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ADULT PROGRAMS
An Evening with the Curator
Thursday, January 15 at 7pm
Free for Museum members, $10 for non-members
- Dr. Jochen Wierich, Curator at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art in Nashville, will discuss the Main Gallery exhibition Painters of American Life: The Eight.
- Non-members click here to purchase a ticket
- Members please call 722-2706 x18 to reserve your seat.
Lunchtime Lecture and Launch: Printmaking
Friday, January 16 at 1pm
Free with museum admission
- Join Printmaking Curator Pam Wall for a discussion and tour of the exhibition.
- Also, meet representatives from Redux Contemporary Art Center who will be partnering with the Gibbes to offer a Month Long Celebration of the Print in February. Register on January 16 for hands-on printmaking workshops that will take place at Redux with site visits to the Gibbes. Students will be introduced to multi-medium printing techniques and the history behind this "backwards" art form.
- For more information visit www.reduxstudios.org
Lunchtime Lecture and Launch: The American Scene on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Schoen Collection
Friday, January 23 at 1pm
Free with museum admission
- Harlan Greene, Director of Archrival and Reference Services at the Avery Research Center, will conduct the discussion and tour of this special exhibition.
Charleston Symphony Woodwind Quintent Explores The Eight
Sunday, January 25 at 2:30pm
$7 for Museum members and students with ID, $15 for non-members
- Join the CSO Woodwind Quintet in the beautiful Gibbes Rotunda for a musical response to the exhibition Painters of American Life: The Eight.
- Museum members and students click here to purchase tickets
- Non-members click here to purchase tickets
Museum Store "Yard" Sale
February 20 - 22, Friday and Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 1-5pm
Purchase creative Museum Store merchandise at deep discounts
- Enjoy super low prices on clearance merchandise in the Gibbes Museum Store.
The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum
March 18 - 22, 2009
Connoisseur Packages, available now, are $525
Single tickets, if available, will go on sale beginning February 1
- The Charleston Art & Antiques Forum, now in its 12th year, will explore Town and Country: Life in Early America. Nationally-recognized scholars will illuminate architecture, furniture, paintings, silver and ceramics as they examine urban and rural America before 1860.
- Enjoy outstanding lectures in small-scale sessions, informal chats with the speakers, elegant receptions and a plantation picnic, plus opportunities to visit landmark properties in both town and country.
- For details and to order tickets click here
9TH Annual Kiawah Island Art and House Tour
Friday, April 17, 2 - 6pm
Tickets are $55 and include an admission pass to the Gibbes
- Tour six exceptional homes that showcase spectacular art collections on beautiful Kiawah Island. The unique homes have dramatic views of the salt marsh, ocean, woodlands or river.
- Gibbes, etc., a group of Kiawah Island women dedicated to the support of the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, has produced this event since the group was founded in 2001.
- For more information, visit www.gibbesetc.org.
- Click here to purchase tickets or call 843-722-2706 X18.
Art Discovery Walking Tours (ongoing)
Saturdays at 10:30
$20 paid to The Original Charleston Walks tour company
- View artistic treasures at the Gibbes and then walk in the footsteps of the artists who created them. This 90-minute tour highlights the many historic sites that have inspired artists for centuries. Reservations should be made through The Original Charleston Walks at http://www.charlestonwalks.com or call 800-729-3420.
ART-MAKING CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Digital Camera Workshop with Photographer Rick Rhodes
Saturday, January 17 from 10am - 3pm (break for lunch)
$75 Members, $95 Non Members - Ages 14 and up
- Well-known photographer Rick Rhodes will lead this day-long workshop focused on the digital camera. Learn how to use your camera, learn about the technology of digital photography and learn how to take great photos! Classes will be taught in the photographer’s West Ashley studio with outside exploration.
- Register by January 14
- Limited class size
- Contact Rebecca Williams at 843.722.2706 x41 or rcwilliams@gibbesmuseum.org for more information and to register
Weeklong Portrait Painting Workshop with Rob Maniscalco
March 2-6, 2009 from 10am - 1pm
$295/members, $325/non members for the week
- The focus of this course will be on value-based painting and drawing methods to create expressive, professional-level portraits.
- Students will paint two finished portraits over the day sessions along with several drawing and painting exercises. Principals of organic composition, responsive drawing, expressive use of color, edges, paint quality, along with the development of an effective palette (the "power palette") will be covered. Expect lots of individual attention here. All levels welcome.
- Contact Rebecca Williams at 843.722.2706 x41 or rcwilliams@gibbesmuseum.org for more information and to register.
ART-MAKING CLASSES FOR YOUTH
Portfolio Review
Wednesdays - March 11 and 18 from 5:00-6:30 pm at Corrigan Gallery
$60 museum members, $75 non-members
Parents will participate from 5:45-6:30pm on March 18
- Students will have their portfolios reviewed by local artist Lese Corrigan at her gallery at 62 Queen St.
- Contact Rebecca Williams at 843.722.2706 x41 or rcwilliams@gibbesmuseum.org for more information and to register
Portfolio Prep
Wednesdays - April 1, 15, 22 and 29 from 5:00 - 6:30pm at Corrigan Gallery
$100 museum members, $125 non-members
*$10 off if you also registered for Portfolio Review
- Students can complete their portfolios with guidance on pieces started outside of class - under the guidance of local artist Lese Corrigan at her gallery at 62 Queen St.
- Contact Rebecca Williams at 843.722.2706 x41 or rcwilliams@gibbesmuseum.org for more information and to register.
FAMILY PROGRAMS
Jr. League of Charleston Community Day - SPRING IN TO COLOR
Saturday, March 14, 10am - 1pm
FREE admission and free activities
- The day will include hands-on activities for families, museum tours and musical performances for all ages.
Jr. League of Charleston Community Day (May)
Saturday, May 16, 10am - 1pm
FREE admission and free activities
- The day will include hands-on activities for families, museum tours and musical performances for all ages.
WOMEN'S COUNCIL PROGRAMS
Quarterly Lectures
Upcoming programs are February 26 and April 30.
For information and/or to reserve your place, contact Virginia Putney at 843-795-5635.
- The Women's Council of the Gibbes Museum of Art presents quarterly programs that are open to the public by reservation through a Women's Council member. These programs are free for prospective members of the Women's Council and the Gibbes Museum of Art.