Charleston's very own young adult literature festival, YALLFest, returns for its eighth year this weekend with some star keynote authors and special events.
There are plenty of new art exhibits to check out in Charleston.
Every October, artists from around the world take part in a viral social media drawing challenge invented in 2009 called #Inktober.
Boudoir photographer Charise Isis of New York decided to embark on a new mission through the lens to highlight a type of beauty that isn't often showcased: that of breast cancer survivors.
It's the "non-Spoleto" of the Charleston arts scene.
Poems will appear in public spaces, on local stages and in classrooms, as public art, during workshops for students and on nighttime stages.
Not only is "Southbound" the biggest show in the Halsey's history, it's also the largest exhibition of photographs of the South ever.
Three contemporary women artists continue to honor Louise Nevelson's legacy.
This Lowcountry transplant and artist wanted to get to know the community he had just joined.
The College of Charleston International Piano Series kicks off its 29th season with a 7:30 p.m. recital on Oct. 2, at the Sottile Theatre, 44 George St., featuring Clara Yang.
Here's what's happening in Charleston this weekend.
With more than 30 galleries participating, the ArtWalk on Oct. 5 is one of the best opportunities you get to eat, drink, meet artists, see a range of artwork and get some exercise in, too.
As a model, Aspen has appeared in national ad campaigns for Sutter Home Wines, Anthropologie and Old Navy, to name a few. She's a third generation Charlestonian and a culinary school graduate.
Joyce Harvey is the featured artist for the month of September at Lowcountry Artists Gallery. Her work can be seen at Sandpiper Gallery on Sullivan’s Island and at The Vendue, Charleston’s art hotel.
There are plenty of new exhibits opening this week.
She's found much success writing novels that have been adapted into movies. But Terry McMillian says making films isn't as exciting as it sounds.
As an adult, it’s incredibly easy to become complacent. And adults are especially good at making excuses for why they can’t break a routine or try something new. (Guilty as charged.) But somew…
Thirty years ago, Charleston emerged as a canvas for a new form of street art, thanks to an early local adopter.
The event will include local crafters, artisans and a food truck.
The Columbia-based artist Laura Spong died Monday at age 92 after a long career that earned commercial success in her later years.
Muralist David Boatwright is restoring two Spring Street signs that were originally painted in the 1950s.
New and established shows offer art lovers a chance to see something new.
In 2015, Italian artist Hitnes embarked on a three-month tour of the U.S. to observe America's bird species and, ultimately, organize a fascinating exhibition called “The Image Hunter: On the Trail of John James Audubon.”
Robin Howard and I are discussing the digestion habits of owls. And dissected animals.
The Johnson Collection in Spartanburg has become so substantial that serious museum curators and scholars of American art already know all about it.
The third annual Charleston Arts Festival, which was highlighted by its entrancing music and dance performances during its inaugural year at the Old Charleston Jail, is returning.
Art exhibits, near and far, are worth your time and attention this month.
Local artists soon could have reason to pop a cork, christen a newly organized venue and celebrate a modest victory at a time when space is hard to come by.
The Charleston Music Hall, in partnership with the Charleston Arts Festival, will present PechaKucha 31 at 7 p.m. on Sept. 5.
South Carolina Memes has amassed 176,000 fans since starting in early 2017.
The rise and fall of the Art Institute of Charleston took just 11 years, carrying with it the aspirations of hundreds of young artists — and leaving some of them struggling beneath a mountain …
Art is showing up in public spaces in Charleston as artists make a statement about the changing direction of the city.
An energy flows through the space where Karen Alagna works.
The flames of a Polynesian art form, popularized in the West by circus and festival culture, are being fanned here in the Holy City. Fire spinning has become the rage among a variety of locals…
A pattern has emerged. Well-intentioned artists and entrepreneurs secure a scrappy space, convert it into a cool venue and gathering place, then lose it because of rent increases and other eco…
The self-taught artist resorted to selling portraits downtown to provide for his family after they became homeless.
Sometimes we all need a good shake up.
Pop culture journalist Jason Heller, who has written for Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and The New Yorker, has penned a new book on the fantastical influence of sci-fi culture on music f…
"Legally Blonde" and "Big Little Lies" star Reese Witherspoon will stop in Charleston on a national eight-city tour to support her debut book, "Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the Sout…
When Margarita was 11, she left Veracruz and crossed the border with her mother and sisters. And for the next three or four days, it was as if she had been caught in a nether world of perditio…
After celebrating Independence Day in traditional fashion, let's turn our attention to some of the great public, and freely accessible, spaces in the city.
The third annual Charleston Zine Fest is a free showcase of local and regional creatives and their print crafts. From comic books to curated magazines to hand-drawn art to literary series, a v…
Edwin has been in remission of Hodgkin’s lymphoma for three years.
Artists will tell you they draw inspiration from a variety of sources. Often, those sources include their kids.
In her studio, designer, painter and teacher Cory McBee doesn’t hold anything back. It’s a spot where creativity, artistic evolution, and an occasional dance party collide.
Worldwide, the video game industry makes more money than the movie and music industries combined, emerging as one of the most lucrative pursuits in the entertainment realm.
As far as I’m concerned, summer starts the last day of school. For many of us, that means it's time to enjoy all the joys (and anxieties) the season brings. From books to bodies and family cel…
Two years ago, a racist drawing on a chalkboard to promote a concert at The Commodore sent the Charleston music scene into a deep discussion about race, racism and art.
With the range of Piccolo Spoleto's offerings, not to mention the enthusiasm the festival brings to the Holy City, it’s easy to overlook events that have anchored the festival for years. One s…
Last year, when Eugenio Monti Colla got too sick to move Hans, one of the star marionettes in his company’s performance of “The Pied Piper,” his former student and longtime collaborator Piero …
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