art mag: winter 2016
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Art Mag explores the visual, culinary, performing, wearable, and literary arts in Charleston, SC.TRANSCRIPT
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G R A N D B O H E M I A N H O T E L C H A R L E S T O N5 5 W E N T W O RT H S T R E E T, C H A R L E S TO N , S C
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The Grand Bohemian Gallery is proud to exclusively represent Stefano Cecchini and his works. Cecchini enjoys painting luxury cars and large-scale images of
wildlife from various continents. His technique of painting on wood and using oil and tempera creates a trompe l’oeil affect that is admired worldwide.
F E B R UA RY 1 6Opening Reception & Exclusive Dinner with the Artist
Exhibit on Display February 16 through March 31, 2016
L I M I T E D S E AT I N G AVA I L A B L E C A L L T O R S V P : 8 4 3 - 7 2 4 - 4 1 3 0
F E B R UA RY 1 2 - 1 4Experience the Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition, the largest event of its kind in the
nation. Over 500 artists, exhibitors, and wildlife experts from around the world come to Charleston to celebrate wildlife and nature through fine art, conservation education,
sporting demonstrations, and food and drink.
S T E FA N O C E C C H I N IItalian Wildlife Realist
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14VISUAL
Artist Profiles: Michelle Y Williams Donna Cooper Hurt
The Collectors Series: Paul Langston
Southeastern Wildlife Expo
Modern Wild
Painting For a Purpose at the SC Aquarium
John Doyle Collection at Victor Social Club
46CULINARY
Artist Profile: Chef Jeremiah Bacon of The Macintosh
Charleston Wine + Food Festival
Cured Palettes
CollectorPaul Langston page 22
58PERFORMING
Charleston Symphony Orchestra: Nurturing the Next Generation
Artist Profile: Jeff Querin and Stephen Wayne of 34 West
62WEARABLE
Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week
Artist Profile: MK Quinlan of Seeline Vintage
70LITERARY
Artist Profile: Josephine Humphreys
Creative Entrepreneurs:Craig & Megan Evans—72
Tools & Resources :
The Listings Project—74
Social Cues from The Modern Connection—75
IN EVERY ISSUE:
Welcome—8
Advertiser Index—12
Calendar of Events—76
City Guides—86
ON THE COVER:
Jill C by Rachelle Oatman, from Dog & Horse Fine Art & Portraiture
Modern Wild, p. 38
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Gastronaut/gas• trə’nät / nn.gastronomy advventurerSee figfigf ure 1.
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Nature & NurtureThe physical nature of Charleston nurtures a lot of remarkable people to create some incredible experiences. It’s a collaborative cycle that builds on itself.
We had a lot of fun playing with the Nature & Nurture theme of this issue, and we’re excited to share the stories of the people we met. Wildlife inspires many of our stories, and so many events and organizations also nurture Charleston. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra is nurturing the next generation of musicians; the Charleston Wine + Food Festival is nurturing our growing culinary scene (and our waistlines); and our galleries and museums nurture artists whose work excites us.
A HIGH TIDE FLOATS ALL BOATS
A perfect storm of nature and nurture has elevated Charleston to the arts destination it is today. How can you participate in this momentum? Just show up. Attending art openings, performances, and festivals is participating. These experiences nurture our own understanding and existence while simultaneously enhancing the essence of this place.
Let the nature of Charleston nurture you.
— Matt Mill Publisher [email protected]
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CONTRIBUTORS
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ATRIUM ART GALLERY61 QUEEN STREET w 843.973.3300
Charleston’s Most Exciting Art Spacewww.AtriumArtGallery.com
CONTEMPORARY w ABSTRACT w PHOTOGRAPHY w LOWCOUNTRY
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ADVERTISERS INDEX
34 West Theater Company — 78
Anglin Smith Fine Art — 10
The Artist’s Loft School — 43
Atelier Gallery — 17
Atrium Art Gallery — 11
Charleston Craft Cooperative Gallery — 78
Charleston Grill — 9
Charleston Jazz Festival — 13
Charleston Wine + Food Festival — 7
Cone 10 Studios — 55
Distil Union Objective Design Shop — 12
Dog & Horse Fine Art — 37
Fabulon — 21
Fat Hen — 55
The George Gallery — 17
Gibbes Museum of Art — 6
Grand Bohemian Gallery — 2
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art — 85
Ibu — 67
Judy Elias — 37
Karson Photography — 33
KTC’s Art — 31
Lisa Willits — 37
Mac Does Hair — 67
Mitchell Hill — 98
The Modern Connection — 71
Patricia Huff — 21
Poogan’s Porch — 49
Poogan’s Smokehouse — 49
Robert Lange Studios — 3
South Eastern Wildlife Exposition — 83
Society 1858 — 77
Stewart Fine Art — 21
The-Commons — 5
The Vendue — 100
Tom Potocki — 99
Village Repertory Co. — 79
SECOND ANNUAL
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festivalJAZZ
P O S T E R D E S I G N : M A R C U S A M A K E R
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Michelle Y Williamsby Marjorie Rawle
Atrium Art Gallery61 Queen Street, Charleston
843.973.3300atriumartgallery.com
ichelle Y Williams’s work, despite being housed in numerous galleries across
the country and across the world, comes out of a completely cut-off, sequestered place, where only artist and canvas exist, without any preconceived notions of what will emerge on the other side. Locked away in her studio, this Houston native creates paintings that favor flaws over the flawless, finding a mystical beauty in those things
that most people think of as mistakes to be corrected. The more rusted, cracked, uneven, and unpolished something is, the more exciting it is in Williams’s mind, where perfection is only good for inducing a yawn or two.
The reason for holing herself up in order to create doesn’t come from a place of negativity, but actually quite the opposite—the isolation acts as a buffer to all of the surrounding distractions and inhibitors that just aren’t conducive to her art-making. Working with a vast range of media including wood, metal, and plexiglass, the one thing she will never be caught without is a palate knife, an obvious favorite amongst all the tools in her repertoire. Knife in hand, Michelle engages in a kind of push and pull with the blank surface, responding to the canvas with her innermost vision that is made pure by her solitude.
From this description one might be inclined to think that the resulting work would be incredibly singular or self-centered, but that couldn’t be further
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from the truth. Leaving most pieces untitled, Williams allows her audience to respond individually to her abstract compositions instead of telling us what we should see. When standing before her striking smears of subtle pastels, it’s to be expected that one person will feel the soft foam of the ocean against their toes, while another will only see the cellular organisms she was forced to scrutinize under a microscope in Biology 101. An emotional response, whether positive, negative, or completely off-kilter, is exactly what Williams sees as the pivotal point of her body of work, believing this
“In a stain, we find understanding; in a dent, our ability to heal; in a blemish, an unchained beauty.”
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purely subjective experience and connection to be paramount above all else.
This central spirituality in her work is derived from her fascination with Japanese aesthetic practices, specifically the wabi-sabi principle that emphasizes the embrace of imperfection. For Williams, the arduous task of attempting to buff out and airbrush over the inevitable mistakes of life just isn’t worth
the negative energy; just as eloquently as in her paintings, Williams elaborates on her thinking: “In a stain, we find understanding; in a dent, our ability to heal; in a blemish, an unchained beauty.” Williams’s paintings act as a kind of mediation between our world and the transcendentally beautiful one that she sees, visually translating all the things those of us without such an insightful eye cannot see otherwise. AM
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DonnaCooper Hurtby Stacy Huggins
donnacooperhurt.com
ometimes you just need a change of scenery to create new work. This past
July, Donna Cooper Hurt attended the Jentel residency program in Banner, Wyoming. During her time at Jentel, she created stunning new works of art that expanded on a very meaningful body of work.
The founder of Jentel built this magical retreat that invites artists to come live for a month in Wyoming and create new artwork.
The program provides each artist with a small stipend, housing, and access to the incredible grounds and facilities. Hurt was selected by an elite jury in a blind selection process—based solely on the merit of her work. “It was just so inspiring to be out there,” says Hurt.
Residencies and retreats offer artists like Hurt many critical resources. “Time away, and knowing that you’re being supported
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and validated…is very important to the creative process,” Hurt says. This was Hurt’s second residency experience, and she believes they begin to build on themselves. It’s getting that first one that is the challenge.
During her residency, Hurt and five other artists, made up of visual artists and writers, arrived and left on the same day. Hurt did not have a specific road map for her work while she was there, but instead let the land speak to her and dictate the way her time there would unfold. “I knew I wanted to work in a new, unexplored landscape,” she says, to expand the terrain she was working in for her body of work, Communions.
If you were hell-bent on defining Hurt’s artwork, it would be called ‘photography,’ but there’s much more to it. The work is very conceptual and has a strong performance aspect to the compositions, which border on sculptural. Communions began at her family home in Franklin
County, Virginia, first set indoors, then moving out into the landscape. Next she began working nearby, on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Then came the sweeping plains of Wyoming’s Lower Piney Creek Valley, in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains.
“It took kind of a week to get used to it…I walked around a lot, explored the thousand acres, looked for potential locations…acknowledging the different feeling my body
“...the history plays a part of the work too; knowing what’s come
before, but also tapping into that timelessness and
how the past is still with us, still present.”
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had in the space, looking up the history of the area,” she says. Native American culture permeates the area, which she relates to intrinsically. “It was coming out, whether I was conscious of it or not. I’m definitely aware of these earlier peoples that walked the land…it was more palpable there because those were some of the last tribes that were pushed out and put on reservations,” she says.
“So much of what I do, the history plays a part of the work too; knowing what’s come before, but also tapping into that timelessness and how the past is still with us, still present.” She continues, “Western culture has a
very linear view of time, but indigenous cultures…often view it more as a circular, simultaneous occurrence.” A sense of place is key to her work.
Hurt’s compositions had already transitioned from single images to companion diptychs; the rolling landscape of Wyoming lent itself beautifully to expanding to triptychs, moving the camera three times to capture Low Lying Clouds, Wyoming. The landscape of Wyoming has a strong pull; everyone who goes out there seems to become slightly obsessed with its magical vistas.
