WALK Gallery

We will be installing Juxtaposition today at the Millennium building. There is some really great art and poetry going up — so come and say hi!

Find out more on the show.

The following is the response we received from Allison Bolduc, Associate Director of Development with CAS:

“Being able to have adoptable animals in the 401 King Street space during SEWE weekend was amazing! We had a total of 12 off-site adoptions in 3 days! We also enjoyed the opportunity to speak with fellow animal lovers and spread the message about our mission to save lives. Aside from the adoptions, we got several donations, and even signed up some new volunteers. Because of this event, CAS is able to use the 401 King Street space to hold future adoption events at key times during the year. We have secured the space for the Charleston Food and Wine Festival, as well as Spoleto! With aggressive adoption numbers to meet this year, we are so grateful to WALK gallery for collaborating with us to tell our story and save lives! We appreciate this opportunity to find homes for loving pets, and to inspire passers by with the joy of animal companionship.

The posters that were made for this event really made a community impact. The fact that they were in such a prominent location really made a difference in getting the word out about adoptions. We had many people excited to see the building at 372 used for such a positive community cause. ”

Thank you for everyone’s involvement! We hope to see this project expand in the future!

Click here to learn more about the event.

The artists and poets are finishing up their collaborations and everything will be installed on the windows of 372 by the end of next week. It will be exciting to see how the poetry has inspired the art and vice-versa. Check out the artists and the poets here.

The weekend is over, and over 10 dogs were adopted! A great success! There is still time to check out the artwork in 501 and 517 King Street. The artwork has been donated to Charleston Animal Society, so it is a tax deduction. 372 King Street still has posters up with doggy stories of their time in CAS — a couple still need to be adopted, so check them out and fall in love. A big thank you to all the property managers and building owners who have allowed us to use their spaces, and a big shout out to the City who allowed CAS to set up an adoption center at the elevator space at 401 King Street! Thank you artists and volunteers who put in their time to make this project a success. We plan on continuing this project with shelters and rescue centers throughout the Charleston Area — so keep checking for updates!

WALK Gallery, LLC is excited to tell you about our newest collaboration with Charleston Animal Society (CAS) on an art show titled, “How Much is that Doggy in the Window?”

“How Much is that Doggy in the Window?” is a new project we plan to expand so we can work with many area shelters to help bring awareness to their needs, and the animals that need to be adopted. Our first project will open the week of the South Eastern Wildlife Expo (SEWE) and go through the end of February.

Our hope is that artists will donate a work of art for our first show, which benefits CAS. What does not sell will be entered into the 2010 A Furry Affair, CAS’s annual fundraiser in June. To donate your work please email us at entry@walkgallery.org for details. All artwork will need to be dropped off by Feb 5, 2010 ready to hang. Drop off locations will be announced through email.

The artwork needs to be related to animals. 2d work is preferred, but if you have a 3d piece you’re interested in donating please send a picture of it. The artwork will be in the Millennium Building windows on the corner of King and Calhoun and at 501 King Street.

If you have any questions please email Christina Bailey at entry@walkgallery.org

People are buzzing with everything Charleston has to offer! Congrats on the great press, Baked, Scoop, Robert Lange, and Quentin Baxter! Check out the full article from Modern Luxury by clicking the image above.

We have a new call for entries out! To download the application please click here.

Here’s a little about it.

Juxtapositions: artists respond to poets and poets respond to artists

12 poets and 12 artists will be selected by jury to participate in Juxtapositions: artists respond to poets and poets respond to artists. Poets will use the Japanese poetry form of a Haiku in response to a work of art, or an artist will respond to the poets Haiku. A jury of 3 poets and 3 artists will select 12 poets and 12 artists from South Carolina from the submissions received by November 10th. Any form of 2Dimensional artwork will be accepted. The exhibitionis scheduled for March 5 – April 30, 2010. An opening reception will be announced closer to the exhibition dates.