The Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock to Charleston and Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist

Event Details

The Art of Alfred Hutty: Woodstock to Charleston features evocative landscapes and realistic studies of the human condition created by Alfred Hutty (1877–1954) in Woodstock, New York and Charleston. The exhibition includes sixty works in oil, watercolor, pastel, and most importantly, etchings, drypoints, and lithographs. Following the premiere at the Gibbes, the exhibition will travel to the Greenville County (S.C.) Museum of Art and the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia.

Related Programming:
Rebirth, Refinement, and Rivalry: A Charleston Renaissance Symposium
Moderated by Angela Mack, featuring the contributors to The Life and Art of Alfred Hutty January 20, 2012
Lectures scheduled between 9:15am and 2:45pm, book signing to follow
$65 for morning or afternoon sessions, $120 for both sessions

Curator-Led Tour
Conducted by Sara Arnold, Gibbes Curator of Collections
Thursdays, February 2 and March 1 at 2:30pm
Free with museum admission

Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist features recent work by Charleston artist Jill Hooper, a classically-trained, realist painter whose extraordinary portraits have earned international recognition. The exhibition includes a number of Hooper’s acclaimed portraits, along with large-scale landscapes and exquisite still-life paintings that demonstrate her mastery of technique. Through the inclusion of both paintings and drawings, the exhibition offers insight into Hooper’s working process while showing her development as an artist over the past decade.

Related Programming:
Society 1858 Presents
Luce e Colore—La Bella Notte Italiana
Society 1858’s winter party celebrates the classical traditions of the great masters and spotlights the exhibition Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist. Italian aperitivo and vino provided by
Oak Steakhouse, live music, and studio artist vignettes.
Friday, February 10, 2012, 8 – 11pm
$40 Society 1858 Members, $70 Non-Members
$100 includes event ticket, and an annual membership to Society 1858 & the Gibbes Museum
$45 for 7 – 8pm VIP Party with Jill Hooper and Charles Wadsworth

Chamber Music with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra
In response to the exhibition Jill Hooper: Contemporary Realist
Sunday, February 26, 2012, 4pm
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members

Curator-Led Tour
Conducted by Pam Wall, Gibbes Curator of Exhibitions
Thursdays, February 16 and March 15 at 2:30pm
Free with museum admission