Recent and Upcoming News + Events | College of Charleston SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Jan/Feb 2021 Events

• Tues. 1/19: Ranky Tanky performs as part of the “We Are One” Biden/Harris inaugural event.

• ICYMI: Videos of vocal and orchestral performances presented by the Dept. of Music

Ongoing | Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art exhibition (HICA): Geolocation by artist duo Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman

• Wed. 1/20 | Arts Management + CofC Office of Diversity: Art of Diversity: Creative Growth for Social Change

• Thur. 1/21 | HICA Artist Lecture: Geolocation with Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman

• Fri. 1/22 | | Student pianist/violinist/budding musicologist Eric Pickford to present lecture/recital (Zoom meeting ID: 946 5381 3425)

• Tue. 1/26 | HICA Meet the Maker: Jibade-Khalil Huffman

• Thur. 1/28 | College of Charleston Alumni Awards (several SOTA alumni to be honored – The Young Alumnus Award, George Patrick McLeer, Jr. ’10 (Arts Management); Distinguished Alumna Award, Donnetta Grays ’99 (Theatre); The Alumni of the Year Award, Ranky Tanky (Music): Quentin Baxter ’98, Clay Ross ’98, Kevin Hamilton ’95, Quiana Parler ’01, and Charlton Singleton

• Thur. 1/28 | CofC Day (annual day of giving)

• Fri. 1/29 & Sat. 1/30 | CofC Stages Theatre Devised Performance: In Other Words: A Century’s Reflections

• Thur. 2/4 | HICA Talk: Maps, Politics, and Graphic Design: A talk with Scott Reinhard

• Wed. 2/10 at 6pm | “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered: Utopia, Dystopia, and Magical Thinking in Renaissance Europe” hosted by Gibbes Museum of Art, featuring CofC faculty panelists Jason Coy (History), both Jessica Streit and Nathaniel Walker (Art & Architectural History)

• Fri. 2/12 & Sat. 2/13 | CofC Stages Theatre Radio Play: Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton

• Thur. 2/18 | HICA Panel Discussion: The Technologies of the Everyday

Recent School of the Arts News

• Fanfare magazine (March/April edition) interviewed music faculty member Robert Taylor and gave four rave reviews of the latest CD, So Hallow’d the Time, by his professional Taylor Festival Choir

• FAR SONG Composer Interview: Edward Hart

• NPR Morning Edition: Faculty member Paul Sanchez on piano in “Two Black Churches” recording

• Halsey Institute of Contemporary Arts’ Geolocation Exhibition

• Edward Hart named Dean of School of the Arts

• Faculty member Kayleen Sanchez: Exercise to sustain musician performance

• Engaging classes during pandemic, featuring faculty members Happy Byrd, Todd McNerney, Erin Leigh & Evan Sheppard

• December graduate feature: Aika Ishimori, Arts Management

• Charleston Opera Theater connects students and artists to audiences

• Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art’s Mark Sloan retiring after 26 years

• Music faculty member Yiorgos Vassilandonakis and students created a series of musical works in response to works in Halsey Institute’s Dis/placements: Revisitations of Home

• Historic Preservation & Community Planning Director Grant Gilmore & student Ali Heath Assist with Charleston Barracks research

• SOTA alumnus Mel Marvin’s “Grinch” musical broadcast with background story of Emmett Robinson influence

• Dean Valerie Morris retires after 22 years of service

• Hybrid learning: Dance Improvisation and Choreography with faculty member Erin Leigh

• College of Charleston magazine feature: Arts Management/Studio Art alumna Rebecca Ansert Ehemann ’01

• Publicity in progress: The Seoul International Indie Film Festival has officially selected a short film, with music scored by faculty member Yiorgos Vassilandonakis and performed by CofC musicians Philip Lipton and Eric Pickford, among others

• Learn about Art & Architectural History faculty member Rebekah Compton’s impending book release, Venus and the Arts of Love in Renaissance Florence

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