the Gibbes Museum of Art has celebrated the power of taking art to the streets with a fabulous one-night-only event that also celebrates Charleston’s extraordinary culinary scene. This year, for Charleston’s 350th anniversary, our chefs will honor Charleston’s historic connection to the foodways and culture of Barbados and the Caribbean. In the first decades of its settlement, the majority of Carolina’s population came from Barbados, including sugarcane planters set on expanding north, and the enslaved Africans and indigenous people on whose labor they depended. Today, these influences are evident in Charleston’s architecture, its people, and its cuisine. The street will resemble a colorful Caribbean festival with Bajan-inspired dishes and entertainment. Enjoy savories and sweets from more than 30 local restaurants, an open bar, live music, and signature cocktails. For more information, visit GIBBESMUSEUM.ORG/STREETPARTY. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 16, and can be purchased through the Gibbes website. $150 Members | $175 Non-Members | $500 Sponsors Contact Jena Clem jclem@gibbesmuseum.org for sponsorship opportunities
T H A N K YO U T O O U R C O R P O R AT E SPONSORS
MUSEUM FELLOWS
The Gibbes Museum Fellows program brings together individuals and businesses who share an appreciation for the arts and a personal commitment to enhancing Charleston’s only art museum. Fellows level membership provides art enthusiasts with the opportunity for special programs and events, travel opportunities, and exclusive experiences. To learn more about becoming an individual or business Fellow, please contact Jennifer Ross, Director of Development at 843.722.2706 x216 or jross@gibbesmuseum.org.
A L L F E L LO W S A N D D I R E C T O R ' S C I R C L E M E M B E R S MEMBER PREVIEW
Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet THURSDAY, MAY 14 | 6PM Join us for remarks by artist Fred Wilson, followed by a preview and wine reception.
Fellows Member Travel Opportunity: London JUNE 20 – 25, 2020 Enjoy a five-night excursion to experience London Art Week, including visits to museums, private collections, artists’ studios, the Royal Collection Trust, and a preview night at the prestigious Masterpiece Art Fair. For more information, contact Jena Clem at jclem@gibbesmuseum.org.
Annual Spring Brunch FRIDAY, MAY 22 | 10AM Join our annual end-of-season celebration in the Lenhardt Garden prior to the opening ceremonies of Spoleto Festival USA. Invitation to follow. DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Spoleto Opening Events to celebrate Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet and the opera Omar SATURDAY, MAY 23 | 2PM Attend an intimate conversation at the Sottile Theatre with singer/songwriter Rhiannon Giddens and American composer Michael Abels about their collaboration on the Omar opera. Followed by a reception.
SUNDAY, MAY 24 | 11AM
Executive Director Angela Mack will lead a tour of Fred Wilson: Afro Kismet and the special Omar Ibn Said installation featuring the original memoir from the Library of Congress and the ambrotype from the Beinecke Library at Yale University.
Literary Gibbes: A Book Club Discussion FRIDAY, MAY 1 | 1PM
Inspired by Central to Their Lives participants will discuss Virginia Woolfe's A Room of One's Own and Alice Walker's essay In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens.
FRIDAY, JULY 10 | 1PM Inspired by Afro Kismet, participants will discuss A Muslim American Slave: The Life of Omar Ibn Said.
In collaboration with the Charleston County Public Library. Discussion is free for all and includes a coupon for discounted admission to the Museum.
Art as Allegory: Artist Talk with Joseph Sulkowski MONDAY, MAY 4 | 1PM Joseph Sulkowski will discuss his masterwork project, APOKALUPSIS, an Uncovering, in which he uses Foxhounds as symbolic representations of the truths of human existence. Following his talk, Sulkowski will lead a tour of Charleston Collects: British Sporting Art from the Penkhus Collection and sign copies of his new book The Sporting Life: The Art of Joseph H. Sulkowski. IMAGE: Omar Ibn Said; courtesy of Yale University
$15 Members | $20 Non-Members | $10 Students/Faculty with Valid ID
Shared_Studios MAY 16 – JUNE 7 With an aim to create meaningful connections between people separated by distance and difference, Shared_Studios brings communities together in immersive spaces to talk, dance, play, and collaborate as if in the same room. Enter a shimmering gold portal during open hours or for a specific program (location and programming to be announced) and find yourself transported to Dakar, Senegal—near the birthplace of Omar Ibn Said 250 years ago—interacting with members of a community more than 4,000 miles away. Presented in partnership with Spoleto Festival USA.
