On Thursday, the project gets underway when an exhibit titled “Unenslaved: Rice Culture Paintings by Jonathan Green” opens at the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American Culture.
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Studios exhibit offers glimpse inside artists’ minds
So that’s why the upcoming exhibit at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston is intriguing. “Joseph Burwell: School of the Viking Spaniard Revisited,” and “Herb Parker: Studio Practice” opens Aug. 23. Parker, a professor at the college and one of South Carolina’s most prominent site-specific artists, will re-create his studio […]
Pitt plans Pymatuning research center
“We have some of the most eminent bird behaviorists from Duke University and University of Miami in Florida and the College of Charleston. They’ve been coming back for 25 years because of the ability to conduct research very easily here,” Mr. Relyea said.
Volunteers build outdoor classroom at Lowcountry middle school
Volunteers teamed up with Boeing on Saturday to build an outdoor math and science classroom at the Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science. Volunteers from the College of Charleston, Green Heart Project and Zucker Middle School worked on the Farm-to-School Program during Boeing’s Global Month of Service. http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22946630/volunteers-build-outdoor-classroom-at-lowcountry-middle-school
College of Charleston helps high school seniors prepare for college
Rising high school senior Courtney Pullom learned an important lesson in the College of Charleston’s Senior Project program that she thinks will help her as she applies to colleges during the upcoming school year. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130730/PC16/130739995/1009/college-of-charleston-helps-high-school-seniors-prepare-for-college&source=RSS
Charleston Marking 150th Anniversary of the Civil War’s Biggest Local Battle
The forum runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Dock Street Theatre and is free and open to the public. Speakers include these historians and authors: Joseph T. Glatthaar, Thavolia Glymph, Robert N. Rosen and Stephen R. Wise. College of Charleston history professor Bernard Powers will lead a discussion with the audience.
Magnolia Plantation Hosts its First Charleston History Fair
Shelia Harrell-Roye of the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center said having a table at the fair allowed the center to demonstrate “how far reaching education is.” Avery provided information about African-American and Gullah culture, preservation efforts and center research.
S.C. State Parks and the College of Charleston Announce the 2013 Archaeological Field School
The 2013 College of Charleston Archaeology Field School will take place at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site, each weekday between 9am-4pm, Monday, June 10 through Wednesday June 26, 2013. The focus of the dig will be exploring the ruins of the Colonial-era St. George Parish Church.