In 2016 she’ll be doing two more residencies, at Caldera Arts Center in Oregon and A Studio in the Woods in New Orleans. She is particularly excited because these residency programs offer more collaborative, educational opportunities to connect with the community. Hurt hopes to do more
educational programs with students, as she believes that many of our modern day woes could be countered by re-connecting with the land, as our ancestors did.
And if you can’t get to the land, Hurt’s work is a most excellent opportunity to connect with the natural world in a very special way. AM
“Western culture has a very linear view of time, but indigenous cultures…often view it more as a circular, simultaneous occurrence.”
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C O L L E C T O R ’ S F E A T U R E
Nature & Nurture:
THE HOME OF PAUL LANGSTONBy Stacy Huggins | Photography by Karson Photography
Interior Design by Jen Langston Interiors and Michael Amato
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As a young man, Paul Langston had the very good fortune to be introduced
to artist Jonathan Green and his partner, collector and dealer Richard Weedman. Green is arguably one of the most influential African-American artists of our time, documenting the Southern Gullah-Geechee culture in a bold, celebratory style that is sought after the world round. Langston met Green and Weedman years ago while tagging along with his parents on a visit to their home and gallery in Naples, Florida. At the time, Langston was living
in Palm Beach, and a very special friendship blossomed out of it. “They were good to me. I was like their little adopted son,” Langston says.
FOLLOW YOUR HEART …AND SAGE ADVICE
Weedman gave Langston one of the best pieces of advice on collecting that he tries to live by: buy what you love, but when you can, collect artists who have been collected by museums, published, and had solo shows. Much of Langston’s collection is comprised of Haitian, Cuban, Jamaican, and Mexican folk art, many of which were purchased from Weedman. Works by Jonathan Green and Weedman’s mother, Dorothy McCray, make up some of the prized pieces in his stunning collection of African, Latin American, and South American art, antiques, and natural history specimens.
Seymour Bottex is a Haitian artist that Langston has collected at Weedman’s recommendation. The Bottex painting is the anchor of the gallery wall outside the children’s rooms. Painted in his signature style, and complementing the other
outsider artwork throughout the collection, it adds to the cohesive and authentic feel of the home. “One reason I started with Haitian art is it is more affordable,” he says. But they’ve been a good investment; most of his pieces have appreciated nicely since he purchased them.
Currently, Langston owns three works by Jonathan Green. He did have four, but Weedman
actually sold one on his behalf; it was the down payment on Langston’s first home.
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“ Being outside my whole life, anything in nature,” has always drawn his eye.
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NATURE/NURTURE
Growing up in Mount Pleasant, Langston’s love for the outdoors developed naturally. “Being outside my whole life, anything in nature,” has always drawn his eye. He learned to hunt and shoot by helping out during his father’s hunting expeditions. He still has the side-by-side 20-gauge shotgun that his father sent him out into the dove fields with. His father required he learn to hunt safely by watching for several years before he was allowed to actually shoot; Langston was brought along to fetch and clean the birds. Now he prefers fishing to hunting—although he did kill a turkey last year.
His collection is a grown-up expression of his love for the natural world. Langston has Megalodon sharks teeth, eight or nine in total, scattered around the house; swords made of swordfish bills; stunning pieces of coral; a blue whale vertebrae that looks like a small stool or seat; bowls full of clam-like shapes that are actually petrified mud from the interior of ancient clamshells. Nestled among all these artifacts are modern surprises, like a lovely Mickey Williams painting tucked into the shelf. Williams is another Lowcountry native whose dreamy landscapes are sprinkled throughout Langston’s home.
Antiques and natural history artifacts are as significant in his collection as the art. Bug boxes, small taxidermy creatures, a hornet’s nest, a Loggerhead turtle shell, butterfly boxes, and antlers abound.
The taxidermy creatures all have names—Merritt the fox squirrel, he came from Asheville; Snowflake the ferret and Chip the common European squirrel usually get tucked into the Christmas trees during the holidays.
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THE HUNT
Langston has an amazing gift to recall the story behind where he acquired each piece. There are some antique works that he doesn’t know much provenance on, but it’s not for lack of trying. Working with appraiser Bart Mullin of Read & Mullin, he’s tried to track down as much information as possible on his collection. Knowing the story seems to be half the joy for him.
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One of his favorite local antique dealers is Arsenal in South Windermere; he’s on a first name basis with all of his favorites—‘I got this one from Sarah,’ ‘this came from Tommy down in Florida,’ ‘Courtney at Curiosity,’ ‘Stephen’s cousin Lance,’ so forth and so on.
CULTURE SHIFT
Two Benin African bronze sculptures house modern-day lamps, flanking the sofa; the coffee table rests on top of two carved elephant pedestals, atop a zebra rug. As you move through the house, folk art and cultural artifacts meld effortlessly into the home. A large part of that is due to Langston’s ex-wife, interior designer Jen Langston, and her friend designer Michael Amato, who laid good bones for Langston to work with.
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Langston’s home is full of life and energy; between his daughter Jorie, his son Kase, Wiley the dog, the cat, the fish, two parakeets, bunnies, and chickens, it’s a wonder the Langston home stays so pulled together. It seems incongruous how designer-polished yet comfortable their home is, between the modern aesthetic and the antiques, the taxidermy and the folk art. Perhaps it’s simply a reflection of the easy, comfortable nature of Langston himself. He’s a natural collector and storyteller ; the collecting begets the stories.
Langston is a wealth of knowledge of on how to transform dirty old junk into stunning items, like the metal rolling cart that came out of a machine shop in Asheville. After he cleaned off all the grease, Langston took it to Tile & Stone
“My dad’s got a big family, and I said ‘Dad, who does that look
like?’ and he said ‘That looks just like Uncle Amos!’”
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Design Studio on Morrison Drive, where they fitted it with an elegant marble top. Stacking old cutting boards for lower shelves, it now houses an incredible piece of red pipe coral, an antique taxidermy Caiman, and a solemn antique portrait he found in Asheville presides above. Langston jokes that the portrait is his ‘Uncle Amos.’ “My dad’s got a big family, and I said ‘Dad, who does that look like?’ and he said ‘That looks just like Uncle Amos!’”
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Jorie, or Jojo as he calls his daughter, has four beautiful works of art by Haitian artist Louisiane Saint Fleurant that Langston purchased from Weedman, and two very talkative parakeets. In Kase’s room is a Dr. Bob folk art painting that Langston found in New Orleans. “’Be nice or leave’ is his phrase…he’s a drunk who lives in New Orleans,” Langston laughs. The children’s rooms have an incredible mix of vintage pieces that complement their own style. Jojo has a stuffed animal collection that dominates the bottom bunk of her room; Kase has a rock collection, but skateboarding now rivals for his time and attention. Collecting comes naturally to the kids.
“I look pretty much anywhere I go, and I try to bring something back from every trip.”
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THE HUNT CONTINUES
“I look pretty much anywhere I go, and I try to bring something back from every trip.” Recently, Langston took Jojo to see Taylor Swift in concert in Lexington, Kentucky (surely qualifying him for Dad of the Year). Jojo loves horses, so they found a little cottage on a horse farm to stay in through Airbnb and went to the horse races at Keeneland racetrack. “That was a ball…She was pretty good. We’d go to the horse paddock and she’d look at them and say ‘that one’s not happy,’ or ‘that one
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looks comfortable,’…she would pick three of them that way…she got first [place] twice.” Langston returned with a delicate little coffee pot and a mortar and pestle that beautifully round out the china cabinet.
On a father-son trip to Nashville, Langston and Kase visited the American Pickers store; they love the History Channel TV show of the same name. He was a little disappointed at how small it is…”It was teeny! You’d think they’d have a big ole place,” he said. They plan to head back to Nashville for a hockey game;
he hopes to come home with a better trinket this time.
There’s something dreamy about this gem of a home, unassumingly tucked away in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant. Part natural history museum, part antique-curiosity shop where folk art and mid-century modern furniture blend seamlessly to create a fascinating, yet family-friendly home…somehow, perhaps with a little bit of nature’s magic, it all works. There’s literally no place like this home. AM
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SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE EXPOSITION IS THE LARGEST CELEBRATION OF WILDLIFE ART AND THE SPORTING LIFESTYLE OF ITS KIND, AND EVERY YEAR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FLOCK TO MARION SQUARE TO TAKE IT ALL IN…the crowds, the dogs, the birds, the camo, the food, the whole entire scene. It’s quite the spectacle to behold whether you’re a SEWE virgin or veteran.
SOUTHEASTERNWILDLIFE EXPOSITION:
— 34 Years and Counting —by Stacy Huggins
FEBRUARY 12–14
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FEBRUARY 12-14, 2016sewe.com
YOUR SEWE GUIDE:
For the art enthusiast: Charleston PlaceGaillard Center
For the decoy enthusiast: Marriott Hotel
For the outdoor enthusiast: Marion Square: Foodie heaven, Birds of Prey demos, exotic wildlife, vendors
Brittlebank Park: Fishing demos, Dock Dogs, more vendors, carnival food
Gather your friends and put on your dancing shoes for the SEWE Soiree on Saturday night at the Charleston Visitors Center Bus Shed. It’s a laid back, good old-fashioned party with great BBQ, oysters, booze, and live music.
Definitely check out the art in both Charleston Place and Gaillard Center. The nation’s top wildlife artists—both traditional and contemporary—will be displaying a breathtaking variety of artwork, all available for purchase.
The expo is, at its heart, a celebration of the natural world; conservation, education, and preservation are just as much a part of SEWE as the flashier events. Learn something while you’re having a great time.
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Kyle Sims’s painting Power and Grace was selected for the 2016 poster ; the original oil painting is magnificent in person and will be auctioned off at the VIP gala. “You just gotta go driving around the dirt roads and you’ll find inspiration,” he says. Living in Montana, Sims doesn’t have to go far to find that inspiration; much of it comes from Yellowstone National Park, traveling up north in Canada, or just exploring his own back yard.
