Educational Offerings
Education Exhibit
“Come Ya, Bin Ya,” an art exhibit that
expresses the experience and lifestyle of
Gullah culture and cultures of the African
Diaspora, will be displayed in Learning
Lab I of the Wall Lowcountry Center
from 12-4:30 p.m. daily from January 8
through March 18. Th e works of Gullah,
African Diaspora Artists (GADA), a
group of Lowcountry artists, and others
display mediums that include paintings of
collage, oils, and watercolor; textiles, batik;
sculptures; sweetgrass basketry; carving;
photography;
and
printmaking.
“Our
objective is to
give viewers a
historical and
modern look
at the Gullah
and Diaspora
cultures
through
the arts,”
said GADA
Chair Diane
Britton
Dunham of
Beaufort, SC.
Other featured
artists are
Arianne King
Comer, Natalie
Daise, Al Davis,
Mary Dawson,
James Denmark,
Hank Herring,
Kenneth
Hodges, Susan
Madison, Rev.
Brenda
Singleton, James
St. Clair, and
Jery Taylor.
GADA will
discuss their art
forms during
the Black History Month observance
on Saturday, February 24. Th e lecture
demonstration will be at 1:00 p.m. in the
Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium. Th e
program is free with garden admission;
however, seating must be reserved at 843-
235-6049.
Th e Reign of Rice
L E C TURE S E R I E S
“Cultural Linkages of Rice Heritage
throughout the African Diaspora” is the
theme of the three monthly programs for
the 2018 “Th e Reign of Rice Lecture Series.”
Providing information about the complexity
of Gullah Geechee heritage through the
production of rice, each presentation is
at 1 p.m. in the Wall Lowcountry Center
Complex and is free with garden admission.
Seating, however, must
be reserved at 843-
235-6049.
Th e series begins
on Saturday, January
20, when Anthony
E. Dixon, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor of
History and University
Archivist, Bethune-
Cookman University,
Daytona Beach, FL,
will present “Gullah
as a Diaspora.” His
lecture will examine
prominent aspects
of Gullah culture
– particularly basketweaving
techniques and
language begun with the
Kru or Kroo people of
West Africa – and trace
the migratory patterns of Gullah people, thus
establishing a Gullah Diaspora.
On Saturday, February 17, Birgitta
Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Ethnomusicology, School of Music and
African American Studies Program, USC,
will present “Enduring Memories of Africa:
Music, Song, and Dance of the Gullah
Geechee People.” Her discussion will explore
Distinguished Gentleman by James
St.Clair (acrylic on canvas)
Remnant by Hank Herring
(mixed media, Honduras
mahogany, metal and fabric)