Our next CAG jurying-in date is Saturday, September 5th. As an exhibiting member of the Charleston Artist Guild you are eligible to enter the CAG members' show and other CAG exhibiting opportunities. You can also apply to become an exhibiting member of our beautiful gallery, located in downtown Charleston. We hope you will join us in September. Deadline to apply is September 3rd. Information and forms are available on the guild website and at the gallery. Email the gallery directors with any questions. Jen Spaker, email: jspakerart@gmail.com and Mary Archambault, email: rxjewelry@yahoo.com
Our next CAG jurying-in date is
Saturday, September 5th.
As an exhibiting member of the Charleston Artist Guild you are eligible to enter the CAG members' show and other CAG exhibiting opportunities. You can also apply to become an exhibiting member of our beautiful gallery, located in downtown Charleston. We hope you will join us in September.
Deadline to apply is September 3rd.
Information and forms are available on the guild website and at the gallery. Email the gallery directors with any questions.
Jen Spaker, email: jspakerart@gmail.com and
Mary Archambault, email: rxjewelry@yahoo.com
CAG Events Calendar
September CAG Members' Meeting
Location: Wando Mount Pleasant Library
Wando - Community Room B Tuesday, September 8, 2026 from 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Wando - Community Room B
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 from 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Join us for our September Guild Meeting!
We're excited to welcome Stephen Cefalo as our guest speaker at the September meeting, held Tuesday, September 8th from 5:30–7:30pm at the Wando Mount Pleasant Library, 1400 Carolina Park Blvd, Mount Pleasant. Stephen is a contemporary figurative painter inspired by the Baroque, Surrealist, and Symbolist movements. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts (BFA Illustration) and Indiana University (MFA Painting), his work explores the human figure, dreamlike states, and symbolic storytelling through a blend of classical and contemporary approaches. He has taught at institutions including the College of Charleston, NC State, and the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and is represented by Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown, MA. His recent honors include the Boldbrush Award and Best in Show at the 2024 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition. In July 2026, Stephen opened Cefalo Gallery & Atelier, his own space for exhibiting and teaching traditional art in Charleston. We're looking forward to hearing him speak — hope to see you there!
We're excited to welcome Stephen Cefalo as our guest speaker at the September meeting, held Tuesday, September 8th from 5:30–7:30pm at the Wando Mount Pleasant Library, 1400 Carolina Park Blvd, Mount Pleasant.
Stephen is a contemporary figurative painter inspired by the Baroque, Surrealist, and Symbolist movements. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts (BFA Illustration) and Indiana University (MFA Painting), his work explores the human figure, dreamlike states, and symbolic storytelling through a blend of classical and contemporary approaches.
He has taught at institutions including the College of Charleston, NC State, and the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and is represented by Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown, MA. His recent honors include the Boldbrush Award and Best in Show at the 2024 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition. In July 2026, Stephen opened Cefalo Gallery & Atelier, his own space for exhibiting and teaching traditional art in Charleston.
We're looking forward to hearing him speak — hope to see you there!
CAG Book Club will meet September 28 Location to be determined... Our September book is Contrapposto by Dave Eggers. NATIONAL BESTSELLER and THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE A sweeping novel about friendship, love, and the lifelong pursuit of art. The novel is a wild and beautiful examination of the rules and market forces of the art world, but chiefly it’s about two friends who believe they can change that world, and bring new meaning to it, if only they can start their own movement, dodge charlatans, remain open-eyed and open-hearted, avoid going mad, avoid dying young of rare cancers, stay true to their ideals, and never tire of beauty. Not easy, but not impossible, either.
CAG Book Club will meet September 28
Location to be determined...
Our September book is Contrapposto by Dave Eggers.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER and THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
A sweeping novel about friendship, love,
and the lifelong pursuit of art.
The novel is a wild and beautiful examination of the rules and market forces of the art world, but chiefly it’s about two friends who believe they can change that world, and bring new meaning to it, if only they can start their own movement, dodge charlatans, remain open-eyed and open-hearted, avoid going mad, avoid dying young of rare cancers, stay true to their ideals, and never tire of beauty. Not easy, but not impossible, either.
Please RSVP to paulasb@comcast.net
Charleston Artist Guild
160 East Bay Street, Suite 102
Charleston, SC 29401
Guild Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9am-5pm Other times by appointment
Gallery Hours: Monday - Sunday 11am- 5pm
P. O. Box 21086
Charleston, SC 29413
Phone: (843) 722-2425
Email: info@charlestonartistguild.com