Painting in the field is a great tool that informs Sims’s masterful paintings. Most of his plein air work actually comes from his vacations. “They’re pretty little mementos from the trip. You’re there for an hour, two
hours tops, and you can remember so much more by doing those and keeping them…I can’t bring myself to sell them, because they’re that treasure. We frame them up and put them in the house…they’re great little educational tools. It star ts changing how you see, how you interpret your photographs.”
“The camera sees a certain way—everything is in focus, everything is so sharp, the camera sees everything at once, and your eyes can’t see that way…I’m after what your actual experience would be like. That’s the point of doing this, sharing my experiences…some people
write and share their experiences that way; mine is visual,” says Sims.
Sims grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming and began painting as a small boy. He began taking painting workshops when he was 16 years old—that’s when he realized that he wanted to paint for the rest of his life. He was also very fortunate to meet his lovely
wife Joy at an early age; they’ve just celebrated 10 years of marriage. At just 35 years old, Sims has already hit many of the benchmarks he set for himself. Returning to SEWE as the Featured Artist is a decisive feather in his cap, and he is thrilled to come back to Charleston.
See you in Marion Square!
KYLE SIMS: 2016 Featured Artist
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“You just gotta go driving around the dirt roads and you’ll find inspiration”
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RACHELLE OATMAN’S
anthropomorphized dog portraits could put even the trendiest of us humans to shame. Combining history, high fashion, and a variety of lovable breeds, her playful scenarios are well-loved and collected internationally by clients such as Valentino and Princess Caroline of Monaco. With a creator who lives and works between Milan and New York City, it’s no mystery where these classy canines get their style and savvy from.
Dog & Horse Fine Art & Portraiture 102 Church Street843.577.5500dogandhorsefineart.com
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COLBY CALDWELLUtilizing direct scans, large format digital printing, and wax coatings, Colby Caldwell’s photography has shed nearly all remnants of traditional practice. His work continuously explores the myriad connections between photography and memory, and most recently has focused on the landscape’s ability to record events. His lonely images of small birds and emptied shotgun shells—products of hunting found on his property—are a poignant reminder of the human footprint on the world around us.
Atelier Gallery153 King Street843.722.5668theateliergalleries.com
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MICHELE KORTBAWI WILK
channels her innate passion for animals into her painting, often situating her precisely rendered creatures in patterned, metallic environments that are equally unexpected and enchanting. Having worked closely with both exotic and domestic animals in her early career, Kortbawi Wilk is able to imbue a quiet intimacy into her images that sets them apart from the rest, allowing us to feel a connection similar to the one she shares with these majestic creatures.
Principle Gallery125 Meeting Street843.727.4500principlegallery.com/charleston
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Painting For a PurposeAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM
by Carrie Davis
NOT EVERYONE BELIEVES IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, BUT FOR LAURA PALERMO, THERE WAS NO DISPUTE.
One chance meeting with a sea turtle and Palermo knew it was the beginning of something special.
Sea turtles, which have been swimming on the Endangered Species list since the early 1970’s, have long been a source of fascination for Lowcountry residents. A new Charleston resident herself, Palermo had a rare and unexpected encounter with the gentle sea creature one day.
That experience, coupled with the alarming information she gathered from the South Carolina Aquarium, led her to a newfound fascination with the sea turtle—a fascination that expressed itself through her artwork, which is now on display at the SC Aquarium, titled Paintings for a Purpose.
Palermo was fishing with friends one day when a sea turtle swam up to their boat.
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The artist was immediately intrigued with how the sunlight reflected off the turtle’s shell in the most fascinating patterns. She began learning all she could about the plight of the threatened species. The more she learned, the more determined she was to help them. For Palermo that meant combining her newfound knowledge with her visual art skills to tell the story of the sea turtle.
Palermo’s paintings achieve the same look of refracted light shining onto the turtle’s carapace that she noted in their initial encounter. “I’m drawn to the different patterns and colors in their flippers and shells. With seven different species, there are many different perspectives to paint from,” says Palermo.
The artwork is available for purchase, with part of the proceeds benefiting the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rescue Program. Paintings for a Purpose is included in general admission to the Aquarium.
MORE AQUARIUM EVENTS:
Good Catch DinnersJanuary 20, 2016 | Charleston Harbor Fish House, Mt. Pleasant | 6:30 pmFebruary 8, 2016 | The Boathouse, Isle of Palms | 6:30 pmMarch 14, 2016 | SALT, Sullivan’s Island | 6:30 pm
Good Catch Oyster Roast Friday, February 5, 2016 | SC Aquarium | 6:30 -10:30 pmMembers $40, Non-members $45 Oysters, food, beer and wine included.This will sell out; call 843.577.FISH (3474) for tickets.
100 Aquarium Wharf, downtown Charlestonscaquarium.org | 843.577.FISH (3474)
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John Doyle Collection— at —
V I C TO R S O C I A L C L U B
’ve been collecting John for a long time,” says Mike Bennett, owner of
the Victor Social Club and its parent company Holy City Hospitality. “It really began in 1977 when John was working on boats on Cumberland Street. I had just dropped out of school, and I was figuring out what to do. I worked on a cruise ship, it was docked right
here,” gesturing towards the Ashley River waterfront just outside his office in the historic Rice Mill on Lockwood Drive.
Bennett ended up opening a moped rental business, and they’d ride mopeds up to the old Captain Harry’s, a legendary bar and club located in the warehouse where Doyle worked. Bennett speculates that he owns one of the first billfish paintings Doyle ever created, which was for Captain Harry’s Blue Marlin Bar. “It is a beautiful painting, and I love it…It was not like I knew John personally at that point, but it was just a cast of characters in Charleston.”
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Not long after the John Doyle Collection was installed at Victor Social Club, Doyle suddenly passed away. It was a devastating loss to the Charleston art community. Doyle’s memory lives on, celebrated at Doyle’s gallery on Church Street and at the Victor Social Club. Bennett continues, “I always loved his work and his style, and really liked him as a person. He was such a sweet man.” He continues, “It’s kind of a monument to John, those beautiful paintings. He was always well loved in our town. He was one of those Charleston people you loved running into.”
Bennett’s love of marlin fishing, classic architecture, classic boats, and a bar in Cuba inspired the Victor Social Club. The pièce-de-résistance is the massive canvas the behind the bar that features Ernest Hemingway marlin fishing on his boat Pilar in Cuba. The cocktails are named for Hemingway stories (or lovers, like The Gellhorn). The name Victor Social Club came directly from a bar that Bennett’s uncle owned back in the 1950’s on Hayne Street, where Hank’s Seafood is now. This iteration of Victor Social Club is a swanky place to get a cocktail, small plates, and
Victor Social Club39 John Street, Charleston
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John Carroll Doyle Art Gallery125 Church Street, Charleston
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fresh shellfish. You can find Bennett and his friends there every Wednesday night, enjoying live music by the Gino Castillo Trio. “We call it our Rat Pack night,” he laughs. “You can sit there and have a conversation. I think it works exactly like we wanted it to work.”
We raise a glass to John Carroll Doyle; may his sweet spirit live on forever at the Victor Social Club. Cheers.
“It’s kind of a monument to John, those beautiful paintings. He was always well loved in our town.”
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Chef Jeremiah Bacon of The Macintosh
The Macintosh479-B King Street, Charleston
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by Stacy Huggins
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rowing up on Johns Island, Jeremiah Bacon found freedom on the water.
On the waterways of the Lowcountry, Bacon learned to throw a cast net; shrimping, fishing, and crabbing ignited his love for cooking. Ever since, the water has played a very central role in his life. He still scoots around on his Johnboat and surfs, whenever he can find the time.
“Even when I was in New York, I lived on the West Side so I could see the water, which was great…Even just seeing it, it had that calming effect,” he says. “You wake up in the morning and see there’s
a lot of chop, and it’s ‘okay, this is what the day is going to be like.’ It’s such a barometer of the weather and the heartbeat of what’s
going in nature…that connection, any community that’s on the water…it’s a closer attachment to the visceral life force; you’re surrounded by it.” Bacon feels an “instant connection to anywhere else in the world that sits on the ocean or a port…we’re supposed to be in the water, part of the water, part of the energy,” he opines.
This reverence for the natural environment and connection to the seasons greatly informs Bacon’s sensibilities as a chef. The fact that he first studied Philosophy at College of Charleston before attending the Culinary Institute of America also flavors his passion for cooking.
Bacon returned to Charleston in 2007, after a decade studying and cooking in New York, Massachusetts, and New Zealand. His family is all nearby, which definitely played a part in his coming back; his timing was impeccable. “[The restaurant scene] exponentially took off. It was a good time to be down here, be part of it…[I’m] so proud of what we’re doing, what the community is doing, and watching the farmers grow with it.”
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He loves the film Overalls and Aprons for bringing the struggle of the farmer to light, and the symbiotic relationship between their work and his own. Bacon is excited to connect us with the owners of Storey Farms on Johns Island, who offer free-range duck and chicken eggs. He feels the pain of a cold snap zapping the rest of a farmer’s crop—and having to rework the menu accordingly. It’s all part of the life cycle, the growing cycle. “It’s Shad Roe for three or four weeks, then it’s soft-shell crabs…then you know grouper is getting ready to open back up, then it’s shrimp…it just works out, that shift,” he says. They print the menu around four o’clock every day, to reflect the daily changes. He says the menu “is a group effort; it gets people excited about it.”
This January, keep an eye for their ‘Greatest Hits Week.’ The Greatest Hits menu will feature staff-, kitchen-, and customer-
favorites that could come from as far back as four years ago when The Macintosh opened. But don’t hold out hope for a tomato tart—Bacon will be serving up in-season recipes only. January is going to be a great time to dine at The Macintosh.
But let’s be honest; with Bacon’s commitment to his craft, every season is a great time to dine at The Macintosh.
