Organization: REDUX CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
Mission: REDUX CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND THE CULTIVATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS, AFFORDABLE STUDIO SPACE FOR VISUAL ARTISTS, MEANINGFUL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES.
Activities: STUDIOS:REDUX IS HOME TO CHARLESTON'S MOST CREATIVE ARTISTS. EACH ARTIST AT REDUX CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING A PERSONAL ARTISTIC VISION. REDUX'S EXHIBITIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS SERVE AS A RESOURCE WHERE STUDIO ARTISTS ARE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO VISITING ARTISTS, ARTIST LECTURES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE COMMUNITY CREATED WITH FELLOW STUDIO ARTISTS. THE REDUX STUDIO PROGRAM OFFERS EMERGING AND MID-CAREER ARTISTS 24-HOUR ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL ARTIST STUDIOS.IN ADDITION TO THE PRIVATE ARTISTS STUDIOS, REDUX ALSO OFFERS 24 HOUR ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DARKROOM AND PRINT STUDIO FACILITIES. THE PRINTMAKING STUDIO AT REDUX OFFERS SPACE FOR SCREEN PRINTING, INTAGLIO, DRYPOINT, MONOTYPES AND LETTERPRESS. THE DARKROOM PROVIDES 4 ENLARGERS AND AMPLE SPACE TO USE A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, PRE-MIXED CHEMISTRY, AND SMALL STORAGE SPACE FOR RENTERS.
EDUCATION/OUTREACH:INTEGRAL TO REDUX'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES IN ART THROUGH BOTH AN ACADEMIC AND HANDS ON APPROACH. REDUX OFFERS YEAR-ROUND ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TO THE PUBLIC FOR BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS. OVER 100 CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR COVERING A VARIETY OF TOPICS BOTH TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL. WE HAVE A CLASS FOR EVERYONE, WHETHER YOU ARE A BEGINNER OR MORE ADVANCED ARTIST LOOKING TO BROADEN AND ENHANCE YOUR TALENTS.OUR CLASSES ARE AFFORDABLE, FUN, CHALLENGING AND TAUGHT BY TALENTED LOCAL QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. COURSES INCLUDE PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, ART HISTORY, AND MUCH MORE. ALL COURSES ARE TIMED TO FIT THE SCHEDULES OF WORKING PEOPLE AND ARE TAUGHT BY WORKING PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. THROUGH OUR CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND STUDIO SPACE WE PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES YOU NEED TO BRING YOUR CREATIVITY AND PASSION TO LIFE.REDUX'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS INTRODUCE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS TO THE ARTS. BY PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WE CAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASE OUR IMPACT.BY SUPPORTING REDUX'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND SELF THROUGH VISUAL AND CREATIVE ARTS. BY DEVELOPING SKILLS, CREATING, AND TALKING WITH THEIR PEERS AND OUR TEACHING ARTISTS, PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SELF-ASSURANCE AND INTEGRATE LANGUAGE INTO THEIR ART.
EXHIBITIONS:REDUX IS THE PREMIER CONTEMPORARY ART VENUE IN SOUTH CAROLINA OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING TO ESTABLISHED VISUAL ARTISTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIVE TO SIX-WEEK LONG EXHIBITIONS IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITION SPACE LOCATED IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. EIGHT EXHIBITIONS ARE HOSTED ANNUALLY TO ENCOURAGE THE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN A BROAD RANGE OF ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, WHILE HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK AND IDEAS OF EMERGING ARTISTS BASED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. THROUGH UNIQUE AND ENGAGING FORMATS, AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, REDUX CONNECTS AND PROMOTES EMERGING, VISUAL ARTISTS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR ARTISTIC PRACTICES AND CAREERS, WHILE INCREASING ACCESS TO AND UNDERSTANDING OF EMERGING CONTEMPORARY ART TO GROWING AUDIENCES.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Education