College of Charleston announces new Halsey Institute director
Dickins begins work today
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts is excited to welcome Michael Dickins as Halsey Institute director and chief curator beginning today.
School of the Arts Dean Jayme Klinger Host said, “With his impressive background as an artist and a curator in a university setting, coupled with his energetic leadership, we anticipate a vibrant future for the institution under his guidance.”
Dickins is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and gallery director who has exhibited across the Southeastern U.S. as well as in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Denver, Houston, San Diego, Portland, Augusta (Maine), Istanbul, and Berlin. He has twice been a featured artist at {Re}Happening at Black Mountain College and has received commissions from the Pittsburgh Playhouse and the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company for original sound scores and projection designs.
His resume includes more than 15 years of experience directing both commercial and institutional art galleries, and he has collaborated with artists across diverse media. As a curator, he has executed more than 45 exhibitions and public art projects and has served as a guest curator for Atlanta Contemporary. Additionally, he has been a jury panelist for SouthArts, apexart, AIRIE, and collegiate student exhibitions.
Dickins holds a BFA from Georgia Southern University and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College. Since 2014, he has been the director and curator of The New Gallery and University Collections at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.
About the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston provides a multidisciplinary laboratory for the production, presentation, interpretation, and dissemination of ideas by innovative visual artists from around the world. As a non-collecting museum, we create meaningful interactions between adventurous artists and diverse communities within a context that emphasizes the historical, social, and cultural importance of the art of our time.
The museum is located in The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts, College of Charleston (161 Calhoun St., 1st floor, corner of St. Philip & Calhoun streets, Charleston). Parking is available at metered spaces on surrounding streets and in the St. Philip and George Street Garages
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays. The galleries are closed on Sundays. These hours are subject to change. Admission is free.