Though the focus of the festival is firmly on performing arts, one of the most curious events during the fest is an exhibition at Charleston’s Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art that pairs the work of young street artist Shephard Fairey with the work of Jasper Johns. What may not be well-known about either world-famous artist is the fact that they are both sons of South Carolina: Johns was born in Augusta and then raised in Allendale and Columbia and other places around the state, while Fairey hails from Charleston. Fairey will be in Charleston during the festival to attend the exhibition’s opening to give an artist’s talk and to paint several commissioned murals around the city.
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