Friends in the Dark: Redux + CCP

 

Redux Artist: Mariah Channing & her film camera collection.

Have you heard the buzz….there is a resurgence in film photography in Charleston! Even though we are living in a fast-paced digital age, more and more people are being lured to the tactile, sensory, and magical experience of film processing.

Recently, The Redux Contemporary Art Center and Charleston Center for Photography (CCP) joined together to meet this desire and growing passion. Together, we will be offering traditional darkroom classes in Redux’s revamped darkroom. Thanks to Douglas Carr Cunningham and Redux Studio Artist/Intern, Mariah Channing for all of their hard work in cleaning, organizing and restoring the dark room into its beautiful new state. It looks absolutely amazing, but don’t just take our word for, come see it yourself! Redux offers the only public access darkroom in Charleston. >>Learn More

New beginner black and white classes with Douglas Carr Cunningham begin this week. There is also an upcoming pinhole camera class with Kevin Parent. These photography classes are filling quickly, so be sure to sign up soon.

Also, the Center for Photography is now exhibiting the Polaroid work of Redux Studio Artist, Jen Ervin. The exhibition will be up through the end of June, and  is part of the CCP’s 2nd Monday Lecture series.  Don’t forget to check the CCP’s website for more details on upcoming lectures.

Announcement for Land & Family by Jen Ervin

Spoleto + Redux Open Studios

OPEN STUDIOS TONIGHT! Come discover all that Redux has to offer with a tour of our facilities, a chance to view our new exhibition by Andrea Stanislav:Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted, and be amazed by our revamped (traditional) dark room! Visitors will also have the rare opportunity to meet our studio artists and see what they’re working on. Light refreshments will be served.

Redux Studio Artists  Lulie Wallace, Teil Duncan, Kaminer Haislip, Lauren Rackley, Paula McInerny, Kate Long Stevenson, Whitney Kreb, Jen Ervin, Mariah Channing, Taillefer Long, Sally Bennett Baxley, Alizey Khan, Kate Mullin, Charles Williams, Camela Guevara, Kate MacNeil, Todd Anderson, Jane Ann Sweeny, Greg Hart, Luke Vehorn, Austin Grace Smith, Lindsay Windham, Marshall Thomas, Karen Ann Myers, Linnie Trettin

Redux Artists to be Shown at ArtFields!

Get ready for the largest arts festival to ever occur in South Carolina! The long anticipated, ArtFields, opens today, April 19th at 12pm. For 10 days, this epic event will not only present live music, workshops, and lectures; but, it will showcase 400 works of art, selected from a pool of 778 entries. The opening ceremony will begin tonight at 5pm on The Green, and will continue until 11pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

Many congratulations to the following artists from the Redux community (listed below) who will be exhibiting their work and competing for $100,000 in prize money. The top prize of $50,000 prize will be chosen by a combination of ArtFields attendees and a jury of visual arts professionals. For more information on scheduling, voting  procedures and more, please visit the ArtFields website. 

Sally Bennett

Austin Grace Smith

Greg Hart

Lese Corrigan

Karen Ann Myers

Jen Ervin

Camela Guevara

Kate MacNeil

Charles Williams

 

Yulia Pinkusevich’s Reversion Opens Tonight!

Please join Redux tonight, from 5:30-8:30pm, as we celebrate the unveiling of our latest exhibition, Reversion by Yulia Pinkusevich. The event will begin with an artist lecture at 5:30pm followed by a festive reception with beer, wine, music provided by DJ R Dot, and delicious treats graciously provided by Cupcake. The opening event will also feature a curated selection of new work by Redux studio artists in our Connelly Gallery.

Be sure to come hungry! One of Charleston’s favorite food trucks, Roti Rolls will be on site, serving a local, fresh menu that fuses Asian, Caribbean, Latin and Southern cuisine into their signature Roti Bread.  See you there!

Yulia Pinkusevich’s Reversion Underway

 

Redux is like it never has been before. It’s walls are painted emerald green and are filled with white chalk drawings and organic bursts of bright red paint. There’s a mystical hum in the air as Artist in Residence, Yulia Pinkusevich transforms Redux’s gallery into a site-specific installation  that examines the urban city as a relic. 

