Sunday, January 22, 2017

Gullah Riders at Marsh Tacky Race Day, Hilton Head Island, SC

February is Gullah Heritage Month in the South Carolina Lowcountry.  Hilton Head Island will be hosting and show-casing all things Gullah: food, music, heritage, art and much more at Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration.

My contribution to the 2017 art exhibition, De Aarts ob We People XX, opening at the Walter Greer Gallery on Hilton Head Island is two new watercolor paintings of local riders at the Marsh Tacky Race Day on Hilton Head Island.  Marsh Tacky horses are recognized by the State of South Carolina as the state animal.  These horses are descended from horses brought to the southern States by the Spanish in the 1400s.

Event:  De Aarts Ob We People XX
Date:   Opening Party on Sunday, February 2, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location:  Walter Greer Gallery at the Art Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane,
                  Hilton Head Island, SC  29928
Telephone:  843-255-7303
info@gullahcelebration.com
www.gullahcelebration.com