The arts abound in every corner of Charleston. With so much going on, it can be difficult to narrow down your list and choose what to do next. This curated guide highlights three community-oriented arts events taking place throughout March to help ease the decision-making process.
This month you can open your mind to new possibilities while viewing evocative found-object exhibits, hear soulful songs in a cozy lounge or check out a group show at a brand new downtown gallery.
Redux artist-in-residence Kris Hanson explores feminine archetypes in her new found-object exhibition, “The Age of Warrior Queens,” on display until March 15.
3 installations at Redux Contemporary Art Center
Tuesdays through Fridays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays noon-3 p.m.
On display until March 15
Redux, 1056 King St., Charleston
Free
Charleston-based artist Jarod Charzewski interprets man’s struggle with control through a large-scale exhibition, “The Sword of Damocles,” in which chunks of palm trees and battered car hoods hang from the ceiling on bright orange ratchet straps, confronting viewers with the debris of the human struggle.
In Greek mythology, Damocles, who was a flatterer of kings, was given a chance to rule for one day with a sword dangling just above his head. Charzewski is a College of Charleston studio art professor whose site-specific work captures the clash of rural and urban, nature and fabrication.
You can also check out Redux artist-in-residence Kris Hanson’s found-object exhibition, “The Age of Warrior Queens.” Her 3D pieces, which resemble quilted busts, are an amalgam of softness and ingenuity, evoking a sense of regality.
“As part of my solo exhibition, ‘The Age of Warrior Queens,’ I hope the viewers will further explore the role of women in society,” Hanson told The Post and Courier. “The theme of my show is the importance of warrior queens and the strength, courage and perseverance that requires.”
The back gallery displays a dual-exhibition by Redux Lightning Residency program artists Kenish Thompson and Sophia Angela.
Holy City rock ‘n’ roll icon Lindsay Holler will perform for the first time at Burgundy Lounge as part of the Songwriters at the Starlight concert taking place March 8.
Songwriters at the Starlight
8 p.m. March 8
The Starlight Motor Inn, 3245 Rivers Ave., North Charleston
Free
The vintage vibes at The Burgundy Lounge in Starlight Motor Inn will pair nicely with this songwriters-in-the-round concert featuring longtime Charleston rock ‘n’ rollers Linsday Holler and Jordan Igoe, who will share the bill that evening with two-piece band Hibiki (a Japanese word meaning “resonance” or “echo”).
“We are excited to use the space to create something really intimate — a conversation between the songwriters and those in attendance,” said Hibiki drummer and event organizer Kyle Polk.
“I love songs and songwriters,” he said. “I learned to play music supporting songwriters. A great song can and probably should change your life.”
Holler and Igoe’s bluesy, old country styles will parallel Hibiki’s melancholic soft pop for an evening of heartfelt harmony.
Artists in the group show at Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery include North Carolina sculptor Andrew Hayes, who uses steel and books to design out-of-the-box configurations.
Inaugural exhibit and grand opening of Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery
11 a.m-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays
On display March 7 to April 1
Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery, 15 Broad St., Charleston
Free
The arts community in Charleston has expanded past landscapes, cityscapes and still-lifes, and Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery aims to give a platform to those contemporary artists who are innovating the familiar.
The opening event of Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery will include the unveiling of its inaugural group show that will be on display until April 1.
The exhibition will include works from all artists represented at Peter Anthony, including local talent Linda Fantuzzo, Jonathan Rypkema and James Durkin and nationally acclaimed artists Jamie Powell, Tong Zhang, Bill Killebrew and Andrew Hayes. The gallery also displays estate artworks of Charleston native Manning Williams (1939-2012).
“We will focus on artists doing the best in their mediums such as light, fiber and three-dimensional sculpture,” said Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery Director Ann Siegfried, who’s owned and operated George Gallery for more than 10 years.
Peter Anthony Fine Art Gallery is where the abstract, non-objective world meets industrial, utilitarian stylings to expand on the meaning of multimedia art.