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Lowcountry Rhythms; Resilience and Perseverance
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2022 - 12:00PM TO THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022 - 4:30PM
Glen, of Dorchester, SC, creates fine art using pastels, mixed media drawing, and printmaking. “My works are about common people, emotions, and ideas,” he said. “My portraiture convey emotion through their expression, gesture, and adornments, often placed in Lowcountry, historically reminiscent environments. Equal to the history my figures embody, they also speak of a spiritual influence flowing with compassion and empathy. In this regard, my work is uniquely distinctive.” “I explore emotion as well as social and spiritual concepts. These works illustrate Lowcountry Gullah life. My most rendered images are of the young and Lowcountry scenes. I try to give the viewer familiar subjects in different and sometimes challenging ways. Seldom are images in fully recognizable environments. I either include or take away some elements allowing the viewer to complete the image. I use bright colors to catch the eye to engage the viewer.”
Textile Art: Historical, Improvisational, Reclaimed
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 TO THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022
“Textile Art: Historical, Improvisational, Reclaimed” will feature two exhibit displays. “Scatting in the Key of Gee’s Bend” displays improvisational lap quilts and wearable art by Jan Spencer of Beaufort, SC. And the “Underground Quilt Exhibit, highlights a classroom history and math project by Karen Fedor of Pawleys Island, SC that teaches about the history of slavery.
Gullah Geechee Program Series: We Wear the Mask
WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 - 1:00PM
Reign of Rice Lecture Series, 2022 Cultural Environments that Sustain Rice Heritage
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022 - 1:00PM TO 2:00PM
Jon Smalls of Freewood Farms - “Farming Values that Sustain Rice Heritage.”
Black History Month: Scatting in the Key of Gee’s Bend
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 - 1:00PM TO 2:00PM
The Black History Month program on February 19, “Scatting in the Key of Gee’s Bend,” will celebrate the resilience of Black Art. Quilter/songstress Jan Spencer will present a lecture/performance, and Alvin Glen and Karen Fedor will present Artist Talks about their exhibits.
“Nuggets of Wisdom from the ‘Seen, Heard, Esteemed’ Exhibit”
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022 - 10:30AM TO 11:30AM
Join Ron Daise, Brookgreen’s Vice President for Creative Education, as he provides dynamic excerpts of quotations from and back stories about Brookgreen’s permanent outdoor exhibit, which features living history narratives of six Georgetown County Gullah Geechee changemakers.