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9/26/2018: The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department is pleased to announce that a group exhibition of works by Women. Artists. Mentors. (W.A.M.) will be on display at the North Charleston City Gallery from October 4-31, 2018. A free reception will be held at the gallery on Thursday, October 4, from 5:00-7:00pm. Some of the...

9/26/2018: Application for future Accommodations Tax Funding must be submitted by Friday, September 28, 2018 at 3:00pm. 2020 Accommodations Tax Application 2020 Accommodations Tax Instructions Accommodations Tax Grants are provided through revenue received by the City for its share of the 2% lodging tax levied by the State of South Carolina. These monies can only be...

9/21/2018: The North Charleston Performing Arts Center announced today that 200 tickets for the Sarah McLachlan concert on Monday, September 24 will be sold as “Pay What You Can”. All proceeds from the tickets will go to the Lowcountry Mayors Relief Fund at Coastal Community Foundation to help with relief efforts for Hurricane Florence. Minimum donation...

9/18/2018: Established and emerging professional visual artists creating two-dimensional or wall-hung three-dimensional works are invited to apply individually or with a group to exhibit at the North Charleston City Gallery. The gallery features artwork by international, national, and local artists in a variety of subjects and media. The City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department manages...

8/31/2018: The City of North Charleston’s Cultural Arts Department is pleased to announce that digital illustrations and animations by Florida based artist Dengke Chen and mixed media works by Valerie Hanks of Texas will be on exhibit at the North Charleston City Gallery from September 5-28, 2018. Admission to view the concurrent solo exhibitions is free....

8/20/2018: Muralist, illustrator, and portrait artist Quintin Chaplin has been selected as the City of North Charleston's Artist-in-Residence for FY2018/19.

8/10/2018: Thanks to the dedication of Mayor Summey and City Council, the City of North Charleston has been committed to providing after school programs in public elementary schools within city limits since 2008. One component of these programs is to provide arts enrichment classes through the City’s Cultural Arts Department. The department provides a multi-disciplined roster...

8/2/2018: The City of North Charleston, in partnership with Dorchester County School District 2 (DD2), will break ground on a new Aquatics Center on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 9:00am, 8500 Patriot Blvd. Since the conception of the partnership, the initiative expanded from a facility to provide aquatics access for water safety and athletic exercise to...

7/30/2018: The “Goose,” as she was affectionately known, was a familiar sight steaming in and out of Charleston harbor during the 1960’s.  She began her service as the Victory ship SS Columbia during WWII and was transferred to the US Navy in 1951.  As a U.S. Merchant Marine ship, she was very active during WWII in...

7/30/2018:   The North Charleston Police Explorer Post was selected as the South Carolina Explorer Post of the Year 2018 during the SCALE Conference and Competition in Lexington, SC.   The conference took place July 23-27  with events ranging from: Active Shooter, Shooting, Driving, Narcotics Search Warrant, Crime Scene, and Press Conference.   NCPD Explorers competed against other...