It's time for another high-octane, art party! Enjoy beer tastings from The Whig, D.I.Y art projects, interactive art, scavenger hunts, a unique perspective tour through Impressionism from Monet to Matisse and musical performances featuring bands from Fork and Spoon Records. The party-like atmosphere of the event engages guests with the art and with the Museum, many for the first time. Sponsored by The Whig, WXRY and Free Times.

A guided tour of the exhibition Impressionism from Monet to Matisse offers insight into the artists and their works.

A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.

Learn all about lines in the galleries and create a very linear piece bursting with color and energy. Participants (ages 2-5) and their adult companions explore art through the introduction of elementary art terms such as color, line, shape and texture during the Wee Wednesday series. This five-series program includes story time and a creative studio activity related to the art exploration theme.

Supported by SCE&G.

Dr. Brad Collins,USC Art History Professor, leads a guided tour through Impressionism from Monet to Matisse, highlighting major developments in French painting. In this tour, Dr. Collins picks up where he left off in his most recent lecture series, Monet to Matisse: Impressionism to Fauvism. Enjoy this closer look at the exhibition.

Dr. Brad Collins, USC Art History Professor, leads a guided tour through Impressionism from Monet to Matisse, highlighting major developments in French painting. In this tour, Dr. Collins picks up where he left off in his most recent lecture series, Monet to Matisse: Impressionism to Fauvism. Enjoy this closer look at the exhibition.

Art of the Western World presents works within a religious, intellectual and social context. Host Michael Wood, along with a team of international art experts, provides the ultimate guided tour through two millennia of creative genius. Part one, An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion, shows how the playful fantasy and provocative subjects of the Rococo style gave way to strict rationalism. Striving for individual expression, Romantic painters Goya, Gericault, and Delacroix demonstrated a range of styles and subjects. Part two, A Fresh View-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, features the first giants of the modern age from Courbet and Manet to the Impressionists Monet, Degas and Renoir. It also showcases the masters of Post-Impressionism, van Gogh, Cézanne, Seurat and Gauguin. 114 minutes.

Create batiks inspired by the lush vegetation seen during a tour of the galleries. This five-series program is designed especially for home-school children (ages 4 and up) and their parents.

Supported by SCE&G.

The Artist Salon Series features gallery talks, led by working artists, about a wide range of subjects, topics and disciplines. Columbia Classical Ballet dancers perform an original work inspired by the exhibition, Impressionism from Monet to Matisse. Artistic Director Radenko Pavlovich and Choreographer Noah LaLonde discuss their creative processes and influences.

Choreographer:
Noah LaLonde

Dancers:
Caitlin Sullivan
Gwynn Root
Elizabeth Strenge
Maggie Hegarty
Pamela Kubiak
Nancy Broadwell
Sona Lee
Rie Aoki
Charlotte Hovey
Matthew Waters
David Greenberg
Noah LaLonde

Music by:
The Piano Guys


For more information about the Columbia City Ballet visit www.columbiaclassicalballet.org.

Art of the Western World presents works within a religious, intellectual and social context. Host Michael Wood, along with a team of international art experts, provides the ultimate guided tour through two millennia of creative genius. Part one, An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion, shows how the playful fantasy and provocative subjects of the Rococo style gave way to strict rationalism. Striving for individual expression, Romantic painters Goya, Gericault, and Delacroix demonstrated a range of styles and subjects. Part two, A Fresh View-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, features the first giants of the modern age from Courbet and Manet to the Impressionists Monet, Degas and Renoir. It also showcases the masters of Post-Impressionism, van Gogh, Cézanne, Seurat and Gauguin. 114 minutes.

A guided tour of the exhibition Impressionism from Monet to Matisse offers insight into the artists and their works.

Families are invited to celebrate their love for art at Family Fun Day: Sweet on CMA! Travel to different art stations to make a handmade valentine for someone special or enough for your whole class, have your face painted, take a love-sick tour, participate in a "Sweethearts in Art" Gallery Hunt, purchase some sweet treats and enjoy the classic film The Princess Bride!