Imagine a world of densely layered urban dwellings. Skyscrapers and labyrinths of tunnels fill this vision. This world is disconnected from nature and unaware of its ambient environment. Humans are stacked in layers, living atop one another in soaring structures. The aggregate map of their psychology is manifested in the form of their city… and then imagine it destroyed.

This is the vision Yulia is exploring as she prepares for her latest exhibition, Reversion which opens this Friday, March 29, from 6-8pm.  Redux Intern, Cameron Bolus, captured these images of her work in progress. Don’t miss your chance to meet this amazing artist and experience her compelling vision.

Lulie Wallace Opening Tonight!

 

Please join Lulie Wallace tonight from 5-10pm at Stems Floral Boutique, 208 Coming Street, downtown Charleston for the viewing of her 2013 Spring/Summer textile line and her latest paintings. This show is for one night only! After tonight, Lulie’s paintings and fabric may be seen by appointment at Redux Contemporary Art Center. If interested in making an appointment, please contact Lulie for more information.

Lulie is a high-spirited, prolific, and accomplished artist who has collaborated with Anthropologie, Serena & Lily, Urban Outfitters and more. Her works are in high demand, so be sure to get there early. See you there!

Annual Oyster Roast Celebrates YoArt!

Hope on Goat is an annual fundraiser that was started in 2010. Each year, the popular event benefits a local charity. This year’s Hope on Goat event is scheduled for March 30, 2012 from 2-6pm and all proceeds will benefit the YoArt! Project.  

The YoArt! Project’s mission is to enrich the traditional classroom curriculum with media arts programming by partnering with local artists/art organizations to provide youth with comprehensive arts education. YoArt’s projects encourage learning through discovery, discipline, improvisation and technique all in efforts to spark creative thinking.

The 2013 Hope on Goat’s Oyster Roast will host a variety of entertainment including  live music, artists, craftsman, amazing food and a silent auction.Tickets are $40 each (children under 12 free) and are available  for purchase here. The event will take place rain or shine at the Goat Island Gatherings, Goat Island, Channel Marker 116 on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, just north of the Isle of Palms Marina. 

 

ArtFields Competition

Attention all Southeastern Artists:

Time is running out to register for  ArtFields, an epic artist competition and art celebration taking place in Lake City, South Carolina this spring. This 10 day festival will be from April 19-28, 2013. Several large cash prizes will be given, all adding up to $100,000, so don’t hesitate!

Artists must register their work by February 7 at 5:00pm. 

For more information visit the ArtFields website. 

Charleston Comedy Festival at Redux

Redux will host two comedy nights on January 18 and 19 as part of Charleston Comedy Festival! Each night will feature two improv performances by some of the brightest stars in comedy. Wine and beer will be available, as well as food from the Cory’s Grilled Cheese food truck.

For more information on the performers, and to purchase tickets, click here.

 

 

Friday, January 18
7:30 p.m. $12.50
Improv Marathon featuring Richmond Comedy Coalition, Local Legends and Gentleman’s Falcon
9:00 p.m. $12.50
Improv Marathon featuring We’re From Here, Airwolf and FOUR

Saturday, January 19
7:30 p.m. $12.50
Improv Marathon featuring We’re From Here, Airwolf and FOUR
9:00 p.m. $12.50
Improv Marathon featuring Richmond Comedy Coalition, Local Legends and Gentleman’s Falcon

Reorientation 5: Works by Redux Studio Artists

Join us tomorrow, December 6th, for the opening reception of Reorientation 5: Works by Redux Studio Artists. This annual juried exhibition highlights the work of Redux’s private studio, printshop and darkroom artists. A gallery talk with the artists will take place from 5:30-6pm. During the reception visitors can tour studios to meet some of the artists. Visiting juror Jon Swindler, Assistant Professor with the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia, Athens selected work(s) by:

Todd Anderson

Sally Bennett

Jen Ervin

Camela Guevara

Kaminer Haislip

Alizey Khan

Xin Lu

Kate MacNeil

Kate Mullin

Karen Ann Myers

Lauren Rackley

Kristi Ryba

Austin Grace Smith

Laura Volkening

Lulie Wallace    

Auto-Banh Vietnamese Sandwiches food truck will be available for purchased food and refreshments. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Beer and wine available.