For this week’s art activity, we wanted to highlight the geometry at play in Alyson Shotz’s work and chose a geometric cardboard sculpture that is easy enough for children to do on their own and can also be made into a more advanced activity for adults. This activity was adapted from this blog. All you need is some cardboard, scissors or an X-acto knife, and paint or markers. You can use this template for shapes, or just draw your own. READ WHOLE POST [+]
An entirely virtual exhibition, 10/10–Reflections on a Decade of Exhibitions celebrates ten years of exhibitions, partnerships, and programs produced in the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art's current gallery space inside the Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts at the College of Charleston. We are spending summer 2020 taking a look back on the adventurous artists we’ve hosted and projects we’ve produced in that time. Over ten weeks, we will be taking a deep dive into each year, featuring blog posts on exhibitions, interviews with artists, and other explorations into the Halsey Institute’s past. READ WHOLE POST [+]
For the exhibition The Insistent Image: Recurring Motifs in the Art of Shepard Fairey and Jasper Johns, Shepard Fairey created five murals around Charleston. Madelayne Abel writes about them here. READ WHOLE POST [+]
Summer 2020 intern Madelayne shares a closer look at Diurnes: Unknown Picassos. On the exhibition page, you see the collection of unknown works by Pablo Picasso. You’re able to visually see his use of nature within this work and, through the exhibit, the viewer is able to view nature through Picasso’s visual lens. In order for Picasso to create these amazing works, he used a photogram. READ WHOLE POST [+]
As a follow-up to our museum book recommendations for children at home, we created a list of five books for adults that miss visiting a museum. If you find yourself wanting to learn more about the world of museums, or perhaps think of contemporary art in a new lens, then consider adding one or all of these books to your summer reading list. All you need is internet access and a library card! Here are five books to supplement your summer visits the museum. All are available to borrow for free through the Hoopla app via Charleston County Public Library. READ WHOLE POST [+]
For the Halsey Institute's 2014 International artist-in-residence Jumaadi's exhibition, we produced four videos. In addition to our artist profile video, he also collaborated with locally-based artists, musicians, and high school students to write, create, compose, and preform new shadow puppet performances and create an ethereal music video. Here our intern Madeleine Mitchell takes you through each one. READ WHOLE POST [+]
Week 5 of 10/10—Reflections on a Decade of Exhibitions is upon us and we are already almost halfway through our summer project! This week’s art activity is based on some of the work of Indonesian multi-media artist Jumaadi. For his two-month artist residency at the Halsey Institute, Jumaadi not only created most of the artwork for his winter 2014 exhibition, but also collaborated with local artist Geoffrey Cormier and students at Academic Magnet High School to create original shadow puppets performance of wayang kulit for the community and invited people to join him at the Charleston Farmer’s Market to learn how to make shadow puppets. Although the process of wayang kulit is much more more in depth, readers can still create their own shadow puppet performance at home. READ WHOLE POST [+]
An entirely virtual exhibition, 10/10: Reflections on a Decade of Exhibitions celebrates ten years of exhibitions, partnerships, and programs produced in the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art's current gallery space inside the Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts at the College of Charleston. We are spending summer 2020 taking a look back on the adventurous artists we’ve hosted and projects we’ve produced in that time. Over ten weeks, we will be taking a deep dive into each year, featuring blog posts on exhibitions, interviews with artists, and other explorations into the Halsey Institute’s past. READ WHOLE POST [+]
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