Posted in Events, Life on July 21st, 2010 No Comments »
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It has been a busy time at The Purple Moon the past few months. We celebrated the fifth anniversary of the opening in downtown Charleston last month, had the blowout “vault sale”, and participated in the monthly ArtWalks- not to mention Festivall.
The project which has been on our back burner [...]
Posted in Events on April 28th, 2010 No Comments »
The Purple Moon is currently seeking dependable, hard-working, intelligent people to assist in all aspects of our retail vintage shop and gallery. Applicants should be motivated, eager to learn and willing to work in all areas of the business. Saturdays and some evenings are required.
Apply in person at The Purple Moon, 906 Quarrier Street, Charleston [...]
Posted in Art, Collecting, Events, Furniture, Interior Design, Life on February 6th, 2010 No Comments »
PM Estate Sales, a service of The Purple Moon, will be holding an estate sale at 805 Montrose Drive in South Charleston on Saturday, February 6th from 10am - 4pm and on Sunday, February 7th from 11am to 4pm.
This small, but high-quality, estate has the treasures you are looking for in the great condition you [...]
Posted in Art, Events on December 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Charleston photographer Deborah Herndon will be opening her first solo show, “Details” at The Purple Moon on Thursday, December 17th.
Herndon’s exhibit draws from photographs primarily taken in Southern France and examines the small details frequently overlooked.
“The history and culture of a place is often reflected in the details,” Herndon said, “it is there that you [...]
Posted in Events, Life on November 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
Posted in Art, Events, Life on November 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
Pittsburgh-based artist Melissa J. Tyson will be bringing her versatile work to Charleston in a new show opening at The Purple Moon on Friday, November 27th.
The opening coincides with the November ArtWalk.
Tyson uses ancient metalsmithing techniques such as alloying, soldering, forging, and enameling to make one-of-a-kind and limited edition jewelry pieces. She works with traditional [...]
Posted in Art, Events on November 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Screen Shot of New Website for the Downtown Charleston ArtWalk
Just in time for the Holiday Artwalk Season the new and improved website for the Downtown Charleston ArtWalk has just gone live.
Featuring more gallery details and in depth notices of shows, features and openings in Downtown Charleston the website has developed to meet the needs of the [...]
Posted in Art, Events, Life on November 3rd, 2009 1 Comment »
Visit three countries in one night on November 12, 2009 from 6:00PM to 7:30PM at the following locations:
Callen McJunkin Gallery - 219 Hale Street
The Purple Moon - 906 Quarrier Street
Taylor Books - Annex Gallery - 226 Capitol Street
Each location will feature wines of one country - taste vintages from Italy, Spain and Argentina while you [...]
Posted in Art, Collecting, Design History, Events, Life, Modern Design on September 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
More than a decade after his death, The Purple Moon will be presenting a very rare offering of sculptures by Charleston artist and architect Robert E. Martens.
Robert E. Martens was born in Illinois in 1919 but lived most of his life in Charleston, West Virginia. Martens studied architecture at Yale University and at the Cranbrook [...]
Posted in Events, Life on September 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Generation Charleston is going back to the roaring twenties for the annual Generations Celebration. Saturday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m., Generation Charleston will transform the University of Charleston Rotunda into a 1920’s speakeasy.
“The Generations Celebration is an opportunity for anyone, of any generation, to celebrate all that makes Charleston a great place to live and [...]
