Events (Category: Classes) | Columbia Museum of Art

Saturday February 25

10:00 am

Art Class: Watercolor 101

SOLD OUT Have fun and get inspired as you relax and enjoy the process of painting. Designed for those who have little to no experience in watercolor, this class focuses on getting comfortable with watercolor painting fundamentals like color mixing, brush technique, composition, and drawing skills. Taught by professional watercolorist Constance Manley, a signature member of the South Carolina Watermedia Society. Ages 15 and up. Please bring reference photos to work from; all other materials and equipment provided.

Saturday March 04-11

Art Class: Cigar Box Guitars

Saturdays, March 4 and 11 | 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Build your own cigar box guitar in this two-day workshop with Anthony Walker of Southpaw Cigar Box Guitars. Walker crafts guitars using modern materials and techniques rooted in old blues traditions of creating musical instruments from whatever materials were available. Learn how to design your own headstocks, add your own artistic touch to the guitar body, then assemble and string your creation. Saws and drills are used in this class; experience helpful but not required. All materials and equipment provided, including supplies for painting and decoupage, but attendees are encouraged to bring their own magazines or books for decoupaging. Ages 15 and up.

Monday March 06

6:00 pm

Meditation Mondays

Begin your week with restorative meditation and mindful journaling at the CMA. Guests are guided through a meditation session by Marlena Crovatt-Bagwell followed by a journaling activity that encourages mindfulness and connection

Saturday March 11

10:00 am

An Act of Worship: Building a Community Archive

Attendees share tools and information on how they can interview and learn about other community members and help archive their collective story. Through the process, this workshop aims to help participants heal from their own incidents of Islamophobia, see their stories through a lens of joy and resilience rather than trauma, and empower them to be the creators of their own stories.

Monday March 20

6:00 pm

Meditation Mondays

Begin your week with restorative meditation and mindful journaling at the CMA. Guests are guided through a meditation session by Marlena Crovatt-Bagwell followed by a journaling activity that encourages mindfulness and connection

Saturday March 25

10:00 am

Art Class: Watercolor 102

Brush up on a variety of techniques including underpainting and glazing, creating a strong focal point, and improving overall composition in this intermediate-level watercolor class. Taught by professional watercolorist Constance Manley, a signature member of the South Carolina Watermedia Society. Ages 15 and up. Please bring reference photos to work from; all other materials and equipment provided.

Monday April 03

6:00 pm

Meditation Mondays

Begin your week with restorative meditation and mindful journaling at the CMA. Guests are guided through a meditation session by Marlena Crovatt-Bagwell followed by a journaling activity that encourages mindfulness and connection

Tuesday April 04

6:00 pm

Let's Face It

Tuesdays, April 4, 11, & 18 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

In this three-part series, students learn foundational techniques to create full-color portraits while taking inspiration from CMA Collection and the exhibition Our Own Work, Our Own Way: Ascendant Women Artists in the Johnson Collection.

Saturday April 08

10:00 am

Art Class: Intuitive Painting 101

Explore the meditative process of painting and experiment with paint in a creative environment while taking inspiration from the CMA Collection.

Tuesday April 11-13

Spring Workshop: Bowled Over

Tuesday – Thursday, April 11 – 13 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Ages 8 – 12 In this three-day workshop, students explore hand-building techniques to create bowls and other clay vessels inspired by pieces found in the CMA galleries.

Tuesday April 11-13

Spring Workshop: Spring It On!

Tuesday – Thursday, April 11 – 13 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Ages 4 – 7 In this three-day workshop, students explore animals, plants, and habitats through artwork in the CMA galleries, then sketch, print, paint, and sculpt their own nature-inspired works of art.

Saturday April 15

10:00 am

Art Class: Watercolor 101

Have fun and get inspired as you relax and enjoy the process of painting.

All Events

Art Class: Watercolor 101

Art Class: Cigar Box Guitars

Saturdays, March 4 and 11 | 12:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Meditation Mondays

An Act of Worship: Building a Community Archive

Meditation Mondays

Art Class: Watercolor 102

Meditation Mondays

Let's Face It

Tuesdays, April 4, 11, &amp; 18 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Art Class: Intuitive Painting 101

Spring Workshop: Bowled Over

Tuesday – Thursday, April 11 – 13 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Spring Workshop: Spring It On!

Tuesday – Thursday, April 11 – 13 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Art Class: Watercolor 101

Tuesdays, April 4, 11, & 18 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.