The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts has organized a major traveling exhibition of new work by contemporary Japanese artist Motoi Yamamoto.

Known for his large-scale balloon installations, Hackenwerth’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad.

Continuing its commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Charleston Museum presents a special traveling exhibit, The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls.

As spring in Charleston transitions into a playful and sunny summer, so do the garments in the Charleston Museum's Seasonal Fashions exhibit.

The Gibbes Museum of Art will have two special exhibitions on view from May 4 through September 9, 2012, Mary Whyte: Working South and Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens of the South.

Pieced (or patchwork) quilts consist of geometric shapes sewn together to form a pattern.

200 Years of Couture Fashion on Exhibit. The exhibit will showcase over fifty fine garments and accessories from the 1770s to the 1970s.

Continuing its commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, the Charleston Museum presents Blasted: Assorted Projectiles and Explosives of the Civil War.

This exhibition showcases paintings, drawings, and sculpture by the foremost self-taught artists of the American South.

This includes the most comprehensive list of events commemorating the Civil War.

Special changing exhibits will mark sesquicentennial anniversaries of the American Civil War on a year-by-year basis and follow the lives of the Alston family and their slaves.

Includes special changing exhibits commemorating American Civil War sesquicentennial anniversaries on a year-by-year basis and follow the lives of the Middleton family, friends and slaves.