Kulture Klash, an eclectic celebration of the arts in Charleston, is back for its ninth edition on Nov. 16. This year’s edition of this one-day arts festival, originally founded in Charleston in 2007, takes over a brand-new arts venue located in North Charleston’s Navy Yard, Building64. 

Building64 is also founded by the organizer behind Kulture Klash, David “Big Hair” Brisacher. Kulture Klash is an exciting event to introduce the community to Building 64, Brisacher said, because it’s a “great combination of all of the art forms.”

“It’s full circle for me, being out here and now having this venue — we used to be using this same space to do Kulture Klash, 10, 15 years ago,” Brisacher said. “Now to actually have this space that can be a canvas to create these sorts of events, it’s really awesome.”

There’s definitely something for everyone at this one-day event that brings together musical performances on two stages, interactive performance art pieces, on-site graffiti, dance performances and a massive visual arts showcase.

“You get to see over 100 visual artists,” Brisacher said of the lineup he curated with Scott Debus and Gustavo Serrano. “Not only do we have legendary street artists who will be doing murals and graffiti all over the building, but we’ll also have all these new up-and-coming artists on display by partnering with Charleston County School of the Arts and Academic Magnet.”

There will be musical performances from Chali2na, The Dubplates, Erode The Dream, V-Tones, Acid Hawk, Circle Back, Lefty Lucy, Orange Doors and more bands – as well as DJs like Cut Chemist, DJ jeffET and DJ Skitch. Also, don’t miss the performance artwork created in collaboration between Redux artist Jenifer Padilla and the Unbound Ballet Project, described by Brisacher as “a beautiful combination of dance and paint.”

Plus, the venue itself will be a work of art – with the murals and graffiti highlighted by awesome light installations by Lazer Catcher, Prizm Productions and Big Hair Productions. 

Brisacher added Kulture Klash is a “party with a purpose,” as 100% of proceeds go towards raising funds for The Livity Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering low-income youth through cultural, educational and wellness initiatives. 

Tickets start at $40 at kultureklashchs.com. Learn more on Instagram at @kultureklashchs.

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