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February Issue
2010
Brookgreen Gardens
in Murrells Inlet, SC, Features Exhibit Focused on Gullah Culture
and African-American History
Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, SC, is presenting the exhibit, The Fabric of a People: African-American Art, Experiences & Contributions, a fabric arts exhibit emphasizing Gullah culture and African-American history, on view in the Learning Lab I of the E. Craig Wall, Jr. Lowcountry Center Complex through Mar. 20, 2010.
The exhibition was curated by Zelda Grant of Awendaw, SC - fabric artist, author, and visionary. The exhibit will include six main portals of focus including: Music, Dance, Theater; Arts; The Gullah/Geechee Corridor; The Civil Rights Movement: from Rebellion to Barack Obama; Inventions; and The Black Church.
The design of each portal
will feature fabric arts - mixed-media collages, pillows,
paintings, soft sculptural wall hangings, and shadow-box pieces
- in addition to pictures and artifacts by Grant and contributing
artisans.
"Viewers will gain an educational, cultural, and historical
overview of 'vignettes of contemporary and past history' from
an artist's perspective," said Grant, who enamored participants
at Brookgreen's "Affirmation Bookmark" fabric arts workshop,
which she facilitated last February. "Upon entering,
viewers will be transported to a dimension of ebullient color,
texture, and imagery. While viewers will be directed to each
portal by following an enchanting walkway laid out on the exhibition
hall floor, they may choose to relax on hand carved benches along
the way to reflect on evocative exhibits."
Brookgreen Gardens, a National Historic Landmark and non-profit organization, is located on US 17 between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island, SC, and is open to the public daily.
For further information
check our SC Institutional Gallery listing, call the Gardens at
843/235-6000 or visit (www.brookgreen.org).
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