Gibbes Museum Programming Guide | Winter 2021

WINTER 2021 PROGRAMMING

JANUARY – MARCH 2021

WINTER 2021 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS CURRENT EXHIBITIONS CLOSING JANUARY 10

CLOSING JANUARY 10

CLOSING JUNE 27

A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke

Building a Legacy: The Vibrant Vision Collection of Jonathan Green and Richard Weedman

Charleston Collects: Devotion and Fantasy, Witchcraft and the World’s End

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Winter Exhibition Preview for Fellows and Members

Woman with Cinderblocks, 1964–69, by Manning Williams (American, 1939–2012).

Oil on board. 8 x 10 inches; Courtesy of Barbara Williams

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 | Fellows Preview 4–5PM Harleston, Smith & Director’s Circle 5–6PM Hutty

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 | Members Preview 9–11AM All Members

JANUARY 22 – APRIL 18, 2021

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Manning Williams: Reinventing Narrative Painting Manning Williams’s paintings are rooted in the history, traditions, and terrain of the South Carolina Lowcountry. A Charleston native and lifelong resident, Williams earned degrees from the College of Charleston and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His highly personal approach to realist painting emphasized storytelling and was fueled by an interest in portraying subjects that he found on the periphery of the city and along the barrier islands. Western subjects also commanded Williams’s attention, and during the later years of his career his concern with narrative was expressed in a more abstract style. Reinventing Narrative Painting is the first major retrospective of the artist’s work since his death, featuring thirty paintings that span his more than forty year career.

This exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue published by Evening Post Publishing and will travel to the Morris Museum of Art Augusta, GA. Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, The Post and Courier, Jane Smith Turner Foundation, Anson Restaurant, Law Office of Kathryn M. Cockrill, LLC, The Gable Foundation, and Bank of America.

Virtual Lecture with Dr. David Houston | THURSDAY, JAN 28 | 1PM ( V I R T UA L ) David Houston, Executive Director of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi will introduce participants to the work of Manning Williams. Houston is the author of the introduction in the upcoming catalogue highlighting the career of Manning Williams.

Icarus, 1931, by Lewis W. Hines (American, 1874–1940).

Gelatin silver print. Gift of Robert W. Marks

$15 Members | $20 Non-Members | $10 Students/Faculty with Valid ID

JANUARY 22 – APRIL 18, 2021

GALLERY 9

In Body and Soul: The Figure in Modernist Photography Drawn from the Robert Marks Collection this exhibition features thirty photographs by renowned 20th century photographers.

From Alfred Stieglitz’s intimate composite portraits of Georgia O’Keeffe to Lewis Hines’s depictions of American laborers, modernist-era photographers radically shifted how the human body was captured on film and for what purpose. Employing a variety of techniques from cropping and zooming, to distortion and framing, photographers explored the human figure for social, performative, voyeuristic, and documentary purposes. Highlights include the work of Stieglitz, Hines, Berenice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, George Platt Lynes, and László Moholy-Nagy.

MUSEUM FELLOWS

All Fellows Picnic at Kiawah River SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 | 2PM ( I N - P E R S O N ) Join us for a special afternoon at Kiawah River and learn more about revered artist Manning Williams’s relationship with Jack Island. This stunning waterfront calls to mind the same beautiful landscapes often featured in Williams’s work, especially Jack Island Trials. An image will be on view during this event.

Reservations are required as space is limited. Please RSVP to Jennifer Ross at jross@gibbesmuseum.org.

PRESENTED BY THE WOMEN’S COUNCIL

Featuring Melissa Biggs Bradley FRIDAY, MARCH 5 11AM Check-in | 11:45AM Luncheon & Lecture Charleston Marriott Melissa Biggs Bradley, founder and CEO of Indagare, is recognized as a pioneering entrepreneur in the luxury travel industry. Since its founding in 2007, Indagare has garnered numerous accolades as a renowned travel company from industry giants like Travel and Leisure and the Wall Street Journal. By bringing together curated content, an engaged community, and the ability to book travel using experts worldwide, Indagare has established a new way to plan and book memorable and educational experiences.

Limited seating available. TICKETS: $150 per person. Tickets go on sale January 12, 2021.

