The Columbia Design League Selects: Modern Design from the Collection is a complement installation the nationally traveling exhibition, The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design. Drawn solely from the collection of the Columbia Museum of Art, CDL Selects contains exceptional examples of 20th century design in a variety of media forms-seating furniture, tables, lamps, and related decorative arts; sculpture; industrial design and in a variety of media, including ceramics, glass, and metal. Columbia Design League board members selected the objects and wrote the accompanying label copy, stating why it is was selected as an example of good design.

For more information about the CMA affiliate group, Columbia Design League, visit columbiadesignleague.org .

Craft Bar Happy Hour has been bringing local crafters together since June 2011. Based on this informal and unstructured night of crafting once a month, Craft Bar Happy Weekend will connect professional artisans and their handmade goods from across the Southeast with shoppers and crafting enthusiasts of all ages. You'll enjoy quality crafts, local food, DJs and the opportunity to make friends and connections with the artists themselves Friday night from 6-9 and Saturday from 10-2. The Museum's team will offer workshops, demonstrations and activities that adults to even the littlest crafters can enjoy at Saturday's market.

Friday night, June 1st from 6:00PM to 9:00PM's kicks off the weekend of craft! This is a ticketed event that includes a performance by Midtown Dickens, and the chance to be the first to preview all the crafters and their goods the night before the free open market while enjoying the best of crafter camaraderie as you make and create at the CMA! Tickets go on sale the month prior to the event.
Please visit www.columbiamuseum.org/cbhh/ for more information on how to enter.