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GNUDI INGREDIENTS :
1 qt Ricotta4 Egg Yolks2/3 C. Flour, Sifted1 Pint Pecorino, Grated with a MicroplaneSalt
METHOD:
Combine all ingredients using the paddle attachment in a stand mixer until combined. On a generously floured surface, roll out ½ cup of dough in a long rope shape about 1 inch thick. Use a paring knife to cut dough diagonally on the bias about every 1 ½ inches. Repeat rolling and cutting process with remaining dough, making sure that surface is well floured to prevent sticking.
INGREDIENTS FOR ASSEMBLY:
Each plate receives:
2 Tbs. fully cooked and picked clean Stone Crab1 ½ Tbs. Beure Monte1 tsp. Preserved Meyer Lemon (brunoise of the peel only)2 blanched and peeled Cherry Tomatoes1 pinch Chopped mix of Fines HerbesLemon Juice and Salt to taste
METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY:
Cook Gnudi in water at a medium boil for approximately 3-5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place several dumplings in a sauté pan with beurre monte, preserved lemon and tomato just to heat through. Add the stone crab and adjust flavoring with lemon juice and salt to taste. Finish with a healthy pinch of finely chopped fines herbes.
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FOOD IS THE ULTIMATE NURTURER. AS HUMANS WE ALL REQUIRE DAILY NOURISHMENT TO SURVIVE AND GROW. BUT SINCE YOU HAVE TO EAT, YOU MAY AS WELL EAT WELL, RIGHT?
The Charleston Wine and Food Festival is the ultimate expression of nurturing on many levels—from the humble to the sublime. There’s no question that you’ll be fed; you’ll be fed well. The country’s brightest luminaries will be in the spotlight, cooking up heavenly dishes and pouring incredible, obscure vintages of their best beverages.
— by Stacy Huggins
Charleston Wine + Food also nurtures our local community by showcasing the Holy City and its fine cuisine on a national stage. Additionally, the Festival nurtures the next generation of culinary professionals through scholarships and opportunities to interact with industry leaders. Since the first festival in 2006, more than $345,000
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has been raised and disbursed to local culinary and hospitality initiatives. Eighty-eight cents of every dollar spent producing the festival goes back to the mission of promoting Charleston and cultivating our young culinary artists.
The catch is, if you’ve waited this long to get tickets, pickin’s will be slim—but do not despair. The culinary artists and organizers behind this festival are pros. You could pick any Wine + Food event out of a hat, blindfolded, and be assured a great time. One of last year’s best events for this bubble-head was a large format champagne tasting with Ruinart. Check out their event on Saturday, “Maison Ruinart: Still Bubbly After All
These Years;” you won’t regret it.
MEET THE POSTER ARTIST
WHITNEY KREB
Charleston Wine + Food has a long history of featuring engaging artwork on their posters. In 2013, they began commissioning artists to create works specifically for the festival poster. This year the artist is Whitney Kreb.
The artwork and poster itself won’t be unveiled until January 20th; in the meantime, we suggest you head to The George Gallery at 50 Bogard Street to see Kreb’s work in person. Photos could never do them justice. Her oil paintings are some of our very favorites. Until just recently, Kreb
split her time between Charleston and Nantucket; her two homes supply the vast majority of her subject matter. The nature of these seaside towns, the colors, the atmosphere guides each work. There is a subtle, yet distinct identity that separates each. Her palette is generally opaque and dipped in hues of pinks, greens, and blues. Kreb’s work is inherently calming and pleasant, yet there’s something more under the surface, provoking thought while providing joy.
Kreb received her Studio Art degree at Davidson College and then went on to receive her MFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. She was a long-time artist at Redux Contemporary Art Center; her recent marriage to the love of her life has taken her to Greensboro, North Carolina to begin her next adventure.
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CULINARY VILLAGE
Our favorite festival evolution is the revamp of the Culinary Village. Tickets for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday now include five-hours of unrestricted access to the food, wine, chef demos, live music, Biergarten, artisan market, and retail shops in Marion Square—the veritable epicenter of Charleston
ANDREA UPCHURCHBlossom and Magnolia’s, Pastry Chef
MEET HER AT: Opening Night: Cheers to Charleston!
Upchurch holds degrees in Culinary Arts and Hospitality and Tourism Management from
the Culinary Institute of Charleston and Arts Management and Business from College
of Charleston.
MARC COLLINSCirca 1886, Chef
MEET HIM AT: Opening Night, Signature Dinner, Bubbles + Truffles
We all owe a debt of gratitude to Chef Collins; he is the visionary behind the festival and
has tirelessly contributed to it since day one. There’s even an award in his name.
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KEVIN JOHNSONThe Grocery, Executive Chef and Owner
MEET HIM AT: Opening Night, Knife Fights, Signature Dinner
Johnson received the Marc Collins Chef Award at the 2015 BB&T Charleston Wine
+ Food Festival for his support of and contributions to the event.
BJ DENNISGullah Geechee Culinary Artist
MEET HIM AT: Gifts of Gullah
Dennis will lend his culinary gifts to this dynamic event featuring the food,
storytelling, drumming, and dance of the Gullah Geechee culture of the SC and GA
Sea Islands.
Wine + Food. This is one of the easiest ways to get close to the chefs and sample as many goodies as you can stand. When you need to take a breather, enjoy live music at the Biergarten or the Rosé Garden + Grilling. There’s a “locals only” bonus—residents can get $30 off Sunday Culinary Village tickets, while available. This is the ultimate foodie Sunday Funday.
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LAUREN MITTERERWildFlour Pastry, Pastry Chef
MEET HER AT: Wild for Flour with Lauren Mitterer
MItterer spent five years as Executive Pastry Chef at Red Drum Gastropub before opening WildFlour, where she creates stunning cakes
of gravity-defying proportions.
BLAIR MACHADOThe Park Café, Executive Chef
MEET HIM AT: Signature Dinner
Machado the “Meat Ninja” came to Charleston as a butcher at FIG and has
worked his way up to executive chef at The Park Café, one of our favorite places for
breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD #FOODCABULARY
Gastronaut – (n.) gastronomy adventurer
Afishcionado – (n.) seafood connoisseur
Peacock-tailing – (v.) ordering obscure and unknown cocktails in order to draw attention to oneself
Vinovore – (n.) a person who survives primarily off of wine
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Now that the Gaillard Center is open for business, everyone’s favorite lunch spot is also the perfect pre-show stop for beautifully prepared charcuterie, cheese, and wine tastings.
Ted’s Butcherblock 334 East Bay Street, 843.577.0094, tedsbutcherblock.com
The chefs at Mercantile and Mash take their charcuterie artistry seriously. Their standard board is a great deal with three meats and three cheeses for just $15.
Mercantile and Mash 701 East Bay Street, 843.793.2636, mercandmash.com
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Merc & MashArtisan Meat ShareBin 152!FIGTwo BoroughsGoat Sheep Cow
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FIG’s chicken liver pâté literally embodies the phrase ‘melt in your mouth.’ Enjoy with a glass of champagne for a truly transcendent dining experience.
FIG – 232 Meeting Street, 843.805.5900, eatatfig.com
AMS boasts a huge selection of cured and smoked meats, salami, incredible sandwiches, and mouth-watering sides.
Artisan Meat Share – 33 Spring Street, 843.641.7299, artisanmeatsharecharleston.com
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P E R F O R M I N G A RT S
SOMETIMES, ALL YOU NEED IS THAT FIRST FOOT IN THE DOOR TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
The Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s National Young Artist Competition is just that for many of the country’s talented, conservatory-bound young musicians looking for professional performing careers in classical music. Sponsored by Pepsico, the
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second year drew 140 applications from 32 states; those numbers are sure to rise in this, the third year.
The NYAC is unique in its follow through with young musicians, going far beyond the competition. Dr. Janice Crews is the CSO’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, and she is passionate about this endeavor. “We try to keep tabs on where the kids are, where they’re going to college, and we bring them back here. Last year, one of the finalists came back to play in a chamber music concert.” The 2015 grand prizewinner returned to solo at the most recent Young People’s Concert. “We could have had our concert-master play the same piece, but to have a kid do it, in front of an audience of kids, that’s a much higher impact on those kids,” she says. It also gives the CSO team the first-hand opportunity to see the students’ improvement, which is immensely gratifying for everyone involved.
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A LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY
The NYAC judges represent some of the most accomplished professionals in the field, and the competition is a chance for aspiring musicians to connect directly with them. Last year, a soprano finalist who was planning to go abroad to study in London ended up being recruited to study at the Peabody Conservatory, one of the premier schools in America. The head of the Choral department at Peabody was a competition judge. “Coming here for this competition actually changed the entire course of her life,” says Dr. Crews, giving this young artist the chance for a world-class education.
Finalists have a chance to win both cash prizes and tuition scholarships to attend the Brevard Music Center’s summer programs. These are the kind of young musicians you’ll hear on NPR’s From the Top, a program that showcases top-tier artists who will blow your mind. Close your eyes and you’ll think you’re hearing an old pro; open them and you’ll see a
musician who could be as young as 13 years old.
AURAL OUTREACH
Music Director Ken Lam has been very involved with the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra program. The CSO prioritizes education and outreach more than most any other program in the country; education and outreach duties represent about a third of the work load and are actually written into the musicians’ job description.
The CSO regularly sends their professional musicians to do sectional coaching with the CSYO; side-by-side rehearsals and performances allow the young musicians to perform with their professional counterparts. Music in Schools takes CSO musicians into local schools for performances; the Composition and Critique program gets even more in depth, bringing composers and students together to translate fictional stories into music that are then performed at the Gaillard. The next Young People’s Concert is January 28 and 29, in conjunction with the Carnegie Hall “Link Up” program for K-5 students.
NYAC TIMELINE
Jan 3 – Application deadlineJan 15 – 12 finalists announcedApril 12 – Semifinal performanceApril 14 – Four grand prize finalists concertVisit charlestonsymphony.org/nyac for more information.
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Jeff Querin and Stephen Wayne of 34 West
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1991 Acura Integra hatchback rolling down I-80 crammed with costumes,
disassembled set pieces, and two twenty-something actors were the humble beginnings of 34 West Theater Company. What started as a touring group, now, 16 years later, has blossomed into a brick-and-mortar space bringing laughs, drama, and topnotch entertainment to the Lowcountry.
