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SaturdayAugust 3
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayAugust 4
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
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.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
MondayAugust 5
Summer Camp: Art Express: The ABCs of Art (Ages 4 - 7) Aug 5 -99:00 a.m. -noon Summer Camp: Art Express: The ABCs of Art (Ages 4 - 7)
Scissors? Check! Markers? Check! Paintbrush? Check! Learn the basics of what it takes to create great art. Focus on shapes, colors and other elements of art to prepare for the school year ahead.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
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  • Cost:
  • $135 or $108 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 4 - 7
Summer Camp: Paint Like Picasso! (Ages 8 - 12) Aug 5 - 99:00 a.m. -noon Summer Camp: Paint Like Picasso! (Ages 8 - 12)
Be inspired by our exhibition Picasso: Master Prints and learn a variety of painting techniques as you create your own vibrant renditions of still lifes, landscapes and more.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
    Register Now!
  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 8 - 12
TEEN ACADEMY: Drawing 101 (Ages 13 - 18) Aug 5 - 91:00 -4:00 p.m. TEEN ACADEMY: Drawing 101 (Ages 13 - 18)
Explore drawing in a variety of different mediums. Subjects include a clothed live model, building interiors and still lifes.

Please note that pre-registration is required for all programs and fees are non-refundable. Kids Plus! members receive a 20 percent discount on all summer camps and have priority registration March 1-15.
    Register Now!
  • Cost:
  • $160 or $128 for Kids Plus! Members and above
  • Ages:
  • 13 - 18
FridayAugust 9
Lecture: The Adornment of Geometry: Image, Text and FormNoon Lecture: The Adornment of Geometry: Image, Text and Form
Dr. Akel Kahera explores the major issues of image, text and form by inviting participants to examine the adornment of geometry in Islamic visual expression. Dr. Kahera is the Associate Dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Humanities at Clemson University.


This program is sponsored by The Humanities Council SC, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; inspiring, engaging and enriching South Carolinians with programs on literature, history, culture and heritage.


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SaturdayAugust 10
Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh1:00 pm Gallery Tour: Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh
A guided tour of the exhibition, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, offers insight into Steven Naifeh’s artistic background and his works.
SundayAugust 11
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
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.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
SundayAugust 18
Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection2:00 p.m. Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum
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.
  • Cost:
  • FREE courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of SC.
Dinner and a Movie with Steven Naifeh5:30 p.m. Dinner and a Movie with Steven Naifeh
Spend an evening with artist and author Steven Naifeh by enjoying a cocktail hour and then a tour of his major exhibition at the CMA, Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh, all topped off with a BBQ dinner. After dinner, stroll down to the Nickelodeon Theater to enjoy popcorn, desserts and drinks while watching the film, Pollock. This film was inspired by Naifeh's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Jackson Pollock: An American Saga.