Celebrating the vibrant arts scene in Beaufort, Port Royal, and the Sea Islands. This section features visual arts, performances, local galleries, festivals, cultural events, creative heritage, artist profiles, and community arts programming. It highlights how arts and culture enrich life along the South Carolina Lowcountry coast.
The Coastal Discovery Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, will showcase the talents of Beaufort County’s young artists in a new juried exhibition featuring high school student artwork. The exhibition will be on view in the museum’s main gallery from through May 5.
Encore, encore, encore! Seven years ago, the audience here on Fripp Island would not let John McCutcheon quit singing and playing one of the dozen instruments he has mastered. With his folk music and his incredible talent as an entertainer he had dazzled everyone.
John McCutcheon … so much more than a folk musician Read More »
USCB Center for the Arts, located at 801 Carteret Street in Beaufort, will present the musical “Always … Patsy Cline” at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, April 11; Friday, April 17; and Saturday, April 18; as well as at 3 p.m., Sundays, April 12 and April 19.
USCB Center for the Arts presents ‘Always … Patsy Cline’ Read More »
Members of the Beaufort High School National Honor Society were the local middle/high school winners of Chalk it Up! on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Beaufort, but anybody who came out knows that every artist who participated was a champion.
Third annual Chalk It Up! wraps up a successful weekend Read More »
The Parish Church at Habersham is a relatively new building that was consecrated at the end of January last year. It’s a beautiful space with exposed wooden beams and windows that soar to the ceiling. It might be a touch austere for certain tastes, but it was recently warmed up through an engaging lecture on Gullah Geechee culture by artist, historian, and memory worker Tendaji Bailey.
The Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition is hosting the Gullah/Geechee CREATE Artwork Showcase Event from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park’s Darrah Hall at St. Helena Island’s Penn Center.
Gullah/Geechee CREATE Artwork Showcase set for Saturday Read More »
Penn Center is hosting a powerful art exhibit by acclaimed Orangeburg-based artist Floyd Gordon, on display through April 15.
Penn Center’s York W. Bailey Museum hosting Floyd Gordon exhibit Read More »
On Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29, Chalk It Up! returns as a joyful celebration of creativity, community, and the power of art to bring people together. Hosted by the Freedman Arts District, this free, family-friendly festival transforms ordinary pavement into an extraordinary canvas, inviting residents and visitors alike to witness imagination come alive in real time.
Time, again, to Chalk It Up! Read More »
The 46th Season of USCB Chamber Music returns on Sunday, March 29 with an exciting program that begins quietly with classical decorum and ends boisterously with American bravado.
From Mozart Art to Sousa Lallapalooza Read More »
Folk-rock legend Steve Forbert will make a surprise spring tour stop on Sunday, March 29, at Fripp Island .
Steve Forbert to make surprise tour stop on Fripp Island Read More »