1858 PRIZE FOR CONTEMPORARY SOUTHERN ART

Amy P. Coy Virtual Forum THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 | 6–7PM ( V I R T UA L )

IMAGES: Miss Minnie's Cottage (detail), by Andrea Hazel. Watercolor on paper, 13 x 17 inches | Memento Hairwork by Gina Iacovelli

Celebrate contemporary Southern art at the Amy P. Coy Virtual Forum. This special evening will honor the 2020 Prize Winner, Stephen L. Hayes, and reflect Society 1858’s mission to educate and excite up-and-coming art patrons about the diverse range of artwork being created in the contemporary South. In recent years, the Gibbes has strengthened its focus on living artists through the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. Established in 2007, the Prize awards $10,000 to a living artist whose work contributes to a new understanding of the arts in the South. Entering the 12th year, this Prize has awarded over $120,000 to artists as well as implemented a new initiative to display one work by the Prize Winner in the Mary Jackson Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries within the Gibbes for one year. The Museum has also been fortunate enough to acquire artworks by Prize Winners and Finalists through the years in an effort to diversify and expand the contemporary permanent collection.

TICKETS: $10

RUTH AND BILL BAKER ART SALES GALLERY The Ruth and Bill Baker Art Sales Gallery provides career support to artists selected for the Visiting Artist program through the professional display and sale of recent works.

DECEMBER 11, 2020 – FEBRUARY 7, 2021 | On View at the Art Sales Gallery

How It Was… Charleston in 1963 Watercolor paintings by past Visiting Artist Andrea Hazel Andrea Hazel's watercolor series entitled How it Was...Charleston in 1963, depicts scenes of homes and communities that have been demolished and displaced in the wake of Charleston's rapid growth and development. The works are based on photographs from the South Carolina Department of Transportation collection of photos in the early 1960's. Andrea Hazel was an artist in residence October 26 – November 22, 2020.

Mementos Entwined: The Sentimental Art of Hairwork by past Visiting Artist Gina Iacovelli Gina Iacovelli's work draws upon the concept of the “Memento Mori”, exploring the deeply rooted connection between life-death, and the sentimental tokens we hold dear. The primary medium in her work is human hair, a flexible, translucent fiber that will far outlive the being from which it came. Delicate and ethereal, yet resilient and corporeal, it calls attention to the brevity of life, while reminding us that our essence can live on in the memory of others. Gina Iacovelli was an artist in residence October 26 – November 22, 2020.

The Visiting Artist Series is supported by Art Mag, SC Arts Commission, Society 1858, Gibbes Women’s Council, and the Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation. For more information about the Visiting Artist series and to apply, visit gibbesmuseum.org/programs-events/visiting-artist.

FROM THE GALLERIES

DOCENT HOURS

Our team of knowledgeable Docents will be stationed throughout the Museum to answer questions and offer insight.

WEDNESDAYS 3–5PM | THURSDAYS 1–3PM | FRIDAYS 10:30AM–12PM & 1–3PM

VIRTUAL TOURS FRIDAY, JAN 22 | 2:30PM Manning Williams with David Houston, art historian and executive director of The Ohr O’Keefe Museum

Virtual Curator-led tours will be streamed through Facebook Live @theGibbesMuseum on the following dates and are free for all.

THURSDAY, FEB 4 2:30PM

THURSDAY MAR 10 2:30PM

THURSDAY, APR 1 2:30PM

In Body and Soul with curator Sara Arnold

Behind the Scenes with collections manager Amanda Breen

Permanent Collection Potpourri with curator Sara Arnold

Literary Gibbes: A Book Club Discussion FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 | 1PM ( V I R T UA L ) Inspired by Charleston Collects: Devotion and Fantasy, Witchcraft and the World’s End, participants will discuss Ted Chiang’s Stories of Your Life and Others.

Free, but requires online registration. In collaboration with the Charleston County Public Library.

Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered: Utopia, Dystopia, and Magical Thinking in Renaissance Europe WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 | 6PM ( V I R T UA L ) Join College of Charleston Professor of History, Jason Coy; Assistant Professor of Islamic and Medieval Art, Jessica Streit; and Associate Professor of Architectural History, Nathaniel Walker, as we unpack some of the historical events, cultural figures, and culture wars that produced the contrasting images of devotion, piety, witchery, and destruction on display in the exhibition Charleston Collects: Devotion and Fantasy, Witchcraft and the World's End and Northern Renaissance Art. $10 Members | $15 Non-Members | $5 Students/Faculty with Valid ID

An Evening with Victoria Wyeth WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24 | 6–7:15PM ( V I R T UA L ) Victoria Browning Wyeth, the only grandchild of iconic artist Andrew Wyeth, offers a unique and personal perspective on the art of this beloved artist.

Her presentation focuses on the life and paintings of Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) who always told her, “I paint my life.” She will examine his work and technique, while also sharing family stories.

