Charleston visual arts events

Free Admission Sundays!

Sunday, Jul 14 1:00p

Free-Admission Sundays are held on select Second Sundays on King to offer visitors the opportunity to experience the Gibbes’ collection and exhibitions free of charge.

Evening Art Market

Friday, May 24 6:30p

Charleston City Market, Charleston

Local artists will showcase their paintings, photography, sculptures and more at this weekly art market.

Sand Mandala 2013

Monday, May 27 10:00a

The American College of the Building Arts, Charleston

The Charleston Tibetan Society is sponsoring the creation of a Sand Mandala...

Civil War Fashion Try-on

Saturday, Jul 6 10:00a

Charleston Museum, Charleston

What was it like to wear a hoop skirt from Civil War times? How could they stand all those layers? How miserable were wool uniforms in the summer? In conjunction with the Sesquicentennial of the C...

Art of Healing

Thursday, May 30 6:00p

Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston

A reception and conversation with Dr. Jeb Hallett, David Rawle, Carl palazzolo, and Dr. Joseph John, Jr. around the Spoleto Watercolors exhibition.

Curator-led Tour of Early Days

Thursday, Jun 13 10:30p

Charleston Museum, Charleston

Join Curator of History Grahame Long for a look at Early Days, a gallery featuring some of the Charleston Museum's earliest and, sometimes, most curious artifacts and specimens...

Kid Tours: Shell Seekers

Monday, Jun 10 3:30p

Charleston Museum, Charleston

Do you like to seek seashells at the seashore? Explore shells from the collection of the Charleston Museum and participate in fun crafts...

Dino-Mite! - Family Fun Event

Saturday, Jul 20 10:00a

Charleston Museum, Charleston

Have a roaring good time inspecting fossils from the collection of the Charleston Museum! Children will create dino-mite crafts and excavate a dinosaur to take home...

Kid Tours: Uniformly Dressed

Wednesday, Jul 3 3:30p

Charleston Museum, Charleston

Boy Scouts, football, nurses, and soldiers – what do they all have in common? They all wear uniforms. Come explore this unique exhibit with textile curator Jan Hiester...

Curator-led Tour of Uniformly Dressed

Friday, Jun 7 10:30a

Charleston Museum, Charleston

Join the Museum’s curator of textiles for a look at Uniformly Dressed, an exhibit focusing on all types of uniforms, including diplomatic, school, volunteer, sports and military groups...

Nighttime at the Museum

Friday, Jun 7 6:30p

Charleston Museum, Charleston

Have you ever wondered what happens at The Charleston Museum at night after we all go home? Celebrate the end of the school year with your family at our annual Nighttime at the Museum and find out ...

Outdoor Screening of "Olmsted and America's Urban Park"

Saturday, Jun 1 5:00p

Hampton Park, Charleston

"Olmsted and America's Urban Park" is a one-hour documentary examining the formation of America's first great city parks in the late 19th century though the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted ...