All Events

Monday July 06-10

Project Funway

Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 7 – 9 From drafting to crafting, campers learn all about fashion design as they create and update their own wearable art inspired by work in the museum, including wearable fashions featured in the Black Is Beautiful exhibition. The week culminates with a fashion show in the galleries.
Monday July 06-10

CANCELED: Painting Principles

Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10 | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 This camp explores paints from tempera to watercolor and beyond. Campers learn about different styles of painting throughout the centuries and even paint on easels en plein air like modern-day Impressionists.
Monday July 06-10

CANCELED: Comic Creations

Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 7 – 9 Create a comic book story from start to finish. Draw characters and environments to tell a story with pictures using storyboards, play drawing games, and read great comic books!
Friday July 10

6:00 pm

Virtual Family Fun Night: Magic Purple Circle Goes to the Museum

Friday, July 10 | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Facebook

The CMA teams up with Darion McCloud and the NiA Company for the (online) return of Family Fun Night!
Saturday July 11

10:00 am

SOLD OUT: Explorations in Metalsmithing

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 Teens cut, saw, solder, and form sheet metal into fabulous creations as they learn the basics of metalsmithing. A must for anyone with an interest in jewelry making or sculpture.
Monday July 13-17

Project Funway

Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17 | 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 From drafting to crafting, campers learn all about fashion design as they create and update their own wearable art inspired by work in the museum, including wearable fashions featured in the Black Is Beautiful exhibition. The week culminates with a fashion show in the galleries.
Monday July 13-17

Comics

Monday, July 13 – Friday July 17 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 Create a comic book story from start to finish. Draw characters and environments to tell a story with pictures using storyboards, play drawing games, and read great comic books!
Monday July 13-17

SOLD OUT: Painting Fundamentals

Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 This camp explores paints from tempera to watercolor and beyond. Taking inspiration from the CMA collection, teens learn about different styles of painting throughout the centuries.
Wednesday July 15

6:30 pm

Virtual Screening: The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975

In connection to Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, enjoy an online screening of The Black Power Mixtape 1967–1975 with an introduction and post-film Q&A discussion led by members of Columbia SC 63: Our Story Matters and the UofSC Civil Rights Center for History and Research.
Monday July 20-24

Printmaking

Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24 | 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Summer Camp: Ages 10 – 12 Experiment with block printing, linocuts, monotypes, and more to design and create pieces inspired by art in the museum. Campers take their work to the next level and experiment with new techniques to craft reproducible designs.
Monday July 20-24

Sustainable Fashion Design

July 20 – 24 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 Explore sustainable fashion using both traditional and contemporary methods. Projects include bags, altered clothes, patches, and upcycled fiber pieces incorporating weaving and embroidery. Teens explore personal identity and style along with themes of sustainability and how to make a statement by upcycling and repurposing.
Monday July 20-24

Photography

Monday, July 20 - Friday, July 24 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Teen Workshop: Ages 13 – 18 Teens learn to improve their photography skills no matter the kind of camera. Get to know all about composition in the Black Is Beautiful exhibition and by shooting your own images in and around the museum. Participants must provide their own camera.