34 West co-founders Jeff Querin and Stephen Wayne soon ditched the hatchback and upgraded to a van (with Stow ‘n Go seating no less). They quickly put thousands of miles on it, traveling back and forth between venues in Ohio and New York City, but they’ve always envisioned having their own space.
Now they have it. A cozy, quaint joint located at 200 Meeting Street. “When we found this place, it was a yogurt shop,” says Wayne. “And when we designed it, we wanted people the moment they walked in the door to already be experiencing the show.”
Ambiance is a focus for these guys. From the old-fashioned candy jars to the original yogurt shop booths, it’s all designed to warm the hearts of patrons, just like the shows themselves. “We produce shows that make you feel good,” says Wayne. “We want people’s theater experience to be the highlight of their week.” In fact, one patron, so overjoyed by the performance,
felt compelled to run up to the stage after the show and tell the players, “I’m getting a divorce tomorrow, and this is exactly what I needed!”
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On top of acting in every production, Querin and Wayne write the material, each contributing their own expertise to the writing process. Wayne holds a BA in English and can easily pump out dialogue, but Querin’s contribution is more structural.
“I’m horrible at logic,” says Wayne. “Jeff knows story structure. He knows where it needs to go next. I can write a scene or dialogue or jokes all day, no problem, if I have that structure.”
Their plots primarily follow the Hero’s Journey, but don’t think that puts them in the realm of predictability; they’re always poised to surprise. As Querin puts it, “There’s intense freedom in structure.”
A unique brand of tongue in cheek humor and high-energy performances, 34 West Theater Company is wonderfully innovative, relying on clever sound design, great acting, and heartfelt story telling. And they’ve found a home here in Charleston. “Ironically, from the moment we began, we talked about coming here,” says Querin. “It’s been 16 years in the making.” AM
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CHARLESTON FASHION WEEK IS NEVER GOING TO BE NEW YORK FASHION WEEK.
IT SHOULDN’T BE.
NYFW is exclusive, invite only. It’s a whirlwind week full of set agendas, show after show all over Manhattan, and you can only attend if you’re a celebrity, have a major in with someone, or work for the industry. CFW was never created to be like this. CFW promotes community and creativity while cultivating an atmosphere of support and mentorship, packaged as a celebration of art in its most versatile and wearable form.
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At its core, CFW is about the creative process, design, and entrepreneurship. The Emerging Designer Competition is completely unique to Charleston and sets it apart among the competition-driven culture in which artists and designers exist. It falls right in line with CFW’s mission to serve as a “pathway to New York,” providing new East Coast designers with a launch pad to shape and direct their careers. This platform is distinct because it allows for growth in a professional runway setting.
Nurturing happens as the CFW team guides these designers through the process of
the practicalities of branding themselves strategically, talking to media, learning the ins and outs of runway shows, fitting their models, and preparing them for the entire week of CFW. Two jam-packed days in January are completely devoted to teaching and tailoring these tools to each finalist.
“Charleston represents a city rich in arts and fostering entrepreneurs, and the Emerging Designer aspect of CFW follows in line with that,” explains Angharad Chester-Jones, public relations for CFW. “The value of the creative meetings, connections, and runway shows is immeasurable.”
The participants get to experience the value in a personal first-hand way as they begin the week with a media party,
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where they meet and connect with local and regional media. Mentorship is all about learning from those who have braved the path before you. Designers will meet fashion insiders and icons such as Fern Mallis, creator of New York Fashion Week, past Emerging Designer finalists and winners, and stylists like local darling Andrea Serrano.
Supporting the new generation of innovation in fashion is the primary reason CFW has dedicated so much time, thought, and passion into this one-of-a-kind program.
The lessons do not stop once the runway show is over, the chairs are put away, and the tents come down in Marion Square. On the contrary, the winner of the competition
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receives more in-depth mentorship, including an internship with a designer in New York Fashion Week 2016 and a private lunch with Fern Mallis.
Several of our own Charleston designers have made huge strides within the industry, thanks to CFW. The fashion world can’t help but notice Marysia Reeves, the 2009 Emerging Designer Winner; her scalloped swimwear has been spotted on celebrities like Jessica Alba and Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Lindsey Carter is the designer behind local favorite Troubadour, another 2009 Emerging Designer Finalist; Troubadour graced the cover of the international retailer Anthropologie catalog earlier this year.
2016 is a banner year for CFW as a whole; it’s the 10th anniversary and a celebration of all the work, passion, and success that has come out of this creative community. Reflecting on the last 10 years can give new meaning and life for the next generation of designers who have the potential to make a real impact on the fashion industry. CFW is here once again, and with it comes the arrival of fresh inspiration as innovative designs and ideas get ready to walk the runway. AM
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MK Quinlanof Seeline Vintageby Stacy Huggins
MK Quinlanmkquinlan.com@seelinevintage
’ve been collecting vintage forever; I just finally got around to selling it,” says MK
Quinlan, over a glass of red wine and a cheese plate at the heavenly Park Café in downtown Charleston’s Hampton Park neighborhood.
Our mutual friend had fervently sworn that “her vintage game is strong,” and you could practically hear the word ‘strong’ underlined in her voice. Quinlan comes across as
effortlessly beautiful and entertaining. She identifies herself as a writer and vintage dealer, but that’s probably understating her accomplishments. She’s written for some major publications like The Wall Street Journal, Garden & Gun, and Southern Living; she studied Culture and Politics in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and then interior design at the Corcoran College of Art and Design.
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Quinlan’s rich personality is likely a product of her origins—born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of an opera singer. “She used to dress up in full regalia; she’s an alto, so she always got the evil role!” It seems totally fitting that she would grow up to celebrate arts, culture, and politics professionally.
In college, Quinlan found herself surrounded in a sea of ubiquitous UGG boots; the sea of sameness lead her towards vintage items to express her sense of singular style instead. Quinlan looks for timeless fashions that a younger or older person could wear. She is passionate about quality, and swears that the fit, materials, patterns and so on, well, “it’s like music—they’re not making them like they used to.”
The Seeline Vintage online store is full of stunning works of wearable art. Typically Quinlan leans towards iconic names like Lanvin, Hermes, Chanel. Her shop is tightly curated—you won’t have to dig for a quality item here. They’re all quality. The clothes are as timeless as she promised—even the pieces from the 60’s or 80’s. She purchases
more for the design and the quality of the construction than the brand, and she does her homework on it all: “I go deep. I’ll spend hours on the internet when I find a new brand,” she says.
She’s begun doing some Seeline pop up shops around town and promises there are more to come. In the meantime, find your new favorite frock in her online shop, and follow her on Instagram to see her latest finds and upcoming collaborations.
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ringing a new intensity to Dorothy’s well-worn mantra “There’s No
Place Like Home,” author Josephine Humphreys has claimed Charleston not simply as her birthplace, but as her life. Even though her education did pull her away briefly to Duke University, Yale University, and the University of Texas in the 1960s, Humphreys is still a resident of Charleston to this day at the age of 70. She has lived
and breathed this city for decades upon decades, a fact that becomes all the more apparent when you pick up any of her four award-winning novels.
Getting beneath the facade of this tourist-drenched, picture-perfect city as only a true native could, Humphreys’ novels explore various aspects of contemporary life in Charleston, which can easily be extended to life in the South as a whole. Her three earliest novels—Dreams of Sleep, Rich in Love, and The Fireman’s Fair—have everything from tenacious teenage heroines holding together their crumbling family units, to confused bachelors trying to make sense of their past and future
during the catastrophic landfall of a hurricane.
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If reading about all the places you know and love through the eyes of a fellow Charlestonian doesn’t quite do it for you, fear not—her most popular novel, Rich in Love, was adapted for the big screen by Bruce Beresford in 1993. Her most recent and most historically-situated novel, Nowhere Else on Earth, won her the Southern Book Award in 2001 and explores the disastrous effects of the Civil War on a North Carolina county, on star-crossed lovers Rhoda and Henry, and ultimately on the country as a whole.
While there is certainly an unmistakable Southern vibe woven into all of these narratives, Humphreys, like any great writer, is able to construct worlds that are universally relatable and appealing, reaching out and striking a chord with even the most foreign among us. Who doesn’t know the woes of unruly family dynamics, the heartbreaking but sometimes rejuvenating result of natural disasters, and that all-too-real push of modern life against the pull of our pasts? Humphreys is a true Southerner through and through, but one full of worldly wisdom and perspective that stretches far beyond the land of sweet tea, wrap-around porches, and unparalleled hospitality.
Pick up State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love, Vol. 2, by editor Aïda Rogers, featuring stories of life in South Carolina by 38 native contributors,
including Humphreys, and foreword by SC Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth. Available locally at Blue Bicycle Books or through University of South Carolina Press, uscpress.org.
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Their exceedingly cool careers—he’s a creative director working on major ad campaigns; she’s done celebrity PR and personal styling, starting her own business, The Well Coiffed Closet—have kept them living in New York and LA, but the South has always held their heartstrings.
Their desire to celebrate the South in a style that spoke to them led to the creation of Y’allsome in July 2014. Distinctly southern brands abound, but Craig jokes that they’re “either Country Club or country…there was no middle ground” that he identified with. Think of Y’allsome designs as a fresh, yet authentic representation of the South in graphic tees, prints, and hats—clever and clean designs that nix the ‘prep’ and amp up the ‘cool.’
A year into their Southern-lifestyle brand, Craig was offered the chance to come in on the ground floor with a new ad agency—in Nashville, Tennessee.
Taking the Y’allsome HQ from LA to the Music City made perfect sense; they could get closer to their
kindred spirits and their families, and live in city full of forward-thinking creatives with tons of great live music.
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Craig & Megan EvansThe Husband And Wife Team Behind Y’allsome
WHEN CRAIG AND MEGAN EVANS FIRST MET, THESE TWO SOUTHERNERS WERE LIVING IN LOS ANGELES, A PLACE THAT IS ABOUT AS FAR AS YOU CAN GET FROM THE SOUTH.
