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FOLKLORE: TIMOTHY PAKRON & BENJAMIN HOLLINGSWORTH

“Folklore” is a creative process to express the past through various mediums. Exhibiting for the first time together, the artists translate personal stories, songs, family memories, and religious beliefs into progressive 2d and 3d art forms. Pakron and Hollingsworth attempt to explore interrelationships of family and culture, while also discovering their personal journey as artists.
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October 2010

Opening reception: Thurs. Sept 30, 2010: 5:30-8:30 PM

Art Walk: Friday, Oct 1, 2010: 5:30-8:30 PM

The artists will be present for both events-

“These two artists are significant in spearheading the contemporary art movement in Charleston. At 169 King St, a white cube will be translated into a dynamic space. The monumental installation will evocate that young, innovative talent is working here. We are at a critical point for moving the Charleston art scene into a more progressive phase , and I am excited to have both artists on board to launch our fall program.”

BENEFIT FOR THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF THE BUILDING ARTS

REDY TO WEAR: The American College of the Building Arts (ACBA) will host its annual “Redy to Wear” party to celebrate the unveiling of masks by local Charleston artists on Wednesday Oct 6th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Rebekah Jacob Gallery (169 King Street). “Redy to Wear” pays tribute to Charleston’s visual art [...]

Wednesday, Oct 6, 2010: 6-9 PM/ Auction ends at 8 PM

Opening reception and auction: Wed, October 6, 2010

Notable Charleston artists have created masks within their artistic styles, using traditional materials like feathers, beads, and ribbons, as well as non-traditional materials like sweet grass and metal from a chicken coup. Participating artists include:Timothy Pakron, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Kenton James, Jeff Kopish, Leigh Magar, among others. Most artists will be present at the event.

KENDALL MESSICK: IMPERMANENCE/ COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Impermanence

Impermanence is the result of an almost three year exploration of the devastation caused by the fire that ravished Kendall Messick’s home in 2006. In nearly 200 images of the scene he has oscillated between his typical portrait and documentary practice and a more aestheticized pictorization to create photographs that are metonymic and act [...]

November 2010

Artist lecture at the Halsey Institute: Wed, November 10.

Opening reception: Thurs, November 11: 5:30-8:30PM

“On the morning of May 4th, 2006, as I neared the end of a year-long, painstaking restoration of my 1903 home, a fire tore through the second floor, destroying half of the building as well as a large and cherished collection of art, including some of my own work. For the previous fifteen years, my work had consisted of long-term mixed media photography and film-based installations that documented individuals and communities on the verge of disappearing. And so, after I got over the initial shock, I saw the opportunity to document my own life as a collector and artist, and started what would become a three-year documentation of the remains and the traces left behind. What had at first seemed an unrecoverable loss was transformed, through the restorative power of art, into images of surprising beauty that both preserve and transcend my memories of what was lost.” KENDALL MESSICK

TIM HUSSEY: A RETROSPECTIVE OF DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS

This exhibition at Charleston’s City Gallery at Waterfront Park presents the first comprehensive survey of Hussey’s career from 1992 to the present day. An installation of more than (how many) art works will examine his progression from the early formal and thematic demands of commercial illustrations, to the more primitive, spontaneous expression of his paintings [...]

December 1, 2010-January 15, 2011

Opening reception date to be determined.

“I’m definitely letting coordinated moments of chaos start to talk to each other. I create a dialogue that seems to tell a story, but you’re not sure what. I feel the connection, but it’s not a direct narrative, it’s deeper than that. It’s more a starting point for people to examine, why is this against this? Because to me, that’s what makes the art larger, more important—when it can mean so many things to different people.” TIM HUSSEY

The Imagist: Selected Photographs by Gallery Artists

On an annual basis, “The Imagist” features contemporary Southern artists whose photography and video explores central themes to the South. Selected photographers for 2010 include: Richard Sexton, Jerry Siegel, James Karales, Jack Spencer, Ernest Withers, John Folsom, Timothy Pakron, Jeanne Ashe, among others.

December 2010

Opening reception in congruence with the Charleston Art Walk:

Friday, Dec 3: 5:30-8:30

Great ideas for Holiday gifts!

“When Jacob began running her enterprise from home five years ago, contemporary fine art photography wasn’t a big seller in Charleston. Galleries usually stuck with tried and tested realistic shots of Lowcountry landscapes, street scenes and cemeteries. Jacob was taking a risk, but she’d seen it pay off in other parts of the country.

“My greatest risks have brought me my greatest returns,” says Jacob. “A lot of people said photography wouldn’t work here. It took a long time for me to develop credibility, but once I did I think I can say that I spearheaded the photography market in retail.” An increase in local interest has been reflected internationally and at auctions; the market for high-quality photographs is healthy and exciting. ” NICK SMITH, CHARLESTON STYLE & DESIGN, JULY 2010. Read more…