The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art is proud to open the doors of its new gallery space, located in The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts with the exhibition, Aldwyth: Work v. / Work n. — Collage and Assemblage 1991- 2009. The exhibition begins with a reception on Friday, October 23, 6 – 9 p.m. and will run through Saturday, January 9, 2010. During the reception, at 7 p.m., the artist Aldwyth and curator Mark Sloan, will lead interested guests on an exhibition walk-through. The first public viewing of the Halsey Institute’s new space will continue with a Hallelujah Chorus performed by members of the Taylor Festival Choir, the College’s professional choir in residence, as well as a dance performance by local Charleston dance group, Buen Aché. The exhibition opening is the first of many celebratory events for the School of the Arts’ 20th anniversary. The new building is located at the corner of Calhoun and St. Philip Streets (161 Calhoun St.).This is the first major retrospective of the collage and assemblage artist Aldwyth. Now in her 70s, Aldwyth lives and works in an octagonal house on the edge of a salt marsh on one of South Carolina’s sea islands. Aldwyth: Work v. / Work n. features fifty-two collage and assemblage works created within the past two decades. A film by John Reynolds with commissioned soundtrack by Bill Carson accompanies the exhibition, documenting the artist’s interaction with many three dimensional works. The Halsey Institute has also published a full color, 112-page exhibition catalogue including essays by curator Sloan and Boston artist/writer Rosamond Purcell. Aldwyth’s complex, often epic-scaled collages resemble “medieval manuscript pages writ large” says Sloan. Each piece can take years to make. Ackland Art Museum Director Emily Kass says about Aldwyth,”Her remarkable work demands to be seen. It is hard to think of an audience who will not be mesmerized by these extraordinary pieces of art.”Take a tour with gallery director Mark Sloan: http://www.youtube.com/collegeofcharleston#p/u/3/mgAtt8HK5_c
Taikoza, a Japanese Taiko drum percussion group will be performing this Saturday April 18th at the Circular Congregational Church, 150 Meeting Street at 7PM.
Drawing from Japan’s rich tradition of music and performance, Taikoza uses a variety of traditional instruments. In addition to drums of assorted sizes, Taikoza also incorporates the shakuhachi, and the fue (both bamboo flutes) as they perform this traditional Japanese art form. Taikoza has extensively toured North America as well as having performed in Europe and Asia.
The performance is scheduled for 7 PM and admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information about Taikoza you can visit their website at http://www.taikoza.com/
“The Greater Park Circle Film Society educates the Lowcountry public on all aspects of media arts. In so doing, the Society presents films not generally shown in local mainstream commercial theaters as well as related educational programs. Films, notably independent films, documentaries, and shorts, representing the themes of “humanitas” (coined by Cicero to define the “good person”) and “communitas” (feeling of social equality, solidarity & togetherness), will be shown at the Olde Village Talking Picture House. The Hills Have Thighs will be showing on April 4″
The 4th Annual Student Film Festival is tonight at 7:00pm in Physicians Memorial Auditorium. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three films. The festival is sponsored by the Student Film Club, the Film Studies Program, the Department of English, and Cougar Activities Board. This event is free and open to the public.
I hope you will all get a chance to visit some parts of this event to see and hear the sights and sounds of the College of Charleston’s greatest multilingual event! Here is the line-up of events and times:
Dancers and Talent Show
11:15-11:30 Mexican Folkloric Dances & Song
11:30-11:45 Yoga Presentation (J. Mink, K. Bonner & S. J. Mense)
11:45-12:00 Italian Tarantella Dance & French Poetry
12:00-12:15 Capoeira Dance
12:15-12:30 Portuguese/Brazilian Music (E. Ling) & French Song & Story (S. Myers, E. Couli & J. Pinckney)
12:30-12:45 Belly Dancers
12:45-1:00 Arabic Poetry
1:00-1:15 French Poetry & Song
1:15-1:30 Italian Songs (L. Bush) & Russian Dance (M. Williams)
1:30-1:45 Russian Dances
1:45-2:15 Chinese Lion Dance
2:15-2:30 Indian Dances
2:30-2:45 Spanish Songs (T. Contas) & Italian Songs (K. Giorno)
2:45-3:00 French Poetry
The Avery Research Center and the Citadel Oral History Program invite the public to participate in an oral history workshop on Saturday, March 21 from 11:00 am-3:00 pm at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture.
Teachers, community activists, genealogists, and high school and college students are encouraged to attend. Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Your $5 donation will defray the cost of lunch.
This interactive workshop, led by staff from Avery and the Citadel’s new oral history initiative, will cover each aspect of the oral history process, including project planning, interview strategies, recording technology, and archiving. The program will be of value to those involved in family or community projects that are well underway and those in the planning stages.
The Avery Research Center is located in downtown Charleston at 125 Bull Street (near Ashley Avenue). Call Leila Potts-Campbell or Deborah Wright at (843) 953-7609 for more information and to register.
We will be meeting at The Alumni Center, School of Education, Health and Human Performance for Dr. Maciej Baranowski’s talk at 4pm on Monday. The Alumni Center is located at 86 Wentworth Street (on the corner of Wentworth and St. Philip Streets, across from Yo Burrito). I will head over to Bell after the presentation if anyone wants to start the open lab early.
Cheers,
Joey
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“FROM CONSERVATIVE TO RADICAL: SOUND CHANGE IN THE DIALECTS OF CHARLESTON”
Speaker: Dr. Maciej Baranowski
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
When: Monday, November 17, 2008
Where: The Alumni Center, School of Education, Health and Human Performance
86 Wentworth Street (Corner of Wentworth and St. Philip Streets)
Time: 4-5PM
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