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Wednesday April 14

6:00 pm

Art Blossoms Opening Party

Wednesday, April 14 | VIP 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | General Admission 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Join us for this exclusive preview party to kick off Art Blossoms, the all-new exhibition experience at the Columbia Museum of Art! Enjoy floral-inspired food and drink with live music in the open air of the great outdoors on Boyd Plaza. Mingle — physically distanced — inside the museum and see more than 20 arrangements that interpret works of art in beautiful florals throughout the CMA galleries and public spaces.
Thursday April 15

6:00 pm

Roses and Rosé

Take a floral-focused tour of art through the galleries and Art Blossoms arrangements. Along the way, learn about the significance of various types of flowers across time periods and cultures.
Sunday April 18

12:00 pm

Art Blossoms Brunch

Have brunch on beautiful Boyd Plaza and enjoy botanical cocktails and a creative dining experience, live music, and a special guest during this unique dining experience. Don’t miss this chance to gather with your friends in the springtime air. Ticket includes access to the CMA galleries to see the more than 20 arrangements interpreting works of art in beautiful florals.
Thursday April 29

7:30 pm

Labyrinth on Boyd Plaza

It has been said that M.C. Escher did not like pop culture, but that didn’t seem to stop pop culture from liking him! Join us on Boyd Plaza to watch Jim Henson’s 1986 classic film Labyrinth, starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, on the big screen.
Thursday May 13

7:00 pm

Baker & Baker presents Composer George Fetner

Columbia’s own George Fetner premieres a new electroacoustic piece for chamber ensemble inspired by the exhibition The Imaginative Worlds of M.C. Escher. Drawing from the inherently musical elements in Escher's work like repetition and development, tension and release, and paradoxical storytelling, Fetner's new piece translates Escher's art into a live concert experience on Boyd Plaza.
Sunday May 16

3:00 pm

Virtual Lecture: Mathematics and the Art of M.C. Escher

Sunday, May 16 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. | Facebook Live

In celebration of the complex works created by M.C. Escher, the CMA welcomes mathematician and Escher scholar Dr. Doris Schattschneider for a virtual presentation followed by a Q&A.