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The Institute is committed to providing a direct experience with works of art in all media within an environment that fosters creativity, individuality, innovation and education. In addition to producing exhibitions, lectures, film series, publications, and a comprehensive website, the Institute serves as an extension of the undergraduate curricula at the College and as a cultural resource for the region.

 

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MiniMuseum Installation in the Addlestone Library

Richard McMahan's Minimuseum, Spring 2008

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For the past eighteen years, Richard McMahan has been creating his own personal museum collection featuring miniature replicas of the world's greatest works of art. This Florida savant has an exceptional talent for producing tiny images representing famous art in museum collections such as the Hermitage, the Prado, the Louvre, the Metropolitan, and the Museum of Modern Art, among others. The online exhibition features videos, text and over 200 objects from this collection.

 

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Halsey Institute Current Exhibition

Smoke and Mirrors: A Journey to Healing Knowledge photography by Vance Gellert

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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

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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.

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[11.17] - Silver Moon event covered in Charleston Magazine Blog
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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

 

Events

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jan

23   [exhibition opening] War on Terror: Inside / Out—Photographs by Christopher Sims and Stacy Pearsall 5-7PM

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.

23  [artist lecture] Christopher Sims - 4pm

Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts

23  [artist lecture] Stacy Pearsall - 4:30pm

Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts

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feb

06   [film] Tru Loved - 8pm - rm 309

Southern Circuit Film Series -The 2007-2008 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation

The filmmaker will be available for Q&A after the screening

A teenage daughter of lesbian mothers, Tru struggles at her new high school as an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an interest in her. This narrative feature film explores the themes of love and acceptance that we all seek.

27  [film] Full Battle Rattle - 8pm - rm 309

Directed by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss

Full Battle Rattle is the story of a real war and a fake town. In California's Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a "virtual Iraq" and populated it with hundreds of Iraqi role-players. Army units spend three weeks inside the simulation before deploying to Iraq. The film follows an Army battalion through the simulation, as they attempt to quell an insurgency and prevent the mock village of Medina Wasl from slipping into civil war. Despite the movie-set contrivances, the stakes and the emotions are real. As reality and fantasy overlap, Full Battle Rattle moves from comic to surreal to poignant.

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mar

13   [film] Random Lunacy: Videos from the Road Less Traveled - 8pm - rm 309

Southern Circuit Film Series -The 2007-2008 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation

with Victor Zimet (Producer/Director) and Stephanie Silber (Producer/Director)

The filmmakers will be available for Q&A after the screening.

Poppa Neutrino is the patriarch of an innovative and creative family of vagabonds. He, his wife Betsy, and their five children travel from New York to Arizona, from Moscow to Mexico, playing Dixieland jazz and forging a unique life on the streets.

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20   [artist lecture] Brian Rutenberg, 7pm, RM 309

Young Contemporaries 2009 juror

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apr

02   [exhibition opening] Young Contemporaries 2009 - 5-7pm

Annual juried student exhibition and awards ceremony

17   [film] 'Bama Girl - 8pm - rm 309

Southern Circuit Film Series -The 2007-2008 Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers is a program of Southern Arts Federation

with Rachel Goslins (Producer/Director)

The filmmaker will be available for Q&A after the screening.

The Crimson Tide's homecoming has a rich history, tied into centuries of privilege, old money and racial exclusivity. This powerful and enlightening documentary follows Jessica Thomas's quest to become Homecoming Queen at the University of Alabama.

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may

14   [exhibition opening] Hair on Fire - 5-7pm

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.

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