Art - Fall Arts Preview

City Gallery at Gaillard

The City Gallery at Dock Street Theatre has temporarily changed its venue to the Gaillard Auditorium's second-floor lobby because the Dock Street will be undergoing major renovations over the next two years. When renovations are complete, the gallery will return to 133 Church St.

Established by the city of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in 1978, the City Gallery has presented some 348 exhibitions featuring new and emerging visual artists from the Charleston area who are engaged in cutting-edge, contemporary and experimental art. Annual selections for an artist each month are made by a panel of working artists, gallery managers and museum professionals. For information, call 724-7305.

Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun St., is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and during events being held at the auditorium. All opening receptions are free to the public.

Through SEPT. 20: Susan C. Gregory; reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 7.

SEPT. 27-OCT. 25: MOJA Invitational; reception 6-8 p.m. Sept. 27.

OCT. 31-NOV. 30: EMS Barnwell; reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Nov. 2.

DEC. 5-JAN. 4: Tina Hirsig; reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 7.

City Gallery at Waterfront Park

With a spectacular view overlooking the Pineapple Fountain and Charleston Harbor, City Gallery at Waterfront Park is owned by the city of Charleston and managed by the Office of Cultural Affairs.

Hours for the modern gallery at 34 Prioleau St. are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For information, call 958-6484. Free.

SEPT. 8-OCT. 28: 'The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth International Exhibition,' curated by Terry Helwig.

NOV. 1-23: 'Transfigurations and Translations' by artist Gena Grant.

DEC. 1: Piccolo Spoleto Art Auction with view of the Holiday Parade of Boats.

DEC. 14-JAN. 18: 'The Softness of Iron: Welded Sculptures' by Orna Ben-Ami.

FEB. 1-MARCH 9: Black History Month Exhibition.

MARCH 21-APRIL 30: 'Water for Life: South Carolina Artists Interpret the Ecology of Rivers, Marshes, Tidal Creeks and Coastlines of South Carolina.' Organized by the Office of Cultural Affairs with Water Missions International.

APRIL 23-28: Purse Auction: 'It's in the Bag: A Lowcountry Artist's Showcase' organized by the Center for Women.

MAY 16-AUG. 18: Piccolo Spoleto Invitational Exhibition: 'The Contemporary Art of Cuba.'

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Charleston Museum

Founded in 1773, the Charleston Museum is the oldest museum in the United States. At 360 Meeting St., it showcases a variety of natural history and cultural artifacts, such as the skeleton of a whale that hangs from the ceiling. Also, a reproduction of the H.L. Hunley Confederate submarine is on display outside the building.

The museum also owns the Heyward-Washington House, 87 Church St., and the Joseph Manigault House, 350 Meeting St. The director of the museum is Dr. John Brumgardt.

Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Numerous activities are held for all ages each week at the museum. For information, call 722-2996 or visit www.charlestonmuseum.org. Admission is $10 for the general public, $5 for children ages 3-12 and free to those under 3.

Through APRIL 18: 'Clothes to Dye for: Colorful Textiles From the Charleston Museum Collection.'

Through NOV. 25: 'Treatments and Tools: A Glimpse at the Historic Medical Technology From the Collections of the Charleston Museum.'

Through DEC. 31: '19th-Century Quilts.'

MAY 2008-February 2009: 'African-Americans in the Lowcountry, 1865-1941.'

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Charleston Artist Guild

Organized by seven artists in 1953, the Charleston Artist Guild now has about 500 members. The guild meets once a month at various locations. All meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and are open to the public. The organization has a gallery for exhibiting members to show their artwork at 6 North Atlantic Wharf. Annual membership fee is $45. For membership information, call 821-6400. For information on the gallery, call 722-2454. For information on times and locations of events, go to http://charlestonartistguild.com.

SEPT. 7: CAG gallery reception.

SEPT. 12: Meeting program: Jack Alterman and Mary Whyte.

SEPT. 15-OCT. 28: Saturdays and Sundays, Fall Sidewalk Show and Sale at BB&T, Meeting St.

SEPT. 25: Painting critique session, Rhett Thurman.

OCT. 1-15: First Federal People's Choice Exhibition.

OCT. 5: French Quarter Art Walk.

OCT. 10: Meeting program: Philip Simmons' 'Keeper of the Gates.'

OCT. 11-13: Fall workshop, Rick McClure, plein-air paintings.

OCT. 25: The Hunt for Charleston's Treasures: McLeod Plantation, James Island.

OCT. 30: Painting critique session: Fletcher Crossman.

