Spring 2009 Events Calendar
jan
War on Terror: Inside / Out—Photographs by Christopher Sims and Stacy Pearsall juxtaposes the work of two artists: Sims' photographs capture simulated Iraqi and Afghani villages in the US where troops train prior to their overseas deployment; while Pearsall, a military photographer, shows troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan. Timed to coincide with the beginning of Barack Obama's first term as President, this exhibition provides a glimpse into two worlds we have had very little access to since the War on Terror began. According to Sloan, "These photographers show us aspects of what life is like for the U.S. soldier from training to battlefield."
Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts
in the Halsey Gallery
Beatrix*JAR Circuit Building workshop and performance
Presented by New Music Collective
Different from any workshop you may have attended in the past - Circuit Bending Workshops open up the world of sound through experimentation and play. Using recycled keyboards, drum machines and children's toys students make unique sonic discoveries unleashing hidden sounds the manufacturer never intended. Circuit bending requires very little technical know-how to get started - giving everyone the opportunity to experience making electronic music, young or old.
6-7pm -Circuit Bending Workshop - $20/$10 student (includes concert admission)
8pm - performance - $10/$5 student
Under 18 FREE all night
Bring your own toy to hack!
The workshop is limited to 25 people so please (you must) RSVP to info@newmusiccollective.org to reserve a spot at the workshop.
project website »
feb
with Antonio Brown (Producer) and Stewart Wade (Director)
The filmmakers will be available for Q&A after the screening
A teenage daughter of lesbian mothers, Tru struggles at her new high school as an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an interest in her. This narrative feature film explores the themes of love and acceptance that we all seek.
The 2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation, and is co-sponsored in Charleston by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston.
McKinley Washington Auditorium of the Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture, 125 Bull Street, Charleston.
The conference is open to the public; no registration is required.
The conference will present a group of leading humanities scholars examining Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War as continuing presences in contemporary American culture. The sectional conflict has long been a defining narrative of American identity, represented in countless films, speeches, novels and non-fiction books, public monuments, and community ceremonies. The war remains a vital resource for the humanities today as a means to discuss nationhood, regionalism, race relations, citizenship, modernity, and other topics. It is one of the most compelling subjects of interest and engagement for a wide variety of audiences, from history buffs and re-enactors to heritage tourists and artists.
Lincoln and the Civil War in Contemporary America features three sessions led by outstanding scholars in a variety of disciplines. The first presentation, focusing on "Obama, Lincoln, and 2008," will examine a topic of particular timeliness, as the conference will take place two weeks after the presidential inauguration and a few days before the bicentennial anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Other talks will consider the observance of Juneteenth, recent southern fiction about the Civil War, Lincoln and the Civil War in contemporary photography, tourism at battlefield parks, and the hobby of Civil War re-enactment. The sessions will provide opportunities for comments and questions from the audience.
As part of the conference, the College of Charleston's Halsey Institute has invited a number of visual artists to participate in sessions with the public audience, and to propose works for a forthcoming exhibition, Present Tense: Vestiges of the Civil War, scheduled for opening in April 2011, on the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter.
Lincoln and the Civil War in Contemporary America is made possible by generous support from the History Department and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Arts and the School for the Arts at the College of Charleston, and The Humanities CouncilSC.
Directed by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss
Full Battle Rattle is the story of a real war and a fake town. In California's Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a "virtual Iraq" and populated it with hundreds of Iraqi role-players. Army units spend three weeks inside the simulation before deploying to Iraq. The film follows an Army battalion through the simulation, as they attempt to quell an insurgency and prevent the mock village of Medina Wasl from slipping into civil war. Despite the movie-set contrivances, the stakes and the emotions are real. As reality and fantasy overlap, Full Battle Rattle moves from comic to surreal to poignant.
mar
The Beehive Collective is coming to campus Tuesday evening, March 10, 2009 to present the huge graphic that has been years in the making, Mesoamérica Resiste. This graphic is the third in a trilogy about globalization in the western hemisphere. The Beehive will present the graphic and lecture at 6 p.m. in the Admissions Auditorium, Robert Scott Small Building, (old library) College of Charleston.
Location Information:
Main Campus - Robert Scott Small Building
Room: Admissions Auditorium
Contact Information:
Name: Virginia Friedman
Phone: 843-953-8171
email
with Victor Zimet (Producer/Director)
and Stephanie Silber (Producer/Director)
The filmmakers will be available for Q&A after the screening.
Poppa Neutrino is the patriarch of an innovative and creative family of vagabonds. He, his wife Betsy, and their five children travel from New York to Arizona, from Moscow to Mexico, playing Dixieland jazz and forging a unique life on the streets.
The 2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation, and is co-sponsored in Charleston by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston.
apr
Group Exhibition
Juror: Brian Rutenberg
with Rachel Goslins (Producer/Director)
The filmmaker will be available for Q&A after the screening.
The Crimson Tide's homecoming has a rich history, tied into centuries of privilege, old money and racial exclusivity. This powerful and enlightening documentary follows Jessica Thomas's quest to become Homecoming Queen at the University of Alabama.
The 2009 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation, and is co-sponsored in Charleston by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art andCenter for the Documentary at the College of Charleston.
may
Group Exhibition
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 »
sep
5:45 pm Remarks by Chief Thomas Carr and Dr. Greenberg
MUSC's new James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, 29 Bee St.
In conjunction with MUSC
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), in partnership with the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston have developed a multi-year collaboration called the Palmetto Portraits Project. Noted and emerging photographers from throughout the state of South Carolina have been commissioned to focus on portraying South Carolinians in the Lowcountry, the Piedmont, and the Upstate—reflecting the full range and diversity of the state's citizens, occupations, and recreational activities. In creating a collection of art to display within MUSC's educational and clinical buildings, the University hopes to remind students, faculty, staff, and visitors of those they serve at MUSC and throughout South Carolina. MUSC and the selected photographers have broadened the impact of the project by donating an identical set of photographs to the permanent collection of the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia.
This is the fourth and final year for the project. A comprehensive exhibition of the complete works by each of the twenty-four photographers will be presented at the South Carolina State Museum in April 2010.
This years photographers were selected by the 07-08 photographers and include Jeff Amberg, Brett Flashnick, and Andrew Haworth of Columbia; Squire Fox of Mt. Pleasant; Molly Hayes and Stacy L. Pearsall of Charleston; and Chris M. Rogers of Johns Island.
oct
Halsey Institute, The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Center for the Arts
Opening Reception/ Celebration: 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 Fri. October 23rd, 6 - 8 pm and will run through Sat. January 9, 2010. During the reception, at 7pm 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, CofC'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.
6-8PM - OPENING RECEPTION
7PM - EXHIBITION WALK-THROUGH WITH ARTIST AND CURATOR
8-10PM - OPENING CELEBRATION
October 23, 2009 - January 09, 2010
(closed during school holiday: Dec. 22 - Jan. 4)
Exhibition: This is the first major retrospective of the collage and assemblage artist Aldwyth. Now in her 70's, 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."
nov
Time: 7 – 10 pm
Halsey Institute, The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts
Description: New Moon is the Halsey Institute’s fifth annual Membership and Affair. This special event offers an opportunity for current HICA members, potential members, and visual arts enthusiasts to show their support of the Halsey Institute’s continuing efforts to produce innovative contemporary art programs for the Charleston community. Guests must either renew, upgrade or join the Halsey’s membership program upon entrance or have a current HICA membership. Memberships begin at $15.
New Moon will not only celebrate the fifth year of HICA’s membership program, but also the much-anticipated move into the Halsey Institute’s new state-of-the-art gallery space, located in The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts. Throughout the night, members can indulge in hors d’oeuvres and spirits, have their portrait made in our signature Moon backdrop AND enjoy performances by Garage Cuban Band and modern dancer, Beth Coiner.
dec
Halsey Institute, The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts
Description: 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.
