Spoleto 2011 Exhibition

Thursday, May 26th, opens the internationally acclaimed Spoleto Festival USA 2011 in Charleston, SC. Join us for the exhibition and 3 artist receptions. Artist Melanie Spinks has the privilege of exhibiting 6 new large-scale mixed media works in a group show with Artist on Fire.  Fourteen artists will be participating in the show called Infusion: The Laws of Force and Motion at Citadel Square Baptist Church on Marion Square across from the outdoor exhibitions.

Here is the show summary from the Artist on Fire website:

Sir Isaac Newton states it best in his first law of motion: Every object persists in its state of rest, or uniform motion unless, it is compelled to change that state, by an external force. In every situation in which there is chaos, pain, suffering, disorder, or the monotonous and mundane, a force is required to bring about change. Though we may endure pain for many years, everything can change in an instant with the right force applied. What was painstaking, laborious, broken, groaning, and rumbling is changed into something unexpectedly remarkable, astonishingly  beautiful, miraculously perfect. And, we know, see, perceive a glimpse of reality we have not yet known until that point in time.

During the internationally acclaimed Piccolo Spoleto Festival, from May 26 to June 12, Artist on Fire will present “Infusion: The Laws of Force & Motion”, a multi-media exhibit that explores the cycles of life, forces of change, and what results from active, purposeful interaction with our world. Fourteen artists unravel the different aspects of this theme through works in photography, film, installation art, sculpture, music, poetry, and painting…

The visual artists will be accompanied by several musicians performing live during our opening, encore artist reception, and finale, as well as other various times throughout the 17 days of the festival…

The exhibit is free and open to the public at Citadel Square Baptist Church on the 3rd floor from the Henrietta Street entrance (view a map). Free Parking is being provided by Citadel Square Baptist Church in their lot on Calhoun Street for those attending this event.

Opening and Artist Reception:

Thursday, May 26, 5-8pm

Encore Artist Reception:

Friday, May 27, 5-9pm

Finale with closing Artist Reception:

Sunday, June 12, 4-6pm.

Other Open Hours (May 28-June 11):

Monday thru Thursday 11am-5pm
Friday & Saturday 11am-6pm
Sundays 2pm-6pm