NOV. 2: CAG reception at gallery.

NOV. 14: Meeting program: Bea Aaronson 'The Civilization of Taste.'

TBA: Art of Alzheimer's.

DEC. 4-6: Extraordinary Art Reception: Exhibition and reception for special education students.

DEC. 7: French Quarter Art Walk.

DEC. 9-14: Annual Holiday Juried Exhibition, Charleston Visitor Center.

JAN. 4: CAG gallery reception.

JAN. 9: Meeting program: 'Landscape Design' by Mark Horton.

JAN. 19-FEB.10: Magnolia Plantation Winter Garden Event.

JAN. 29: Painting critique.

FEB. 1: CAG gallery reception.

FEB. 13: Meeting Program: 'Nature in Art' by Danny O'Driscoll.

FEB. 26: Critique session, Steven Jordan.

FEB. 21-28: High school artistic merit awards competition exhibition.

MARch 7: French Quarter Art Walk.

MARch 12: Meeting program, Alterman's Studio, 654-D King St.

MARch 22-June 8: (Saturdays and Sundays except Easter Sunday) Spring sidewalk show and sale.

MARch 25: Critique session.

APRIL 4: CAG gallery reception.

APRIL 9: Meeting program: TBA.

APRIL 16-17: Workshop, pastel work, Judith Carducci.

APRIL 18-19: Workshop, portrait work, Judith Carducci.

TBA: Annual juried signature show, open to all artists.

MAY 2: French Quarter Art Walk.

MAY 14: Meeting program, TBA.

TBA: Charleston's Treasure Hunt Finale and Painted Palettes, CAG Gallery.

TBA: Piccolo Festival Juried Show.

TBA: St. Matthews Tea Room Exhibition and Sale.

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Gibbes Museum of Art

Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the Gibbes Museum of Art opened its doors in 1905. Todd D. Smith is the executive director of the Gibbes, which houses a premier collection of more than 10,000 works of art, principally American pieces, with a Charleston or Southern connection. The Gibbes presents 12-15 exhibitions annually, ranging from traditional to modern and recently acquired its first video installation 'Like Tears In Rain' for its permanent collection.

Hours for the Gibbes, 135 Meeting St., are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is: general public, $9; senior citizens, students and members of the military, $7; children ages 6-12, $5; and museum members and children under age 6, free. For information, call 722-2706.

Through DEC. 2: 'The Charleston Renaissance: An Artistic Reawakening' features the work of Elizabeth O'Neill Verner, Alfred Hutty and Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, combining computer resources, library materials and works of art to offer a multidimensional, educational experience.

SEPT. 14: 'Hands On!' the launch of an ongoing exhibition to provide visually impaired visitors the opportunity to touch and handle works of art and experience the textures of painted, sculpted and etched surfaces.

SEPT. 7-DEC. 2: Exhibit by photographer Lorna Simpson confronts issues of race and gender.

DEC. 21-MARCH 16: 'William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005.'

MARCH 21-APRIL 27: 'Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: A Retrospective of Paintings by John Baeder.' Oils and watercolors feature a documentation of roadside diners.

MAY 9-AUG. 3: 'Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art' offers plantation images in the context of the history of landscape painting.

Ongoing: 'The Charleston Story' showing paintings and sculpture from Charleston's birth as a British Colony through the American Revolution and the Civil War.

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Halsey Institute

Presenting exclusively contemporary exhibitions, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art is situated inside the College of Charleston's School of the Arts, 54 St. Philip St.

Directed by Mark Sloan, the gallery hosts lectures, residencies for guest artists, documentary and experimental films, publications and campuswide academic involvement. The following events are for the first semester.

The gallery is free to the public. Hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and by appointment. For information, call 953-5680 or go online at www.halsey.cofc.edu.

SEPT. 7: Southern Circuit Film Series, 'Startle Pattern.'

OCT. 12: Southern Circuit Film Series, 'The Guestworker.'

OCT. 25: Screening of historical South Carolina documentary 'Shared History,' produced and directed by native South Carolinian Felicia Furman.

OCT. 26-DEC. 7: 'Works,' exhibitions by John Hull, chairman of the studio art department, and studio art faculty member Barbara Duval.

NOV. 1: Gallery talk by John Hull.

NOV. 2: Southern Circuit Film Series, 'Disappearances' starring Kris Kristofferson and Genevieve Bujold.

DEC. 1: 'Paper Moon' gala for visual arts supporters.

DEC. 3: 'Playwrights Tonight!' new works by award-winning student playwrights.