250 Years from Mr. Freedman is a solo exhibition by Fletcher Williams III, held in historic Storehouse 8 at Navy Yard Charleston, in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the United States. The exhibition presents a series of wall reliefs created from the tin-roof of a burned Freedom Cottage in Charleston, SC.
The works introduce Mr. Freedman, a figure whose life has spanned centuries and whose accounts move between Charleston and the American South. Drawing upon Revolutionary-era history, Black Loyalist narratives, and Lowcountry folklore, the exhibition positions each artwork as an entry in the chronicle of Mr. Freedman’s life and legacy.
An assortment of motifs referencing regional mythology, national symbolism, and the architectural landscape of the Lowcountry, appear throughout the works. 250 Years from Mr. Freedman centers Charleston’s role within the American revolutionary story while expressing history as something lived, remembered, inherited, and continually retold.
Opening Reception
Saturday, July 4, 2026
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Storehouse 8, Suite 207 (2nd Fl)
Navy Yard Charleston
2154 Noisette Blvd.
North Charleston, SC 29405
Public Hours
Thursday – Sunday, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Monday – Wednesday by appointment
Admission is free and open to the public.
The exhibition space is accessible by elevator.
Special thanks to Navy Yard Charleston for providing the exhibition space at Storehouse 8 and support for the exhibition opening reception.
About the Artist
Fletcher Williams III (b. 1987, North Charleston, South Carolina) is an artist working in sculpture and installation. His work is rooted in Charleston and the Lowcountry, often incorporating salvaged and regionally specific materials including rusted tin, wood, sweetgrass, fencing, steel, and glass. Williams’s work is held in the collections of the International African American Museum, Gibbes Museum of Art, Davidson College, and the 701 Center for Contemporary Art Public Art Trail.
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