A GOLDMINE OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
I am a passionate museum and gallery crawler, having had the good fortune to visit and experience, on five continents, some of the world’s greatest temples to art. I’ve been transfixed by painting and sculpture and by the images of extraordinary photographers. This is not to brag, but to contrast. I esteem the world of […]
SEEKING GULLAH
Preservation of a unique African linguistic and cultural heritage—and the arts that embody it—is the impassioned mission of those engaged in Gullah storytelling, music, theater, folk art, crafts and cuisine. The Gullah are descendants of enslaved Africans who today live in the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry, principally in the coastal plain and on the […]
Lowcountry Allegory
Filmmaker Brad Jayne seeks universals truths in a coastal setting
A SENSE OF PLACE
Charleston is a city with plenty of transplants, but when you’ve been living here for as long as Rana Jordahl, it’s safe to say you’re a welcome local. An artist and co-owner of the Lowcountry Artists Gallery, the Iowa native traded in the Midwest for the Lowcountry 20 years ago and has fully immersed herself […]
East Meets West
Our Lowcountry winters provide just enough chill to make me crave a rich cassoulet while consumed in a cozy banquette with a friend or two. Who doesn’t love the homey comfort of chicken and dumplings—braised slowly into heartwarming heaven and served bistro style? Union Provisions fills the bill, combining laid-back West Coast chic and time-honored techniques to bring guests an American spin on the traditional French brasserie.