Gibbes on the Go: Landscapes of the ACE Basin TUESDAY, MAY 19 | 8:30AM–3PM (RAIN DATE, MAY 20) Strategically positioned around the Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto rivers, the ACE Basin watershed is one of the largest areas of undeveloped wetlands/uplands ecosystems remaining on the Atlantic Coast. Deeply rooted in America's heritage, hunting, trapping, and fishing remain a traditional outdoor pastime in the area. Join expert guides Virginia and Dana Beach, and Steve Gavel, to explore the interlocking web of ecosystems and observe demonstrations of plein-air painting techniques by artists from Horton Hayes Fine Art. $100 Members |$125 Non-Members (Transportation and lunch included. Tour will depart from the Gibbes.)
Gibbes Film in Focus: Southern Gothic Whether a classic noir or a cutting edge documentary, the Gibbes believes in the power of great filmmaking: to bring people together, to put audiences in touch with new ideas, and to celebrate the diversity of the human experience. Join us this summer as we launch this limited engagement series with a focus on representations of the Southern Gothic in American cinema.
JUNE 24 | 6PM
JULY 22 | 6PM
AUGUST 26 | 6PM
Daughters of the Dust, directed by Julie Dash (112 min)
A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Elia Kazan (122 min)
Eve’s Bayou, directed by Kasi Lemmons (109 min)
$10 Adults | $5 Students/Faculty with Valid ID
PUBLIC TOURS WEEKLY TOURS are offered every Tuesday and Friday at 12:30pm; Wednesday at 6pm; and Thursday, Friday, and Second Sunday at 2:30pm. STORAGE FACILITY TOURS and ARTIST CHOICE TOURS are offered on select Wednesdays at 6pm. CURATOR- and ARTIST-LED TOURS are offered on select dates at 2:30pm. APRIL 9 Central to Their Lives with assistant curator Amanda Breen
APRIL 23 Permanent Collection with curator Sara Arnold
MAY 21 Afro Kismet with curator Sara Arnold
JUNE 11 Permanent Collection with assistant curator Amanda Breen
Free for Members. Included with admission for Non-Members.
JULY 16 Charleston Collects with curator Sara Arnold
JULY 30 Afro Kismet with assistant curator Amanda Breen
AUGUST 13 Permanent Collection with curator Sara Arnold
Through Positive Eyes WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 | 5:30–7:30PM Through Positive Eyes is an international art project that has engaged over 130 people living with HIV/AIDS in 10 cities around the world. UCLA Art & Global Health Center director, David Gere, PhD, will co-lead a collaborative photo-storytelling workshop with Los Angeles Artivist (artist-activist) Lynnea Lawson. Participants will learn how diverse art initiatives can be used as powerful tools to combat pervasive stigmas about HIV/AIDS, one of the most formidable barriers to fighting the epidemic. $50 Members | $60 Non-Members | $25 Students/Faculty with Valid ID Presented in partnership with MUSC Center for Global Health. Sponsored by
Artful Thinking Tours WEDNESDAYS, APRIL 8, APRIL 22, AND MAY 27 | 6PM Join a group of physicians for a unique tour and explore the collection with a different lens, focusing on building observation skills and fostering discussion. Free for Members. Included with admission for Non-Members
W E D N E S DAY N I G H T L I V E
Garden Concerts at the Gibbes The Gibbes partners with Awendaw Green to bring outstanding live music performances to the Lenhardt Garden. Bring a picnic and a lawn chair and arrive early to find a spot—or reserve one of our premium tables—and enjoy a plein-air performance under the setting sun. Doors open at 5:30pm, with opening performances by students from Allegro Charter School of Music at 6pm. Headlining acts begin at 6:30pm. Tickets include Museum admission.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 5:30PM Doors | 6PM Concert Stephane Wrembel: Django L’Impressionniste
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 5:30PM Doors | 6PM Concert LooseFitt Jazz Ensemble featuring Ann Caldwell MCG PHOTOGRAPHY
Garden Concerts are sponsored by
