Press Release
Tickets are now available for Brookgreen Gardens' after-hours lighted art exhibition series, Summer Light: Art by Night, happening this summer, from May 11th to August 13th, on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Nine lighted art installations will be displayed throughout the gardens for an opportunity to explore and experience Brookgreen like never before.
“We are pleased to announce the return of this exciting and captivating event,” said Page Kiniry, President and CEO of Brookgreen Gardens. “This is the perfect opportunity for guests to immerse themselves and be mesmerized by the stunning landscapes, sculptures, and gardens that Brookgreen has to offer, in a whole new light.”
Created by Brookgreen's Public Exhibits Production and Logistics team, led by Manager Janet Coen, the same team that designs Nights of a Thousand Candles, the following nine light installations will be illuminated throughout the sculpture gardens:
- Cascades – 800 upcycled “chandeliers” of cascading light in the Welcome Plaza portico.
- Prismatic Passage – nearly 900 wine bottles casting a colorful reflective glow along the Daylily Walk.
- Mystic Summer Nights – 15 architectural LED bar lights casting cool colors beyond the Garden Wall.
- Where the Heavens Meet the Earth, A Tangible Night's Sky – over 450 glistening hues of blue, yellow and white will twinkle like stars under the 200-year-old Live Oak trees on the Rosen Carolina Terrace.
- Morocco at Night – 95 Moroccan-style lanterns will be scattered amongst the architecture, sculptures, roses bushes, and palm trees of the Poetry Garden.
- Reflections of the Night – blue, green, and yellow handmade glass, created by “Conway Glass,” will splay colors across the garden surrounding the sculpture “Athlete” by Rudulph Evans as the sun sets each night.
- A Moppet's Dream – 18 upcycled planter baskets and 14 repurposed cressets will make up larger-than-life lighted flowers placed throughout the Children's Garden.
- Symphony of Light – 50 architectural LED bar lights will light Live Oak Allee in a wash of color paired with romantic melodies.
- White Lights, Warm Nights – White lanterns illuminating the pool and garden surrounding Anna Hyatt Huntington's “Diana of the Chase” sculpture, mimicking the pure light of the moon.
Each night, Brookgreen Garden's gates will reopen at 6 pm for access to Summer Light: Art by Night. Live music will be performed nightly by various bands. Dining and beverage options will also be available each evening.
Brookgreen's Rosen Galleries will also be open during the event. Bronze And Steel: The Art of Marc Mellon and Babette Bloch, an interfacing retrospective exhibit from husband-and-wife sculptors Marc Mellon and Babette Bloch, will be on display. There will also be musical performances in the gallery from local pianists or classical guitarists. For more information, click here.
Brookgreen's Noble Gallery and Brown Sculpture Court will also be open and displaying artworks of various styles and themes.
Event Details
- What: Summer Light: Art by Night
- When: May 11th – August 13th, 2022; Wednesdays & Saturdays only; 6 pm.– 10 pm
- Where: Brookgreen Gardens, 1931 Brookgreen Drive, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
- Tickets: Members: $20 adults, $12 children. Non-members: $25 adults, $15 children. To purchase tickets, click here.
For more information about the event series, visit www.brookgreen.org.
