Artists turned Marion Square into an open-air gallery over the weekend during Piccolo Spoleto’s annual Outdoor Art Exhibition, which runs until June 8. Hundreds streamed through the park to enjoy color, music and stories.
Across the street, Wragg Square featured a smaller pop-up where performers and vendors gathered and locals lingered on the lawn.
Reporter Olivia Meier captured the day in photos:
Barbara Agar-Jones of Atlanta-based band Seed & Feed Marching Abominable gets hair tinsel extensions — a tradition during Piccolo Spoleto — from Megan Cummings at The Sparkle Bar. Credit: Olivia Meier 
Three-year-old Siena Constantine lays on a giant stuffed bear at the Charleston Parks Conservancy tent Credit: Olivia Meier 
Barbara Manigault has been weaving sweetgrass since she was nine, carrying on a Lowcountry tradition passed down from her mother. Reach her at manigault@hughes.net. Credit: Olivia Meier 
The band Lime & the Coconuts plays in front of Second Presbyterian Church facing Wragg Square. Credit: Olivia Meier 
Willy Frasier draws a crowd, flipping drumsticks mid-performance as he thumps along to pop songs. Credit: Olivia Meier 
Krystal Halvorson performs alongside her band Credit: Olivia Meier 
The Hollifield band brings slow jams to Wragg Square. Connor Hollifield (left), John Bias (middle) and Tommy Merritt (right) have been playing together for five years. Credit: Olivia Meier
Olivia Meier is an arts journalism graduate student at Syracuse University.
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