The community and College of Charleston students are invited to join the Halsey Institute staff and the Studio Art Department for a lecture by artist, educator, and the juror for Young Contemporaries 2022 Ron Bechet on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public and will take place both in person and virtually at halsey.cofc.edu/live. 

You can watch a recording of this lecture on our YouTube page.

Now in its 37th year, the Halsey Institute and the College of Charleston Studio Art Department are proud to present Young Contemporaries 2022. The annual exhibition is a celebration of talented artists at the College of Charleston. With works selected by a nationally renowned juror, the exhibition reflects the strength and diversity of practice in the School of the Arts’ rigorous programs. Featuring a wide range of media, including paintings, sculpture, photography, and prints, the exhibition showcases the efforts of the student body at the College.

Ron Bechet is the Victor H. Labat Professor of Art in the Department of Art at Xavier University of Louisiana. Mr. Bechet also serves as Department Head for the Department of Art. He is a painter, and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He has been teaching for 20 years at the college level. He holds a BA degree in Fine Arts from the University of New Orleans, and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the Yale School of Art, Yale University. In addition to serving on the Board of the Joan Mitchell Foundation, Bechet has served on other boards and commissions, such as Imagining America’s National Advisory Board. He has served as the first director of Xavier Art Department’s Community Arts Partnership Program as well as in many arts and youth programs in the New Orleans area both as an advisor and a practitioner. He was the recipient of the New Orleans Mayor’s Arts award in 2006.