Page 27 - Georgetown NCG 2021

ARTS & CULTURE
eorgetown County
G has been synonymous
with cultural refinement since
Colonial days. No doubt our
breathtaking natural surroundings
and exciting history inspire our
talented local artists.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Preserving & Promoting
the Hammock Coast
One testament to this inspiration
is * Brookgreen Gardens, America’s
first public sculpture garden and
a National Historic Landmark.
An amazing synthesis of art and
horticulture, more than 2,000 works
by more than 450 sculptors make
Brookgreen Gardens’ collection
the world’s largest and most
comprehensive outdoor display
of American figurative sculpture.
Also on the grounds of
Brookgreen, the Lowcountry History
and Wildlife Preserve educates
on the rice plantations of the
1800s and the Gullah culture. The
Lowcountry Zoo, a fully accredited
zoo by the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums, features animals native
to the South Carolina coast.
ARTS
People throughout the state
and beyond look forward to the
annual * Pawleys Island Festival of
Music & Art (PIFMA) over a three-
Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce | 843.546.8436 | www.visitgeorge.com 23
week period in October. The festival and developing the cattle, indigo
features music from jazz to Motown, and rice culture of the plantation era.
blues, pop, classical and much The Gullah-Geechee culture is
more. Georgetown County’s arts evident in the area’s flavorful
community rallies around this event, cuisine, colorful art and the
planning concurrent presentations rhythmic dialect spoken among
of visual and theatrical arts in addition the descendants.
to the music showcase. Reserve your space on a two-
You don’t have to wait hour tour of * Hobcaw Barony
for PIFMA to get your
to experience the property and
culture fix, though. * The Swamp Fox Hobcaw House where Winston
Players produce four live theatrical Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and
productions each season at the other leaders of the 20th century
historic Strand Cinema. The Strand stayed. Today, Hobcaw Barony is
Cinema also offers award-winning a 16,000-acre wildlife preserve
films on Fridays and Saturdays.
HISTORY & MUSEUMS internationally known for research,
Get an overview of Georgetown education and conservation.
County’s past at several area museums. South Carolina universities such as
Clemson University, the University
The * Georgetown County Museum of South Carolina, Coastal Carolina
preserves and displays artifacts University and Francis Marion
spanning nearly 300 years, including University conduct research here in
Native American artifacts, relics and
tools of the plantation culture, and forestry, marine biology and the care
feature items such as a letter written and propagation of wildlife and flora.
by Revolutionary War Gen. Francis The Hobcaw Barony Discovery
Marion (The Swamp Fox). Center provides information on the
The Gullah Museum explores preserve, including a 1,200-gallon
the African American contributions
to Georgetown County’s history, aquarium and marsh midden, pine
including protection of the colony and cypress ecosystem exhibits,
from 1670 through the American and information on the property’s
Revolution, and later, introducing history and research.
* Preferred Chamber Partner