Current Exhibits
Exhibitions are selected by our exhibition committee with strong intention to showcase the works of a diverse array of local, regional, and occasionally national artists. It is important that all visitors see themselves represented through our lineup of shows and that we “pass the microphone” to as many unique voices as we can through this creative outlet while highlighting a variety of mediums. Interested in Exhibiting? Learn More
SPARK 2026 — COMMUNITY EXHIBITION
SPARK 2026 — COMMUNITY EXHIBITION
Sep 12 - Nov 14, 2026
Public Works Art Center invites the community (you!) to submit a piece of artwork in the Seventh-Annual SPARK Exhibition! Read below to know what to expect for this year.
PLEASE NOTE:
PLEASE NOTE:
- We are accepting online entries now until August 31, 2026.
- Drop-offs for submissions starts August 22, 2026 until September 5, 2026.
- Early and late submissions or artwork drop offs will not be accepted, Learn More
The Little Flat People | Pascale Sexton
The Little Flat People | Pascale Sexton
Jul 16 - Sep 5, 2026
Vault | July 16th — September 5th | Opening Reception: July 16th from 5:30pm — 8:30pm
Artist Statement
Meet Pascale Sexton's charming "Little Flat People" – a whimsical collection of figures that explore the beauty of simplicity, connection, and imagination. These delightful, minimalist characters capture the essence of human emotion with their flat, expressive forms. Each piece tells a unique story, inviting viewers to step into a world of vibrant color, subtle texture, and joyful simplicity. Explore this fun and engaging collection, where art brings people and emotions to life in the most playful way.
Artist Bio
Pascale Sexton is a fine artist and ceramicist based in Charleston, South Carolina, known for her vibrant abstract expressioni...
Artist Statement
Meet Pascale Sexton's charming "Little Flat People" – a whimsical collection of figures that explore the beauty of simplicity, connection, and imagination. These delightful, minimalist characters capture the essence of human emotion with their flat, expressive forms. Each piece tells a unique story, inviting viewers to step into a world of vibrant color, subtle texture, and joyful simplicity. Explore this fun and engaging collection, where art brings people and emotions to life in the most playful way.
Artist Bio
Pascale Sexton is a fine artist and ceramicist based in Charleston, South Carolina, known for her vibrant abstract expressioni...
Eternal Theater | Chloe Hogan
Eternal Theater | Chloe Hogan
Jul 16 - Sep 5, 2026
South Gallery | July 16th — September 5th | Opening Reception: July 16th from 5:30pm — 8:30pm
Artist Statement
Eternal Theater is a series of paintings about performance as a double-edged gesture: a way of hiding and a way of being known. A form of escape and a search for meaning. Created over the last six months, these paintings explore the space between seeing and being seen, concealment and revelation, the backstage and the stage. The work draws from American art history while connecting personal struggles to collective ones. The old American way of life has shed its skin and put on a costume. We keep performing it anyway. This show is about that tension. The beauty and the horror of the constant escapism required to be alive today. But Eternal Theater is also...
Artist Statement
Eternal Theater is a series of paintings about performance as a double-edged gesture: a way of hiding and a way of being known. A form of escape and a search for meaning. Created over the last six months, these paintings explore the space between seeing and being seen, concealment and revelation, the backstage and the stage. The work draws from American art history while connecting personal struggles to collective ones. The old American way of life has shed its skin and put on a costume. We keep performing it anyway. This show is about that tension. The beauty and the horror of the constant escapism required to be alive today. But Eternal Theater is also...
Hi/Lo | Katelyn Chapman and Andrew Blanchard
Hi/Lo | Katelyn Chapman and Andrew Blanchard
Jul 16 - Sep 5, 2026
West & East Gallery | July 16th — September 5th | Opening Reception: July 16th from 5:30pm — 8:30pm
Katelyn Chapman | Artist Statement
My work explores episodes of working-class life in America’s rural South through the lens of my own family and friends in the Midlands of South Carolina. I index my upbringing in this place by referencing backroad dispositions in conjunction with symbols of faith and Christian iconography. By painting these accounts, I celebrate, honor, and show reverence towards the customs and traditions of the rural working-class South.
Relying on rich history, storytelling, and the ephemeral quality of change that span past, present, and future tenses; I primarily focus on the function of the still li...
Katelyn Chapman | Artist Statement
My work explores episodes of working-class life in America’s rural South through the lens of my own family and friends in the Midlands of South Carolina. I index my upbringing in this place by referencing backroad dispositions in conjunction with symbols of faith and Christian iconography. By painting these accounts, I celebrate, honor, and show reverence towards the customs and traditions of the rural working-class South.
Relying on rich history, storytelling, and the ephemeral quality of change that span past, present, and future tenses; I primarily focus on the function of the still li...