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FOSTERING THE SOUTH
“In New York and LA, socially conscious brands are the norm, but not so much in the South,” Craig says. They want to truly foster the South through Y’allsome. All their materials are sourced in the South and manufactured at southern small
businesses, keeping dollars and jobs in the region they love so dearly. Craig and Megan also discovered that they share a genuine passion for adoption and foster kids.
“I knew I wanted to adopt from the time I was 15 or so,” says Megan. When she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2003, she knew for sure that she would be adopting someday. When Craig was in grad school for design, he had the opportunity to create some branding for Adoption Discovery, a program designed to bridge the gap between foster kids desperately in need of loving homes and families who very much want to adopt—it’s so much harder than you might think.
Y’allsome donates 15% of its net proceeds to Adoption Discovery, and their Duffle Donation program allows customers to make a direct impact on a foster kid’s life. For just $20 you can provide a Southern foster child with a sturdy duffle bag to hold their possessions as they navigate the system, looking for families to open their hearts and home to them. Otherwise, the alternative is usually a trash bag.
The Evanses hope to be more hands-on with foster kids one day, perhaps starting their own foundation, but in the meantime, they keep sending checks. Right now, it’s just Craig and Megan—and their pound puppy Hawk—working on new Y’allsome designs and collaborations with like-minded creatives, repping the gear at festivals across the south, or packing up shipments of goods for wholesalers and customers. With so much heart behind this brand and good design at the front, we know they will be a success.
GET YOUR Y’ALLSOMECHARLESTONHalf Moon Outfitters, Indigo Market
MT. PLEASANTOut of Hand, Half Moon Outfitters
ONLINE at yallsome.com
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Stephanie Diamond, the founder of Listings Project, was an artist on the quest for affordable housing in Manhattan. She kept receiving news about available properties after she found her place, so she sent the emails along to other artists, creating new connections that snowballed into much more.
This invaluable site curates and delivers real estate listings, job opportunities, and much more from hundreds of locations worldwide right into your inbox every week. Diamond and her team filter out all those potentially money-hungry third party resources that lurk in all corners of the Internet—real estate brokers, managers, listings with fees, etc.—to really focus in on connecting artists with meaningful opportunities, productive spaces and, ultimately, other good people.
Nurturing ArtistsTHROUGH THE LISTINGS PROJECT
WHAT BEGAN AS A CHAIN OF EMAILS BETWEEN FRIENDS IN NEW YORK CITY IS NOW A FULL-FLEDGED ONLINE OPERATION
The site doesn’t cater exclusively to artists, but it’s an especially good resource for creatives in urban environments since finding affordable, reliable studio space is about as easy as stumbling upon a two dollar bill.
On the other side of the real estate equation, listing your available properties with this project is also a unique way to support the arts for those patrons looking to give back in unexpected ways. Whether you’re posting or hunting, Listings Project gives us the opportunity to participate in Diamond’s expansive vision for a more socially aware art form, one that is not only made for an audience but also with a community.—MR
Learn more atlistingsproject.com
“I create Listings Project every week by reading, curating, and personally emailing each lister.”
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SOCIAL CUESf rom The Modern Connection
Find me on Instagram: @AshleyTCaldwell and @TMCsocialmedia
themodernconnection.com | 843.718.2988
FOUR WAYS TO NURTURE BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA—By Ashley T. Caldwell, CEO, The Modern Connection
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At the core of its foundation, effective social media marketing is about relationships. And that process goes far beyond just “friending” someone on Facebook or LinkedIn. Just as in-person relationships take time and energy to build, so do your virtual ones. Follow these tips to nurture your relationships online:
1. Join communities to find people with similar interests. Whether in a Facebook or LinkedIn group or MeetUp page, find “your people” and GET SOCIAL. That doesn’t mean just clicking “join;” it means actively participating in the group. These members could bring new customers or leads, and you may also find other industry professionals to partner or collaborate with in the future.
2. Use your business pages as a customer service tool. Your customers are online, and they’re likely talking about your business, product, or service. Make sure you’re monitoring conversations so you can chime in. If a customer has a question or concern, be extremely timely with your response. By fixing potential problems through
social media, you’ll be able to maintain your online reputation and your good standing relationship with your customer.
3. Give credit where credit is due. Everyone likes to feel appreciated, and business shout-outs via social media is a great way to do this. Love working with a certain nonprofit? Enjoy your weekly lunch from the café down the street? Reading a great article from your favorite publication (cough, cough Art Mag)? Post about your positive experiences on social media and tag the other business or organization. Remember: in order to get attention, you must give attention.
4. Keep in touch with existing connections. You wouldn’t go on a fabulous first date with someone and then never call him or her again, right? The same mentality applies to your social network. If you’ve made a great connection either in person or online, TALK to them! Check in on occasion and see how they’re doing; share an article you think they might enjoy; ask how their vacation last week was. Top of mind awareness is a very powerful thing.
As a business, it’s easy to want to focus on selling on social media. But if you shift your mindset to the “relationships first” model, you’re sure to see success.
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WINTER EVENTS: January, February, March
JAN 22-24Charleston International Jazz Festival returns for its second year with featured performers Arturo Sandoval (above) and Diane Schuur. Free and ticketed concert options will keep every-one happy.
charlestonjazz.com
JAN 14Threshold Rep brings Of Mice and Men to life. Classic tale of two men making their way through life’s many challenges.
thresholdrep.org
1/8 – 1/9 Heroic Revolutionaries, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
1/8 Garden Party, Julia Deckman, Fabulon, fabulonart.com ART OPENING
1/8 - 1/16 Byhalia, Mississippi by Village Rep, woolfestreetplayhouse.com THEATER
1/12 The Broadway Tenors, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
1/14 - 2/13 Of Mice and Men at Threshold Rep, thresholdrep.org THEATER
1/20 Moon Taxi, musicfarm.com CONCERT
1/21 Heart & Soul, Amber Higgins, Grand Bohemian Gallery WEARABLE
1/21 - 1/24 Charleston International Jazz Festival, chsjazzfest.com FESTIVAL
1/22 - 1/24 Charleston Jazz Festival, chasjazzfestival.com FESTIVAL
1/22 - 2/27 Groovy Kinda Love, 34west.org THEATER
1/22 - 2/13 The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno, puretheatre.org THEATER
1/22 - 2/7 A Streetcar Named Desire at Footlight Players, footlightplayers.org THEATER
1/22 - 3/5 Correspondence Art, halsey.cofc.edu ART OPENING
1/22 – 7/10 Unveiled: Wedding Fashions and Traditions in the South, charlestonmuseum.org WEARABLE
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FEB 16Think of it as the added bonus to the end your SEWE weekend: enjoy a four-course dinner with Italian realist artist Stefano Cecchini at the Grand Bohemian’s restaurtant Élevé.
grandbohemiangallery.com
MAR 18Photographer Laetitia Soulier brings her incredible images like Square Root I to Redux. Soulier creates these surreal environments that look entirely other-worldly.
reduxstudios.org
FEB 5The Mitchell Hill Gallery hosts contemporary artist Erin McPherson’s latest exhibition, Alive.
mitchell-hill.com
1/23 - 1/24 A Year With Frog and Toad at Dock Street Theatre, charlestonstage.com THEATER
1/23 Arturo Sandoval & The Charleston Jazz Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
1/26 Peppa Pig’s Big Splash!, gaillardcenter.com THEATER
1/26 Arlo Guthrie, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
1/27 Billy Gibbons & The BFG’s, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
1/29 Stock Club, Society 1858 Winter Party, storkclubcharleston.org FUNDRAISER
1/29 Rush Hour Mini Concert ft. Pianist Dr. Rick Stanton, charlestonmusic.org CONCERT
STORK CLUB
JANUARY 29, 2016 8-11PM
NO. 5 FABER
$70 SOCIETY 1858 MEMBERS, $95 NON-SOCIETY 1858 MEMBERS
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:
STORKCLUBCHARLESTON.ORG
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Almost Home by Dan Knepper
1/30 Sounds of New Orleans with Byron Stripling, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
1/30 North Charleston Pops! presents Earth, Wind, and Fire, northcharlestonpops.com CONCERT
1/31 PURE Experience Party, puretheatre.org FUNDRAISER
2/1 – 7/31 Beaches and Boardwalks: Charleston Island Scenes, charlestonmuseum.org ART OPENING
2/2 Colin Hay, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
2/5 Alive, Erin McPherson, Mitchell Hill, mitchellhillinc.com ART OPENING
2/5 – 2/6 Baroque Masters, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
2/6 Groundhog Day IV Benefit Concert, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
2/6 Chase After a Cure Gala at MUSC, chaseafteracure.com FUNDRAISER
2/10 Todd Rundgren, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
2/10 Yonder Mountain String Band, musicfarm.com CONCERT
2/12 Not Your Typical Love Story, Fabulon, fabulonart.com ART OPENING
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2/12 Fox Tales, Beth Carlson, Dog & Horse Fine Art, dogandhorsefineart.com ART OPENING
2/12 – 2/14 Betty Foy Botts, Mitchell Hill, mitchellhillinc.com ART OPENING
2/12 - 2/14 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, sewe.com FESTIVAL
2/12 - 3/12 The Talking Cure at Redux, reduxstudios.org ART OPENING
2/15 Yanni, coliseumpac.com CONCERT
2/16 Dinner with the artist: Stefano Cerchini, Élevé at Grand Bohemian CULINARY
2/17 Dark Star Orchestra, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
2/19 - 3/6 The Seat of Justice at Dock Street Theatre, charlestonstage.com THEATER
2/19 Empty Bowls, Cone 10 Studios, cone10studios.com ART OPENING
2/20 Bacon & Bourbon, baconandbourbon.com CULINARY
2/21 Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, mountainfilm.com FILM
2/26 – 2/27 Mozart and Brahms, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
2/28 Experience Hendrix, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
3/1 Fall Out Boy, coliseumpac.com CONCERT
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MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, STUNNING PRODUCTIONS AND GIFTED MUSICIANS ARE FINDING THEIR WAY TO CHARLESTON.
