Art & Literature
New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Shows Rarely Seen Photos of Billie Holiday’s Private and Public Worlds
In April 1957, photographer Jerry Dantzic had an assignment from Decca Records to photograph Billie Holiday during a weeklong run of performances at the Newark, New Jersey, nightclub Sugar Hill. What unfolded was an unexpected and intimate journey into her private and public worlds. His photos comprise the largest collection of images from any single…
Read MoreColumbia Opportunity Resource issues call for artists for 6th annual Time for Art Gala
Columbia Opportunity Resource (COR) is seeking artists to submit their work to the 6th annual Time for Art Gala, to be held Saturday, November 23 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Columbia Museum of Art. Time for Art connects the arts, business and nonprofit communities throughout the Midlands for an evening to network and…
Read More“Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” Film Screening 2019 Part of MOJA Arts Festival
The Charleston Music Hall and MOJA Arts Festival are pleased to present Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am film screening on Tuesday, October 1st at 7PM. There will be a special introduction and poetry reading by Asiah Mae and Marcus Amaker before the film begins. Tickets for the film are $8 and are on sale now. After a…
Read MoreNikki Giovanni To Headline 2019 Black Ink Charleston
Nikki Giovanni, the world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator, will be featured as the keynote speaker at this fall’s Black Ink, Charleston’s African American book festival. The festival, a program of the Charleston Friends of the Library and a part of the MOJA Arts Festival, will take place on Saturday, October 5 at 2…
Read MoreThe City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents Without Regard to Sex, Race or Color and HBCUs: Creating Power Through Education
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents two concurrent exhibits, Without Regard to Sex, Race, or Color by Andrew Feiler and HBCUs: Creating Power Through Education by Synthia SAINT JAMES, on view at City Gallery August 23 through October 6. The two distinct shows examine race, privilege, and the power of education…
Read MoreSeason 17 at PURE Theatre to open with World Premiere of “LAST RITES” by Randy Neale
On August 23, 2019, PURE Theatre’s 17th Season will officially kick off with the world premiere of LAST RITES by Randy Neale; a play that considers both the spark that ignited the violence of the Detroit Riots in 1967 and the embers that still burn amid the ashes today. A finalist in the Blue…
Read MoreClose out summer with hundreds of friends at Arts & Draughts
It’s time to art, drink, and be happy at the Columbia Museum of Art’s ever-popular Arts & Draughts on Friday, August 23, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The quarterly series returns to celebrate the end of summer with a fantastic lineup of closing exhibitions as well as performances, food, libations, and art activities from the…
Read More2019 MOJA Festival Call for Juried Art Submissions
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs is now accepting artwork submissions for consideration for the 2019 MOJA Arts Festival’s Juried Art Exhibition. The MOJA Arts Festival is an 11-day multi-disciplinary celebration of African-American and Caribbean culture produced by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the MOJA Planning Committee.…
Read MoreAlice Walker: Hometown Celebrates Literary Legend’s 75th Birthday
By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., NNPA Newswire Culture and Entertainment Editor Alice Walker, one of the premiere writers of the 20th Century, was honored in July by her hometown of Eatonton, GA for her 75th Birthday (Alice Walker 75). Hundreds of people flocked from all over the country to Walker’s birthplace to celebrate the birthday of the Pulitzer…
Read MoreYaschik Foundation to Sponsor New Exhibit at The Children’s Museum of The Lowcountry
The Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry (CML) announced July 31 it has received a $27,000 grant from the Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation to provide funding for a puppet theater in the Speak Loud! studio, one of the new exhibits coming to the museum. These funds will support the continuation of CML’s commitment to introducing the tri-county’s…
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