$20 Members | $25 Non-Members | $400 Reserved tables of 10 THE SPEEDWELL FOUNDATION
AWENDAW GREEN
Chamber Music in the Rotunda WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 | 6PM The Charleston Symphony Chamber Music Series at the Gibbes continues with the Principal String Quartet performing a repertoire inspired by works on view. $20 Members | $30 Non-Members | $10 Students/Faculty with a valid ID Chamber Music is sponsored by the Wilbur S. Smith & Sally J. Smith Foundation, Inc., The Gibbes Museum of Art Women’s Council, and the Vreede Family in memory of Tom and Caroline Vreede
The Art of Jazz WEDNESDAYS, MAY 27, JUNE 17, JULY 15, AND AUGUST 19 | 6PM Enjoy original jazz compositions and standards inspired by the works of art on view at the Gibbes. The Museum, in partnership with Charleston Jazz, presents four summer concerts featuring Charleston’s top musicians. Enjoy a beverage while listening to world-premier performances in the Almeida Lecture Hall. Performances begin at 6pm and include Museum admission.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
Robbie Madison
Peter Kfoury
Matthew White
Frank Puzzullo
$20 Members | $25 Non-Members | $10 Students/Faculty with a valid ID The Art of Jazz is sponsored by
VISITING ARTIST SERIES
The Visiting Artist series presents contemporary art, artists, and art practices that contribute to a new understanding of the American South. Representing a diverse range of artists and mediums, the program hosts 6–8 individuals annually, creating a space for innovation, creativity, and community engagement with regular open studio hours. Visit gibbesmuseum.org/programs-events/visiting-artist/ for information on open studio hours, and for information on how to apply. Support for our Visiting Artist Series is generously provided by Art Mag, SC Arts Commission, Society 1858, The Gibbes Museum of Art Women’s Council, and the Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation. SESSION I:
MARCH 2 – APRIL 12, 2020 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 | 6–7:30PM
END OF RESIDENCY RECEPTION:
COURTESY OF ANDREA HAZEL
ANDREA HAZEL
Studio 1
COURTESY OF GINA IACOVELLI
A native of Charleston, SC, Andrea Hazel depicts the beauty and color of the Lowcountry in her paintings. After years of teaching and running her own business, Andrea Hazel Photography, she began painting in 2001 and has been immersed in watercolors ever since. While in residence, Hazel will continue her series "How it Was... Charleston in 1963" referencing an archive of photographs from the South Carolina Department of Transportation taken by surveyors of buildings slated to be razed for the construction of I-26 through downtown Charleston in the early 1960s.
GINA IACOVELLI
Studio 2
Gina Iacovelli is the Charleston-based artist behind Mementos Entwined, a bespoke jewelry line that uses human hair in its designs. Inspired by the sentimental and mourning jewelry of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Iacovelli experimented with instructions from mid-nineteenth century ladies’ journals and quickly found a knack for the techniques. She combines these plaits with simple, modern designs to reintroduce tangible keepsakes into a world obsessed with digitizing memories. At the Gibbes, Iacovelli will demonstrate these weaving techniques while sharing her research into hairwork history.
APRIL 27 – JUNE 5, 2020 R E S I D E N C Y R E C E P T I O N : WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 | 6–7:30PM
SESSION II:
COURTESY OF KATHERINE DUNLAP
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KATHERINE DUNLAP
ANTWON FORD COURTESY OF ANTWON FORD
Studio 1
Katherine Dunlap creates paintings that exist in a realm between truth and memory, creating a visual recollection of a place that doesn’t necessarily exist but represents an idealized memory. By referencing old family photos, Dunlap hopes to connect to her family's past experiences and also be reminded of her own experiences of the ordinary but memorable moments.
