ABOUT
THE MANDATE STATEMENT
The discipline concerning the Rebecca Bryan Gallery will be the visual arts. Within this field the program will recognize no restrictions as to the nature of its research andprograms relative to period, medium or the content approach of the art or artists. The geographic scope of the Rebecca Bryan Gallery will focus on art and artists from theEastern United States, but will not exclude art and artists from other parts of the world. Art in the collections of sister institutions and those of private collectors within thisgeographic scope will also fall under the purview of the Rebecca Bryan Gallery program. Provisions will allow for the exceptional special exhibitions from outside the region to bepresented at the facility as well.
PURPOSE
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery shall operate under the following definition and shall observe all the professional and ethical standards as defined in the International Council ofMuseum's Statutes of Professional Ethics concerning its programs, staff, governance and fiscal management consistent with the guidelines established by Coastal CarolineUniversity and the Coastal Carolina University Board of Directors and the School of Humanities Board of Visitors.
CONCEPT PLAN
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery shall operate under the following definition and shall observe all the professional and ethical standards as defined in the International Council ofMuseum's Statutes of Professional Ethics concerning its programs, staff, governance and fiscal management consistent with the guidelines established by Coastal CarolineUniversity and the Coastal Carolina University Board of Directors and the School of Humanities Board of Visitors.
RESEARCH
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery is responsible to all objects committed to its care and will take all reasonable steps to ensure for the purposes of communication, their identificationand interpretation and for the purposes of preservation their safety, security and conservation of objects entrusted to the gallery.
DISPLAY
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery will present six to eight exhibitions annually. The programs of the Rebecca Bryan Gallery shall strive to represent and serve a broad range of audiences and cultures.
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery should aim to introduce the public to a broad spectrum of art forms and traditions in both the fine arts and decorative arts, with selections from both historic and contemporary periods, and should also display and promote work for regional artists, crafts persons and other works of art of local interest.
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery should provide and manage touring exhibitions to appropriate locations (art galleries, community art centers, and local museums) through out itsgeographic region.
PROMOTION
The Rebecca Bryan Gallery is responsible for the promotion and publication of research relating to its programs.
Ultimately, we seek to maximize communication with all of its publics including artists, Coastal Carolina University students, faculty, staff and administrators, the surrounding community, media, and donors. The Gallery shall use gallery publications, evaluations, outreach programs, interpretive programs, news releases and promotional materials aschannels to communicate with its identified publics.
LOCATION
Building:
Edwards COHFA
Room 129
Hours:
9 am - 5 pm
Monday - Friday
Closed on University Holidays
Contact:
843-349-6454
jarendt@coastal.edu
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