“Charleston’s First Lady of Jazz,” Ann Caldwell, will sing songs and tell stories associated with the stars of the Harlem Renaissance whose portraits hang on our gallery walls. She will be accompanied Tyler Ross, who teaches jazz guitar at the College of Charleston. Songs will include Around Midnight, Blue Moon, Don’t Mean a Thing, Stormy Weather, and other classics. Our gallery doors will open at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, so that concertgoers can enjoy “O, Write My Name,” a collection of fifty photographs by Carl Van Vechten, before the concert begins at 4:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Jack Williams, a South Carolina native, will perform in the gallery on Tuesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. Williams’ music draws deeply from the eclectic well of our musical heritage, including jazz, classical, rock, blues, country, and folk. Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) cites him as “the best guitar player I’ve ever heard.” Check out his website, jackwilliams.com, to hear a sample. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members.
Jack Williams Concert 2011 Member $15
Jack Williams Concert Non- Member $20
Langston Hughes, Lena Horne, Joe Louis, Zora Neale Hurston—these are some of the fifty stars of American culture captured in beautiful photographic portraits by Carl Van Vechten. The photographs, which had been mounted in the halls of McClellanville Middle School, have been lovingly cleaned and restored with a grant from the Dorothy and Gaylord Donnelley Foundation. While part of our permanent collection, it now travels to schools across the low country and will be installed at Marrington Middle School in Goose Creek this fall. The photographs will be on display at the Arts Center gallery from June 18 through August 6. Please stop by and view these cultural treasures.
The art students of Lincoln High School are painting a mural on the Cassena Street side of the Arts Center. Under the guidance of their art teacher, mural specialist Annie Purvis, students researched their cultural heritage and designed a mural that embellishes the McClellanville Arts Council logo created by Aaron Baldwin. You can view their progress day by day on our new Facebook page, and, of course, by driving down Pinckney Street.
Join us on Thursday, May 26, at 5 p.m. for the formal presentation of the finished mural, an exhibition featuring the work of Lincoln High School art and carpentry students, and a rousing performance by the fabulous Lincoln Steel Drum band.
Ann Caldwell, “Charleston’s First Lady of Jazz,” will sing jazz classics, accompanied by award-winning multi-instrumentalist Roger Bellow, on Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. Both musicians are widely recognized as masters of the craft. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the low country’s best right in your own back yard. A reception will follow the concert. Tickets are $10 for 2011 members and $15 for non-members.
Gloria Welch was born and raised on the banks of Jeremy Creek. Her father owned Boots Texaco, which had a service station on one side and a diner, run by her mother, on the other. One of her earliest memories is sitting on a bucket in the middle of a culling table on Tom Duke’s dock, where her babysitters were heading shrimp.
Welch found her life’s work by accident while browsing through a table at a yard sale. There was a camera for sale for a few dollars, so she bought it. Although her lack of a formal photographic education at first seemed to her like a great handicap, her images, like those of so many other artists who were self-taught, express a unique artistic vision.
Join us for an opening reception on Saturday, April 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will remain in our gallery until May 14.
Join us on Saturday, March 12, at 7 p.m. for a talk on the new field guide The Common Insects and Spiders of the South Carolina Lowcountry, by B. Merle Shaperd, Edward G. Farnworth, and Keith L. McCullough. This book is the first in a series on biodiversity in the Lowcountry by these same authors.
Check out some photos from the opening of Steven Bleicher’s show, Destination: An American Narrative. The opening took place on Saturday February 19th and the exhibit runs through March 26th. During the opening Bleicher talked about his work and his process to his multimedia series.
Don’t miss out on the next gallery show with photograph’s by Gloria Welch. The opening is Saturday, April 2nd, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Check out these photos of Chamber Music Charleston performing in our gallery space last February. “It was a wonderful musical experience” commented one audience member. The gallery’s wood floors, which were installed as part of our 2007 renovations, have created a room with fabulous acoustics. Add that to the beautiful art on the gallery walls and you have a feast for both eyes and ears.
“Charleston’s First Lady of Jazz,” Ann Caldwell, will sing songs and tell stories associated with the stars of the Harlem Renaissance whose portraits hang on our gallery walls. She will be accompanied Tyler Ross, who teaches jazz guitar at the College of Charleston. Songs will include Around Midnight, Blue Moon, Don’t Mean a Thing, Stormy Weather, and other classics. Our gallery doors will open at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 18, so that concertgoers can enjoy “O, Write My Name,” a collection of fifty photographs by Carl Van Vechten, before the concert begins at 4:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