Studio 2
Antwon Ford began learning the art of sweetgrass basketry at the age of four by watching his grandmother in her kitchen in Mt. Pleasant, SC. At twelve years old, he sold his first basket to a family member for $5, and was hooked. While experimenting with the grasses, Ford used mathematics and science to create sculptures with the traditional materials. In 2009, he began his "GrassinMotion" project, striving to produce sweetgrass objects that exemplified the space-time continuum of the fourth dimension. The patterns and configurations of Ford’s work are greatly influenced by Gestalt psychology, spatial dimensions, and shadow resulting from direct light.
FOR FAMILIES
Summer Camp for Ages 4–16
Story Time at the Gibbes THURSDAYS, APRIL 16, JUNE 11, AND AUGUST 13 | 10:30AM Families will enjoy stories and songs inspired by temporary exhibitions and works in the permanent collection. Free. In collaboration with the Charleston County Public Library
J U N E 8 – AU G U S T 7 Check our website for a full listing of camps at gibbesmuseum.org/ programs-events.
Saturday Stories Series SATURDAYS, MARCH 28, APRIL 25, AND MAY 30 | 11AM – 1PM Storybook illustrators will lead these fun and interactive one-day workshops perfect for ages 5 and up. Each illustrator will give a brief presentation about their work, read selections from the featured books, and present a hands-on activity inspired by illustrations. Registration for each session includes one child and one adult.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
SATURDAY, MAY 30
Erin Bennett Banks: The Patchwork Path
Timothy Banks: Monsters in Charleston
Clare Pernice: Circus Girl
$45 Members | $55 Non-Members | $20 Each Additional Child
STUDIO CLASSES
Modern Hand Embroidery, Ages 14+ SAT, APRIL 4 | 10AM–12NOON
Abstract Landscapes SAT, APRIL 18 AND 25 | 10–1PM
Learn embroidery stitches for embellishing clothing and creating family heirlooms with Camela Guevara, fiber artist and embroidery instructor.
Translate your abstract visions into wonderful works of art with artist Cory McBee, who will introduce composition, color, shape, movement, and texture.
$55 Members | $65 Non-Members
$125 Members | $150 Non-Members
Drawing at Your Own Level WED, APRIL 8, 15, AND 22 6:30–8PM
Introduction to Scratchboard SAT, MAY 2 | 1–4PM
Develop basic drawing skills or advance existing techniques with artist Lese Corrigan. Open to all levels.
Join artist Stephen Herchak to create ultra-high contrast images using scratchboard that gives the impression of woodblock or linocut prints.
$80 Members | $90 Non-members
$60 Members | $70 Non-Members
Hand Lettering and Calligraphy SAT, APRIL 11 | 10AM–12NOON
Earth's Rainbow: The Natural Palette SAT, MAY 16 | 10AM–1PM
$55 Members | $65 Non-Members
Artist Kristy Bishop will teach participants to extract natural color from cochineal, osage orange, madder root, and onion skins, as well as the basics of indigo. Bring materials or use provided fabrics to create colorful items. $150 Members | $175 Non-Members
Collage and Mixed Media TUES, APRIL 14 | 10AM–4PM
African Bracelet Workshop WED, MAY 20 | 6–7PM
Learn pointed pen calligraphy from artist Camela Guevara, who will share pointers on nibs and ink, as well as best practices to create stunning calligraphy for quotes, letters, and journaling.
Explore the unexpected joy of juxtaposing images to create your own original composition with instructor Anne E. McCormick.
Join Artist Sheinata Carn-Hall of Reflections African Jewelry to create a unique bracelet using recycled buffalo horn.
$125 Members | $150 Non-Members
$65 Members | $75 Non-Members
For more details about classes, visit GIBBESMUSEUM.ORG/CLASSES-WORKSHOPS To purchase tickets please visit GIBBESMUSEUM.ORG/EVENTS or call 843.722.2706 x241