Exhibition: Our Town by Karyn Healey
Artist Statement: As a resident of Summerville’s historic district, I observe and record the changes I see daily. OUR TOWN is experiencing rapid growth, and I’d like to create a visual inventory of Summerville while documenting how our community is grappling with the challenges that are not unique to Summerville. Across the country, what were once “small towns” weigh the pros and cons of progress. I admire the structures, both large and architecturally detailed, and the humble cottages that were carefully built long ago in Summerville. A friend shared the name of South Carolina landscape architect Robert E. Marvin who said that before WWll the streets, homes, gardens, plantings, “even the privy was made better than it had to be.” So, with reverence I celebrate and record these structures.
East Gallery | March 19-May 16 | Opening Reception: March 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.