Exhibitions
701 CCA is proud to present contemporary art exhibitions in the center’s gallery, as well as the artist’s loft, on the second floor of 701 Whaley. Read below for our current and past exhibitions.
Current Exhibitions
Olympia: An Installation
January 7 – February 7, 2010: Gwylene Gallimard and Jean Marie Mauclet
A train track runs through it – that is, through Olympia, the gallery-wide installation at 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, S.C., conceived and constructed by artists Gwylène Gallimard and Jean-Marie Mauclet. Near the track are a gravel pit, a library, a public space for real meetings and events and a large graphite drawing on canvas of cotton pickers. There are sculptural renditions of Olympia and Granby Mills, the 701 Whaley building and of Olympia Village, with eleven sculptures based on historic and more recent types of buildings in Columbia’s old mill village. Condensed and reconfigured, Olympia represents the French-born, Charleston artist’s impressions of the mill village, past and present – impressions developed during their October – December 2009 residency at 701 CCA.
Within and Out
January 31 – February 28, 2010: Jocelyn Châteauvert
Châteauvert, a jewelrymaker by trade, is also a skilled papermaker who has been hand making paper for the past 20 years. Drawing inspiration from the work of Richard Serra’s large scale, often maze-like metal structures, Châteauvert’s exhibition immediately presents visitors with the experience of pathways into space, light and sound. Châteauvert says she is drawn to paper because of its very nature – paper is sound absorbing with an ability to transmit light. Paper is organic and has a chameleon like quality because it can take on the appearance of other elements, like stone or bark.
GALLERY HOURS DURING EXHIBITION:
W:11am – 8am. Th, F, Sa: 11am – 5pm. Su: 1pm- 5pm
Upcoming Exhibitions
March/April 2010: Michael Nye: The Fine Line
Past Exhibitions
November 5 – December 13, 2009: State Art Collection: Contemporary Conversations II – Presented by the 701 Center for Contemporary Art, South Carolina Arts Foundation & South Carolina Arts Commission
October 1 – November 1, 2009: State Art Collection: Contemporary Conversations I – Presented by the 701 Center for Contemporary Art, South Carolina Arts Foundation & South Carolina Arts Commission
August 19- September 24, 2009: Damond Howard: Still America’s Greatest Problem
Large-scale charcoal drawings displayed in the artist’s loft space.
August 6 – September 15, 2009: Phil Moody: As Bees Practise Geometry
Manipulation of photography with mill industry and village imagery. 701 CCA gallery.
May 7 – July 5, 2009: Anne Boudreau: a delicate balance
February 5 – April 5, 2009: Ellen Kochansky: Embedded Energy
A textile installation celebrating the people, stories, and resources we often overlook. 701 CCA gallery.
October 17, 2008 – January 4, 2009: Textile Tales, 701 CCA’s inaugural exhibition
Exhibition Artists: Ellen Kochansky, Beth Melton, Phil Moody, Scotty Peek. 701 CCA gallery.
Gallery Hours during Exhibitions:
W:11am – 8am. Th, F, Sa: 11am – 5pm. Su: 1pm- 5pm
