The Agape Table: Drawn Together

Join the Columbia Museum of Art and The Agape Table for a day of art, conversation, and community around featured exhibition Keith Haring: Radiant Vision. 

Moderators Demetria Blooms, Terrance Henderson, and Dylan Gunnels guide participants on a tour of the show, leading a discussion of works in the galleries that continues over a shared meal. Topics range from Haring’s bold, iconic imagery to his advocacy and activism for human rights — inspiring us to think critically about the world we live in today. This collaborative program creates a welcoming space where all voices are heard and where art becomes a catalyst for dialogue, belonging, and community care. Lunch catered by NoMa by Al Amir. 

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Demetria Blooms (she/they) is a Black, queer, fat, and disabled artist and spiritual practitioner from South Carolina. Their works draw on their lived experiences and spiritual practices. Through different mediums, Blooms weaves together memory, emotion, and the mystic to create art that tells stories, promotes dreaming, and reminds us of the power within.  

Terrance Henderson (he/him) is an international award-winning choreographer, performing artist, creative, writer, master teacher, and equity advisor based in Columbia, South Carolina. He has been a driving force in the theater and dance communities of South Carolina for many years, raising the bar on achievements in dance, theater, and choreography and forging important conversations through his work. Henderson has been the director of the modern, contemporary, and jazz dance program at Southeastern Ballet School for almost 20 years. He performs regularly throughout the state as a member of musical groups IndigoSOUL and The Pack. He was a 2025 Mellon Monuments Fellow with Wideman Davis Dance, is a former State Dance Performance Fellow, and in 2016 was the recipient of the city's Steve G. Morrison Visionary Award. This past summer, Henderson originated the role of Dogwood in the World Premier of Kudzu Calling by Donnetta Lavina Grays at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.

Dylan Gunnels (he/him) is a local activist, community organizer, writer, and social entrepreneur. He graduated from Charleston Southern University with a B.A. in theology and has been in the ministry and nonprofit world ever since. He is a lover of people and enjoys walking with others on their journey to discovering their true self, their true faith, and their true community. Gunnels dreams of a world in which equity and belonging are the centerpiece of the community and hopes to play at least a small role in that. He is the founder and director of The Agape Table, an organization that is healing, educating, and activating to create a South Carolina where every LGBTQ person belongs. He also serves as the missions pastor at Emmaus Church, co-owner of Terracotta Nursery Columbia, and president of SC Pride, and consults with multiple organizations across the state. Gunnels is a dog dad to Bentley, Samson, and Delilah; a cat dad to Skene, Mila, and Louie; and he cherishes the loving relationship with his partner, Jack.

Can we assist you with accommodations for accessibility during your visit? Please let us know at 803-799-2810 or [email protected].