Redux Contemporary Art Center — Attraction in Charleston

Let me preface this review by saying I have very high standards and expectations of an Art space that has exhibitions and houses studio space. I applaud the mission of a nonprofit space designed to support artists but there are several vital things that must be adhered to. 1) The gallery space and shows must be flawless. High presentation standards are one thing the gallery has total control over. The venue must require the highest presentation standards possible for an exhibition or should not have one at all. The moment you lose sight of this, the presentation does more harm than good to your mission. Artists are always battling to be taken seriously. Presenting work in the most professional way possible is required to be taken seriously. There is no room for damaged, dirty or dinged artwork installed in an environment unsuited for the message that is being conveyed. 2) the space needs to be appropriate to the art. If you don't have a lot of space than you may be forced to only show smaller works or have a less dense show. If you have a giant building and only a small portion devoted to space for a show then you need to look at how much you value the show vs studio space. 3) Everything needs to be merit based. If you don't have an effective way of evaluating the merit of the art that you are representing then you only hurt the other artists and the mission itself. Income from the square feet used for studio space could be contrary to having a merit based art incubator. As I wish places like Redux to thrive I gave it 5 stars, in reality it needs lots of help from our...

Fantastic artists.

Best part about the place is that both the staff and the artists are so happy to explain why the art that speaks to you is so nice.

I don't know heads from tails about the technical aspects of art, but I do know what speaks to me and it was so cool how the artists were more than willing to teach me abot what they were doing and why.

Highly recommend giving this...

I am so glad we stopped in to check out the works in the gallery and explore all the different artist studios! It was free to enter and there was a host at the door to help us with questions. Local artists studios are within and some have items to purchase outside their studios. A great place yo scout local up and coming artistic creative talents in all sorts of works...