Just Ended
may 14 - jun 15
Hair on Fire
Curated by
Mark Sloan
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May 14th - Jun 15th
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 14th, 5-7
This group exhibition, curated by Mark Sloan, explores the rich and diverse history of human hair—from its importance in mythology, cultural anthropology, fashion, and folklore, to
its metaphorical possibilities. Each artist creates works that are either made of hair, or relate to the subject.
Artists:
Caryl Burtner » / Sonya Clark » / Talia Greene » / Ruth Marten » / Althea Murphy-Price » / Loren Schwerd »
Events

jun
SEE IT BEFORE IT'S GONE
This group exhibition, curated by Mark Sloan, explores the rich and diverse history of human hair—from its importance in mythology, cultural anthropology, fashion, and folklore, to its metaphorical possibilities. Each artist creates works that are either made of hair, or relate to the subject.
july
aug
This exhibition is a collaboration by Nancy Marshall and John McWilliams of photography, drawings and woodcuts inspired by Ossabaw Island.
August 28, 2009 - October 9, 2009
sep
In conjunction with MUSC
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oct
Halsey Institute, Cato Center for the Arts
"For several decades, Aldwyth has been producing important work in relative seclusion... Her assemblages are responses to the physical landscape in which she has positioned herself... The artist utilizes the history of art and ideas as the catalyst for complex, often epic-scaled collages that resemble medieval manuscript pages writ large... It is my hope as curator to bring this work into public discourse—to introduce the world to an important artist who otherwise might have remained undiscovered" - Mark Sloan, from Out of the Margins: Aldwyth and the Cloak of Anonymity
AFTER PARTY: New building opening
7 - 10
October 23, 2009 - January 10, 2010
nov
Halsey Institute, Cato Center for the Arts
This event is an opportunity for current Halsey members, potential members, and visual arts enthusiasts in Charleston to show their support of the Halsey Institute's continuing efforts to produce innovative contemporary art exhibitions for our cultural community.
dec
Halsey Institute, Cato Center for the Arts
This will be the fifteenth year for Playwright's Tonight at the Halsey Institute, creating an evening of entertainment through the collaborative efforts of the Halsey Institute and Dr. Franklin Ashley's playwriting class. This event features readings from original plays written by student playwrights. Over the years, the plays first presented here have gone on to win first prize in the Association for Theatre in Higher Education New Play Development Workshop and the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's Ten Minute Play Contest. Seven of the earlier plays a have gone on to be published nationally.
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Latest Videos
The Halsey Institute has often utilized video documentation within our exhibitions. We are pleased for the first time to be able to broadcast these on the web. Enjoy these and look for more in the near future. If you have trouble viewing them in our player below, please note that they are also available through our YouTube channel.

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