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Major fashion exhibition featuring Alexander McQueen and Ann Ray opens October 7

PRESS RELEASE September 20, 2023 Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art is pleased to present Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous , a major fashion and photography exhibition on view
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CMA Staff Pick: Alex Taylor

My favorite piece at the museum is Portrait of a Woman. I find myself going to her when I’m having an off day and I need to get right with myself.
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Exclusive Sergio Hudson exhibition opening at the Columbia Museum of Art

Iconic designer’s fashions and sketches go on view November 18

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Binder is the storytelling arm of the CMA

Get a new perspective on art. See which works are staff favorites, watch recorded talks, find out how art is actually made, hear the latest episode of the podcast, and get the latest news from your museum.

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CMA Staff Pick: Thomas Ruple

Oh, hello there — I'm Thomas Ruple, a preparator in the curatorial department. My role involves designing, hanging, and lighting shows, as well as caring for the parts of the collection not currently
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Columbia Museum of Art participates in the Art Bridges Cohort Program

PRESS RELEASE The Columbia Museum of Art is sharing works of art and material culture from its collection with three partner museums, including two in the American South, through the Art Bridges Cohort Program, made possible by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art’s $2 million grant from the Art Bridges Foundation.
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Rodney McMillian, Columbia-born artist with national reputation, receives Key to the City and S.C. State House resolution as his work is acquired by the Columbia Museum of Art

PRESS RELEASE Two McMillian artworks have been acquired by the museum with support from the Contemporaries.
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Columbia Museum of Art’s Binder Podcast Wins Gold

PRESS RELEASE: The Columbia Museum of Art is pleased to announce it is a recipient of the 2022 Southeastern Museums Conference Gold Award for Media Production for its podcast, Binder.

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Binder Podcast

Binder Podcast uses art as a catalyst to talk about big ideas, bringing people together through complex conversations and personal stories to create the connections that lift our entire community.

Hosted by CMA writer-in-residence Ray McManus and produced by the Columbia Museum of Art, Binder brings you audio storytelling with writers, artists, scholars, curators, and more. New episodes every month.

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CMA Staff Picks: Will Rowan

Hello, I’m Will, and I’m the Facility Operations & Systems Manager at our beloved Columbia Museum of Art. I lead security and facilities teams, working hard to provide overwatch and safety for staff
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Poetry

Nathalie Anderson

Nathalie Anderson reads her poem inspired by Small Silver Water Splash by Pat Steir.
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CMA Staff Picks: Nicole Morgan

A Rainy Day by Hans Burkhardt is my favorite work in the collection galleries... I am drawn in by the warmth of the color and the Cubist elements seen in the peaks and hard lines of the cityscape.
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The CMA Collection

A Conversation with Curators

CMA Curator Michael Neumeister and Bill Bodine, former CMA deputy director and chief curator discuss the history of Kress collections in museums throughout the United States. During Bodine’s eight

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