Create your own valentines in this monthly open studio program for families. Enjoy a family tour at 1:00 p.m. or take a self-guided tour of the CMA. Supported by SCE&G.

This free, 45-minute guided and interactive tour explores the world of art in a way that can be enjoyed by all family members. Discover the CMA in a new way and learn how to talk about art with your children. Supported by SCE&G.

A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.

Opus Two performs works by George Gershwin, one of America’s most popular and iconic composers. In honor of the 75th anniversary of Gershwin’s death in 1937, violinist William Terwilliger and pianist Andrew Cooperstock perform Jascha Heifetz’s arrangements from Gershwin’s landmark folk opera Porgy and Bess. Through engaging commentary, Terwilliger and Cooperstock explore Gershwin’s groundbreaking contribution to American music. In addition, SC dancer Barbara Howse-Diemer’s Porgy and Bess interpretation is featured on film.

Celebrate this romantic day in style! Artistic director Edward Arron is joined by his wife, pianist Jeewon Park, as well as violinist Tessa Lark as they perform works by Bach, Haydn, Pärt and Schubert. The concert begins promptly at 7:00 p.m., so make your dinner reservations accordingly!

J.S. Bach: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
Pärt: Mozart-Adagio for Piano, Violin and Cello (1992)
Haydn: Piano Trio in A-flat Major, Hob. XV:14
Schubert : Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D. 929

Musicians:
Jeewon Park, piano
Tessa Lark, violin
Edward Arron, cello

Tickets will be mailed two weeks prior to concert.

Impressionism from Monet to Matisse will be open from 6-7 when the doors open.

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A guided tour of the exhibition Impressionism from Monet to Matisse offers insight into the artists and their works.

A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.

Art 21 Access ’12 is an international screening initiative created to increase knowledge of contemporary art, ignite dialogue and inspire creative thinking. The third episode, History, features Glenn Ligon, Marina Abramović and Mary Reid Kelley who play with historical events, explore and expose common assumptions about historic truths, and create narratives based on personal experiences. This event is produced in collaboration with Art21, Inc., a non-profit contemporary art organization serving artists, students, teachers, and the general public worldwide.

Get up close and personal with the 2012 Runaway Runway outfits and learn about the designer’s concept and construction process. From a gown made of old phone books to a Cyborg Lolita dress made of recycled computer parts, these creations range in theme and materials and are wild eco-friendly fashions that elevate green awareness through good design.

Something Special florist Grant Lorick creates arrangements in the CMA that are inspired by the exhibition, Impressionism from Monet to Matisse.

South Carolina artists draw and paint portraits of one another in a head to head, single-elimination competition. The judged competition consists of four rounds, each lasting 90 minutes. Artists 18 and older are invited to enter and are randomly paired, each painting or drawing the other’s portrait in their medium of choice. First place prize is $500, and second place prize is a $250 gift certificate to City Art. Third place prize is a $25 gift certificate to the Museum Shop and a collection of exhibition catalogues.

Official rules and registration forms available here or by calling 803.343.2208.

Arts workshops held at at the CMA for teachers k-12. Educators choose from sessions in drama, visual arts, dance, media literacy and music.

Visit our educator page to register now!

Registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch from Spotted Salamander. Call 803.343.2215 for more information.

Art of the Western World presents works within a religious, intellectual and social context. Host Michael Wood, along with a team of international art experts, provides the ultimate guided tour through two millennia of creative genius. Part one, An Age of Reason, An Age of Passion, shows how the playful fantasy and provocative subjects of the Rococo style gave way to strict rationalism. Striving for individual expression, Romantic painters Goya, Gericault, and Delacroix demonstrated a range of styles and subjects. Part two, A Fresh View-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, features the first giants of the modern age from Courbet and Manet to the Impressionists Monet, Degas and Renoir. It also showcases the masters of Post-Impressionism, van Gogh, Cézanne, Seurat and Gauguin. 114 minutes.

A guided tour of the exhibition Impressionism from Monet to Matisse offers insight into the artists and their works.

A docent-led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art. This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as the Museum's new American galleries.