Arts Ob We People: A Gullah Geechee Art Exhibition

Arts Ob We People: A Gullah Geechee Art Exhibition presents a vibrant and soul-stirring celebration of Gullah Geechee art, heritage, and cultural continuity during the Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration. The exhibition brings together bold visual voices including Amiri Farris, Ren Dillard, and other gifted Gullah Geechee artists whose work honors memory, land, and community.
Set within the inviting ambience of J Costello Gallery, the exhibition explores essential aspects of Gullah Geechee life—land ownership and property, environmental conservation, foodways, language, tradition, song, praise, and ancestral wisdom. Through layered mixed media, symbolism, and expressive mark-making, the artists transform lived history into contemporary visual narratives.

Featured artist Amiri Farris is honored to present newly created works alongside a retrospective selection of earlier pieces, offering audiences a rare look at artwork created throughout the many years of the Gullah Celebration. His paintings serve as visual archives, reflecting resilience, cultural memory, and the passage of time.

Gallery hours:  5-9 Tuesday-Sunday or by appointment during the day.