General tickets: $35 Members | $45 Non-Members Premium tickets: $75 Members | $95 Non-Members

Exclusive Post-Presentation Chat with Victoria Wyeth 7:15–8PM ( V I R T UA L ) As a special treat, premium ticket-holders will continue their evening with Victoria to ask more questions about her relationship with her grandfather. This ticket price per person includes access to the formal talk at 6pm. Space for premium ticket-holders is limited.

Depth of Field: Perspectives on 20th Century Photography ( V I R T UA L ) Inspired by the exhibition In Body and Soul: The Figure in Modernist Photography the Gibbes Museum will host a three-part lecture series. Scholars from across the country will put the contributions of the lensmen and lenswomen who defined photography in the 20th century into bold, new contexts.

FEBRUARY 17 | 6–7PM

MARCH 10 | 6–7PM

APRIL 7 | 6–7PM

The Corporate Creation of Photojournalism: Life Magazine and Margaret Bourke-White in World War II with State University of New York New Paltz Lecturer Beth E. Wilson

Queering Glamour in Interwar Fashion Photography: The 'Amorous Regard' of George Platt Lynes with Professor of History at the University of Toronto Elspeth H. Brown

The photography of Alfred Stieglitz: Explore the legacy of his iconic works and others

$10 Members | $15 Non-Members | $5 Students/Faculty with Valid ID

Disappearing Charleston ( V I R T UA L ) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 | 11AM Join former Gibbes Visiting Artist Andrea Hazel as we explore Charleston's past and present in her series How it Was...Charleston in 1963 and through the narrative Lowcountry-scapes of Manning Williams: Reinventing Narrative Painting.

This program is free and open to the public but requires online registration

Film in Focus Series ( I N - P E R S O N ) 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 winter as we launch this limited engagement series with a focus on representations of the Southern Gothic in American cinema.

FEBRUARY 25 | 6PM

MARCH 25 | 6PM

APRIL 22 | 6PM

Eve’s Bayou, directed by Kasi Lemmons (109 min)

A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Elia Kazan (122 min)

Daughters of the Dust, directed by Julie Dash (112 min)

$10 Adults | $5 Students/Faculty with Valid ID This program is made possible in part by a Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grant through the Office of Cultural Affairs.

FOR FAMILIES

F O R A D U LT S

Virtual Storytime at the Gibbes THURSDAY, FEB 18 10AM ( V I R T UA L )

Introduction to Scratchboard SATURDAY, FEB 6 | 10:30AM–1PM ( I N - P E R S O N )

Families will enjoy virtual stories and songs aired on Facebook @theGibbesMuseum inspired by exhibitions and works in the collection.

Free. In collaboration with Charleston County Public Library.

Character and Illustration Design for Ages 8–11 SATURDAYS, FEB 13, AND MAR 13 10:30AM–12:30PM (IN-PERSON)

Young artists will learn about creating characters and stories while developing their own unique illustration style with Clare Pernice.

Register for one or both. $55 Members $65 Non-Members per session

Saturday Morning Art Camp for Ages 7–10 SATURDAYS, FEB 20, AND MAR 20 10AM–1PM ( I N - P E R S O N ) Join teaching artist Janell Walker Smalls on Saturdays for a fun morning of artmaking.

Register for one or both. $55 Members $65 Non-Members per session

Join artist Stephen Herchak to create ultra-high contrast images using scratchboard that gives the impression of woodblock or linocut prints. $60 Members | $70 Non-Members

Virtual Flower Demo with Gretchen Cuddy THURSDAY, FEB 11 | 2–3PM ( V I R T UA L ) Learn tips and tricks to create a stunning centerpiece in this interactive virtual demonstration. $5 Members | $10 Non-Members

Illustration Workshops SATURDAYS, FEB 13, 27, MAR 13, AND 27 1:30–3:30PM ( I N - P E R S O N ) Professional storybook illustrator Clare Pernice will demonstrate illustration techniques and the design process involved in creating a picture book. $60 Members | $70 Non-Members per session

Film Photography & Darkroom Development SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, MAR 13, 14, AND 27 9AM–1PM ( I N - P E R S O N ) Join Redux photographer Kevin Foltz for this in-depth introduction into film photography and processing. All film and chemicals provided. $435 Members | $545 Non-Members

How to Take Pictures on Your Smartphone SATURDAY, MAR 13 | 1–4PM ( I N - P E R S O N ) Joyce Weir of Charleston Photo Tours will share tips and techniques to achieve great images with your smartphone. $60 Members | $70 Non-Members

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