Curator's Tour - It's Thursday! Artists of the Round Table

The Coastal Discovery Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, opens a retrospective exhibition, “It's Thursday! Artists of the Round Table,” on November 12, celebrating 15 prominent local artists who gathered weekly at The Red Piano Gallery from the 1970s through 1994 to share ideas and projects that nurtured the island’s growing art community. The exhibit will be on view through March 23, 2026.

The public is invited to the opening reception on Thursday, November 13, from 5 to 7 pm.

This retrospective brings together approximately 80 works from private collections and new museum acquisitions. The Artists of the Round Table include Aldwyth, Ralph Ballantine, Joe Bowler, Danielle DeMers, Joe DeMers, Ray Ellis, Elizabeth Grant, Walter Greer, Tua Hayes, Katy Hodgman, Louanne LaRoche, Allen Palmer, Marge Parker, George Plante, and Coby Whitmore.

The museum is offering free curator’s tours of the exhibit on the following dates: Tuesday, December 16, at 1 pm; Thursday, January 22, at 1 pm; Tuesday, February 24, at 11 am; and Saturday, March 14, at 11 am.

You may also like the following events from Coastal Discovery Museum:

• Next Thursday, 4th December, 05:00 pm, A Conversation with Artist and Former Owner of The Red Piano Gallery: Louanne LaRoche in Hilton Head
• Next month, 11th December, 05:00 pm, Hilton Head Island from Heel to Toe: Tales of Community, Planning & What’s Next in Hilton Head
• Next month, 27th December, 09:00 am, Four Sketchbooks a Year: 25 Years of the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in Hilton Head

Also check out other Arts events in Hilton Head, Music events in Hilton Head, Exhibitions in Hilton Head.