With April being Jazz Appreciation Month there is a visual exhibition not to be missed taking place in Charleston this month. The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department is pleased to present concurrent exhibitions at the North Charleston City Gallery throughout the month of April.
The City Gallery Exhibit is on display at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center from April 3 to 30. Charleston photographer, Susana Berdecio, is presenting a collection of Lowcountry scenes entitled Discovering a Sense of Place. The collection includes images of Jazz Artists of Charleston (JAC) and Charleston Jazz Orchestra events over the past 6 years captured by JAC resident photographers Alice Keeney, Priscilla Thomas, Ben Williams, and Reese Moore. This event is free and open to the public.
Discovering a Sense of Place – Photography by Susana Berdecio
Susana Berdecio presents a collection of photographs that capture the artist’s vision of the unique Lowcountry landscape in Discovering a Sense of Place. Having grown up in Mexico and living most of her adulthood in the western part of the U.S., Berdecio became accustomed to photographing the vast open landscapes, dense forests, tall mountains, and winding rivers that filled her world. Since moving to South Carolina five years ago, she has learned to adapt and adjust her techniques and artistic approach to connect to a new landscape, which she describes as “dense, lush, and full of seemingly chaotic forms.” “The light is spectacular, sometimes so bright that color is muted,” she says. “The creeks, the marshes, the ocean, the clouds all offer an exquisite variety of light, tone, color and texture.”
See Jazz - Jazz Artists of Charleston Visual Exhibition
See Jazz presents a stunning visual perspective of Jazz Artists of Charleston (JAC) and Charleston Jazz Orchestra (CJO) events from the past six years. This carefully curated collection of images includes photographs taken by Jazz Artists of Charleston’s resident photographers Alice Keeney, Pricilla Thomas, Ben Williams, and Reese Moore. Highlighted in the photographs are people, places, and moments that have shaped JAC and CJO, and capture the rhythm and swing of the jazz that the groups promote, perform, and work to preserve. In the words of the late Jack McCray, one of JAC’s founding board members and an icon in the Charleston jazz scene, the exhibit invites viewers to “listen with their eyes” and “think and feel beyond the category.”
The North Charleston City Gallery is in the common areas of the Charleston Area Convention Center, located at 5001 Coliseum Drive in North Charleston. Parking and admission are free during regular operating hours, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily. The gallery is staffed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday only. Inquiries regarding the artists or purchase information may be directed to the North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at (843)740-5854. For information on additional exhibits, programs, and events, visit the Cultural Arts section of the City’s website at http://bit.ly/culturalarts.
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