The Halsey Institute hosts between six and ten exhibitions per year, along with a visiting artist lecture series, film screenings, symposia, and gallery talks. The focus is on the issues and images of contemporary art with an emphasis on works produced by emerging and mid-career artists of national stature. The Halsey Institute also maintains a strong international component, bringing in artists from Italy, Canada, Germany, Japan, China, India, Africa, Russia, and Slovenia, to list a few.
Fall 2008
Up Next
War on Terror: Inside / Out—Photographs by Christopher Sims and Stacy Pearsall
Curated by Mark Sloan
Jan 23rd - Feb 27th
Opening Reception: Friday, Jan. 23rd, 5 - 7
Artist Lectures: Friday, Jan. 23rd
Sims at 4, Pearsall at 4:30, both in
Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts
War on Terror: Inside / Out—Photographs by Christopher Sims and Stacy Pearsall juxtaposes the work of two artists: Sims' photographs capture simulated Iraqi and Afghani villages in the US where troops train prior to their overseas deployment; while Pearsall, a military photographer, shows troops in the field in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Co-Sponsored by the Center for the Documentary
may 14 - jun 15
Young Contemporaries 2009
Juror: Brian Rutenberg
Apr 2nd - Feb 27th
Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: Friday, Apr 2nd, 5 - 7
Juror Lectures: Friday, Mar. 20th, 7pm
Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts
may 14 - jun 15
Hair on Fire
Curated by Mark Sloan
May 14th - Jun 15th
Opening Reception: Friday, Jun. 15th, 5 - 7
This group exhibition, curated by Mark Sloan, explores the rich and diverse history of human hair—from its importance in mythology, cultural anthropology, fashion, and folklore, to its metaphorical possibilities. Each artist creates works that are either made of hair, or relate to the subject.
Artists:
Sonya Clark »
Talia Greene »
Ruth Marten »
Athea Murphy-Price »
Loren Schwerd »
Special Projects
Smoke and Mirrors: A Journey to Healing Knowledge photography by Vance Gellert
At 7:30 PM November 10th, after the Silver Moon bash, HICA members are invited to come across the street to Alumni Hall to see a special presentation by 2008-09 Patron Print artist and pharmacologist Vance Gellert entitled Smoke and Mirrors: A Journey to Healing Knowledge. Gellert has devoted the past four years to researching and photographing traditional healing rituals and medicines in South America. An exhibition of his work will be shown at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park November 15 – January 4, 2009.
Contemporary Carolina Collection @ MUSC
project site »Art is medicine for the mind and body. Art evokes calm, creative and inspirational feelings that can improve attitudes and perceptions about wellness. Art elicits a relaxed state of being that can enhance immune processes and blood flow. The presence of art in hospitals has been shown to reduce the lengths of patient stays and to help relieve stress for patients and visitors. HICA Director Mark Sloan served as the curator for the project.
Online Feature
Force of Nature: Site Installations by Ten Japanese Artists
Fall 2006 - Spring 2007This unique exhibition was a grand collaboration between seven institutions in North and South Carolina and ten contemporary Japanese artists. The artists lived in the Carolinas for six-week residencies, creating work using natural materials or processes and were installed at their host institutions.
The comprehensive online exhibition offers analysis, hundreds of images, video and much more.
