Watch the Timely Conversations on Race, Art & Activism

Watch the Timely Conversations on Race, Art & Activism

The Charleston Gaillard Center presents Raising the Volume, a conversation on music, race, art, activism, and community curated by Artists-in-Residence Marcus Amaker and Charlton Singleton. Photo: 99.3 The Box/Gaillard Center


It’s a series of conversations that need to be heard across the Lowcountry.

The Charleston Gaillard Center presents Raising the Volume, a conversation on music, race, activism, and community curated by Artists-in-Residence, Markus Amaker and Charlton Singleton. Watch as they explore issues through open, honest dialogue. Each episode features an in-depth conversation with local Black leaders, educators, business owners, and artists. This free, virtual series is available online at GaillardCenter.org.

Marcus Amaker talked about the program, in-depth, on the Charleston Radio Group’s “Lowcountry Forever.” You can listen to that interview here.

Funding for this program provided in part by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

Click here to listen to watch all the current episodes.

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