Every year for the Giving Back Awards, Charleston magazine honors individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations whose commitments to giving back to the community are especially noteworthy.  This year a very dear friend to the arts community is up for the Reader's Choice Award.  Click here to read why Harriet was nominated (and why we think she deserves to win!)

 

You can vote once per day from now until September 15 - Click here to see the ballot and to vote!!

Any event at the Gibbes is a masterpiece - especially when it involves our stunning courtyard.  For a limited time, we are offering special reductions on our rental rates for new events that will be taking place before the end of this year.  If you are considering hosting an event before 1/1/10, Click here to contact Event Planner Carrie Moore about our special rates - and if you are planning an event next year, ask Carrie about our always competitive rates. 

Saturday, Sept. 19, 10:00am - 2:30pm (bring your own lunch) With a strong emphasis on composition, acrylics painter Tate Nation will discuss the basics of color usage, materials and technique, as well as how to approach and get started on a painting in this one-day workshop. Expect lots of individual attention as students create a small painting.