Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art

The Halsey Institute was originally named the Halsey Gallery after artist William Halsey, an accomplished Charleston native whose modernist works were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Halsey was the first individual to teach a studio art course at the College of Charleston, beginning in 1964. Upon his retirement in 1984, the Studio Art faculty voted to name the art gallery after him to honor his contribution to the arts in Charleston. William Halsey died in 1999, the same year he was awarded the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award. Halsey's wife Corrie McCallum was an artist and educator. She was the first artist to teach printmaking at the College of Charleston. Under her guidance, the Gibbes Museum of Art conducted the first comprehensive art appreciation program for Charleston County public school students. She held education positions at several institutions, including the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, the Gibbes Museum of Art at the College of Charleston, and Newberry College in South Carolina. Throughout her life, McCallum remained an outspoken advocate for the visual arts, and was awarded the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award in 2003. She died in 2009. Since 1984, the gallery bearing the Halsey name has presented exhibitions by regional, national, and international artists. In 2005, the gallery changed its name to the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art to reflect the broad range of programming produced. In 2009, the Halsey Institute moved into an expanded gallery space in the newly constructed Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center, anchoring the first floor of the new arts building. In 2012, the South Carolina Arts Commission presented the Halsey Institute the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award with special recognition to director Mark Sloan. In 2018, Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg declared March 14 as William Halsey and Corrie McCallum Day in Charleston. ==Programming==

Exhibitions The Halsey regularly features emerging, mid-career, and "oddly overlooked" artists. Over its history, HICA has produced more than 275 exhibitions and shown work from more than 2,000 artists. Behind-the-scenes videos are often commissioned to accompany an exhibition, giving visitors an in-depth view into the life and working method of an exhibiting artist. International Artist-In-Residence Program The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art often hosts an artist-in-residence for the period of a few weeks to several months. During their residencies, artists have the unique opportunity to work on-site to produce new works of art to be exhibited at the Halsey Institute. The artist in-residence engages with the local community through lectures, workshops, and other public events. Past artists-in-residence include Chen Long-bin, Tiebena Dagnogo, Eames Demetrios, Rikuo Ueda, Motoi Yamamoto, Hung Liu, Lonnie Holley, Renee Stout, Jumaadi, Kendall Messick, and Patricia Boinest Potter, among others. Looking To See Tours Established in 2010 and supported by The Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation, HICA Looking to See program's free tours provide a guided and structured view of the current exhibition(s) to Charleston-area K–12 students via after-school programs, youth and or community groups. Artist Lectures Accompanying each exhibition, and, depending on the artist and their work, lectures occur in the form of a gallery walkthrough with the artist and the curator of the exhibition, or in a more formal presentation. These opportunities provide the public a chance to connect with the artist in person, ask questions, and to understand the exhibition from the artist's perspective. Additional special lectures occur throughout the year by invited visiting artists or College of Charleston faculty. ==Publications==

The Halsey has an active publishing program, often producing full-color catalogues to complement exhibitions. HICA publications have received numerous awards from American Alliance of Museums, the American Art Libraries Association, Graphis, Communication Arts, and the South Carolina State Library. Recent publications are listed below: • Kukuli Velarde: CORPUS (2022) • Namsa Leuba: Crossed Looks (2021) • Infra/Ultra: The Notebooks of Don ZanFagna (2021) • The Carrion Cheer, A Faunistic Tragedy (2019) • Marc Trujillo: American Purgatory (2019) • Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South (2018) • Force of Nature: Site Installations by Ten Japanese Artists (2007) • Aldwyth: work v. / work n. Collage and Assemblage 1991–2009 (2009) • Palmetto Portraits Project (2010) • Leslie Wayne: Recent Work (2011) • Tanja Softic: Migrant Universe (2011) • Aggie Zed: Keeper's Keep (2012) • Return to the Sea: Saltworks by Motoi Yamamoto (2012) • The Paternal Suit: Heirlooms from the F. Scott Hess Family Foundation (2012) • Pulse Dome Project: Art and Design by Don ZanFagna (2012) • Renée Stout: Tales of the Conjure Woman (2013) • Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art (2013) • Ruth Marten—The Unvarnished Truth: Works 2007–2013 (2014) • Patricia Boinest Potter: Patterns of Place (2015) • Something to Take My Place: The Art of Lonnie Holley (2015) • Sons and Father: Engravings by John McWilliams (2016) • Across the Threshold of India: Art, Women, and Culture (2016) • Jiha Moon: Double Welcome, Most Everyone's Mad Here (2017) • Visible Man: Fahamu Pecou (2017) • Bob Trotman: Business as Usual (2017) ==References==