From staff reports
The University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts and the South Carolina Artisan Center are proud to announce a new exhibit of African American Art collected by Dr. and Mrs. Harold M. Rhodes, III. The exhibit will be on display from Friday, March 28 through Monday, June 30 at the USCB Center for the Arts in Beaufort.
Although their collecting began in 1991, Dr. Rhodes explains that his interest in art has followed him all his life.
“To me, art ignites the imagination and influences the decisions we make. … It affects each one of us differently, and that is the beauty of art,” Rhodes said in a news release.
The Rhodes Collection includes work by such celebrated artists as Arianne King Comer, James Denmark, Tom Feelings, Tyrone Geter, Jonathan Green, Philip Simmons and Leo Twiggs. The artists represented are either native to or spent a significant time in their career working in South Carolina.
The selections from the Rhodes Collection range from paintings and sculpture to quilts, batiks and collage and are representative of the black Carolinian experience.
The public is invited to an opening reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 11. Dr. Rhodes will host a brief introduction to collecting art at 6:30 p.m. Other lectures and events have been planned during the exhibition dates, as well. For more information, go to uscbcenterforthearts.com or contact bhargov@uscb.edu.
Want to Go?
What: The Rhodes Collection: African American Art
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays from Friday, March 28 through Monday, June 30
Where: USCB Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
Admission: Free and open to the public
Opening Reception: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 11
More information: USCBCenterForTheArts.com
