North Charleston’s Artist in Residence to Display Work at Park Circle Community Building

Shayn Green to exhibit collection of mixed media works at conclusion of residency

The City of North Charleston's Cultural Arts Department is pleased to announce that mixed media works by the current North Charleston Artist-in-Residence Shayn Green will be on display at the Park Circle Community Building at 4800 Park Circle from October 25 through November 1, 2024. A free public reception will be held on Friday, October 25, from 6:00-8:00pm. Admission is free.

Shayn Green was selected this summer as the City's first Artist-in-Residence (AIR) for its Pilot Residency Program at the Park Circle Community Building running August-October 2024. The City's AIR serves as a visual art ambassador for the North Charleston community. Along with creating new work in the 270 sq. ft. AIR Studio located within the Park Circle Community Building, Shayn has offered two free classes during her residency in collaboration with the City's Cultural Arts Department. Her mixed media wall hanging class in September and zine-making class in October presented unique opportunities for artistic engagement for North Charleston citizens.

Shayn's exhibition, Big Nose Baddies, will feature a collection of mixed media pieces created before and during her residency at the Park Circle Community Building. Her vibrant and exaggerated portraiture uses her life experiences as a black and queer woman along with her Geechee family's facial features, bodies, and culture of BIPOC as inspiration. Utilizing drawing, painting, sculpting, and sewing techniques, Shayn creates fun and quirky pieces that work in two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces to promote diversity and highlight black beauty.

A graduate of Charleston County School of the Arts in North Charleston, Green went on to earn a BA in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina in 2019. She specializes in portraiture, literary illustrations, and graphic design and utilizes color to further enhance the tone of her work. Her "Big Nose Baddies" series was created to connect and uplift other black and brown people. "Growing up I did not see a lot of artwork showcasing black and brown people with features like mine," Green explains. "The artwork that I did see was centered around black pain and hardship, which is very prevalent in a variety of media. When creating this art style, I decided to make art that is more fun, colorful, and maybe a little magical for all the Big Nose Baddies out there." Learn more about the artist at www.artbyshayn.com.

More information about the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department's AIR program, as well as the department's other programs, exhibits, and events, can be found on the Arts & Culture section of the City's website. Applications for North Charleston's quarterly visual artist residencies for 2025 will open on Thursday, October 17, 2024. There is no fee to apply. Access the application at https://northcharlestonculturalartsdepartment.slideroom.com.