JAN
13JACKSON BROWNEEveryone’s favorite singer-songwriter. He probably wrote a lot of your favorite songs and yet you might not even know—“Doctor My Eyes,” “Running on Empty,” “Take It Easy,” and “These Days” have defined a generation and made Browne a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
COMING TO:
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston | northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com
Maybe it’s the mild climate, maybe it’s the incredible cuisine or Southern hospitality…whatever it is, welcome these fine productions to the Lowcountry this winter.
JAN
26-27SHEN YUNShen Yun Performing Arts puts together
a full-scale production each year that presents Classical Chinese dance against Western orchestration incorporating traditional Chinese musical instruments. Prepare to be wowed.
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25-28CIRQUE DU SOLEIL TORUK: THE FIRST FLIGHTInspired by the blockbuster film Avatar, Toruk: The First Flight takes place three millennia prior to the movie. Writer and Director Michael Lemieux says, “The set will always be animated by projections, huge projections. There’s no arena tour in history that went on tour with so much projection equipment so it’s really a novelty in that sense….it’s really a mix between a Cirque show, a big special effects show, and cinema.”
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23THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece and Cameron Mackintosh’s miracle is coming to Charleston. There really aren’t adequate words to describe how excited we are for Phantom; the dazzling costumes, the score, the set, the story, the love, the chandelier…it is one bucket list item we hope to finally check off.
FEB
13GARTH BROOKS WORLD TOUR
After 19 long years, Garth Brooks
returns to Charleston, with his wife Trisha Yearwood, on his world tour. The first couple of country music will take the stage in the Coliseum for four shows, because you know everyone wants to sing along with “Friends in Low Places.”
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16-17CHICAGOYou just can’t make it up. Based on true events and real people in the Jazz age of Chicago, celebrity criminals—merry murderesses—were glamorized by the papers and fascinated the public. Bob Fosse’s signature choreography brings Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly, Billy Flynn and the Merry Murderesses to life in Broadway’s #1 longest running American musical.
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14-16SHOVELS & ROPE
Our very favorite homegrown stars have sold out three nights at the Hall. Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, Johns Island residents that used to see for free on the deck of the Pour House, have found major success with their singular sound and sass. Hope you have tickets already.
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ST. PAUL AND THE BROKEN BONES
Why is it that Alabama produces all our favorite musicians? St. Paul and the Broken Bones (above; photo by Dave McClister)return to Charleston after having closed out the 2015 Spoleto Festival Finale. It might feel a little like you’re in church…lead singer Paul Janeway was raised in a devout family, groomed to be a minister until rock and roll lured him away. Boy, can that white man dance.
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DR. JOHN
This voodoo legend comes straight out of New Orleans with a musical career that spans 50 years and is still going strong. Dr. John is a larger-than-life character—just check out his pictures on Google, his hat game is strong—and he has played with every major rock and roll star there is. If you like George Clinton and funk music as much as we do, Dr. John will funk your face off.
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JOAN BAEZ
Known for her activism as much as her music, Joan Baez has a voice that will give you chills, in the best way possible. She is a talented songwriter but the uninitiated will enjoy her interpretations of many a well-known tune, like “House of the Rising Sun.” The daughter of a Mexican father and Scottish mother, Baez is fluent in Spanish and has recorded in six languages.
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CHARLESTON MUSIC HALL37 John Street, downtown Charleston | charlestonmusichall.com
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3/2 Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
3/2 - 3/6 Charleston Wine + Food Festival, charlestonwineandfood.com FESTIVAL
3/4 Size Matters, Stephen Elliott Webb, Mitchell Hill, mitchellhillinc.com ART OPENING
3/4 - 3/26 A Sudden Spontaneous Event by David Lee Nelson, puretheatre.org THEATER
3/4 Disney’s Fantasia Live in Concert, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
3/6 Booker T., charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
3/8 New York City Ballet presents: MOVES, gaillardcenter.com DANCE
3/11 Art of Design with Andrew Price presented by Gibbes Museum of Art, gibbesmuseum.org LECTURE
3/11 - 3/27 Shear Madness at Dock Street Theatre, charlestonstage.com THEATER
3/11 Rush Hour Mini Concert ft. Guitarist Ulyana Machneva, charlestonmusic.org CONCERT
3/12 North Charleston Pops! presents Shaken Not Stirred; The Music of James Bond, northcharlestonpops.com CONCERT
3/12 Country Legends, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
3/14 George Thorogood & The Destroyers, charlestonmusichall.com CONCERT
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JAN
12 THE BROADWAY TENORS
Broadway fans can have it all in this unique performance that puts some of its biggest stars and irresistible hits all on one stage. Four leading men, veterans of the world’s largest stages, will perform your favorites from West Side Story, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, and everything in between. It’s the indecisive show-goer’s wildest dream come true.
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3/4 - 5/13 Runaround Sue, 34west.org THEATER
3/14 Saturday Night Fever, gaillardcenter.com THEATER
3/15 - 3/19 Baker Motor Company Charleston Fashion Week, charlestonfashionweek.com WEARABLE
3/15 Moody Blues, coliseumpac.com CONCERT
3/17 Fine Art Meets Fashion, Erika Lynn and Barbara Northrup, Grand Bohemian Gallery WEARABLE
3/18 - 4/7 Laetitia Soulier at Redux, reduxstudios.org ART OPENING
3/18 - 3/20 Charleston Antiques Show, historiccharleston.org FESTIVAL
3/18 – 3/19 Mendelssohn’s Italian, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, gaillardcenter.com CONCERT
3/26 The Hat Ladies Easter Promenade, hatladies.org WEARABLE
3/31 The Mitchell Hill Collection Debut, Michael Mitchell and Tyler Hill, Mitchell Hill, mitchellhillinc.com ART OPENING
WINTER EVENTS: January, February, March
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28 EXPERIENCE HENDRIX
It’s a real shame—and borderline injustice—that we can’t behold the brilliance of “Purple Haze” on stage with our own eyes and ears these days, but some of the guitar world’s greatest legends are coming together to make us feel a little better about it. It’ll be a night of Jimi tributes, with Billy Cox, the only surviving member of the original Jimi Hendrix Experience lineup, Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, and many more all tipping their hats to the god of guitar himself. If you couldn’t get tickets to Woodstock, now’s your chance to experience Hendrix.
MAR
8-9 NEW YORK CITY BALLET PRESENTS: MOVES
Forget the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Giselle. The world-renowned New York City Ballet is bringing raw, intense movement to the stage without the distraction of those stories we’ve all seen. It’ll be a rare taste of contemporary dance in Charleston, and a chance to simply marvel at the wonders of the human body in motion. You’ll probably want to hit the gym as soon as you leave, so I would go ahead and renew that membership now.
EXHIBITIONS ON VIEWJanuary 22 - March 5, 2016PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTIONFri, Jan 22, 6:30-8PMCORRESPONDENCE ART WALK- THROUGH WITH ARTISTS & CURATOR, MARK SLOANSat, Jan 23, 2PMMAKE YOUR OWN MAIL ART WITH BOB RAYJan 22 to Feb 12 in the Halsey Institute galleries
Sat, Jan 30, 10AM-12PM & 1:30-3PM at Artist & Craftsman Supply, 143 Calhoun St GALLERY WALK-THROUGH WITH JOHN MCWILLIAMSSat, March 5, 2PM
Visit halsey.cofc.edu
The Correspondence Art exhibition is funded in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
CORRESPONDENCE ART: WORDS, OBJECTS, AND IMAGES BY RAY JOHNSON, RICHARD C., AND BOB RAY
JOHN MCWILLIAMS: PROPHECIES
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ARTISTS & GALLERIES1 Courtyard Art Gallery2 Coleman Fine Art2 Carolina Antique Maps and Prints3 Dog and Horse3 Helena Fox4 Ellis Nicholson4 Laura Dinello5 Martin Gallery6 Coco Vino6 Galerie on Broad6 Edward Dare Gallery6 Robison and Richard Fine Art7 Spencer Art Galleries I & II8 Ann Long8 Ella Walton Richardson8 The-Commons8 Rebekah Jacob Gallery9 Mary Martin Gallery of Fine Art9 Charleston Renaissance 10 Bird’s I View10 John Carroll Doyle11 Gaye Sanders Fisher Gallery12 City Gallery at Waterfront Park13 The Vendue Charleston’s Art Hotel14 Charleston Artist Guild15 Graffito16 Anglin Smith17 Hagan18 Alkyon Arts and Antiques18 Atrium Art Gallery19 Atelier Galleries19 Judy Elias19 Sylvan Gallery20 Principle Gallery21 Atelier Pop-up Gallery22 Curiosity Vintage 22 Corrigan Gallery22 Lime Blue23 Robert Lange Studios24 Horton Hayes25 Gordon Wheeler Gallery25 Lowcountry Artists Gallery26 Gibbes Museum of Art27 John Pope Antiques
28 Julia Santen Gallery28 Audubon29 Charleston Craft Co-op30 Real Estate Studio30 Sportsman’s Gallery31 Chuma Gullah Gallery32 One of A Kind Art and Fine Craft33 Studio 15134 Jennifer Black35 Grand Bohemian Gallery36 Lisa Willits37 Linda Fantuzzo38 Alterman Studios39 Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
FOOD & WINE
1 Fast & French2 Oak Steakhouse3 Carolina’s4 Bull Street Gourmet5 82 Queen5 Husk5 Poogan’s Porch6 Bin 1527 Fulton Five7 Il Cortile del Re8 Charleston Grill8 Kitchen 2089 Sermet’s Corner10 Cristophe Chocolatier10 Muse11 Co12 Ted’s Butcherblock13 Cru Café14 FIG15 Hank’s Seafood16 Burwell’s Stone Fire Grill17 Grill 22518 Bar at The Spectator19 Craftsmen Kitchen Tap House19 High Cotton20 Slightly North of Broad20 Poogan’s Smokehouse20 The Gin Joint21 Magnolias’s22 Blossom22 Cypress23 Drawing Room23 East Bay Meeting House24 McCrady’s25 Brasserie Gigi25 Peninsula Grill
26 Queen Street Grocery27 Circa 188628 Élevé29 5 Church
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1 Footlight Players 2 Charleston Stage2 Dock Street Theatre3 MOJA Festival3 Piccolo Spoleto4 34 West Theatre Company5 Threshold Repertory Theatre6 Charleston Comedy Festival6 Theater 997 Spoleto Festival USA8 Sottile Theatre9 College of Charleston Theatre Dept10 Gaillard Center
BOUTIQUES & WEARABLE ARTISTS
1 Utopia2 Peyton William Jewelry3 RTW Charleston4 Ibu5 Dixie Dunbar Studio5 Lily6 Dulles Designs7 Cose Belle8 Worthwhile9 Hampton Clothing9 Anne’s9 Croghan’s Jewel Box9 Lula Kate
CREATIVE BUSINESSES
1 Read and Mullin Fine Art Appraisals2 JTE Marketing3 Marion Hunter Conservation4 Charleston Artist Guild5 French Quarter Gallery Assoc.6 Artizom Framing & Gallery7 Art Institute of Charleston8 American College of Building Arts9 Blue Ion, LLC10 Artist & Craftsman Supply
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1 Kathleen Rivers Interior Design
DOWNTOWN // Harleston Village, French Quarter, Ansonborough, King Street Historic District, South of Broad
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This quaintly tucked away boutique is filled with unique, American made goods, from brass cocktail spoons to handcarved wooden butter dishes.
