HONORING ZORA: STITCHING WISE WORDS, ART QUOTES AND ART QUILTS
10 Storehouse Row – 2120 Noisette Blvd. (at the Navy Yard at Noisette)
April 30-June 13 · Mon.-Fri., 8:00AM-8:00PM · Sat., 10:00AM-7:00PM
The quilts and fiber art works in this unique exhibition explore and depict themes and images of the Harlem Renaissance, garnering inspiration from quotes by Zora Neale Hurston, considered one of the pre-eminent writers of twentieth-century African-American literature. A short film about local African-American quilters will be presented during the exhibition. Co-presented with the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs & the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. (See Individual Event Schedule for related events.)
ART EXHIBITION: Works by Robert Maniscalco
N. Charleston City Hall, 2nd Floor – 2500 City Hall Ln.
April 30-May 8 · 8:00AM-8:00PMThe City’s 09/10 Artist-In-Residence and nationally known portrait artist, Robert Maniscalco, will display classical portraiture in the tradition of Rembrandt, Velazquez, and Sargent. (See Individual Event Schedule for related events.)
TUESDAY, MAY 4
QUILT & FIBER ART WORKSHOP Cookie Washington
10 Storehouse Row – 2120 Noisette Blvd. (at the Navy Yard at Noisette)
9:00AM-NOON · FREE · Join local quilt and fiber artist, Cookie Washington, as she explores how words influence art. Presented as a supplement to the exhibit Honoring Zora: Stitching Wise Words, Art Quotes and Art Quilts.
