Hello and thanks for visiting.

Throughout its EIGHTH exciting season, the Charleston Arts Festival continued its long-time mission of fostering innovative creative collaboration while producing diverse and forward-thinking programming.

CAF collaborated with Charleston magazine and Redux Contemporary Arts Center to revive the uber-successful “Under the Radar” series previously produced in 2006 and 2011.  From among more than ninety submissions, ten artists were selected to be highlighted in an expansive print feature in the magazine and in an exhibition at Redux.  As a complement to “UTR 2023”, CAF also produced a series of music and entertainment events during the run of the exhibition.

With our partners at Charleston Music Hall, CAF returned to quarterly programming for the city’s PechaKuchas with full-scale editions of these exciting events in January, May, September, and November.     

CAF also continued its long-time collaboration with PURE Theatre to organize and oversee that company’s patron dining program. 

All that happened in 2023!  Onward!  Although we had opted to take a bit of a “pause” in our PechaKucha scheduling as we forged into the year, number FORTY-FIVE has been set for April 10, 2024!!  That roster of superstar presenters will be released shortly.  Additionally, our partnering with PURE Theatre will continue into that group’s vibrant twenty-second season.    

It is beyond good to be back and at full-throttle!!  For our festival and for our community, the celebration of all things creative remains critical to our shared thriving.   STAY TUNED for more innovative programming throughout the coming year.

Andrew Walker

Terry Fox

For 2024, the Charleston Arts Festival is pleased to be supporting three of our city’s most creative and innovative arts entities: New Muse Concerts, Redux Contemporary Arts Center, and Fine Arts at The Citadel.

PECHAKUCHA 44

Charleston Arts Festival and Charleston Music Hall are elated to continue our city’s PechaKucha tradition with its FORTY-FIFTH edition on April 10, 2024.

The round of stellar superstar creatives for this very special evening will include:

Lynnette White, director of The Plantation Singers

Kevin Taylor, artist

Eden Fonvielle and Noodle McDoodle, The V-Tones

Camille Lowman, actor-member of the PURE Theatre core ensemble

Bruise Wayne, graphic artist and “Under the Radar” honoree

Mike East, president of TTS Studios

Manny Houston, multi-threat entertainer

Robin Phoenix Johnson, founder of the Best Medicine Brigade and veteran of PK 42, is going to be our emcee.  Josh Silverman will be DJing as always.  The poster and promotional art for PK 45 is by Kevin Taylor. 

PechaKucha 44 is also notable as the nineteenth in CAF’s collaborations with CMH.