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48 Five Loaves Café49 Two Boroughs Larder50 Barsa51 Taco Boy52 Bay Street Biergarten53 Brown’s Court Bakery53 Parlor Deluxe54 Mercantile and Mash
PERFORMING ARTS
11 Charleston Music Hall12 Charleston International Film Festival13 Music Farm14 PURE Theatre15 Charleston Academy of Music16 Charleston Jazz Orchestra16 Jazz Artists of Charleston17 Woolfe Street Playhouse/ Village Rep.
BOUTIQUES & WEARABLE ARTISTS
14 Filigree15 Seeking Indigo
16 Ellington17 ONE Boutique18 Beckett Boutique19 Candy Shop Vintage20 Beckett Boutique21 Indigo and Cotton
LITERARY ARTS
22 Karpeles Manuscript Museum
23 Blue Bicycle Books
CREATIVE BUSINESSES
20 Mac & Murphy 21 Karson Photography21 Wink Creative Studio21 All One Word Design21 ART MAG22 Distil Union24 Fuzzco25 Hook
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1 Fritz Porter2 Open Door Shop
MIDTOWN // Wraggborough, Cannonborough - Elliotborough, Radcliffeborough, Eastside
We’re so excited that our favorite iPhone case makers now have a brick and mortar shop! Visit their Objective Design Shop now open on King Street above Magnifilous Toy Emporium.
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ARTISTS & GALLERIES
1 Artist & Craftsman Supply2 Cone 10 Studios
FOOD & WINE
1 Lee Lee’s Hot Kitchen2 Delz Uptown3 The Daily3 Butcher & Bee3 Highwire Distillery4 Leon’s Oyster Shack5 St. Alban All Day6 Palmetto Brewing7 Moe’s Crosstown Tavern8 Park Cafe9 Chick’s Fry House10 Diggity Donuts 11 Royal American12 Grow Food Carolina13 Lewis Barbeque14 Revelry Brewing Co.
15 Edmund’s Oast16 Tattooed Moose 17 Rutledge Cab Co.
CREATIVE BUSINESSES
1 Obviouslee Marketing2 eHouse Studio3 Blue Acorn4 Lowcountry Local First4 Sisal & Tow: Fine Fabrication4 Enough Pie4 Leapfrog PR
4 1600 Meeting
DESIGN & DECOR
1 Courtney Bishop Design
BOUTIQUES & WEARABLE ARTISTS
1 Neve and Hawk
There is nothing that makes us quite so giddy as three floors chock-full of watercolor papers, tubes of paint in every color imaginable, a plethora of drawing pencils and charcoals, and, oh, the sketch books. If you haven’t drifted around A&C’s King Street store, you must check it out.
NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT:
ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY
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3 Beads and Brushstrokes4 Havens Fine Framing5 The Artist’s Loft School6 Wine and Design7 Tidewater Editions
FOOD & WINE
4 Amalfi ’s Italian Restaurant5 The Granary5 Carter’s Kitchen6 Grind and Squeeze7 Collective Coffee Co.8 Langdon’s9 Charleston’s Café10 Five Loaves Café11 Graze12 Bacco13 Metto Coffee & Tea14 Boulevard Diner15 Coleman Public House
16 Vickery’s Bar & Grill17 Water’s Edge18 Tavern And Table19 Geechie Seafood20 Basil Thai20 Bottles Beverage Store20 Vintage Coffee & Cafe21 Red Drum Gastropub22 The Americano23 Southerly Restaurant and Patio23 Southern Seasons26 The Pickled Palate27 Pages Okra Grill28 Mustard Seed29 Old Village Posthouse30 Village Bakery31 The Wreck of the Richard & Charlene32 Crave Kitchen & Cocktails33 Mosaic34 Sweetgrass Café35 See Wee
PERFORMING ARTS
3 Charleston Ballet Theatre
CREATIVE BUSINESSES
1 Creative Spark Center for the Arts2 Out of Hand
BOUTIQUES &
WEARABLE ARTISTS
2 Henry & Eva3 Cavortress
DANIEL ISLAND
MOUNT PLEASANT // DANIEL ISLAND
DANIEL ISLAND
ARTISTS & GALLERIES 1 Jonathan Green Studios
FOOD & WINE
1 The Islander2 Laura Alberts3 Vespa Pizzaria
PERFORMING ARTS
1 Family Circle Tennis Center2 Peace, Love, Hip Hop
BOUTIQUES &
WEARABLE ARTISTS
1 White on Daniel Island
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4 dee ruel5 Gwynns of Mt. Pleasant
DESIGN & DECOR
1 Elizabeth Stuart Design2 GDC Home3 Celadon4 Bella Décor
C I T Y GUIDE
After discovering this adorable, bright, kid-friendly coffee shop and cafe, we haven’t been able to keep ourselves away! With lots of great outdoor seating (with a fire pit!), delicious food, and friendly service—we feel inspired after each visit.
NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT:
VINTAGE COFFEE & CAFE
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WEST ASHLEY
NORTH CHARLESTON
C I T Y GUIDE
The hip & fast-growing Park Circle neighborhood recently welcomed this fantastic Vietnamese restaurant, created by the same experienced duo behind downtown Charleston’s Basil restaurant.
NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT:
LOTUS VIETNAMESE CUISINE
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ARTISTS & GALLERIES
1 Chart Outdoor Initiative & Gallery1 Jericho Advisors2 Fire & Earth FIne Pottery3 Frametastic
FOOD & WINE
8 Ms. Rose’s Fine Food & Cocktails9 Charleston Burger Company10 Fiery Ron’s Home Team BBQ11 Early Bird Diner12 The Glass Onion13 Triangle Char & Bar14 Avondale Wine & Cheese15 Al Di La15 Pearlz Oyster Bar16 Three Little Birds Cafe17 Boxcar Betty’s
PERFORMING ARTS
4 Charleston Symphony Orchestra5 Robert Ivey Ballet
CREATIVE BUSINESSES1 Fabulon Center for Art & Education
NORTH CHARLESTON
FOOD & WINE
1 Accent on Wine1 Fratello’s1 Lotus Vietnamese Cuisine2 EVO Pizzeria & Craft Bakery3 The Orange Spot Cafe4 The BBQ Joint5 Basico5 Mixson Market6 Stiped Pig Distillery7 Holy City Brewing
PERFORMING ARTS
1 North Charleston Artist Guild1 South of Broadway Theatre Company1 The Sparrow2 The Mill3 North Charleston Performing Arts Center
DESIGN & DECOR 1 Urban Electric Co1 Kistler1 Avrett2 Celdon Warehouse
CREATIVE BUSINESSES2 Ink Meets Paper2 Finklestein’s Center
WEST ASHLEY // NORTH CHARLESTON
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BARRIER ISLANDS Isle of Palms / Sullivan’s Island / Folly Beach / James Island / Johns Island / Kiawah Island
FOLLY BEACH
JAMES ISLANDJOHNS ISLAND
KIAWAH ISLAND
KIAWAH & SEABROOKARTISTS & GALLERIES
2 Wells Gallery2 Judy Elias
FOOD & WINE
17 Jasmine Porch17 Ocean Room at Sanctuary18 The Atlantic Room
BOUTIQUES & WEARABLE ARTISTS
1 Peyton William Jewelry
DESIGN & DECOR
1 GDC Home
EDISTOARTISTS & GALLERIES
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ARTISTS & GALLERIES
1 Sandpiper Gallery
FOOD & WINE
1 Coda Del Pesce2 Boathouse at Breach Inlet3 Poe’s Tavern4 SALT at Station 225 Home Team BBQ6 The Obstinate Daughter
JOHNS ISLAND
FOOD & WINE
15 Fat Hen16 Wild Olive
JAMES ISLAND
FOOD & WINE
7 Bohemian Bull8 Black Bean Co9 Salty Waters Rawbar and Grill10 Zia Taqueria11 Muddy Waters Coffee Bar12 Sweetwater Cafe13 The Screen Door
CREATIVE BUSINESSES
1 The Terrace Theater
FOLLY BEACH
FOOD & WINE
14 Taco Boy14 Lost Dog Cafe
ISLANDGUIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT:
PEYTON WILLIAM JEWELRY
The gorgeous handmade jewerly by owner & designer Gabrielle Egan now has a second boutique in Freshfields Village—be sure to stop in and try on one of her silk tassel necklaces, though don’t be surprised to find yourself unable to leave it behind!
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