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The Art of Recovery
Visual Alchemy: Afrofuturism
coordinator David Diana This award-winning exhibition celebrates the vitality and courage of the human spirit. Presented by the SC Department of Mental Health, the exhibition showcases a talented group of artists and serves as an educational anti-stigma project. Over 90 original artworks from people recovering from mental illness, offering a powerful representation of the person within – his or her pain, fear, recovery, and triumph.
on view
on view
May 27–June 12 11:00am–7:00pm venue Upper Lance Hall Circular Congregational Church address 150 Meeting Street admission Free
Kelly Lu’s WAR!
Growing up as a minority in the South, Japanese-American artist Kelly Lu rarely saw representations of her race. Lu creates semiautobiographical drawings using ink, marker, and acrylic on various surfaces, influenced by post-war Japanese art. on view
May 27–June 12 Wed. to Sat. 12:00pm–7:00pm Sun. 12:00pm–6:00pm venue The Southern Art Gallery address 2 Carlson Court admission Free
The Talking Cure
Work by New York-based visual artist Melissa Stern, including her collaboration with 24 writers, poets, novelists, screenwriters, playwrights and actors. Stern created twelve sculptures, and then asked twelve writers to each chose a sculpture to which they related most intimately. The result is imagined monologues of the goings on in the sculpture’s mind. on view
May 27–June 12 Tue.–Fri. 10:00am–6:00pm Sat. noon-5:00pm venue Redux Contemporary Art Center address 136 St. Philip Street admission Free
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4th Wall presents a collection of work from Cedric Umoja, Dogon Krigga, and Roni Nicole Henderson. The show fuses three distinct voices who, though working through different mediums, center their works around the elemental function of ritual and magic in black life. The artists present works that employ the “visual alchemy” of the African diaspora and project a bold, brilliant “afrofuture.” June 9–12 Mon.–Fri., 9:00am–5:00pm venue 4th Wall Studio address 815 Savannah Highway admission Free Wed., June 1, 6:00pm
‘Pluck and Grow’: Artist Talk and Workshop Gibbes Museum of Art visiting artist, Sonya Clark, is installing Pluck and Grow—a collaborative work with visitors to the newly renovated museum. Using hair as a metaphor for what connects us as humans, separates us into racial groups, and makes us individuals, the artist invites people to contribute their hair stories to this everchanging artwork. As a part of this project, Clark will give an artist talk followed by a workshop where participants can share and exchange stories. venue Gibbes Museum of Art address 135 Meeting Street admission $5, register at gibbesmuseum.org/events Sat., June 4, 4:00pm
Awakening IV: Indigo
Celebrate the history, culture, artistry, and science of indigo. Join Enough Pie to launch Charleston’s premiere VAT SHACK at the Joseph Floyd Manor Park. Enjoy indigoinspired artwork by local artists, hands-on indigo dying, and an evening documentary film: Blue Alchemy. venue Joseph Floyd Manor Park address 2106 Mt. Pleasant Street admission Free