Rebekah Jacob Gallery gets 'Redy' with visual art show

Get Redy to Wear

The American College of the Building Arts is hosting its annual Get Redy to Wear party to celebrate the unveiling of masks by local Charleston artists 6-9 tonight at the Rebekah Jacob Gallery, 169 King St.

Get Redy to Wear pays tribute to Charleston's visual art scene and raises funds for the college. At the event, guests can bid on their favorite masks and are encouraged to wear those masks to the larger, sister event called the Red Party which will take place a couple weeks later on Oct. 29 at the Old City Jail.

Notable Charleston artists have created masks within their artistic styles using traditional materials like feathers, beads and ribbons as well as nontraditional materials like sweet grass and metal from a chicken coup. The bidding prices for each mask will begin at $100. Participating artists include Jeff Kopish, Max Miller, Leigh Magar, Mary Edna Fraser and others. Most artist will be present at the event this evening.

For tickets and information about Get Redy to Wear and Red Party, call 577-5245 or visit www.buildingartscollege.us.

Charleston Parks Conservancy T-Shirt Design

The Charleston Parks Conservancy is letting the public decide what its next T-shirt should look like. An organization that's always been about community input, the Conservancy is asking locals to get their creative juices flowing and design the organization's next T-shirt.

Anyone from doodlers to painters are invited to enter the contest. The grand prize winner will receive $500. The winning T-shirt as well as the finalists' shirts will be sold in the Conservancy's online store.

Entrants must be Park Angels. To become a Park Angel, visit www.ParkAngels.org. T-shirt designs must include both the front and back of the T-shirt as well as both the Park Angels and Charleston Parks Conservancy logos. The entrant's Park Angel number must be incorporated in the design. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 12. For complete contest rules, visit www.charlestonparksconservancy.org.

Redux Contemporary Art Center receives support

The Redux Contemporary Art Center recently received $4,000 from the Charleston Fine Art Dealers' Association.

Devoted to supporting Charleston's visual art world, the association is helping to support Redux with this contribution from its Scholarship Fund.

The association raises money each year through its Palette and Palate Stroll to support art programs and scholarships for talented young artists striving to improve their skills and hopefully choose a career in fine arts.

For more information about Redux, visit www.reduxstudios.org or call 722-0697.