Gibbes Museum of Art Exhibits South Carolina Doodle 4 Google 2012 Finalists
June 22, 2012
Doodles to be displayed in special exhibition throughout July
CHARLESTON, SC – June 21, 2012 – The Gibbes Museum of Art announced that it will exhibit the South Carolina Doodle 4 Google 2012 finalists from July 3 – 31. Entries from kindergarten through high school students were submitted from across South Carolina and these ten finalists represent the top submissions in each age group. The finalists are students in Bluffton, Conway, Johnsonville, Pickens, Rock Hill, Simpsonville, Mount Pleasant, and North Charleston. The ten works will be on view in a special exhibition in the museum’s Welcome Gallery. The Welcome Gallery can be accessed without paying museum admission.
“We are delighted to partner with Google on the Doodle 4 Google program. It’s a terrific initiative that promotes the visual arts to students of all ages. We invite everyone to come see how the Google logo has been interpreted by these very talented finalists” said Gibbes Executive Director Angela Mack.
Doodle 4 Google is one of several efforts by Google to encourage and celebrate the creativity of young people by asking students to create their own Google doodle.
The theme this year was “If I could travel in time, I’d visit…” Doodle 4 Google gives students a blank canvas to harness their curiosity and imagine the past, present, and/or future anywhere in the world. The doodles were judged by a team of Googlers and then guest judges—such as Katy Perry, Phineas and Ferb creator and executive producer Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, and recording artist Jordin Sparks—helped choose the top doodles.
About the Gibbes Museum of Art
Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the Gibbes Museum of Art opened its doors to the public in 1905. Located in Charleston’s historic district, the Gibbes houses a premier collection of over 10,000 works, principally American with a Charleston or Southern connection, and presents special exhibitions throughout the year. In addition, the museum offers an extensive complement of public programming and educational outreach initiatives that serve the community by stimulating creative expression and improving the region’s superb quality of life. Highlights of the Gibbes collection can now be viewed on Google Art Project at www.googleartproject.com.
