Charleston’s Fourth Annual Spirited Brunch will be held on May 15
Join us as houses of worship across the peninsula welcome city residents and visitors who are interested in learning more about the history, culture and faith of the congregations lining our streets on May 15 from 12:30-3:30pm.
An exhibit hall at the College of Charleston will showcase congregations located beyond downtown, There, the communities will have the chance to share their culinary traditions with tour goers.
The event will provide a glimpse into the food traditions of our local prayerful spaces. As we know, food is not only a symbol of our various histories, cultures, and faiths: It’s also one of the very best ways to bring people together. That’s why each Spirited Brunch site will serve a representative snack. It might be something as simple as the sweet tea that’s poured at every brotherhood meeting, or as elaborate as an array of cakes baked by congregation members.
Check the map here.
The Flags Project at the Spirited Brunch
This year the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts will bring the internationally acclaimed Indonesian artist, Arahmaiani to present her world-renowned community-based performance, the “Flags Project” in Charleston during Spirited Brunch. Celebrating diversity and interfaith dialogue, Arahmaiani invites members of the local Charleston community to collaborate with her by making flags with meaningful words and symbols to communicate joy and harmony. Additionally, Arahmaiani is seeking volunteers to perform by carrying the flags and marching through downtown to varying houses of worship.
If you or your community would like to participate in making a flag or joining the performance as a flag bearer or just marching with the artist, please contact us at info@CICouncil.org. See more about the artist below.
All are welcome to join this uplifting performance alongside our artist.
Starting location: Alumni Center, 86 Wentworth Street (entry via St. Philip’s Street).
Performance route: Alongside various nearby participating congregations.
Performance culminating at 3:00pm at KKBE synagogue (90 Hasell Street), with a short interfaith choral performance.
About the Artitst
One of Indonesia’s most seminal and respected contemporary artists, Arahmaiani has been internationally recognized for her powerful and provocative commentaries on social, political, and cultural issues. Born in 1961 in Bandung, Indonesia, she established herself in the 1980’s as a pioneer in the field of performance art in Southeast Asia –– although her practice also incorporates a wide variety of media. Since 1980, Arahmaiani has been included in over one hundred solo and group exhibitions around the world. Her works have been performed and exhibited widely in museums and biennials, including: the Venice Biennale (2003), Biennale of the Moving Image, Geneva (2003), Gwangju Biennale (2002), Biennale de São Paulo (2002) among many others. In New York City, she was included in the landmark exhibition, Traditions/Tensions, at Asia Society in 1996, as well as Global Feminisms at the Brooklyn Museum in 2007. She also had a major retrospective, Arahmaiani: The Past has not Passed (Masa Lalu Belumlah Berlalu), at the MACAN Museum in 2018.